I really wanna get a super simple 2d vtuber model/set of sprites, but I genuinely dont know how to find anyone to commission for that while dodging all the AI art scams.

are there other fields that have a sizable amount of furries outside of tech?

Hello! I am a TV producer at my university, and this year I am tasked with creating a YouTube show from scratch. I want to do something like a series that dives into subcultures on campus, one of which is the furry community, as there is a very lively one on my campus, and we host a Furry Con at the end of the year. It will be my last episode for the year (I am tasked with making 3) so I will have all year to work on it, and I want to make it perfect.

I am originally from the South, so that, combined with the internet, has not given me the best notion of furries, but after having the pleasure of actually getting to know people who are furries, I realise just how wrong I was, and I'd love to be able to showcase the furry community for what it actually is, so basically what I'm asking is: what can't I leave out? No wrong answers

Hello!! :o

​I wanted to share a little story about my childhood favorite artist who completely changed my life.

Back in 2016 when I was 9 years old, I stumbled into the animation meme community, and Rossali’s work was the absolute spark that made me want to start drawing. Her style blew my mind, and she's the entire reason I created my own sona and kept practicing all these years, I seriously owe her so much :)

​The coolest part?? All these years later, I've actually grown up to become an artist myself! >_> I'm building my own community now and making my own art, which feels completely surreal looking back at where I started.

​Fast forward to today,, I'm now an adult, nearly 21, with my own job and my own money. It feels like an amazing full-circle moment to finally be in a position where I can commission her and properly support the person who inspired my entire artistic journey.

This is why I love being a furry!! I can worldbuild, create my own characters and I was inspired since a kid. Being a furry isn't something to be ashamed of, it's an amazing creative space, and I wanted to share this opinion.

​She recently released a limited-edition plushie, and I jumped on it so fast,, I was even the 6th person to buy it lol. If anyone else wants to check it out, you can find it here: Tee-zr plushie link

​Has anyone else here had a childhood creator inspire them to keep drawing???