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http://doodlealley.com/2012/10/10/be-friends-with-failure/

I'd debated whether it was appropriate to post this here, it not being specifically related to the furry community and so forth. Seeing that we have topics here simply for chatting, however, I thought I may as well try.

There is also this.

Some further tips for the very new:

• Do not be afraid to reference. Anyone who tells you that art drawn using references is not "real" art is a blatant liar, or knows nothing about art. And for that matter, do not be afraid to ask for references! Here is a useful one. Do note that there is a difference between referencing and tracing, which is its own beast, as described later.

• Give yourself permission to draw "bad" art. By that, I mean give yourself permission to sit down and draw anything from half-finished sketches to blobs and stick figures dueling with sticks, and do this regularly, however many times it takes to work frustration out of your system. Have days where you sit down and say, "I am not going to make a masterpiece today. I am only going to practice fabric by copying from these photos of drapery as closely as possible." That, too is an achievement.

• Tracing is useful in the right contexts. It should not be used as a crutch or as a replacement for the ability to draw figures, and I personally do not think it should be used to produce public work, but when applied properly it is a useful learning tool. I first learned to draw by tracing pictures when I was twelve.

• If you use Photoshop with default brushes and are dissatisfied with your lineart, please please know that Photoshop's default brushes are horrendous for doing linework. They blob, they blur, and they are overall irritating to work with. I would recommend finding some custom brushes or trialing an alternative art program. My personal recommendation would be Manga Studio 5 with Frenden's tools, but I have also heard good things about Krita for those who do not have the money to spare. Of course, tools cannot replace the skills needed to use them, but they can make the experience of learning and creating much less frustrating.

• Don't forget, we have an art learning subreddit, /r/furryartschool!

Please feel free to share any tools, tips, and encouragement that you have, as well!

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Why do you people chose to become furries? What pulls you in to the fandom? How did you get interested in this? I'm just speaking out of a outsider. I pretty curious about you people.

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...the art is pretty cool. I see anthro stuff posted on dA all the time. Some of the art is really good! I like to lurk around and look at the art.

So hi i guess :)

Also is there is difference between Anthro and Furry?

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Attention fuzzballs, writers or not, I challenge you to make a short story under 1000 words! (a typical short story usually ranges from 1000 or 1500 to 7500)

I personally love simplicity. I feel like very short stories could leave so many things to interpretation and I want to see how much emotions could be expressed with such few words.

I'm looking forward to you stories! (P.S. Brownie point if you have <750 words)

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I've seen a few people create whole backstories for their sona and people who don't do anything (both options are ok by the way. I wanted to see how detailed people make their sona and why they did that. Some people even make their sona just like them so I guess that's the most.

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Ok you may remember my previous topics of vore and macro and stuff and if you haven't basically I want to find out people's opinions on all the most popular things in THAT side of the fandom

So hyper, basically just really big things. There's a lot of different kinds, most popular is probably hyper muscle but there's also hyper breasts and hyper ass and hyper penis and balls. Honestly I think most of it looks really stupid and unnatural, some people take it too far (Hyper dick ripping at space time itself?! What?!) but sometimes there's an exception with certain artists where I just think "Huh, that actuallylooks alright" but those are few and far between.

What about you furs? What do you think of hyper_

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Today's totally not mislabeled question:

Who is your sonas best friend? Are they a loner or a herd animal?

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