Break it gently to him.

Start with the inoffensive material - you're an artist, you take commissions, you're into blablabla, yeah?

If he finds this ok, you can start to divulge that you're a porn artist. Who knows? If he develops a fursona of his own you can doodle a pic of you both :3

I agree with him

i would go this route. and maybe after a bit gently prod him about furries and see what his opinion is without outright stating you are one. Even if he doesn't like the fandom or the concept maybe once you two are closer he might be more open to it seeing as you are into it.

+1!

I suggest explaining a bit about what furries are in general. We're animal lovers! Artists, animators, graphic designers, story writers, etc. Once he gets a good idea of it, slowly let him into the...Other side. I guess.

This looks like the fucking promo spot for an MTV reality series.

It's really easy. If the GUY HAS A TATTOO of Max from where the fucking WILD THINGS ARE then he is Proooooooooooooooooooooobably a furry. And if you asked and he said he wasn't? He PROBABLY said he wasn't because he didn't want you to lose interest in him.

Even if thats not the case. Don't make a big deal out of it. Mention that it's also a source of income for you, and just say you're not one of the 'creepy weird furries' tada. You're done.

It's only going to be a big deal if you propose it ins uch a way as to make it one.

^ Also this

slowly lure him him in if you find out he definitely isnt a furry. There's plenty of ways to do this and I personally accidentally turned a bunch of folks in high school into furries.

Relax. Enjoy his company. Get to know HIM. Make it about HIM, honey. If he asks about you? You're an artist who likes to draw anthropomorphic characters. You know, like BUGS BUNNY, only...beefier. Once he gets past that both of you will have a good laugh and you'll be drawing him in your cartoons. Fucking him, of course.

Oh damn, please let him be comfortable with you being a musclefur artist, because that needs to be drawn.

The other advice you gave was perfect, Dineegla and I hope it leads to lots of art from Artizek of the two of them getting hot and heavy.

^^ this is a good way of introducction man

well he should accept you for who ya are :3 ya just love to draw furries, whats bad about it? Im sure he is going to understand it~

Do it slowly and gently. That's basically it.

be subtle about it
start with something tame like Zootopia, inch it towards beefy guys like Bogo
let him know about your favorite animals, which is in your case tigers
from there just inch it forward about your furry fandom

Firstly, i am really happy to hear this. C:

Second, like the majority here, break it to him gently, but i would concentrate on the fact you are an animal lover and love to draw, even if we know hou love big ****** tigers x3 .

Congrats dude, I am very happy for you and really hope this does turn in to something long term for you and he. I may be in a similar situation as you very soon as I am getting together with a friend that I haven't seen in many years and we both had feelings for each other but never acted upon them. I don't believe he's a furry either and I don't want to put the cart before the horse, but if we do become romantically involved and he isn't into furries then I will be following some of the great advice others have given you here.

Good luck if it comes to revealing your furrier, beefier side to him.

congratulations ^^ and in my opinion... it's hard to come to the subject naturally... i'd say try slowly showing him some of your tamer things, and possibly introducing him to any of your furry friends. ease him into the idea, but let his curiousity lead him to ask more questions. it's best to try keeping calm about it, and not letting it worry you too much. good luck, and i really hope it goes well for you

awww how nice!!! *hugs*

first point:
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BIG TIGER :D :D :D BE VERY HAPPY WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND AND ENJOY TOGETHER
my better wishes for you two :)

second point:
give some time before explain him what the fandom is.
i explained to my parents the fandom telling them that is a subculture that likes any art manifestation around
the anthropomorphic animals (animals with human features), telling them what's actually the fandom and putting
emphasis that is not exclusively pornographic or fetishist. the understood very well.
but first at all give him time.

Congrats, stud, I am so very glad you've had this great development in your life! I hope it works out for you. *HUGS*

As for the situation, everyone else has pretty much given good advice. All I can say is to agree that going into it slow is best...and that even if he somehow isn't a furry or amenable to them (though with that tattoo it'd be hard to believe he wasn't), if you show him you're not nutty (or can help him see the appeal of what you do) he should be okay with it. If he comes to care for you enough to be with you for the long haul, he'll accept that you have these interests. Especially if it's stressed you are in it for the art and money as much as anything else.

Congratulations on your relationship. I hope that he is able to love you even with your interests of being a furry.

I guess some advice is to lure him with mainstream furry media and bring up joke scenarios like "lol what if those two conveniently hot dudes kissed or something." and play off his response.

Would also love to hear any updates into your mission of forging his taste for furries.

Congratulations!
I would say start off by showing him pictures of furry creatures that people can recognize anywhere, like werewolves or something like that. Once he's used to the idea, slowly move your way deeper into the mystical world we all know on the internet. By slowly, I believe it would be best to show him "safe for work" pictures of furrows fully clothed, or show them in fantasy scenarios. That's how I got into the community, and it seemed to work for my parents and friends when I came out to them that I was a furry, so it could work for your boyfriend as well. That's all the advice I can give at the moment. Hope it makes sense in some way.

Step 1: Gather a bunch of furry friends with fursuits. You will need one for yourself, and one that matches your boyfriend's sizing as closely as possible.

Step 2: Find a secluded spot in a nearby forest. Create a bonfire - nice and romantic. Have your fursuit in a duffel-bag, along with the spare.

Step 3: Call your boyfriend, tell him where you are, and inform him to bring various romantic items of your shared interests.

Step 4: When he arrives, stare at him while you don your fursuit - do not break eye contact, and do not talk. At this time your friends, who had been hiding in the underbrush, begin to approach while chanting "One of Us!" ever-louder. He should be rooted to the spot in horror arousal by the time you finish putting on your suit, and your friends should have formed an impenetrable furry ring around you.

Source: Personal experience.

I can't argue with that!

Plus, if he doesn't accept your romantic advances, you have a perfectly secluded area to dispose of the body.