I'm part of the fandom, but not of the circle. I'm just an innocent witness that stumbled by....
Your words are appreciated though

How do you mean?

its kinda hard to explain. the best i can put it is that ' I'm here, but not here'.
sorry to be confusing

No worries! I don't consider myself a furry, if that makes sense. I just like animals ad animal art and animal fantasy.

Yeah, I really like the fandom too. I hope that one day I can make a living serving the fandom or something to that.

:D I've had more fun on the internet here than any other art site

You have a talent and you use it well. I love your work and wish you every success. Perhaps one day I'll have the funds to commission a proper pencil drawing of yours....I've a nice place on my wall for it :)

*HUGS* Yeah, we're a damned goofy lot, but not all of us are horrible. ;)

I am happy to see an artist in the fandom who's making money from their art, and even happier to see they don't do porn.

I wish I could make money from my art!

<3! ^_^

Hey, we appreciate what you do. You're a pretty amazing person.

Whoo! We appreciate you too! :) Love the advice and art-related links you've pointed me too, have really been helping out. And yeah it's my goal to become a "famous" artist here w/o taking the easier porn-path. ;D

Woo! Me too. Well except for the making a living part. But yeah.. the fandom is more awesome than I thought when I wasn't a part of it :)

Glad to hear it! :)
I'm glad to see that you're able to support yourself through your work and without drawing porn. It also makes me happy to hear that I'm not the only one in the fandom willing to spend money on non-porn artwork. :)

"I don't draw porn"

Indeed yiff makes the furry world go around so it takes double the effort to get noticed it seems without it.
I've often contemplated selling-out to yiff but have managed to refrain and thus sadly still seem to sail below the radar mostly. It's reassuring to see good artists like yourself with an excellent reputation without the need for yiff - kudos to you.

Just goes to prove - Sex Sells but Tallent is Timeless..

I was in severe trouble when I had my dog and some scary vet bills popped up. That was the only time I have offered to do adult artwork.

Not a single person asked me to do anything x rated. How cool is that?

That's a compliment indeed from those who know yer work.

Not that there's anything wrong with doing adult material if you genuinely like doing it, but I do agree that people shouldn't feel like they HAVE to "sell out." Doing art you're not genuinely interested in doesn't make for happy artists.

Exactly. I have no issue with adult art, and enjoy looking at some of it (most of it looks the same to me). I like doing what I do without adding pink bits and drippage.

Easiest to convey my sentiments via symbols. :) and <3

:D

Porn is fine for some, but not for all of us. I don't draw porn either, and am not really into it. I think it'd a good thing that sme of us are actually doing well without porn. Good work hon.

Absolutely agree with you! Your work is awesome and I admire your commitment to your morals. We need more like you!

*gives him a smile...

V.

Good for you, Cheers!

So good to hear! Congrats!

I've heard and read many a complaint from artists that you can't sell a picture in the Furry fandom if it isn't porn, but the solid truth is that the average porn artist seems to put more thought and effort as well as emotion into their art than others.

You're welcome. I hope no one has been bothering you about drawing porn. There should be a rule - if you don't see porn in a gallery you should NEVER ask the artist about porn.

Hell, it would be nice if there was a rule about never asking anyone about their porn art, even if they do draw it. It's just not a good scene.

Blah.

Cheers, Vantid.

I love your artworks a lot. Btw I don't draw porn either.

Welcome back from campage! Did ye have a good time, Vantid-bean?

Is good to know yourself. Better to be true to yourself. Best to not worry about labels. People are going to label you anyway. Might as well start things out not giving a shit.

Must get pot and book back to thee. Let me know how ye wanna go about doin' dat!

Perhaps when I come back to do my eyes? When is a good time for you? I'd like to tell you all about my trip! It was amazing!

This sounds like a fine idea! We ought to speak in the meantime. I wanna firm up some SDCC plannage. I'll give ye a ring over the coming week. *hugs*

Some day, I shall have a commission from you. *Shakes fist and struggles*

I really treasure what is good in furry and life. It's rare and special