Hey all, sorry I've been scarce. Work + furnishing a condo = artless Vince. Thx for all the watches and stuff, I really wish I had more things to upload right now. Heh, and due to the way I navigate, I keep missing the shoutbox on the main page =X

Anyway, I'm just posting a tame little fetish minddump until I can get more art done.

So it's probably not escaped anyone's notice that I remove shirts from my characters as often as possible, while I tend to keep the rest of their bodies relatively clothed. And much of the reason why is, for lack of a better term, I have a bit of a tummy fetish =X
I don't mean that in nearly in...how do I put it, as actively nawtee as the term implies, but it's more than a passing interest. Sort of a first thing one notices on a guy at the beach, or which form of partial declothing would suddenly grab my attention. The area I'd be first to explore, and one I would spend a LOT of time exploring. Scritches, rubs, feeling up, the works. There's unquestionably some, er, ergoneous contexts, most of which I'm too shy to get into here, but it's not a necessity. And I could elaborate for quite awhile exactly *why* it's an interesting area to me (there's no bone, just flesh; it's a biologically vulnerable and sensitive area; it's a relatively "masculine" area just in terms of anatomical structure and emphasis; it's directly related to physical fitness, and you know my thoughts on fit guys; I actually once read a theory that the stomach my be unusually sensitive in male animals, because the classic "doggy-style" copulation pose means the male's underside gets a lot of contact with the female's back.)

But that's not my point. Basically, I'm just wondering why nobody ELSE seems to have any interest, or at least anywhere near as strong an interest.
I mean, everyone seems to focus on butts (FWIW, I'm not really a butt guy myself). Paw/foot fetishists are pretty much a dime a dozen. Female-favoring people often fixate on breasts and legs. Some people seem to like ears or tails, which I can at least understand in the context that it's an unusually emphasized area on furries. I even know a few folks who like underarms. And of course, there's the one male area I don't even think I NEED to mention.
But the area between the ribcage and hips may as well be just a spacefiller. Sure, some artists I know certainly draw very nice abs, but there's generally not much specific focus, it's merely one factor in general anatomical perfection. There's a good number of chubby/fat fans out there, but I have to admit I really much prefer a fit look (I'll note muscle + gut = HAWT, but there's a threshold).

So I've never quite understood why there's disinterest. My main theory is pure proximity; it's, um, pretty close to the groin, so any visual attention to the stomach is lost because people keep dropping their eyes down instead. The chest is often emphasized on bodybuilders, so that draws attention the other direction. And, well, in a lot of...uh, favored furry male poses, you can't even SEE that area. :::koff:::

Essentially I'm just kinda putting this out wondering if anyone else out there cares (I mean REALLY cares, not just "oh...yeh, it's ok, mebbe") or not. :::shrug::: I'm a visual person so it's always nice to see if anyone has similar physical interests :::twirls pencil:::
And I won't deny it. I'm pretty much a you-scratch-my-back-I'll-scratch-yours type of person, and if you're looking for ways to get my attention, just putting this out as a starting point

If not, you can all go back to studying butts and paws

At any rate, I should be moving into my condo finally next week, and then hopefully I'll be back online more! And I can start clearing out my ridiculously long submission list ^ ^;;