Monthly Archives: August 2009

A Different Side to Furry Fandom? FFC Shows the Way

Like many furs, we bemoan those in the media and even in the fandom who to pigpen hole the fandom as an adult sexual fetish.  Instead of just complaining, Furs for Christ decided to do summing by sponsoring a place and activities for Furries who bring their young children to the Anthrocon. Furs for Christ hard work in providing and running Children’s activities has been recognized by Anthrocon and by KP, the programming director, in inviting Eagle’s Flight to come on staff as Athrocon’s Family Friendly Track leader. 

I want to congratulate Eagle’s Flight and KP hard work for this import job. We Furries need to acknowledge if the fandom is to grow and continue, we need to look beyond the 14 to 25 demographics, especially as furs marry and start families; we need to encourage the next generation.

A little art

dragon

I wanted to experiment using pen and ink with watercolor wash in creating of anthro characters. At our fur meets, dragons seem to be our main art theme hence using a Chinese dragon.

Right now it is a good time to discus how I approach fury art. A big pet peeve, bigger that eroticism, is how cookie cutter anthropomorphic art, from a vixen in a bikini, 20 something with rock hard abs, shirtless in a homo-erotic pose to toony badge art. It is something I wish to avoid.
For example, in looking at my own fursona, I draw with larger but more human look eyes by positioning them more bear like with them closer to closer to the head.