Pic of my Fursona,finally done.

[RedXIII]

I got the pic of my Fursona,finally done this morning.

[rug]

1. What do you think of otherkin?

[RedXIII]

2. Um,i have no opionion on them.

I feel if people aren't hurting anyone then people should be free to be whatever they want,free from harassment.

[Call Me Wesley]

10. I'm glad you don't hate the mundane people

we all are.

[Lorien]

3. Hell, I could have probably cleaned up designing those

I've worked as an artist for Disney for 21 years and did quite a few character designs for them and for other studios. But I'm still confounded by the whole furry phenomenon. It didn't appear to exist 20+ years ago, so what was the whole genesis of it?

[Archae]

25. Ok...

Furrys began when humans bgan, as shown by cave drawings of a (shaman?) that is half-human, half-deer.
Or it was a drawing of someone wearing a deer mask.

Ancient Egyptian deities were humans with animal heads.
Anubis had a jackal head.

In the modern world, just look at all the animal characters with human characterisitics.
Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse are great examples.

Those same cartoon characters used sex appeal, on countless occasions.
Some cartoon characters were created just to sexually appeal to guys.
In the "Animaniacs" cartoon show, Minerva Mink was knock-em-dead sexy, and she knew it.
http://www.furvert.net/MinervaMink/

A few furry comic books could be funny, or downright porn.
(Look up "Omaha The Cat Dancer.")

Furrys are a diverse group, from the bizarre to the "you'd never know they were furrys unless you asked" types.
Most furrys enjoy good art.
Others get kinky, with having sex in animal costumes.

Myself, I enjoy good pin-up art of furry females.
Go to the web site "Fur Affinity," lots of artists and art there.

[eShirl]

30. the concept of furry originated at a science fiction convention in 1980

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furry_fandom

-snip-

According to fandom historian Fred Patten, the concept of furry originated at a science fiction convention in 1980,<4> when a character drawing from Steve Gallacci’s Albedo Anthropomorphics started a discussion of anthropomorphic characters in science fiction novels. This led to the formation of a discussion group that met at science fiction and comics conventions. Patten defined "Furry fandom" as "the organized appreciation and dissemination of art and prose regarding 'Furries', or fictional mammalian anthropomorphic characters."

The specific term "Furry fandom" was being used in fanzines as early as 1983, and had become the standard name for the genre by the mid-1990s.<5> However, fans consider the origins of furry fandom to be much earlier, with fictional works such as Kimba, The White Lion released in 1965, Richard Adams' novel Watership Down, published in 1972 (and its 1978 film adaptation), as well as Disney's Robin Hood as oft-cited examples.<4> To distinguish these personae from seriously depicted animal characters, such as Lassie or Old Yeller, cartoon animals are referred to as funny animals,<6> a term that came into use in the 1910s.

During the 1980s, furry fans began to publish fanzines, developing a diverse social group that eventually began to schedule social gatherings. By 1987, there was sufficient interest to stage the first furry convention.<7> Throughout the next decade, the Internet became accessible to the general population and became the most popular means for furry fans to socialize.<8> The newsgroup alt.fan.furry was created in November 1990, and virtual environments such as MUCKs also became popular places on the Internet for fans to meet and communicate.<9>

Historically, furry fandom has been male-dominated, but over time the proportion of females in the fandom—especially artists—has increased, approaching equality with males on furry art galleries.<8>

-snip-

[Lorien]

4. Dupe

The board is acting oddly today.

[MilesColtrane]

5. A cut off mesh T shirt?

Really?

To think that I sort of felt bad for you when the fur jokes started flying last time...

[Call Me Wesley]

6. Bad ink job, IMHO.

Background clashes with the colors of the figure, and the dark brown/black (hard to tell) as well as the dark blue erased the details in the original sketch.

But I like the 'O-O-O' in the background. Reminds me of this one I did, although there's no fursona in it it, just a cgi character:

On edit: You saw it, so I got rid of it, since it's not dial-up safe.

[RedXIII]

7. No U!

....'

No U!

[Call Me Wesley]

8. Huh?

No me? U = you? I don't get it.

[RedXIII]

11. ...

IMCHARGINGMAHLAZER!

[Call Me Wesley]

12. Okay. (nt)

[CreekDog]

35. I usually look up terms I don't understand

Not this time. :yoiks:

[RedXIII]

48. It's based on my Second Life

avatar.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. definitely nix the mesh, dude

so 15 minutes ago, don't you agree.

[Gormy Cuss]

13. Not to my liking, but if it makes you happy..

that's good. Are the forelimbs supposed to be covered in gloves and boots or is that representing a color change to the fur?

The clothing depiction is what I don't like. It looks like Studio-54-meets-hooker.

[RedXIII]

14. ......

WTH? This isn't \b\!

[Gormy Cuss]

15. ZOMG!

U R Zozosmomzy.

[RedXIII]

29. I

I think the style is more like Yaoi.

[eShirl]

37. had to look that one up

back in the olden days, we had slash

for example, Kirk/Spock

[LostinVA]

16. That net shirt is a furshion throwback

[Archae]

17. I like it.

Cocky, self-assured, but looks fun-loving.

Here's my "feathersona," Archae:

[RedXIII]

18. Yeah...

Of all you'd think that Democrats are accepting as opposed to judgemental rightwingnuts.

[Gormy Cuss]

19. Do you have experience with judgmental rightwingnuts? n/t

[RedXIII]

20. IRL i have

Because so many of them seem homophobic and stuff like that,and when you try to reason with them,they just try to shut you up.

[Gormy Cuss]

22. So do you find people here to be homophobic too or just not getting why u post only about fursonas?

Seriously, RedXIII. Tell us more about you. We know you're a furry and Second Lifer.
What do you think of the president?
Who's your favorite Democrat?
What part of the country or world do you live in?
How did you find DU?

[Starry Messenger]

21. Pic of my Narsona

It's hard holding your breath for that long underwater, but it's the only place I feel truly myself.

[CreekDog]

27. oh baby!

[Starry Messenger]

28. You too?

What is the name of your Narsona? :D

[CreekDog]

42. Roughly translated as

Pevanime

[Starry Messenger]

44. How pretty!

Is it Italian?

[LostinVA]

31. LOVE the name -- Celtic Queen and Warrior!

That's actually kinda hot.

[Starry Messenger]

38. It's the chainkini.

It exudes strength and hawtness.

[LostinVA]

40. The "British" Celts invented chainmail!!!

That makes your chainkini even cooler!!!

[Starry Messenger]

46. Are Narwhals British?

You know I'm a stickler for accuracy.

[LostinVA]

47. The ones from Southampton are

[one_voice]

23. Did you draw/paint /create that?

It looks like a cartoon character. Is it for a book or comic? What is a fursona? Is it something like what was in Avatar?

Anyway, it's pretty good.

[RedXIII]

24. I commissioned someone to do the character for me...

This is what Fursona means.

http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Fursona

[CreekDog]

26. .

[lightningandsnow]

32. Well, I think it's awesome.

I'm not a furry myself, but I think this looks really cool! :hug:

[City of Mills]

33. Here's mine

I admit, didn't put too much effort (or originality) into it.

Edit: Wait, not satisfied yet.

[City of Mills]

36. Much better

Some of the little details were bugging me :)

[RedXIII]

43. Is that

Is that Shooped?

[eShirl]

34. one of my pet peeves (ha ha) is human hair on furries

it never looks right to me, for some reason

[ThomCat]

39. It's okay.

The fashion is a bit dated.

The upper body seems thinner than the lower body, so the proportions seem a bit off.

The human hair seems to clash a bit with the overall appearance.

Overall it looks pretty good. I think you can spruce this up and do better. But overall I think it is definitely pretty good.

[TK421]

41. Pic of my Beersona

[flvegan]

45. Not by the fur of my chinny chin chin.