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Zeny’s eyelashes + eyebrow combo are my favorite things about his design and I’m never getting rid of them
Concept sketches for Werewolf Hostclub employee, Gai. Still figuring out a good design for him.
Basic personality traits thus far: Playful, flirty, and fatherly.
I did this silly little thing on twitter a few nights ago where I asked people to show me a picture of their fursona and I’d give them a little compliment. I was surprised by how many takers I had and honestly found it cute + endearing how much people appreciated being told lil’ nice things about their character.
Just the little things in life, you know?
While Zeny is more of a character of his own rather than my fursona, it’s still an alias I keep for arbitrary convenience. However, I typically respond to any of my character’s names. I mean, why not? They’re always a part of you in some capacity.
I’ve been seeing various responses to the comic about audiences responding more to to fan work than original content. I’m not a fan of snark, so I’m not going to make a punchline out of it.
What I am going to say, however, is that yes it does sting when something coming from you doesn’t get as much attention as fan art. However, I’m going to let you guys in on a secret! Often, the things we draw fan art of are things that inspire us. So if you do original work consistently, you’ll often capture the “spirit” of the thing you did fan work of. Because of this, those that came for the fan art will often stick around for your original work, too. I know this first hand because a lot of my followers from the last year and a half have been from my Morenatsu fan art. What I found was that a lot of these followers stuck around for my original content, with some even looking forward to my visual novel!
So, vent your frustrations as an artist if you have to, but always remember there’s a silver lining and that a good number of your audience is willing to grow with you.
I’m a history major. I’m about to graduate in May, which got me looking back at the start of this journey. I want to be a self made artist, but before that, I’d like to try teaching because it’s something I’m passionate about. Hence, why I applied to the JET Program.
Thinking back to a few years ago, I remember I used to be one of those jerks that made fun of people for their majors. I especially made fun of philosophy majors because I thought I was being hilarious and edgy. Nowadays though, I don’t really rag on people for their majors because, listen, we’re all in this together. If someone wants to find a job with a philosophy degree, that’s their prerogative. One might argue that philosophy degrees, unless combined with other degrees, can only be used within academia. I don’t see an issue with this.
So please, don’t be That Guy ™ who rags on people for their choice of major. If someone wants to find a job in that field, supporting them and pointing them in the direction of their school’s academic resources and career centers will increase their chances of finding a relevant job. Furthermore, their department’s chair will likely know the inside scoop of said field. Nothing’s guaranteed in life, but making fun of someone for pursuing their academic passion hinders far more than it helps.



