bayareacpl
Esteemed Citizen of ZV
Goddamned kids.
i knew about furries, but not a fursona. Thanks for the lesson, stranger.
Id love to draw your fursona!
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CritterFunatic
Esteemed Citizen of ZV
Your health has top priority. Everything else can wait. And from what I've seen, your art totally is worth the wait.
Goddamned kids.
i knew about furries, but not a fursona. Thanks for the lesson, stranger.
It's not a word every furry adopts and uses for themself, but today most furries, especially in the english-speaking part of the fandom, do. I'm part of the Furry Fandom for quarter of a century now and even I have first encountered the word maybe a decade ago and refused to use it for years to come. I'm particularly stubborn like that, as I usually reject slang and in-scene-lingo, you're hard-pressed to find me using words like "tailhole" or "yiff" outside of these explanations and might be incapable to identify me as a furry outside of the web, so naturally I didn't want to use this new (for me) word either. But the more widespread it is and the more common its usage becomes, the easier it is to accept it, especially when everybody knows the correct definition of the word and everyone who uses it, means the same thing. I still feel silly to say it out loud though, will probably only ever do so online.
But yeah, as MossyBranch said, a fursona is basically what people in the earlier days of the internet simply called an avatar. Their character. Their online representation (as a furry). Their furry persona, therefore fursona.
A little story about why I refuse to adopt certain words:
One of the reasons why I never rushed into using this word is, that I really don't vibe well with furry lingo that just "furryfies" words. Fursona, Furverts, Fursecution, Pawing off (even if this is a cute example), etc. It just doesn't add to the subcultural identity as a furry (at least to me). Plus that in my native language (which isn't english) words like "tail" or "muzzle" simply were taken over, despite having perfectly fine analogues for those words in my own language. "Tail" is a particularly hard offender, as the translated word can mean tail or penis (depending on context) and people say they only say "tail" to make sure which body part they truely mean, so nobody understands them wrong, which I think is silly, because when people usually say our word for "tail", nobody misunderstands them, until people do it on purpose. Which also lead people to use our word for long-haired tail (like horses have, for example), which is a different word than our translation for "tail" for, well, "tail". So it doesn't make sense at all, and all of this only because those people fear that them saying "tail" could be mistaken for "penis". Ridiculous. I could go on and on and on about why I generally refuse to adopt in-scene lingo, but I guess you got the idea.
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equine_rebel
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I have always been interested in it but honestly nervous to even think about trying to do it. Where would I start to create a Fursona? I am excited to explore it and feel ready.
MossyBranch
Tourist
Well I can try to design one although it may take a while I have a long list I'm trying to work through. When I first made my fursona I did alot of googling. Eventually I decided on a green and pink wolf or husky I don't quite remember. I looked at what other people drew and how they drew it. There are alot of ways you can draw a fursona though. The easiest way to start is draw the animal head you want. Do you want a wolf character draw a wolf head(cartoony, realistic, anime style, however you like) then color it in with your favorite colors or colors you think look good together. If you really want to know how to do it there are alot of tutorials on YouTube. A person's main fursona is supposed to represent them. So if you want a main make them an animal or mix that you think you would be. When I draw people I know into furries I take their personality and look for animals with those same traits. More recently people try to make fursonas that are more insane and unique to stand out. Like they do crazy species or colors. But don't worry about that stuff. Make a character that you like! If you want them to be unique and stand out give them a fun voice or a fun quirk. For instance I have a character who jumps around alot and makes alot of clicks, chirps, and whistles. When i make art of them instead of words I fill the talking bubbles with symbols "%$&^>>[■♤#" like that! There is also something called a suit friendly fursona. Basically it's a simple design that could easily be turned into a fursuit. For your first character don't worry about that stuff. If you want a simple design great but if you want alot of detail that's fine too
CritterFunatic
Esteemed Citizen of ZV
What animal do you feel would best suit your personality? What animal do you think might best represent you online? What animal do you think you'd be most comfortable to be associated with? Those are questions that might help you to narrow it down. It doesn't have to be a specific style either. It doesn't have to be cartoony, if you don't like the look, it doesn't have to be realistic, if you don't care for realism. It's a lot about your personal preferences.
Some people also include certain accessories they own and identify with in their designs, a certain piece of jewelry, a certain piece of clothing (like a hat for example) or a piece of technology they own, but not everyone does that. People usually only do that to be more identifyable and so they can set themselves apart from other, similar characters more easily.
Then there's the question if the anthropomorphic (humanoid) approach works best for you, or if you prefer a feral (wild, four-legged) design (in case it's a species that has four legs, but I'm certain you get my point...). So it's basically if you prefer the character to be humanoid in stature and appearance, or if you prefer the original anatomy of the character.
There are lots of choices you can make and there are no right or wrong decision, apart from what you deem right and wrong. In the end it's your character and you would have to feel content with it, so basically anything that makes you happy goes, no matter what others may think about that. But that's also why you need to decide for yourself, nobody can really tell you what you personally like the most.
If you want to brainstorm design ideas, I'm certain we're all ears for you.
virgin_101
Tourist
Hi, if you are still down to do this i would like a femboy horse, in girly clothes with a big ass and fat donut lol
GoonetteDaisy11
Tourist
finding an artist that would draw a zoosona for me has always been a dream!! i’ve just never found a zoo artist i could try to commission </3
icyKnotted
Tourist
There is an artist I know that is an open zoo but can be a bit of the pricer side.
Zorex
Tourist
That sounds kinda cool tho
icyKnotted
Tourist
EvilPossum
Tourist
If you're still taking requests I always love more art if my Khajiit or my crow-sona :3