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08/30/2011
By: Trashville

September 2011

So FBOTM has been revamped with a couple new questions and here to test drive them is Artslave. In a world of sweet, fluffy fursuits, this builder’s costumes stomp in and strike fear into the foamy hearts of furries. ArtSlave has become popular with semi-realistic/realistic and often frightening costumes sporting impressive muscle and digitigrade padding. After some conversation I have come to find that ArtSlave, like her costumes, is very, very cool.

Describe your history in the furry fandom.
Actually, I got into furry via another furry. When I was super little I would wrap up towels with rubber bands and wear them around like a tail, and I just thought that people with tails was the KEENEST idea. After a few years I stopped doing that, of course. Sometime in high school, I ran into some bloke I’d known from both frequenting a local gaming shop, who had a fairly convincing wolf tail that he wore around everywhere, 24/7. Eventually I popped the question and did “that” google search. Found a bunch of furries in my area who did social meetups and so forth, and they all turned out to be really stellar folks, so I hung around for a while. I really love meeting new and interesting folks, so conventions are a huge plus for me. I’ve been to other conventions before, but I really adore the personal creativity in the furry fandom. Other conventions laud adoration on canon, but furry is really the only fandom I’ve seen where folks design their own characters, worlds, and so forth. Between that and the fact that it’s populated with some of the best artists I’ve ever seen, I ended up sticking around

Describe your fursona/s.
I’m an avid roleplaying nerd, so I’ve got a filing cabinet of characters somewhere, but I really only have one I consider my fursona. It’s a towering, daemonic thing. Just a generic monster, I guess. A friend of mine(Midori) drew up a sketch of a monster for me one day, that I loved so much so I went with it. It’s pretty laid back for a monster, never really going out of its way to visit wanton destruction on villages or anything(Unless there’s a village or townsfolk in its way or harassing it with pitchforks, of course). Most of the time it lives under the beds of troubled children and befriends them, helping them cope with life and so forth. Horrible, unapproachable monster, totally a good person inside though.

When did you build your first costume and what was it?
Oh man, actually when I was two or three I “made” a costume.. and by that I mean I stapled netting to the arms of a pair of green fleece pajamas and put a latex raptor mask on. Obviously this was a dragon with a majestic wingspan. Not terribly impressive but, hell, I was three.
The first real costume I ever built was a set for a husbandry event(Where you and your horse had to have matching costumes), where I made a wolf mask out of faux fur and cardboard(Big bad wolf), and I made a cloak and hood for my mare(Little red). I didn’t get started sewing fursuits until late 2002.

How many fursuits have you been paid to build?
Oh jeez. I would venture to say more than 50, but less than 100? I’m not entirely certain, to tell you the truth. I don’t really keep track of this sort of thing. Quite a few, though.

What is your construction method of choice?
I like balaclava and foam method, with some tweaking with different densities of foam. Its comfortable, cheaper than resin, and lightweight, with no uncomfortable pieces of plastic or anything to jam in your face.

What is your average price range?
Full suits start at $1200, Partials at $850, heads at $450. I can’t offer an average because most folks who come to me to build something for them want something different, so alot of my stuff has muscle padding, or a full suit or prop armour or is made entirely out of fleece, or something, to make it pretty non-standard. But for regular fursuits, those are pretty much what you’d be looking at

Who was your favorite to build?
Definately my lizardman. I got to work ALL in fleece, which was a first, and got to build a full muscle suit- everything, back, legs, arms, OH! And TONS of airbrushing. That was my favourite part XD. Because it was a personal suit I got to do ‘whatever I thought was good at the time’, so got to experiment with alot of new techniques and tools, so it was a big springboard for me working on lizards- I’ve got a ton of techniques I can apply in the future. I like building personal stuff for that reason- if I find a technique that doesn’t work, it’s not a huge deal, I can just go back and fix whatever I messed up later, rather than messing up a customer’s order. So I try to dump as many new ideas onto the few personal suits I churn out, so I can experiment all at once.

What are some challenges you have had to overcome as a builder?
Time management. Totally time management. People don’t tell you that when you do something you love you might forget how long you’ve been working and end up working an extra 3-5 hours a night. This doesn’t sound like such a bad thing but when you start to think you’re superman and can work 12 hour days, 6 days a week, you get overloaded or backed up REALLY fast. So time management is one of those skills I’m still trying to master. Obviously there’s technical skills, I still can’t use a sewing machine to dart for the life of me. But those are much easier to get over, a little practise and things become doable. Time management needs more than practise. Like.. a bachelor’s in economics and a personal aid(My cat tries, but she just isn’t up to snuff.. caught her sleeping at her desk AGAIN. I’ve gotta fire her).

What makes you unique as a builder and why should people choose you?
I think the market is saturated with folks who do cartoon style costumes and hyper realistic costumes. I cater more to the scary/freaky/gross/monster crowd. I don’t see many people who do scary suits as a running theme, so I think I’ve got a pretty solid corner on that market. People should choose me only if that sort of thing floats their boat, while I can stumble my way through making other styles of costume, ‘rar’ suits are definately more in my comfort zone, and if someone’s looking for realistic or cartoony, there’s definately a ton of folks out there who do it better. BUT, if you want that zombie/werewolf/daemon/hellhound/mind flayer/evil-psychic-tire that you’ve always secretly craved, my prices are pretty reasonable and I’m always available for quotes.

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/artslave/

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5898256 (Lizardman pics)

submitted by sojahawk
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Fucking hell furries it's only FA.

So what it's down? Go outside and do something else. Just getting sick annoyed with "FA IS BEING DOS sadface!!!!!!" posts.

I promise you, that you will live without it.

submitted by PawFox
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I think we can all agree that certain behaviors (that are already illegal) are inappropriate. But, what other behaviors or practices that you've run into do you consider taking the fandom "too far"?
Personally, I find some individual's needs to "come out" as a furry at work or to casual acquaintances to be too far. It's one thing to be honest about your hobbies if they become a topic of conversation. It's another to have some personal need to establish furry as your overriding public attribute.
I would like to hear what you think?

submitted by evilsibe
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This museum no longer exists, but this 1960s video features Walter Potter's collection of taxidermied animals arranged in human costumes and situations.

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Author: Scani

Pre-registration has opened for Furnal Equinox 2012.

The third iteration of the convention, with the heaven-and-hell theme of Infurnally Yours, is scheduled to take place March 16-18, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Featured at the convention will be artist Guests of Honour Dark Natasha and Canadian Marci McAdam.

Membership to the convention is only $35 CDN ($10 less than the at-the-door price). For an additional $30, sponsors will receive a T-shirt, plus access to the Wolf’s Den hospitality suite. Early bird registration lasts until November 30. Hotel bookings and dealer applications are also open.

Official updates about Furnal Equinox can be obtained from Furnal Equinox’s new website at furnalequinox.com and on Twitter at @furnalequinox.

 

Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought

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submitted by clockingbird
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The first real show of Season 6 and other than a little problem with the website - nothing breaks! On tonight's show: TK and Eeve3 rant about people walking in cycle lanes, Xavier shows us that the games industry is full of douchebags in the Gaming News. For Done and Dusted Xavier talks up the Bastion demo, Deus Ex Human Revolution and a bit more about Terraria. Eeve3 talks about the PSN and Move game Tumble while TK reviews the new Winnie the Pooh film as well as the new Pirates film On Stranger Tides. Felis is back for Season 6 with a re-recording of his MegaMan 9 review from Season 5 and new review for Wild Arms Alter Code F on the PS2. Starring TK, Xavier, and Eeve3. TigerTails Radio - Season 6 - Episode 01 - It Has Begun (Again)

Sad phinny is sad. DDOS makes no one happy. :(

EDIT: FIXED

submitted by Jakooboo
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For years we’ve been seeing sample art from the Ultraduck project showing up at San Diego Comic Con and other fannish events. Now, it seems, Arcana Studios will finally be publishing the new Ultraduck graphic novel this October. It’s written by Edgar Delgado, with full-color art by Omar Lozano and Humberto Ramos. Here’s the basic description from Amazon: “Carlos, a regular duck living in the great city of Featherbay, just got dumped by his girlfriend, his life as a freelance do-it-all is going nowhere, and he must make some grown up decisions: to get a real job, get his girl back, and stop drinking. That is, until he gets super powers and becomes the only duck in the world who can stop a powerful creature who’s destroying the city on a vengeful rampage, and an evil weapons manufacturing corporation who wants his abilities.” Just how “anthro” is this project? Check out the promo art!

image c. 2011, Art by Delgado, Lozano, Ramos

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On Jul 17, 2:39 pm, "Prof. Godel Fishbreath"
If it had been Monday instead of Saturday, I would've guessed this:
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I didn't bother to google what paper(s) is/are in SD to see what's on
their comics pages...
Ron

Author: Sonious

Bucktown Tiger‘s fans, who go by the name of Shopwreakers, have reason to celebrate.   The piano-playing fursuiter has become the first feline to win the Fandom’s Favorite Fursuit Fracas, vanquishing opponent Twitch Da Woof in one of the most highly contested finals the competition has witnessed. Both furry musicians were underdogs in their own right, and neither were expected to make it as far as they did.

In hopes of giving others a chance to shine, Twitch had announced his retirement from the fursuit tournament, taking this as a message to focus on his music and his works for his fans:

All said, I’m making this my last year competing. I beat a lot of people that deserved a spotlight and a chance to shine, and with all the people that came out of the woodwork to tell me they’re a fan of mine and supporting me? I can comfortably say I’m happy where I’m at and I feel like I’d be very unfair by continuing to run in the tourney. I want to see some more awesome performers come out and more than happy to step aside to give the FFFF spotlight to someone who can perform their ass off. Hope to see Clementine and Doryuu push their way to the top!

Bucktown also talked of the great fortune that both finalists were dedicated musicians, mentioning that he was happy to have a fellow performer in the finals. He hoped that the event would truly increase people’s appreciation for the musical arts in the fandom.

Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought

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Author: PeterCat

The “Ready Kids” web site of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency enlists a family of mountain lions to teach kids about preparing for emergencies.

Rex the dad is an explorer who loves taking his family on adventures. Purrcilla is the energetic and wise mom. And Rory is the strong-willed daughter who loves helping her parents plan for the family’s many adventures.

The site includes three one-page comics on aspects of preparedness, as well as games, coloring pages and other activities. Illustrations are by former Disney artist Betsy Baytos, who worked on The Rescuers, Pete’s Dragon, The Fox and the Hound, Mickey’s Christmas Carol and The Black Cauldron.

 

Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought

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Author: FuzzWolf

FurPlanet is pleased to announce that we’ll be distributing the new movie, Bitter Lake, to the U.S. market. If you have not heard about it, please check out the trailer and their website.

Bitter Lake – an EZwolf and Shay co-production – recently premiered at Eurofurence, and the screening was a smash hit. Everyone at FurPlanet is excited about the movie; we couldn’t be happier about helping to bring it to furry conventions across the U.S., and to FurPlanet.com.

More information and an order page will come soon. We estimate the DVDs will be in stock by late September, so keep your eyes on this space for more info when the time comes!

Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought

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submitted by scottbob3
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I call myself outsider beacuse it sounded cool.....anyway, i don't really consider myself a furry, but i like anthropomorphic art, mostly on the Sci-Fi Fantasy side, and i have few questions about the furry fandom that have been bugging me lately, mostly about the, ehem, "taboo" side of the fandom.

The side that is responsible for the furry stereotype...and other stuff that confuse me.

Thanks to HappyWulf (And Wikipedia and WikiFur) i have a much more clearer view of the fandom as a whole. Normal everyday people that like anthropomorphic art, may have a fursuit, go to cons, have relationships etc., and most important of all, very few are actually zoophiles. People with a good head on their shoulders, but i am still puzzled by the fandom.

In one moment i am told that the stereotype of the fandom is actually the minority and then apparently they are the majority here on r/furry, or so it would sem to me at least, and im confused. Ok, on with the questions.

1. How accepting and tolerant is the furry fandom?

2. How deep does zoophilia run in the fandom?

3. Is the fandom really all that perverted as it seems to be? With all the porn and all?

4. Why is it that, most of the time, whenever a furry does an IamA on reddit, it always ends badly? And it seems that most of the time the furries that do IamA's it's always those who can be called "furverts", why is that?

5. Is the fandom more sexual than others, and if so, why?

So that's that, i'll ask some more when i think of them. Some solid information would be of great use, like articles and surveys, but personal opinion is awesome. Sorry if i angered any of you, i just ant to get a clearer picture of the fandom, thank you.

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