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Got in trouble for drawing furry
15 years ago
So my teacher wanted to take a look at my work, and all I had on my storage was my newest work, which was all my requests, some sketches for the requests, and my work for my lover.
He looked at me and said "You know NONE of your work here can be used for portfolio, because people are going to think you're a furry, and you'll be laughed out of the portfolio room."
I just kinda blushed and muttered something about requests, then looked away. Found out soon after, furry art is looked down upon even more so than anime and dragons, and I'd only recently gotten into the "style".
After berating myself, I made a decision, I want to do animation and be successful more than anything. After I finish these requests, I'll only do this stuff in my spare time (if I have any) or if I happen to draw a character that is anthromorphic but not considered "furry" by my teachers. This teacher is the first one to have said anything to me about this....
But then again, he's the only one I have that is a current working animator, and not retired.
He looked at me and said "You know NONE of your work here can be used for portfolio, because people are going to think you're a furry, and you'll be laughed out of the portfolio room."
I just kinda blushed and muttered something about requests, then looked away. Found out soon after, furry art is looked down upon even more so than anime and dragons, and I'd only recently gotten into the "style".
After berating myself, I made a decision, I want to do animation and be successful more than anything. After I finish these requests, I'll only do this stuff in my spare time (if I have any) or if I happen to draw a character that is anthromorphic but not considered "furry" by my teachers. This teacher is the first one to have said anything to me about this....
But then again, he's the only one I have that is a current working animator, and not retired.
Besides, it's a good kick in the ass to expand, try other styles, etc. I'm very good at copying what I see, give me a week with any style and I can start drawing original art in it, but I've been stuck with the furry "style" of art for a couple months now, and I've gotten good at it, but if there is no future in it, I need to get out of it.
It's the starving artists kind of thing, if I'm coming out of school with $100,000 in loans I'm going to need to need something I can market to an employer.