I had drawn this pic prior to FWA 2014...or maybe at the con. The exact deatails escape me now, but I definitely had the idea to make this pic for a few years, and it finally made its public debut at my Artist's Alley table at Furry Weekend Atlanta this year, at least in pencil form. Many people laughed when they saw it, encouraging me to not only color it, but to offer it as a print, since as opposed to typical furry art, this pic has the potential to provoke mirth outside the fandom and as such might be displayed outside of someone's binder.

I initially made 10 color prints of this and sold two at Anthrocon. I fully intend to carry the remainder to FA:United and offer them for sale there as well. Out of fairness to those who bought prints, only this greyscale sample will be available online. The color print version, while not intended to be strictly limited edition, will likely not be reprinted at least until the the other copies are sold, and until then will be available at the conventions I do Artist Alley at, and perhaps via direct order in physical form via my FA (still no PayPal, though)

So what about the content?

That device Todd is holding is a Mine Safety Appliances Explosimeter. Yes it's a real device, intended to detect combustible gases in mines or any other confined space where explosive gases might collect. Where I work, in various telephone central offices these were used to check the air inside the cable vaults where the landline cables exited the building's basement to travel under the street. And in case you were wondering, yes this device will also register fart gas as combustible (newer versions with digital readouts report it as hydrogen sulfide). That having been said, don't expect to find any fart-fetish art from me. While I do find the noise and the commotion it causes funny, the fetish associated with it does absolutely nothing for me.

Vector-inked pencils on bristol, single-layer with attribution text, 23MB bitmap at full size.