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I know the general term is furries, which includes actual furry species as well as the fandom as a whole. Then more specifically there's scalies for reptiles, and I think dragons may be included in that. I saw someone use the word “mystics," I don't know if that was referring to the character's species or job though so maybe that's what they're under, though I've also seen “exotics" used. Then I think birds are avians, maybe feathers? But are there any “official" or at least widely-accepted names for other groups? I've seen plenty of shark or cetacean anthros, and while not the same family do they get their own name? Aquatics? I can't imagine there's enough of them to warrant a name, but maybe “crawlies" for bugs? I've been working on a frog fursona for myself. I guess some people may lump amphibians with scalies but I wouldn't. I wouldn't want to call them “squishies" for what I think would be obvious though. I realize you can't label everything with how many mishmash hybrids we have, but I was curious if there's any more commonly used names I should be aware of.

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Not much more than that but I'm really excited and just want to share! It's being made by FeatherBat on FA! The partial I'm getting is an artistic freedom gryphon with a bit of inspiration from the look of an Australian Magpie - inspired in part from their previous suit here!

This is so super exciting!!

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I think the power of a community lies not in a single person but in the culminated efforts of everyone involved. r/furry's a great place only because it's full of great fur-friends. Therefore, an appreciation post is in order.

The premise is simple, if we have anything on our minds about another poster we just put it out here. If you can't remember their proper username, that's okay too, just adapt it. Say something nice about that user, let it be known that they've contributed to your day and that they're important.

I'll start.

/u/OurEngiFriend I've always wanted a hug from a dragon!

/u/AdvancedAzrielAngel Thanks oodles for looking over my story with me. Once it's published I'll make sure you're given proper credit. You're a great writer yourself and I believe you'll go far if you stick to it.

To Cole, my dear friend. I'm as happy as a cucumber that we've remained as friends up to this point. We're so very much different yet compassion has brought us together. I hope we might know each other for years to come. It's always delightful to get to talk to you, to exchange stories of our efforts in work and hobbies.

To the guy who posts with that fluffy orange-panda-thing-hybrid, you've been just like a snorkel to me. I think your posts have brought a lot of joy to this sub, and you've been here for a good long while. Maybe we'll meet at a con one day.

For the guy who posts those Fursona Questionnaires every single day, I salute you and offer bravo. You're uniting r/furry just a little every day, bringing people to offer a bit about their fursonas and in a way a bit about themselves. keep up the good work. (P.S. How long do you plan on doing this?)

Your turn, everyone.

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(American) Football that is :p

Go Packers!

Edit: Rest in Peace Packers ;(

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So I'm trying to help my local group set up meet ideas but we are trying to think of some fursuit friendly meetup ideas. So if anyone has any ideas I am all ears

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Did you know that dinosaurs had big ears but everyone forgot because ears don't have bones?.

Anyways! Today's Question:

Your ‘sona is at some place they hate. Why?

Edit: Mods are a national landmark

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I played Ark for a while, but had to stop playing about a month ago because of college finals etc. Now that I have graduated college, I have lots of free time again and I wanna start playing Ark on a new server.

(Our old tribe leader sold out to the largest tribe on our server and the game isn't fun anymore. There's nothing left to really do)

So I was wondering if there were any furries who play Ark, and if you have severs open. Also, I was willing to look into creating a furry Ark sever if there was any interest in that.

Thanks! ^~^

Edit: I only have it for PC, don't own a sexbox or any console for that matter.

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Illustration from “Ice Dragons and Arctic Creatures,” now (successfully) funding on Kickstarter

Last Ladies of 2015

I’m from Texas. And that means that, while technically it’s winter, what these ladies are wearing, or failing to wear, is perfectly appropriate for our 75-degree days. They might want to put on a little something at night, but it’s down to personal choice really.

Furry art luminary Rukis ran her latest “Menagerie” portfolio through Kickstarter. It sounds like it’s a bit of a gamble for her—male pinup and imagery is a strong seller in the furry fandom, and she’s been putting the men in “Menagerie” for five years now as her annual subscription portfolio. The female portfolio follows a similar pattern—a subscription building up to the final portfolio. There ARE a few changes though, like going color (not full color, but at least a handful of the images will be created as full-color illustrations.)

At the challenging stretch goal of $7000—currently that’s only $2000 away, achievable but uncertain—Furplanet will release the book in hardcover!

A little less furry, but still vaguely on topic, the Buff Babes Zine project, is starting “Heiresses of Atalanta,” their next Zine project: a trade paperback-sized collection of art and short stories featuring buff women from the worlds of fantasy: centaurs, orcs, oni, and elves (though the idea of a sturdy elven woman really throws me somehow, since even the men are kind of willowy. Maybe they’re like hyenas?)

As a ‘zine style publication, there’s a lot of contributors, over 40 of them, so any discussion of the art quality would involve going into a LOT of artist portfolios. But overall it seems like appealing stuff.

The Bigger They Are…SizeCon

A quick callout to SizeCon, New York City’s Micro/Macro convention, spun from their local meetup community. This is scheduled for April 23, 2016, but they’re kickstarting through New Year’s Day, so you can buy your tickets and swag on Kickstarter.

This convention is interesting. They’re trying NOT to go full furry in their marketing copy, which I can understand. Most of the world does not care about furries or is generally fur-positive, but the internet geekdom is still run the “Tyranny of Small Differences,” and closely related fandoms (read: ALL INTERNET FANDOMS, they’re as incestuous as a Tudor Dynasty family reunion) tend to get their jollies by taking potshots at each other. So while you can find SizeCon on FA, they downplay their furry ties.

As a way of trying to find middle ground, you can pick up stickers and fair for your badge at SizeCon, showing your interests (or topics of avoidance), so if you DO have a “Giants” sticker on your badge, that’s a topic you want to engage in. If you have a “no sex talk please” sticker, you’re not in the con for the fetish elements. One immediate problem with this is that it’s an optional system, so you can’t know if the lack of a micro sticker means “Never mention micros to me” or “I don’t care about the sticker game,” but it’s still an interesting idea.

After hosting both King Kong AND Godzilla, I’m pretty sure the Big Apple has enough convention space for these guys…

Corbeau Tries Crowdfunding

After something near three years of talking about crowdfunding, I’ve finally opened my own page on Patreon! Well, it’s exciting to me, anyway. It’s not for Furstarter, but for my other favorite topic, thrift stores. Specifically, thrift store art from my wonderful home town of Austin, Texas. You can see the blog over at TAMONNATAOA, on Twitter, and the Patreon page. I need to work on that body copy, though, it’s awful short.  I’m pleased with the reward levels and goals, though. I’m also experimenting with Google Adwords, another tool to work with and learn about. An expensive tool…

For a “complete” list of furry/fur-friendly crowdfunding projects, check out the Project Page! New Projects Books/Print

Ice Dragons and Arctic Creatures (Ends: 1/20/2016)
Playing cards and books with a blue and white and frost theme from the successful maker of Fire Dragons and other dragon-themed lines.
Over goal! The artist has 18 Kickstarter campaigns, it looks like they’re all success stories. Check her book catalog.

Book of Ominiue: Starborn (Ends: 1/29/2016)
A Sci-fi/Fantasy crossover novel, a little magic, a little space, a little Frank Herbert’s “Dune.” Some nice maps and worldbuilding in project page.
Just a little bit furry, but novels with low graphics content are kind of borderline anyway.

Clothing/Costumes/Accessories

Sound-Reactive Mask (Ends: 1/24/2016)
A Jaguar-patterned, vector/line art sound reactive mask for festivals and raves.
Over coal!

Events

NYC SizeCon (Ends: 1/1/2016)
A Macro/Micro meetup convention in New York City. I guess NYC has had practice with giant creatures. You can also meet SizeCon on FA.
Very little furry content. The con is very inclusive, and there’s a lot of overlap, but they may be trying to minimize the furry fandom to keep more doors open.

Adult

Rukis’s Menagerie (Ends: 12/31/2015)
An all-female portfolio from Rukis, with pinups and more.

Heiresses of Atalanta ‘Zine (Ends: 1/17/2016)
Buff Ladies of Fantasy, art and pinup. Lots of very sturdy species: centaurs, oni, and orcs, to name a few.

….Just For Fun

Digimon Live Action Short Film (Ends: 2/5/2016): Well, the title says it all! A short animated Digimon fan film from Italy, with great CGI, but sadly no big blue wolf thing.

…Meh

Ziggy Zig-Zag the Light and Dark Fantastic (Ends: 1/13/2016): Part of this graphic novel project is compelling: Pembroke corgies, with their orange saddle shapes, were originally steeds for elves. Let’s take this story and run with it. But the Kickstarter has very little art (well, some in the updates). The author is heavily from the world of “Oz,” kind of interesting.

 What’s Corbeau Backing This Week?
Corbeau needs to remember, in between spending $200 on Google Adwords and god knows what on Christmas presents, that he has no job. However, I couldn’t let this kickstarter for the Voynich Manuscript reprint slide by without putting a dollar in the tip jar. One problem the project has is that the project creator has no credibility at all, and hasn’t bothered telling us why he’s qualified for this project or what his business plan is. But the manuscript is a fascinating artifact, particularly if you’re into codes and cryptids. I’d love to have a copy on my coffee table!

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Hey guys! I just got gifted a Cintiq 13HD for christmas, and I'm currently learning to draw. So send me your finest Refsheets for some free headshots!

Notice, I'm learning, I really am not good a drawing, so don't expect anything good xD

Anyways, let's do this ;3

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