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Well, It's Been Fun (Not TECHNICALLY Leaving)
12 years ago
Hello. Is the mic on? Good. Let's all sit on this fuzzy carpeting or whatever. Awesome. Get all down on the same level.
Comfy?
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So, however many years ago--I wanna say three--when I joined FA, the thought process went something like this.
"Gee, I sure do want to draw a shitload of fetish art. But I feel wrong about just putting that on deviantArt.
Hmm.
Wait, I know! I could post it to FurAffinity! I've got a few friends there, and if any group of people on the internet isn't going to even bat an eye at fetish art, it's furries. As long as I stick to animal-people, I can draw all the fetish bullshit I want!"
Well, time passes and people get older, and as they do they grow and change. My stuff here has gone from blatant fetish art to sort of weird meta-commentary on it, and I've been doing a lot of stuff outside the side and rethinking things and rediscovering what actually makes me happy as an artist.
And honestly, I just can't do FurAffinity anymore--at least not constantly. I'll still be around, checking my inbox probably once a week or so. I'll still probably comment and fave and look at new stuff. I'll still buy an occasional commission. I'll still even post something once in a while, if I feel its relevant to this account.
But you guys, I gotta level with you. I am so. Sick. Of drawing anthros. Even barely-anthros like Blossom. It's not something I can sustain. I need to draw humans. I miss them. And yeah, I know people here do post human art. But it's the exception, not the rule. I'm not anti-furry, but I was never really a true part of this community to begin with, in that sense--I never identified as one. Never wanted to. It's not some weird pride thing here, cuz I know being all LA LA LA NOT FURRY here strikes a nerve with some folks, it's like someone just not caring for, I dunno, broccoli or whatever. Then there's the fetish factor. When I started here I was saying I had shed my fetishism and matured into something more subtle, but it wasn't really true. My really old stuff here (some of which has been deleted) is blatant as hell. My old vestiges of fetishism were still very, very evident. And I was here to hide, more than anything else. I've matured in that aspect of myself a lot. Of course I still love big women and am attracted to them. But it's...I dunno how to explain it. It's different now. This also isn't a value statement. I'm not bragging. I just want to go a subtly but importantly different direction with some of my art, and I don't think here is the place to do it.
The final pieces of the fetish parade should still be up before the year's over, but beyond that updates will be very sporadic (so, business as usual, hur hur).
And hey, I've met some really awesome people here. I've seen some awesome work. I'm not gonna give that up entirely. There's still a lot of talent here that I want to see and discover. I love you guys, and of course I'm still going to talk to you and stuff.
I've got a new deviantArt that I'm using for fat-positivity artwork (though the fetish parade is on there too). I'll give the address to those who note me.
Cheers,
CP
Comfy?
Good.
So, however many years ago--I wanna say three--when I joined FA, the thought process went something like this.
"Gee, I sure do want to draw a shitload of fetish art. But I feel wrong about just putting that on deviantArt.
Hmm.
Wait, I know! I could post it to FurAffinity! I've got a few friends there, and if any group of people on the internet isn't going to even bat an eye at fetish art, it's furries. As long as I stick to animal-people, I can draw all the fetish bullshit I want!"
Well, time passes and people get older, and as they do they grow and change. My stuff here has gone from blatant fetish art to sort of weird meta-commentary on it, and I've been doing a lot of stuff outside the side and rethinking things and rediscovering what actually makes me happy as an artist.
And honestly, I just can't do FurAffinity anymore--at least not constantly. I'll still be around, checking my inbox probably once a week or so. I'll still probably comment and fave and look at new stuff. I'll still buy an occasional commission. I'll still even post something once in a while, if I feel its relevant to this account.
But you guys, I gotta level with you. I am so. Sick. Of drawing anthros. Even barely-anthros like Blossom. It's not something I can sustain. I need to draw humans. I miss them. And yeah, I know people here do post human art. But it's the exception, not the rule. I'm not anti-furry, but I was never really a true part of this community to begin with, in that sense--I never identified as one. Never wanted to. It's not some weird pride thing here, cuz I know being all LA LA LA NOT FURRY here strikes a nerve with some folks, it's like someone just not caring for, I dunno, broccoli or whatever. Then there's the fetish factor. When I started here I was saying I had shed my fetishism and matured into something more subtle, but it wasn't really true. My really old stuff here (some of which has been deleted) is blatant as hell. My old vestiges of fetishism were still very, very evident. And I was here to hide, more than anything else. I've matured in that aspect of myself a lot. Of course I still love big women and am attracted to them. But it's...I dunno how to explain it. It's different now. This also isn't a value statement. I'm not bragging. I just want to go a subtly but importantly different direction with some of my art, and I don't think here is the place to do it.
The final pieces of the fetish parade should still be up before the year's over, but beyond that updates will be very sporadic (so, business as usual, hur hur).
And hey, I've met some really awesome people here. I've seen some awesome work. I'm not gonna give that up entirely. There's still a lot of talent here that I want to see and discover. I love you guys, and of course I'm still going to talk to you and stuff.
I've got a new deviantArt that I'm using for fat-positivity artwork (though the fetish parade is on there too). I'll give the address to those who note me.
Cheers,
CP
Ifn ye want to move on, ye have Ol'Squeaks' blessin' course ^_^
But ifn ye jus want to change tack, why not give it a shot? ;)