Not bad, my friend, not baaaaad!

Also, your avatar! Y u kept change dem or r u on "time of the month" period?

Be mindful of how you comment on things. Users are free to change their avatars as often as they want and is not tied in with Mother Nature's influence.

I am not trying to harm her - I was just surprise that she changed her avatar three times, and rarely I came to see her artwork, she had different avatar. I had nothing to against her change it, just surprise.

Yes, but it was rude to try and tie it in with periods. Those events are personal and serious and should not be used in a joking way.

Then I apologized for the choice of the words.

Well said, I say!

Cute family photo

Absolut wonderfull
Thank you

I'm so happy you enjoy it ^.^!

So where is the pub?

The pub is lokated on Chakona at the edge of a town called Marpletown on Flinders Continent
http://www.furry.org.au/chakat/Chak.....ona_map-V6.jpg

Where can I buy a ticket to Chakona? Or maybe I could beg a ride from a certain red-headed freighter captain.

Quite the wonderful portrait! Lovely chakats, but that's to be expected from you. The background is damned nice!

Look at all the tiny details you put into piece.
From the reflections off the glass doors to the tiny blades of grass, you always put so much effort to make those details stand out in your works of art.
And that is why I think you are a very, very special artist. Kudos to you,  kacey!

Not trying to be snarky but my need for realism is kicking in on this picture. Family? Am I missing something about Chakats or something? To an extent I am aware that you can maybe get, say, a red pelt from two blacks with fox breeding. But this still doesn't... scream to me 'family' with the choice of fur pelt. Not your issue but I really have to say I find that thing awkward in such high quality art. I ~do~ take it a Chakat family has a dom and a sub by default though, which somewhat shows in the picture..?

I love love love the architecture in the background. I can really visualize the work lines, but they were also done correctly. The perspective feels just right. I also love the way you did the glass. Has a frosty textured feel to it.

Chakat coloration is not really genetic. It's an oddity, but their coloration genes are randomly activated, it seems, though most do follow a feline pattern.

Also, chakats are all herms, so that is both mother and father with Colorpot.

chakat pelt colors are completely random

http://www.chakatsden.com/chakat/Intro.html#outer

Ah. Story-magic. Well the point of frustration still stands under other more normal circumstances. ^_^

There's real-world precedent that could support a wide variance of coat colors and markings with a sci-fi race with a very complex genome. It's exemplified by calico cats. Their patterns are determined in the womb by hormonal exposure. (This is true of all animals; it's just easier to see and understand with calicos.)

*looks up, smiles, and shrugs* Anything's possible, I suppose. But you can't deny it was writing-magic to allow people to make these creatures however they wanted. There was no 'must be earthy colors' clause or anything.

Seeing as how it's something really benign (I mean, really ... coloration ... is that REALLY such a huge deal?), I don't really see the issue with this. I can think of a myriad of far worse "just because" things that people could write up about a made-up race that don't make sense. Just seems an odd thing to nit-pick, but to each their own, I guess. =/

It wasn't really even brought up over Chakats in specific. It was just a generalized remark that it feels awkward to see a bright neon creature as offspring for two relatively normal looking creatures. As someone who knows nothing of Chakats, it feels VERY out of place while trying to emphasize a family scene. That's all, really. I was proven that in this case it has a point, though I somewhat disagree in the whimsical implementation. It does make me want to see more genetically similar offspring, though I realize that even within normal critters it's still rather possible to have huge deviations outside of the parents. One of those things with furry that is interesting, because perhaps a furry society would value genetic parentalship less strongly than societal bonds...

I ~do~ take it a Chakat family has a dom and a sub by default though, which somewhat shows in the picture..?

Would you mind unpacking that thought? I am absolutely not seeing a D/s context at all in this picture, which is also completely clean. Could you clarify?

Dominant and submissive overall personality. Nothing was meant sexually. Like, leader and follower. One personality is stronger, more in control than the other, and that seems like a pretty valid way of handling a society of otherwise equal individuals.

Well like, the two expressions up there aren't of two best friends both going "YAAAAAY!" making funny poses beside each other. You can derive that overall, one is largely more submissive than the other, making it have a more romantic-relationship family feel than 'two friends and a kid'. :)

So, romance cannot be made by equals, but by one person overpowering and owning the other?

I was going to ask the same thing.

In the over-generalized sense of a functioning society that is most certainly a no. Exceptions are sure to exist, but as a statement about a society, I stick by what I said.

I see.

Well, you have my pity.

As do you for being unable to grasp the point I was making. And like it or not, we do not live in an idealistic society, yet it manages to function as a whole. I also do not see it being likely that an idealistic society would ever manage to exist and properly function over a long period of time. Individuals are too varied, too flawed.

In my mind, one person being dominate over another in a relationship tends to be an abusive one. I don't know about you, but I don't have the heart to dominate whatever significant other I might have.

Ok, I do have to admit that all of what what you said is most definitely true. I've just never really thought of a proper, standard marriage between two couples as being D/s, because I've always associated the idea of D/s with things related to the fetishy side of it.

But, yeah, in society at large, there are always some form of D/s relationships and structures.

BTW, I should watch the movie Sleeping With The Enemy.

I think of it as having a "Provider" (the dominant, go-out-and-get-stuff-for-the-family-to-live-on personality) and a "Nurturer" (the submissive, keep-morale-up-at-home-and-see-that-everyone-is-taken-care-of personality).

i don't think that could have been explained any better or broken down any smaller

props for the detail, damn x3

TYVM. It's nice to see my point seconded in a non-negative manner. :3

Maybe cub is adopted?

Like what was mentioned previously, Chakat pelts are entirely random in coloration, since the scientists forgot to set it when creating the genome for Chakats (though here, it is just personal preference for the one who owns the character - and to be different)

Yeah, I know, I know Just kidding

Hehe, ok.

this is really nice and nice icon you have too.

Absolutely amazing Kacey

I have to ask: What is that currency symbol on their sign? Also, soup, sandwich and dessert sounds lovely right now.

Federation credits

Wouldnt mind stopping in for a drink myself :3

What a beautiful group of chakats and Snow looks gorgeous as always.

Very sweet.

And amazing detail.

WOW!!! So much color and detail.

I really like the amount of detail in this piece. The subtle things like the reflections in the windows give one a great idea of what else is in the environment that isn't in the viewer's perspective. :)

Thank you =D!

WOW amazing. I have a corgitaur char I would love to get drawn up by you like this, what are your prices for single char pics by chance?

AWESOME!!!!!

very cute

Impressive as always Kacey your truly a very gifted and amazing artist!
Thank you so much!

Very cute. How have you been?

Awesome as usual!!

I think I'd love to visit this place one day, such nice architecture. Oh, and such a lovely family too.

F10? That better be an awesome sandwich!

Lovely art as usual.

10 Federation credits is like 5 USD

Feels like forever since you've done chakats! So nice to see them again.

Can I just.... move in to the cozy looking cottage-like pub they've got there? They won't notice me... I'm tiny.... but I do eat a lot... XD

Gorgeous, the reflections are especially stunning. I'd take up that offer if I didn't know it would ruin my appetite. BTW, congratulations on your new avatar, though I have to admit I liked the old one better.

OOooooo chocolate cake...

Brava, Kacey! You are without a doubt the platinum standard when it comes to chakats and the chakatverse. What I really like about your work is that attention to minute detail; every time I look at the pieces you've posted, I find something I missed the last n times I looked at them

I am always envious of how clean all your background art is. It's like it was printed out and not painted it's so perfect looking. Especially the sign. I love that sign. Excellent work as always.

This is a wonderful work of art and such a lovely family.

Lovely! I have to ask; is it true that the forepaws of a chakat's taur half are always like huge handpaws, or is that just a possibility rather than a requirement? I ask because I learned a bit ago that all chakats are dual-gendered, as a requirement for the species.

That's right! They have handpaws on the front (which is a good way to distinguish a chakat from a cat-taur - check the front paws!). The handpaws are pretty dexterous and can grasp and manipulate objects.

I only ask because all four taur paws on every character in this picture look like normal paws. -le shrug-

they look very pawish but that is how your hands look if your hand is laid out flat and Fur can hide skin details

It's all in the way the wrist is held up high. They're standing in their fingers, rather than their wrists.
You can see the anatomy more clearly in how Blacktail is holding hir right handpaw up.

I love the window reflections!

This is a silly side note - but the Chakonan cash symbol is a lovely touch. Did it already exist or did you create that whole cloth?

Thanks =D. The sign existed already

Colorpot is cute I think. And that one toe coloring, hehe.

Nice artwork.

cute^^

so cute ^^

Chakat Colorpot.... what a fitting name for her. ^^

!!!

Gorgeous work!
I can just smell the coffee and feel that soft breeze on my skin!
It's absolutely stunning, and I'd totally eat there! What a deal! Dessert as well !

...now I'm interested in their lunch specials!

Looks great.
I hope it's not nit picking but the edges of the stone work on the sides of the stairs looks a bit too sharp.
If it's stone set in a similar way to bricks the edges should be a little bit more uneven, right now it looks a bit like minecraft blocks with some of the hi-def textures applied.

Other than that i would love to eat there.

One can never get enough of chakat families.

As for the artwork, I'm quite impressed with the window reflections... and you've certainly mastered the fine balance of combining chakat anatomy with subtle neoteny to make them absolutely adorable.

Cute Beautiful! Makes me hungry for the special! *wags*

Wow - the background details are just superb. The characters look great as well, yet it's always amazing to see how much work you put into backgrounds on some of your work. Reflections in the glass, wood grain, random gravel on the path... sheesh. You have a gift for detail. :)

Yeow! The realism! the reflections, the grain of the wood, the chalk drawings, the grass...

The reflections in the windows .... amazing. As is everything you do <3

Wonderful work as always, Kacey! I have a comic book I'm making called "The Curs" that has a character who is a Chakat named Sofie. The comic is about trying to fit in. Sofie is the only taur at her school. She's pretty and boys are attracted to her... until she stands up. You should check it out when I release it.

Well done :)

I love the implementation of colors used in this artwork. Why can't the people on earth here today be more like Chakats and be more loving? Then the whole Earth would be more fun, engaging, interesting and peaceful.