Free tool
Full Fur Palette Database
Browse real faux fur colors from fursuit suppliers, build a palette for your character, and start a project with your picks ready to go.
How to use the palette database
Browse and filter
Search by fur name, filter by supplier, pile type, or color family. The catalog covers long pile, shag, teddy, minky, and more from 11 suppliers.
Build your palette
Click swatches to add up to 8 colors. Your palette appears at the bottom of the screen. Click a color in the palette to remove it. Each swatch links to the supplier so you can order.
Start building
When your palette looks right, hit "Use palette" to jump into a fursuit project with those colors pre-loaded. Or use the supplier links to order swatches first.
Keep your fur picks with the rest of your build
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What are you building next?
Start with a template, customize the milestones and materials, and build without losing track.
Frieren
~5wFrieren: Beyond Journey's End's elven mage, built around a white high-collar tunic with gold trim, a flowing blue cape, and a wooden staff with a red gem. This is an intermediate build that combines clean garment construction with prop craftsmanship, finished with styled twin-tail wig and elf ear prosthetics. The gold trim detailing and the staff are the signature details, and this template walks you through both. Includes 7 components, 14 materials with cost estimates, a 12-step build plan, and a realistic 5-week, $100 to $280 budget.
Momo Ayase
~3wMomo Ayase from Dandadan in her signature school uniform: pastel pink sweater, white shirt with red bow tie, and navy pleated skirt. This is a beginner-friendly build that comes together fast, with most pieces thriftable, but three details make it read as Momo: the wig bangs, green earrings, and the exact sweater shade. The wig styling is the hardest part, the earrings are a fun DIY, and the rest is shopping. Includes 8 components, 12 materials, a 10-step plan, and a 3-week, $85 to $225 budget.
Okarun
~4wDandadan's awkward occult nerd has two cosplay paths: the normal school uniform with bowl cut wig and glasses, or the Turbo Granny transformation with white flared hair, jaw mask, and flame-tail coat. This template covers both as an upgrade path, starting with normal form and layering on the turbo pieces. The jaw mask and bowl cut wig are the make-or-break details. 7 components, 14 materials, ~4 weeks, $70-220.
Captain America
~6wThe star-spangled Avenger in his Endgame suit: scaled chest armor over a tactical blue base, a white star emblem, red gauntlets and boot details, a foam cowl helmet with ear wings, and the iconic round shield. This is an intermediate build with repetitive detail work on the scales and some prop-making for the shield. Covers 7 components, 12 materials with cost estimates, a 12-step plan across 5 phases, and a realistic 6-week, $150 to $400 budget.
Used by makers from r/cosplay, The RPF, Cosplay.com, r/Gunpla, and r/minipainting