Yeah yeah, this place is a bit dusty... sorry about that. I have a bunch of shit to upload. Considering my last journal update was in.... 2014, if you're looking to find more of my recent updates I implore you to check out my Telegram Channel (https://woof.social), or my BlueSky page (https://bsky.app/profile/jazzwolf.bsky.social).

Thanks!

Hey everyone, I'm still here and alive but I've been hella busy with the goings on of employment and being involved socially. Since I last posted here I've moved to WINTER PARK (still in Florida) and I met some really awesome guys...  scionix32  cyrilwolf  bdjwill and  pog just to name a few. Looking forward to meeting new people in the area as I know there are so many more!

Anyway, I have a few topics to discuss.


Jazz:
He's a character of mine. Let me say that again /C H A R A C T E R/. He is not a representation of me and hasn't been for many many years. For good reason: I'm not a monstrous demonic 12ft tall brutish beast in the real world (as awesome as that would be... maybe). Many of you have come to know /me (irl)/ as a "Pocket Bear" since I'm a rather diminutive 5'4". Jazz has undergone some changes. I have two versions of the guy, one being a wolf and another being the combination of a wolf + wolverine. (Wolferine?) I find myself leaning toward the wolferine since I quite enjoy the aesthetic combination of the two together. He's enormous; I keep drawing him a bit stockier with bigger handpaws and I couldn't be happier with how he's coming out!

I need more characters...


Art Status:
It might not look it, but I'm drawing a lot, actually, more than I can recently remember. What I do produce isn't anything fancy by any means, but usually remains a sketch or fairly clean line art. These doodles get uploaded to twitter because it's just so easy to share content on there. I can probably assemble a sketch compilation and upload it here. We'll see!

I have 3 badges and 1 sketch to finish up. I will not take on any more work until these are completed. I have a trade in there somewhere with UTX (sorry!) Because of all the practice I've been doing the resulting backlog of commissions I do now will be substantially improved over previous similar works. Once I'm done with these I will probably open up for one or two commissions a month. I have a decent paying full time job so I'm not going to go full bore and take a huge number of commissions (no reason to). I also have this ever-growing list of people who want art from me. I'll see about contacting those people to see if there is any interest at some point. All in good time! I have some other small promotional things that I offered several years back as a means to practice stuff (free sketches I think). I'll address these too since I did not get to do them all.


Megaplex:
I'm a cheap ass and probably too frugal for my own good so I'm going to be staying at my apartment instead of the hotel. Also I'm an idiot for not pre-registering. But since I live 15 minutes away so It's not a big deal. It just means I won't be getting as drunk as SOME OF YOU PEOPLE... you know who you are. I might do some light sketching so some of you who see me could get some really crappy traditional artwork. See you there!


The Future:
California, I'm looking at you. Recent trip to Santa Barbara, CA has convinced me that my end objective will be West coast.

So I pre-registered n' stuff... but I never made any rooming arrangements (I'm going crazy, obviously)... If anyone is down a roommate or something let me know since I'm lookin for some space!

;3; Been dealing with other higher priority things which makes me neglect other somewhat important things like these!

If anyone needs a ride from Florida (Orlando Area), I'm planning a morning trek up on Friday with a return late Sunday. =3= Urgh.

This year has been the best of my life.. or at least recent memory! Thanks for making it awesome guys!

My Life - 2013 Edition

1. Worked at a small startup to develop a Ruby on Rails application.
2. New Real Job as a UX Strategist and Front End Developer.
3. Moved to Orlando, Florida.
4. Financed my First Car, 2013 Ford Focus. http://bit.ly/1kZZKvh ---- RRRRRRED.
5. I learned how to drive stick. Thanks Hux & IC.
6. Got into my first accident with above referenced car (I was rear-ended.... 8400miles)
7. Upped my detail in artwork while hopefully improving anatomy. Better at legs, hands and foreshortening.
8. Met A LOT of people down here in Orlando, with a desire to meet more!
9. Went to MFF and Enjoyed it. I like Chicago.

Now I know - 2013 Edition

Canada:
Canada is small (population).... smaller than California.
French Canadians are awesome.

Europe:
Still over there.
Italians all talk like Mario.
Ikea is the best.

Russia:
Everyone has Dashcams.

Florida:
People here are Crazy.
Tourists Suck.
Blue Skies are Great.

Games:
I don't have time for them.
Cookie Clicker is Addictive. Fuck me.
I wish the Wii U was good.

Furries:
Still mostly idiots with finances.
People really like pre-drawn artwork.
Orgy Pictures are still awful.

Animals:
Tigers are better than Lions.
Werewolves are still awesome. Except Teen Wolf (1985).
Dragons are mostly overrated with the exception of Smaug. Every dragon should be like Smaug. No Fluffy Smaug.

Southwest:
Does not fly to Midway.
Still offers two free bags.

AnthroCon 2013:
Do not share a table with 4 people.

Television Shows:
Wish Brian would stay dead. I do not like this character.
Food Network now counts as entertainment.
Guy Fieri needs to stop saying "Triple D"

Movies
Watched Back to the Future Trilogy for the first Time.
Discovered that "Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street" is actually quite Violent.

Mobile Phones:
Verizon Adds $30 to the upgrade cost of a phone.

Disappointment of the year: Oyua.
Achievement of the year: Nicholas Cage Wrecking Ball - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Og4LaB1Zc Miley Cyrus pretty much almost won the year, Nicholas Cage just put it over the top.

Goals - 2014 Edition:

1. Work on the art. I feel as if I have been lacking, but the more experience I gain the better I get. I honestly have not drawn that much through my time as an anthro artist. Maybe 300-400 or so total drawings finished/unfinished.

2. Clear my much smaller, current commission queue, the comic page for Heartless's project, and get people some sketches that I offered several years ago. (Sorry I'm so busy ;3;). I wish to draw more macro stuff. Take new commissions once current queue is done. I don't rely on commissions for income so I don't feel stressed about taking on new work (it's spending money?). Formalize my do not draw list.

3. Become more fluent in JavaScript. I've only touched the surface, but I certainly use the object oriented components of the language to accomplish my goals. Obviously requires more experience.

4. Move to another apartment complex. Although I do like it where I am, I want to move to a quieter location. Being around a mall is a bit stressful when commuting and I do not even use the mall! I wish to be a future resident of Winter Park.

5. Enjoy my new phone, which will be here on January 2nd. I dun gone fucked up and got stuck on Verizon for another two years... since I let my father use my line for an upgrade....... ><

6. Attend some more conventions and do more stuff with local people.

7. Cook more efficiently and more briskly

8. Get in better Shape.


Happy 2014! :>

Rooming with and whomever he also has coming along.

I will be making the unfortunate public transit trip from midway to o'hare late Friday night, had no Idea it would take something like 1.5hrs to do so! This isn't a work con either like I've managed to turn p'much all the other cons... so it'll be a good time to loosen up! I leave late on Sunday so I should have a good opportunity to meet up with people! :>

Lets see if I can get hammered.

Seriously guys. I post WIPs to twitter since I'd rather not flood my FA scraps all the time. If you like to see my process and sort of the progress of artwork as it's being made, it's a pretty good place to look. Should totes take a look! https://twitter.com/jazzwolf ... I know that I don't push a lot here so those looking for art, you can find it there as it's being made! (They're screenshots.... literally)

Also the plate suggestions were..... good and..... questionable... then just awful (hardy har har)... I might consider use of the word Muzz.. since... well I loveeee that word for some reason... =3=

Will be at Megaplex on Sat/Sun or somethin... irunno. I work on Friday.. and will most likely be working late (OH BOY OVER BUDGET PROJECTS).

So over the weekend I turned 25. I don't advertise my birthday since I'm not one of those Prima Donnas who feeds off the attention it gives. Those of you who did wish me a happy birthday, many thanks! In fact skype crashed trying to sync all the birthday messages back to my desktop.

Anyway. I need some assistance when it comes to naming things.... more on this in a sec!

Since I'm now 25... I'm now eligible for lower rates on my car insurance. This is kind of a big deal since otherwise I'd spend $2,200 over the course of a year, and since I purchased my car in New York, the insurance contract originates in NY state. After I moved to Florida, I needed to re register my car; something I haven't done. Since 25 is the magical number, I can register my car in Florida, then get that lower insurance rate since the previous insurance contract would be null/void.

This is where I need some help.... I want to get a vanity plate all sorted out. :B I suck at naming shit so if anyone wants to offer their assistance that would be appreciated! Obviously I was thinking along the lines JAZZ somethin.. but irunno! =3=

https://services.flhsmv.gov/MVCheckPersonalPlate/ They're 7 character in length, max.

As you can tell by how I name submissions... I'm really no good. XD

BACK TO DRAWING.....

OH OH.. I'll be at megaplex since it's just a 15 minute drive away. :>

Now in Florida (Orlando)! Got my own 2BR and all ready to art once again... stream... etc! :3 Looking forward to meet a bunch of Floridians!

I also learned to drive stick (new car ---> https://twitter.com/jazzwolf/status.....979008/photo/1 )... I'm stalling much less now!

So for the past three-ish weeks I have been down here in Orlando. I've been staying with and both of whom I am so graciously happy to have as friends and that you've both let me stay so long. You two have been amazing these past three weeks and sorry that I have probably extended my stay beyond our original plans. I'm primarily down here to get a job, and so far I have papers to sign tomorrow that finalized the entire deal. At which point I can then sign my rental agreement at the very same development Twile and Sepff live in.

It's been a regular process of going to work and coming home to Fatty Sepf's bacon infused meals, then watching a movie that I had never seen before (really I am quite bad.) Can you believe I had never seen Back to the Future before? When came down, I'm pretty sure he scowled at me for having such little exposure to movies!

Back to the job though... knows my passion for web development and I'm one that loves to leverage new technology and tools to help the end user have a better product experience. This is why I will be on as a front end developer at his company.

If I can plan this correctly I will be going to FWA, but It will be part of this greater trip down here to Orlando. I will be driving up to visit and whom both I miss dearly! They offered to take me in until the con and even then I'll be rooming with them at FWA! Thanks a bunch guys! The drive to Atlanta is probably going to be painful. I have currently planned to The surcharge for drivers under 25 as it turns out isn't very much. $15 bucks is all? Really?

Only problem is.... tools I normally use to make badges is up north in New York.... even worse... my badge is in New York. This is why I'm drawing myself and some special "themed" badges that compete with the FWA theme (Heatless anyone?) Luckily I have my Cintiq with me so I can actually work on getting some more art done. It would be nice to hand people badges for once rather than shipping them! I should be able to get a slew of other badges done as well as I will be more relaxing while in Atlanta.

See you guys there! Also... Orlando guys... any advice on who to bank with down here? My regional bank will probably not cut it in the long term.

One last thing... Florida Drivers suck. Like this is more suck than I'm used to.

I'll be honest, It was a bit tense on the beginning of election day. I was worried that voter suppression would be a problem in these key swing states. I knew that if you want something that bad, the GOP would be willing to cheat to get there. It seems that my fears were unwarranted.

This election represents a rejection of GOP ideology, and it showed in the spread of demographics that represented the electorate. Whites will not remain the dominant race in this country, and the election showed a growing number of non-whites participating and making a difference. 40% of Whites voted for Obama, but 80% of non-whites voted for Obama. This is the same as it was four years ago in 2008, which means the GOP has really made little progress in developing a platform which favors a growing population. If you keep doing what you'e doing, GOP, you will not win an election.

Young people are taking the reigns, and for this reason, weird ideologies that dictate that marriage is between a man and woman exclusively are going away. Weed (don't really care for it honestly) is becoming more widely accepted. The GOP doesn't have a platform which resonates with your average young person. Their argument is a losing one.

This could change though... If the GOP had an inclusive platform, one that wasn't based in racism, prejudice and hate, they would have a compelling argument and would have taken this election. The extremist component to the GOP, namely the tea party and religious evangelicals, tend to dissuade the electorate from voting Republican.

So what about jobs? Debt? Etc?

What people recognized is that both platforms want to energize the economy, I mean why wouldn't you? Really... But the recovery was never going to happen in four years. The debt is still climbing, but you know, those two wars (one completely unnecessary) were put on a credit card, so until we exit those theaters, we will continue to spend.

The Super PACs were a failure, meaning that government will not change because corporations can outspend individual citizens. I sort of chuckle thinking about how much corporate cash was completely wasted in this fruitless endeavour to put a candidate into office. I'm almost proud that they had little effect on this election, the way it should be.

Republicans, The end of the world isn't here, even if that Mayan Calendar is looking pretty good right about now. Come back with a better message, a centrist message where you don't shove your religious garbage down our respective throats. Social issues still matter and you blew it by taking it a bit overboard.

Here's to a good four more years and beyond. GOP, stop the QQ and work with us Democrats... this isn't your country or my country... it's our country.


On a second note, if people are having problems voting and people are waiting hours, we need to develop a better voting infrastructure. I can't imagine that the voting population will shrink next time around either.

Thanks everyone for the wonderful birthday wishes! :> To me it's just another year, but as always, thanks for making it extra special!

Since Steam is doing their Sale for this game again, and I absolutely LOVE Deus Ex: HR. At $7.50 I love to spread the Deus Ex: HR love.

Giving away two copies. My Steam is jazzwolf. Make sure your computer can actually run it, since would be sort of a waste to give it away and you can't actually play it. This will expire in approx two hours. 5:40 EST.

CLOSED.

Winners: and

Hahahaha. Someone really compared the plight against Health Care reform to that of Rosa Parks? How fucking stupid are you? GTFO and get off your high horse of utter incompetence.

Also if you post a journal. You post to a public forum. Do not QQ because I post something YOU do not like and conflicts with your beliefs. Those of you on twitter should know EXACTLY what journal I'm referring to.

I'm going to donate all that I made at AC this year. Please consider donating to help fix the problem furries had caused to the NJ Community

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3573936/

Seriously. Whoever did this. Die in a fire, please. >:|

Big thanks to for picking some stuff up for me.

But yes. AC 2012 has to be my best experience to date. As many of you know (or not) I was a dealer this year. That said. I know what to do and what not to do for next time! This is sort of a dealer’s checklist that I feel everyone dealing should take note of.

1. Powered Table: evaluate what tools you might need and whether or not you will need a table with power. I was planning to do some printing at the last minute and well… I didn’t have a powered table. It didn’t occur to me at the time when I registered. Would have allowed me to be more productive during the actual dealers hours.

2. Order Forms: I’ll have to make a templated form that will help me guide along the process of gathering information about the commissioner. Once I make a generic one I’ll link to it as a PDF so others can benefit from it.

3. Organization: Paper Clips, a tote and a few folders would have saved me some trouble of organizing jobs.

4. Samples: I didn’t have any. Derp.

5. Business Cards: I was asked by quite a number of people for these. I don’t have any, at least not for the furry fandom. PEOPLE WANT THESE.

6. Evaluate the Workload: As it turns out my full upper body badges are a lot of effort (I think you get a pretty damn good looking badge for $30.) But because I put so much effort in, they take a while. Would have been better served to do cheaper busts with the arms chopped off (lulz anatomy free pass.)

7. Payments: Bring Various kinds of Bills for change. I did get asked for Square or another mobile payment system. One of my friends let me borrow his for a transaction and it worked brilliantly.

Pretty good list of stuff to take into account for next time. I’d rather use my tablet and sketch on there since I’m still mostly terrible with pencil and paper. I looked at my drawing and wondered where CTRL+S was once I finished it.

Either way… this con was fantastic. I wasn’t sick like I was last time and I got to meet plenty of new People. I got there Wednesday and stayed through Monday morning. The con did get off to a rather shaky start. I was going to drive there, however the car was apparently having some wheel bearing issues… don’t need that happening on the way there. So I booked a flight, packed all my shit into one large bag. What a big mistake that was. I packed my printer with me so I could print off my badge.. and Bahamut and whatever I make at the con. Except my printer did not make it alive.

Southwest: I don’t’ like you anymore. You charged me $50 for an overweight bag, then you broke my printer which was in the bag. I packed it in so much damn clothing… the fuck could you guys have done to actually break it? Play catch with a 61lb square object? Going to complain, no doubt!

Super Shuttle: Get a new sign and location. Your sign was huge, but the logo was small, and being located behind a stairwell is just.. awful. I spent too much time looking for you. The staff at the hotel information center was well.. nonexistent.

Cellphones: I got asked about this a lot. Bring an extra battery, or grab an external charger like I did. I was doing a lot of hot-spotting for people. I ended up using 1GB of data within 5 days worth of hot-spot activities. Good lord you guys are piggy! >:|

If you need to have battery… I suggest getting something like

http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-Thunderbolt-Blackberry-IMP60D/dp/B003690Q42/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1340180160&sr=8-5&keywords=new+trent

I like this model since it has the 1AMP output for power hungry phones like my Galaxy Nexus. It actually keeps it charged while doing hotspot activities and 4G.


Pretty much enjoyed everything else from then on. Got to meet up with my roomates with a few extras here and there…. and was great seeing and being with you guys!

Got me a cute badge, as seen http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8227319/ :U I wore it for most of the con.

I went to drakerogers 's Cigar Event with mapdark, which was loads of fun and I didn't get sick from the cigar smoke too. I did enjoy my time there. Go check out his group! cigarfurs

There was the obvious Asian Invasion at my table with krhainos , woofdude , zephyron , and black Asian flashdark . Krhainos was doing his awesome Android Badge stuff. Gyro and Zeph were being good at Asian stuff… and cute! And Zane was doing art n’ stuff. :U notveryathletic stopped by and asked for a badge (the only one I was able to complete AT the con ROFL). Then I met who I’m doing a badge + pinup thing for (since that’s what my badges are, really.) He also does art so please go check him out and give him a watch! I lurve his stuff! His raven is fucking awesome, too. :U

Met a few other people… kinda a blur so forgive me! bioxz23 and Mapdark were stopping by here and there. Bahamut was fucking with my hair and generally laughing at my derpy expressions in drawings. ianmj91 stopped by; he’s pretty cute! zigzagziggy stopped by… and Bahamut promptly crunched his back into a bunch of unhappiness with a big hug. I got to meet yoogain for the first time. Was a pleasure, but I hope I didn’t accidently take an extra $10.. when you handed me $40 I sort of assumed you wanted an AD badge as well. Let me know so I can refund you if necessary! trentonreinhardt stopped by and got lots of tummy rubs and squeezing from me. Was also pleasantly shocked to see forgottencoon … was my first time meeting him <3 He’s so cute!

Got to meet awesome new people like ikaz who is so into those pecs and backdraftwolf who has that sexy southern accent (reminds me of my BF!) espilonarge stopped by which was a treat; Not often you meet someone from down under.

Zoo was obviously insane… met tons there, especially the macro crowd! Lots of brits! Tempest (notveryathletic) was there along with Tommah (sorry can’t seem to find your FA….) and quite a few other people! mario62690 is the first Yoshi I’ve encountered. Was nice seeing rexxwolfe again. We’ll have to do some macro art soon!

The other night in the Zoo was mostly spent by me working on Tempest’s badge, but getting work done in the zoo seems somewhat impossible with all those wonderful distractions! I met yotsu that night who watched me draw for a little bit. goldfox was there as well. Bahamut was doing some sketching along with flashdark and Bioxz. Mapdark was floating around like a fairy. I got to see kazewolf and fagbear alendre who gave me tummy rubs. We mostly talked with a thick Russian accent about how bears were fags. Made for amusing conversation.

Met up with and with his awesome fursuit. The guy lifted me like a weight and I was squirming so much from this! So yeah, getting to hug a large muscle fursuit is definitely win.

will be something of a legend for Heartless and Myself. I got to feel up one of the most absolutely muscular people I’ve encountered. Heartless was biting his cup and if he could anime nosebleed I’m pretty sure he’d be on the ground from the loss of blood. This guy pretty much fixed my back problem as I’ve been hugged over and over by many muscular people to the point of where my back was like “OH GOD HELP ME.” He massaged me and got me back up and running again. He took his shirt off and I got to rub over his bare pecs and abs. God damn!

I said I’d draw Heartless’s reaction http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8229356/ which I made good on.

Was sad to see the con come to an end.. but I don’t’ suffer from PCD like most people. I just reflect on the awesome time I just had and know that I’ll see everyone again someday. Thanks to everyone who stopped by my table to show me some support. If I forgot you, sorry. The entire thing is such a blur of awesomeness and it’s particularly hard to find some names on here...

Now that I’m home I can start to work on commissions; however I’m moving today as we’re going to yet another temporary apartment to ride out the renovation project at our permanent location. If you want these badges before any particular upcoming con... let me know ASAP so I can prioritize. I will reach out to everyone who commissioned me just to solicit feedback and get better details. Let the job search begin… hopefully I’ll get back with my previous employer, just outside NYC.

The only missing thing at AC was my Fox, <3 would have made AC just that much better.

https://twitter.com/jazzwolf/status...../photo/1/large

Success. My NFC Stickers can be laminated. These will be added to all badges. They are programmable up to 100 times and can contain information about your FA, Twitter, Contact Info... Etc.

Smartphones and devices are starting to use NFC as a way of furthering information exchange without needing to take images of QR Codes.

All badges I produce will have a NFC Sticker embedded inside.

Yes. I have one. (as seen on twitter) :U

See you guys at AC! I'm going to be there tomorrow!

Oh and make sure to stop by my table. :U I'm sharing one with B11!!!!

So... pfftt... whooosh... fart in the wind. Well done Nintendo. :U

*foaming at mouth* -_- sick already? There must be a bug going around cause I feel like shit. My insides will not stop churning... The noises and cramping is just painful.

Quit your fucking QQing and don't let the door hit you on the way out. Leave this site en masse and crash other services, and fucking complain there; cause you know you will. Go back to livejournal and post all your fucking sob stories there.

I love how much resolution this program can handle... I bet I'm not even hitting the limit.

Case and Point: This is a picture of Jazz's face at 100% Zoom on a 30" Dell Monitor running at 2560x1600.

https://twitter.com/#!/jazzwolf/status/190346898559860736/photo/1/large (See submissions for the whole image frame)

It just boggles my mind how much you can toss at this program and it doesn't seem to complain. Sketchbook Pro would have not been able to handle this at all. Anything above 4000 pixels would result in extreme input lag.

Unless you don't have the RAM, there's no reason NOT to draw at a high resolution. :V

Dunno if I should get it for PS3, Xbox or PC... multiplayer.. n' stuffs.

:V

if...

1. You even so utter a single word about being broke or out of cash after FC 2012. I do not feel sorry for you; you suck at saving. Ever think of those bills that are due? No wonder your cellphone got turned off... you paid for commissions of your fat character porking a obese herm taur.

2. You complain about PCD. Shut up. All good things come to an end. FWA and FA:U are approaching shortly (and other cons no one cares about). You had the time of your life you should honestly savor it, enjoy it and reminisce about it; not complain bout how it can't be like this all the time.

>:| Stop being bad.

So... After an awkward Sketchbook Pro crash involving me picking a color from the color picker tool, I decided to finally break down and grab Sai. I've been using Sketchbook Pro for the greater portion of.. well.. since 2004 or 2005 or so, so I've grown rather accustomed to the feature set and navigational elements. Since I'm a newbie to Sai... any tips? Tricks and advice which would help me get up to speed? :U

So far I've noticed changes in the fluidity of how I can develop forms... its so brisk and clean. No more lag and resolution restrictions.... ~_~ its so good...

Good lord I’ve wanted to write this journal for a while. Kinda rantish. >:V

You can call generic species X your own, however you cannot complain when someone also shares that similar appearance. There are generic and iconic imagery that embody the appearance of a species. When your character represents or aligns that closely with that of the most generic and basic of that species in appearance, then you yourself have absolutely no right to complain or accuse others of copying. There are only so many combinations of character traits out there, and even then it’s dependent on the specific feature set a species has to offer.

Example of Species Complexity: Orcas and wolves are incredibly different in terms of how many raw trait combinations can be created.

Anthro Characteristics Breakdown:

Wolves:
Colors: Skin, Fur[Pattern Variation], Nose, Eyes, Nethers
Hands: Humanoid or Handpaws
Feet: Humanoid or Digitigrade/Footpaws
Musculature/Build: Varries
Forms: Feral, Anthro, Were
Extra: (Honestly Can't think of Anything) >_>

Orcas:
Colors: Skin [Pattern Varriation], Eyes, Nethers
Hands: Humanoid
Feet: Humanoid
Musculature/Build: Varries
Forms: Feral, Anthro
Extra: Fins, Blowholes?

Notice that wolves have more raw features which can be immediately customized. Some species have very very base components though, obvious components. Orcas look consistently similar for this reason.

I could probably go into more detail, but this shows the general train of thought I have. Some species cannot attain as many feature combinations, and therefore suffer from a more generic mode of physical appearance. Furthermore, you don’t make your character unique by adding “generic” accessories. Clothing for example is something that requires special attention. A jockstrap does not add any uniqueness to your character as it’s an article of clothing that is generally worn by people within a certain muscular demographic. Color cannot be used as a unique differentiator unless there is an associated pattern or defined hex value for that color(s). Varying shades of grey are basic colors, and should not be held to be identifying colors that distinguish your character. ( I tend to think of it as a color launch point… unspecific until you find the color you want)

If you complain about people looking similar to you, then you really need to honestly re-evaluate your character to make him truly unique, or grow some balls and not give a damn (like dalmatians!.) You cannot call someone out for drawing out or making a character that is based from the generic species model, especially when the originating model is particularly mundane.

Unique features would include scars, markings, piercings, patterns, etc. But it doesn’t have to end there. Characters can gain attributes which further distinguish them from others. I will use my own character Jazz as an example. Character development spans a period of time. I know mine did, and Jazz has evolved to become something entirely different from which he once was. Jazz was a generic grey wolf and there was nothing really that unique about him.

I started to develop him a bit based on my personal tastes and soon enough a newer version was created. Jazz has gone through three Phases Primary Phases. Version 1.0, 2.0 (and the variants), and 3.0.
The evolution of Jazz was also primarily driven by drawing capabilities and skillset.

Jazz 1.0 – The Grey Wolf version of Jazz. Nondescript and Generic. He has some muscle.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2425/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2414/

Jazz 2.0 – The Cool Grey Version of Jazz. More Muscular and Built. Glowing Eyes. Height Changed to 9ft.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/148952/

Jazz 2.1 – Uses 2.0 as a base. Added Chin Fuzz
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/412583/ (I shredded this badge since it sucks)

Jazz 2.2 – Builds on Previous – Nipple Piercings. Additional Bulk.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2592002/ [NSFW]

Jazz 2.3 – Jaw Fuzz added along with Additional Chest Fur.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4253153/ [NSFW]

Jazz 2.4 – More Refined Appearance. Chinstrap beard.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5417638/ (Snout looks Wrong… cat-ish?)
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7122415/ (Best Representation of 2.4. Navel Changed.) [NSFW]

Jazz 3.0 – Increased to 12ft in Height. Inverted Eyes. Shackles on all limbs. Uncut Nethers. Beastlier Appearance. Shadow Tentacles (Weaponry Capabilities). Tentacle tongue. Development of Personality & Backstory.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7045672/ [NSFW]

Jazz has changed significantly, turning into this beastly behemoth that I’ve always wanted him to be. The point is, he was generic, very generic, and over time he developed into something more unique and tailored for my interests.

So stop complaining about character theft when your character is the staple of species genericism, it’s amateurish and whiney. You can only blame yourself for creating what is essentially the icon of what the species would look like in the most general sense. You have no unique ownership of that. >:|


Contribute to this journal! Show how generic your character was before [if he/she can be classified as such] and show what he/she looks like now!