*gives him a hug and protects him*

He grows up to be the President of a large company and becomes a multimillionaire and has all the honeys. Those bastards that beat him up end up working for him for just above minimum wage. The nerd comes out on top in the end. :)

Damn right... what I told people when they poked fun of me in high school...

*offers to befriend the fennec*

I'm certain he would be friends with you ^__^ He really needs a friend. All he does is go home and get on the internet and avoid his mean older sister who likes to rub her smelly socks in his face. Poor guy... he even gets shit at home. XD He needs someone to hang out with.

>.> this sounds disturbingly like myself.

minus the socks, but my brother is annoying.

Funny, Bill Gates said something regarding that.
It was something like "Don't make fun of nerds. Most likely you will end up working for him in the future" Heh
Cool picture :D

Haha, I had a bumper sticker that said, "be nice to nerds, chances are you'll end up working for them".

That's amazing. Holy shit...

Thank you hun! :)

the fur rendering is amazing!

Thank you! :) I'm trying to get better with fur rendering. Still a long, long way to go... but I'll get there. :)

*takes him into the asylum where he can take revenge on those that have harmed him*

He comes out in the end. ;) Those assholes that beat his ass end up working for the nerd someday for just above minimum wage. The nerd becomes a multimillionaire and the President of a successful company. :D

>.> then he has learned well :D

ive had days like that ...

OMG o.o yer avatar I've seen that face on a switch box for my city near one of the power poles o.o

heh the giant gets around ~_^

*sooo didnt know it was his face* x.x havent seen him in a long while

Beginning
Middle
Sad, sad ending

:\ Damn that is sad but he's still a great icon of when wrestling was still prettyy young and honorable.

Such a gorgeously done image. It definitely is something I can empathize with. And it is true... the weird/quirky/misunderstood/nerdy types definitely get the better end of the life-stick in the long run, generally I think the bullying toughens them up and gives them more of a drive to be better than the asshats that pick on them. <3

Thank you so much hun! :) It's so sad that so many kids have to be afraid to go to SCHOOL of all places. :( I never experienced this, thank God, but I saw kids in my school who did and I always felt so sorry for them. Plus, a lot of my fur friends were bullied and it makes me sad for them.

But yeah, they do get toughened up and it gives them more of a drive.

Poor fella. Don't worry though, in the end brains will always triumph over brawn.

He becomes rich and the bullies end up working for him someday... for just above minimum wage. XD

Muhaha, serves them right!

Really love how it came out, and it was fun watching you do this. Really liked how it shows the emotion of the character/.

I'm glad you like it hun! :) It was fun having you and others watch me paint. :D Thanks for all your input, too, and thank your bf, as well! What is his name again? I feel SO bad because I'm horrible with names... and I was talking to him all evening. D: I should know his naaaaaaaame.

Tiggy :D Its okay though, I'm horrible with names too. I can't remember what you go by either. :P
It was definately fun watching and helping you on this. It's unfortunate how many kids get picked on in school for no reason.

I knew it was Tiggy, but I forgot it was Alex. :) I only heard it once at the very beginning... and also AwesomeCat. :D I go by Ilani with this group, but some groups I go by Inali. XD Or Shaye... that's my real name. :)

I really do appreciate your input. ^__^ Yeah, I agree... it really is sad that some kids are scared to go to school of all places. :(

Hehe his names alex or awesomecat

AWESOMECAT!!!! XD That's right! :D You are both awesome cats!

That's so sad!

The emotion is portrayed very well. I just wanna hold him! Very well done indeed.

Thank you hun :)

i remember that time ^^ *hugs him* your not alone little one i have faced what you feel

*gives him some chocolate and a towel to clean himself* ^^

Awww, your comment was touching. :) Yayy! This dude NEEDS some serious chocolate therapy after the day he's had. :)

i bin in that and end up making out on it ^^ *takes his glasses and gives him new one*
there you go now they will not break ^^ *places them on his face and clean him up and gies him his paw*

Need a fellow friend ^^

He'd be happy to be your friend :)

*hugs him and takes him to my home for dinner* so umm what is his name ^^ and dont worry i got friends who are buff like me

and your a kind guy i can tell
^^ you dont like fighting that is good *hugs him* i got your back and when i do my friends got your back to ^^

Hmm... I guess his name is... Stephen. :) Stephen Dumass... and everyone calls him "dumb ass" ... like in that old commercial. :D

wow i like to call him steve *shakes his hand * the names is light my mother is cooking for us like to join steve ^^

He'd love to :D

*takes him in the house* welcome to my home ^^ my mother is in the kitchen ^^
i am going to take a shower my room is upstairs *pats his back *makes your self at home

thank you <33

You're improving rather a lot on your fur I've noticed. Rather than looking like a "fur pattern" that a lot of artists fall into, it's looking quite good :D

Thank you so much! :) I've really been trying my hardest. I feel like I still have such a long, long way to go. If only I could paint fur like Balaa does... well, I'll get there someday! :)

See, I love smart guys... Looks are fleeting.. brains last. And smart people know how to do 'It' better .

Plus, the fennec is kind of cute in his own way. :) Get rid of those huge glasses and get the dude a pair of matching socks and he might pass as tolerable! XD Oh... and someone needs to tell him that plaid has been out of style for years.

An a girlfriend who will beat the snot out of jocks with her trusty baseball bat.

With nails in the bat! :D

Hehe...

I was harassed, but fortunately not to the point of physical confrontation. I think it's either because I was a girl or because I ignored them just enough...

I'm glad you never got physically hurt hun. Too bad physical wounds heal, but sometimes, emotional wounds don't. *hugs tight*

What doesn't kill me makes me stronger...

And I'm willing to bet that I could give them a pretty big scar, now--emotionally OR physically. Ahhh, it's too bad I believe in karma instead of revenge... xD

LOL I hear that, hun!

almost makes me want to cry :< then hug him till he weezes

LMAO! XD I'm sure it wouldn't be hard for him to wheeze. I imagine this guy has a collection of asthma inhalers like people collect baseball cards.

This is simply amazing. The detail in the fur is stunning! I can relate to this picture as I used to be made fun of in my middle school and early high school years, just because I drew animals all the time, didn't talk to very many people, and was one of the tallest girls in school x.x I never got physically beat up, but the verbal abuse was just as painful as if it were physical

I always have a philosophy. Physical wounds heal, but emotional wounds may not. :( I'm so sorry you went through that hun! *hugs tight*

Thank you for the compliment on my art. :)

Wow... This is heartbreakingly beautiful, dear. The emotion just pours from the page... I never really got to this point more than once (fortunately I whooped the guy's ass), but I can definitely feel his pain.

I wish I could give him a hug right now.

You can! Hug your monitor! Do it! Do it for Steve! (which is what I decided to name the fennec a few comments above this XD)

Thanks for the compliments hun and I'm glad you didn't have to deal with this much! *hugs*

I can't hug my monitor; it's an LCD, and I don't want to risk breaking the screen. But I give him lots of love from here in cold-ass PA.

*hugs back and licks your cheek* You have a merry Christmas, hon! I'll be commissioning you again, right after you finish the current one. :P

awwwwww poor guy

Hey! Flashbacks! :D Nice.

Very awesome drawing. It looks great!

That is truly amazing! wow...

Absolutely Fantastic~

This picture makes me remember greatly the 1st story of the song Stole, by Kelly Rowland. The guy almost looks like the one of the videoclip, and the difference about this pic and the videoclip is that your character is still alive.

The pic is really good and sensitive, it has a lot of details, but the one that is most detailed in my opinion is the fur.

You have done a great ilustration, people should do more like this.

This piece of art is plainly beautiful and I agree to stop school harrassment.

i cant stop looking at how you did the ears

I've been there many times.

Poor guy! Good to hear karma pays him back for all the pain he goes through in high school. :)

I always took sympathy on the 'nerds' in high school. I was in the drum corp in the high school band, so I was in that odd bridge between the clicks. Not cool enough to run with the high school heroes, not nerdy enough to be considered an 'outcast'. Really gave me insight into both sides of the high school coin.

Gotta say this piece struck a cord with me since i'll admit I was picked on in school though it wasn't violent in any way (though if the jackoffs did they would have been taken care of faster now that I think about it >.o) just verbal in nature but sometimes it can sting as hard as any scrape.

both you and this pics are amazing.. cudos for displaying what many feels so well

Reminds me of me in high school :P Only I fought back against the bullies XD

Wonderful picture, Shaye :)

Awww poor guy D= My fennec just wants to snuggle him and make him feel better. =o

Oh awesome you finished it! And it turned out amazing, I still can't believe the background it painted - and now with the fur structure and all the details added he blends in perfectly! :)

I agree: stop school violence. Or any kind of violence...

As much as people would like that, people will always disagree, and there will be people that will have it climb to violence, but I agree with ya, stop the violence.

Like so many others I recognize myself in this position. However I ended up on top in the grown up life afterwards while my old bunch of nemesis’s struggle hehehe. I’m pretty sure this guy will as well. ^^

Artwise I dig the fur texture. Really gives the impression of him being ruffed up.

~Flies in, err, walks in normally rather.~ "Are you okay?" "Its fine, no need to say anything. I can be your friend if you want, I used to be bullied too, but I showed them." ~chuckle~ "Don't worry, they won't bother you anymore..." ~Goes on to be his friend for a year or so, but eventually leaves and is forgotten, because his male secretary( I'm just awesome like that. :B ), never to be remember as a friend, but as a bully shield to all nerds.~


Seriously. If I was timeless, I would go through and be that friend that guys like him need and then just be able to disappear and never remembered unless they really wanted too.

~Protective huggle wall of fat.~ This is great art, and you just have a little trouble with fur when you can't see it sticking out, but thats fine, TONS of people have problems with things like that. I can't see any problem with the fur, and I'm glad that he gets back at them.

BECOMES, not because >_>

You finished it! YAY! Looks great. Very realistic.

Hey, not gonna be the one to not comment. ^^ I think you brought out the emotion quite well, and the background is excellent. One thing I noticed is that his face looks kind of old =/

One of my favorite parts of this is the Reflection of floor on his glasses. Was that a new picture, or did you actually just modify some flooring? Also, that toilet and toilet paper looks really like a 3D rendering, did you do that? Or draw it? ^^

the saddest thing about this. and the thing that gets me most pissed. is that guys like this always make the best damn friends that one could ever have. really pisses me off how people can treat guys like this when all they truly need is an friend and an smile.

I think this piece is a success in every way. Not only does it bring out feelings of empathy toward the character being portrayed and disdain toward whoever would harm him, but the environment... the tile and the shiny pipe (Ooo shiny!!! *stares* lol) and even the bathroom stall graffiti was really well done. I feel like I could reach out and feel the cold of the tile wall... and then wonder how clean it is... and then walk fairly calmly to the sink and wash it thoroughly with soap.

I love it. I would have commented and whatnot yesterday, but I wasn't in the right mood to give what I felt was a decent critique. That's most of the reason why I don't comment on people's works often. lol

cool

This was me. Thanks for making this.

Really like this one, I am glad that glasses are becoming the retro-sexy look now :D soon, he will be hit on for them

His mix-matching socks will ruin the look of his glasses though. :( And the fact that he still wears plaid.

not unless those chicks like vintage Seattle grunge!

poor boy..i feel for him..i was there at one time...this pic shows the pain that some of had to deal with in school....good pic....

I had to look at this one for a few days before I faved it. Not that it's a bad picture, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to be reminded of my high school days that much. I definitely like it and I feel so bad for him. I know how he feels. I had 4 guys run my car off the road and beat me up because someone told them I was gay. (I'm not) It's shouldn't have mattered anyway. Kids can be so cruel. Thank you for doing this picture. There are so many of us that can relate.

Motomo

Awww... I feel so sorry for him!
(hugs him and gets out a band aid and places it on where his cuts are) You okies? =3

*hugs*
Beautiful pic. I love your detail

He looks lonely [give him a hug]

this is so well-executed, and so many people can relate. ;_; it's really heartbreaking, but at the same times its amazing you can produce something that touches so many people on such a personal level!

if its alright with you, i'd actually like to draw my little fennec-boy, nelson, maybe doing something to cheer him up. ♥ this really pulls at my heart.

Thanks so much hun! :) I can't believe how many comments I've received on this piece. I usually get a bunch of comments... but never this many! I'm so glad I've touched so many people. :)

Sure! You have my permission to draw your fennec boy cheering Steve up! :D I named the nerd fennec Steve. ^__^ "It's a nice name..." Please link me to it once you're done. :) I'd love to see it.

That's a really good picture. Brings back old memories...

Goes out to everyone eh? *raises hand* i was...... and i remember times like that. now im getting homeschooled cause 8 years of harassment is enough....

I remember a time like that... and you know what happened? I grew a set and beat the shit out of the kids that where harrassing me. No one bothered me since. :)

Lovely work tho. :D

A "Mr. Foxy" biographical picture? No... But I really like your approach on the subject and the way you captured the emotion of the situation. Job well done.

i can REALLY connect with this picture thank you for showing what its really like to be bullied. *hugs*

*snuggles the poor boy and makes him feel better*
i was once in his shoes

Very awesome... and familiar.

Awwwwww, i just want to hug him.

I remember this feeling all too well. There were in particular 3 people that did it to me when I was back in school. However, after years of being pushed around, I finally snapped and broke someone's nose. After that, I never had any more trouble with being beat up.

Your background is very nice! You did a great job of making it more realistic, as opposed to some of your earlier works that I've seen, so if that was your intent, you nailed it. :)

Pro Tip!
When hiding from bullies, you get on top of the toilet, that way they don't see you if they look under the door.

Wow i see this and i think of the expression "Triumph through adversity" guys like this are the ones who grow up to be bill gates. The guys who put him in that condition almost always end up working crap jobs, and living in a crap hole house with a dozen illegitimate kids. Excellent piece.

aww why are peolpe so mean to nerds i love them, I would of been his best friend


But really good pic

Aww poor guy. he looks like he needs a hug

A very nice picture of a nightmare reality. Thanks for sharing !

That's a very touching picture. It strikes home.

School admins. For decades, they insist vehemently on the "when someone bothers you, tell us" way of dealing with bullying. While it would be nice if that worked, the fact is that it doesn't. Yet they won't get their heads out of their asses and just accept that their dreamworld way of dealing with bullying is about as effective as prohibition was on alcohol and is on recreational marajuana. And as if to add insult to injury, when some bullied kid reacts badly to being bullied, verbally or physically, oh they jump on that and put a stop to it *real* quick then give lame excuses about how they so effectively put a stop to kids reacting badly to being bullied yet can't stop the bullying that provokes such actions to start with. To use a metaphor, it's like trying to put out a fire while refusing to shut off the gas that's feeding the fire.

I was in that position one time before I said "Forget this", buffed up and dared people to hit me. :3
After that, I was the big guy that bullied the bullies for picking on the 'nerds', and my friends.

8D

*headtilts*

I am proud of you for teaching the original bullies a lesson!

Ah. Heh. Well... I developed an attitude, and... When mine collided with theirs, threats started. The difference: I could, and would back mine up with actions. And did on one occasion. No damage to anyone, but it was enough... >.>

I was picked on, but never that bad. *hugs*