I think they're hiding. . I can only find one or two artists whose style is similar to what I have in my head for the pic I want done of my fursona.. and they are almost NEVER open for commissions.. and on the off chance they are (which is rarely), it's either exclusively for or at a major convention, or they put up an auction (which I have no chance of affording)..

There has to be some lesser known artists out there with a similar style... but how the hell am I supposed to find them? What I'm looking for is an artist who knows how to draw fur/fluff well, so that it flows with the image. You can see a similar effect in TaniDaReal's work, though oddly most of her work is slightly too toony for this (thankfully, since otherwise her style is too unique to find anything comparable to, and I'll probably never be able to get anything from her besides a generic print)... There are other artists who have this particular fur effect mastered, but I have apparently lost their names.

So, the kind of style I'm looking for, in general terms, is something not so whimsically toony.. more serious but still not feral/realistic.. and with a flowing type of fur and hair effect.. what would you call that..? Like, a very detailed comic book style... graphic novel style? O_o

Anyway, that's what I'm looking for.. if you see a fledgling artist out there who meets the criteria really well, or are an artist and are confident you could mimic such a style for fun, let me know! Please!