RNDFantasy is a 'get your character painted' lottery each week on Twitter, and I won last week. I asked RND to paint my mutated Half Orc Grashnak Marden:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/.....arden-for-paul

RND has done a video of his process too:
https://youtu.be/cw8gS7l_hHE

Lovely pic of Beast: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwKIG18.....pZ5S.jpg:large

Part of an article about him being added to Marvel Puzzle Quest: http://marvel.com/news/video_games/.....le_quest_beast

I just discovered the French B&tB from Feb this year – some serious stunning visuals esp of the Beast!

Concept art: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-meGRSLxqI.....62890386_o.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qmdMME60O.....96252605_n.jpg

Some ‘Making of’ Videos are here: http://www.itsartmag.com/features/m.....le-et-la-bete/

Some Pics:
http://www.allcgtutorials.com/wp-co.....014/05/La5.jpg
http://dailygeekette.files.wordpres...../2014/01/4.jpg
http://www.freneticarts.com/files/i.....e_00043225.jpg
http://www.filmosphere.com/wp-conte.....-la-bete-2.jpg

Not to be confused with this slightly 'low rent' version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRqKnckTScc - though I did enjoy it,

Be well.

I was so inspired by  Cidius' piece for I wrote a short story to go with it!

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13494336

Pt 1 relates to: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13484007/
Pt 2 relates to: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13484028/
Pt 3 relates to: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13484041/

Had good fun writing this - might be more to come yet...

BgrIsBtr on CYOC found this and I thought I'd share as well.

The video is a well made advert featuring a nicely realised hairy, rotund, Ogre and his family, and what happens when they go on holiday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXNJA1yGn-8

The 'Making Of' has some nice shots of the hairy suit as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPdL7ATD5Mc

Saying it properly:

Sir Humphrey: "I wonder if I might crave your momentary indulgence in order to discharge a by no means disagreeable obligation which has, over the years, become more or less established practice in government service as we approach the terminal period of the year — calendar, of course, not financial — in fact, not to put too fine a point on it, Week Fifty-One — and submit to you, with all appropriate deference, for your consideration at a convenient juncture, a sincere and sanguine expectation — indeed confidence — indeed one might go so far as to say hope — that the aforementioned period may be, at the end of the day, when all relevant factors have been taken into consideration, susceptible to being deemed to be such as to merit a final verdict of having been by no means unsatisfactory in its overall outcome and, in the final analysis, to give grounds for being judged, on mature reflection, to have been conducive to generating a degree of gratification which will be seen in retrospect to have been significantly higher than the general average."
...
Jim Hacker: "Are you trying to say "Happy Christmas," Humphrey?"
Sir Humphrey: "Yes, Minister."

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5117832/

While letters last!

Well I was wrong- I thought it would be the end of the month for any Skyrim Werebear mods- nope some are up today:

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/31057
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/31056
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/31054

Now to find out if they are any good!

Well in the latest All New X-Men #5 Beast has – with the help of his younger Human self – been transformed again. The new body is something like the old Ape Beast form, but much more muscled looking.

Guess we will see how other artists interpret it, but I kinda like it so far!

Media round up:
http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/01/02.....-beast-design/
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/01/02/big-bulky-new-looks-for-all-new-x-men-justice-league-dark-and-ultimate-spider-man-spoilers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/01/02/all-new-x-men-5-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ign%2Farticles+%28IGN+All+Articles%29
http://www.critiques4geeks.com/2013.....off-new-beast/
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/12.....-men-spoilers/
http://forums.comicbookresources.co.....has-been-dealt

Be well
Ogrebear

Happy Christmas to you all; if you don't celebrate Christmas have a relaxing bank holiday!

Be well everyone!

 bellyandfur is doing a fund-raiser for a new tablet - have a look here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3627322/ for the details.

Whippet's excellent Troll Transformation picture here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/755...../#cid:54438018 has just reminded me that there is a new Shadowrun game coming out created by most of the original team that created Shadowrun in the first place!

Shadowrun Returns: http://harebrained-schemes.com/shadowrun/ is set in an earlier period to the pen and paper game, but its the period I remember most from 1st and 2nd ed of the rpg so its going to be an excellent nostalgia trip for me!

Time to break out that Pred II and it the streets Chummer!

I quit World of Warcraft.

I quit World of Warcraft four, five times now? But just as I quit they find a way to drag me back again....

This time its the Pandas...

World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YNqYgxN4VY

Official Site: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/mi.....s-of-pandaria/

Playable Pandarians for both factions

Raising the level cap

New class: Monk

*sigh*

I will resist... I think!

Some video footage has emerged showing Beast and his transformation in the X-Men: First Class movie due soon: http://splashpage.mtv.com/2011/05/0.....e-havok-beast/

Also here in HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6tZ97tcx0s&feature=player_embedded#at=12

Transformation does not look too bad- if very painful! From that trailer I’d guess Henry falls for Mystique.

Some details from an interview with Beast’s actor: http://geektwins.blogspot.com/2011/.....rst-class.html

Hank "Beast" McCoy (Nicholas Hoult)
"He's a young scientist - a very clever guy - but a little bit shy and awkward around the girls and just socially awkward around the group. He's a good guy, but it's hard work for him. [H]e tries out a serum from Mystique's DNA to try and stop his feet from appearing apelike and massive, because he's very self-conscious about it. Unfortunately, that goes wrong and he becomes the Beast that we know from the other films and cartoons and comics."

FAQ interview on playing Beast: http://filmonic.com/nicholas-hoult-.....en-first-class

This looks fan made, but its a look at the full body Beast: http://cdn.mymovies.ge/backdrops/34.....s-original.jpg

Be well

So the new Superhero MMO has come out and there is some fun for Furry fans!

From the off the game allows for a furry, full body 'skin' - no significant bulge for the males but no surprise there!

Example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/385133.....7625713416487/

Leopard: http://www.flickr.com/photos/385133.....7625713416487/
Lion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/385133.....7625713416487/
Tiger: http://www.flickr.com/photos/385133.....7625713416487/
Wolf: http://www.flickr.com/photos/385133.....7625713416487/
Fox: http://www.flickr.com/photos/385133.....7625713416487/

There are wings around from creation and you get to pick a flight power at creation too.
There are no horns, tusks, pointed ears, or other Orc or Ogre like costume pieces at the start. The only tails are on the furry bodies.

The Male 'Massive' body is quite hunky and the animations are generally quite high quality.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/385133.....7625713416487/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/385133.....7625713416487/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/385133.....7625713416487/

The animation and world detail are generally quite high quality

http://www.flickr.com/photos/385133.....7625713416487/

A the moment we can play on either US or EU servers, with the EU ones often full.

Hope to see some of you online!

I think people are aware of the famous Orangina Ads that feature a cast of Anthros?

Well someone has posted the song from the best of them (with all the dancers) along with a posters of the main characters:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRLuA0INR4U&feature=related

Plus there is a 'Making of' video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G_6bho7emw&feature=related

and in case you had forgotten the ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck14LKBI9GM&feature=related

Apparently there is a whole Series of them too inc:

Bear in locker room: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVYAN5OlhBc
Cougar Drummer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spL77iqRl7s&feature=related
Gay Puma shaving: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKK37G-ZWvk&feature=player_embedded
Chameleon with zits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeYWKzKvE9w&feature=channel
Works as a floor cleaner too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pT7hHBJiYk&feature=channel
Rasta Lion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11rCSeMp7LE&feature=related

And a load more!

Hullo

Two links for you - female Worgan art: http://felfire.com/downloads/worgen.....hairstyles.jpg

Worgen and Goblin sound files! http://www.worgen.info/home/2010/5/.....-download.html

I am looking forward to this: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26323 Darkstar and theWinter Guard featuring the Premier Russian Superteam.

Ursus Major was always a fav character of mine and seeing how he, and his team mates relate to the rest of the Marvel U in the American "Heroic Age" (remember they never stopped being Heroes!) should be fun!

Rest in peace Frank Frezetta, and thank you for all the luscious artwork.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2.....-at-82/?src=mv

As part of my digitization of old pictures project I have dug out some LRP Monsters to share with you.

Technically all of them are sentients, but they will be mostly of so called 'monster' races Beastmen, Orcs and the like. The photos where taken over many years and time has not been good to all the prints so some will be have to goto scraps.

As a guide:

Elemental Lords: run my me and some University mates. Ended 1997 after 5 years.

Kingship: fest system, now dead as far as I know.

Heartland Games, Moot, Gathering, Lions Parliament, Tarantulas Parliament, Solider Rest, Queen's Beard, Get Stuffed! Darkness Rising are or where events in the Lorien Trust Gathering system: http://www.lorientrust.com/Homepage.aspx

Dummonni Chronicles is an Epic, immersive Dark Age LRP in Devon: http://www.dumnonni.com/ethos.php

Maelstrom is a rich, fun system run by Profound Decisions: http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/

Godzilla Haiku: http://godzillahaiku.tumblr.com/

I think the world need more of this sorta thing!

This Blog is by the Art Director of Wizard of the Coast, he writes a lot about the process of getting art into published books, and the art industry in general. Plus there is some cool artwork!

http://artorder.blogspot.com/

And hullo and thanks to all the people who have recnetly started watching me!

This is an Ad playing in the Uk at the mo- it features a Hairy Biker Type Cupid shooting arrows into people!

http://motortorque.askaprice.com/bl.....cupid-adverts/

And in HD: http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/atl.....a-vehicle.html

Not very well at the mo, but this made me chuckle:

http://greywulf.net/2009/12/this-is.....ons-orc-ambush

I have been attending Live Role Play (LRP) events for some years now and I thought it was time for FA to see some of the fantastic costumes and characters I have had the pleasure to have photographed.

At the moment I only play the Maelstrom system (More details: http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/ ) but I have been to Lorien Trust (LT) events (details: http://www.lorientrust.com/) such as the Gathering as well as a smattering of other systems such as the excellent Dummonii Chronicles (details: http://www.dumnonni.com/), and the defunct Kingship.

Lots of pictures to come!