Bwahahahahahahaha… this is just too good...

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Thanks, I guess XD

it's the irony... it's delicious...

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An interesting set-up. The idea of “wearing a mask of happiness” to hide the fact that you’re not from society, but also the added twist of that person also being the only human.

Looks like there's another human in the background, or several, actually.

Damn good pick tho. iPoke is hands down one of the best artists out there currently.

And I’m blind, apparently.

Also a rather dark reflection of Furry conventions, where people express their "real selves" via fursuits that have fixed expressions on their faces.

All the blank grins can get a little creepy.

Also some very interesting ideas in this comment section. I love it when I can get soem speculation out of people :3

Indeed. Often times it's a wonder to see how something "vague" can get a lot of gears turning. Art is often subjective.

Very much so. Thought I feel that's no excuse for contemporary art galleries X3

Same. I very seldom get it but it's extremely precious when I do. The thoughts about fursuits were really interesting. It was not something I would have come up with but makes a lot of sense, too.

That is definitely an interesting angle. I hadn't considered it either.

Day 76: Somehow its still working.

*snrk "... the locals have accepted me as one of their own, in spite of my obviously alien visual display ..."

Sorry it just seemed so.. Perfect of a time for it. Beautiful work as always.

Well.......its a Human x Furry setting, which is my favorite and I see very little of here on FA. So thanks for that! XD

I use the same setting for my characters. Six of them are hybrids. Human/anthro.

Yeah? What kind of setting is it?

It's a contemporary modern setting where humans and flurries coexist. I'm not sure if it should take place in a real life city, or a fictionalized one.

Yeah, i wish there were more of those too, but much like myself, there's plenty of artists who flee into the fandom because their eyes permit mutilating fantasy animal anatomy, but scream at them for messing up human anatomy in turn X3

Hah true. Lot of people here got some weird standards and I mean that in a funny way XD

Still. Happy to hear you too, are fan of Human X Furry settings. You have posted such before and I love 'em all. This one is pretty good, nice shadings and I like the blurry effect you put on the feline figure to the left. Makes the eye focus more on the main character.

Good work there, look forward to see more!

If you lie to yourself enough about being happy... Sometimes you can buy into the lie.

I really like the look of this... Espically like the detail that our masked friend is the only character in
the image moving towards the screen.
Also kudos to mixing humans with anthros, always provides a fun contrast between all the characters.

Sometimes.

That's an interesting spot of detail there and probably serves the image composition even more ... I did that subconsciously though, so I wonder what exactly that implies :/

Human / Anthro is oe of my favorite topics. I just don't get to draw it very often.

space expansion is starting to move again so yay for that against being sad
everything else has made 2020 a year to skip though

Aye. One can only hope.

Huh.

Huh?

*Nods* Huh.

"Smells like 'wet tail' in here!" good out of focus render.

Thank you. In the interest of full disclosure though, I did use blur filters.

This is a very provocative and relatable scene. It is like a normal day, of people minding their own business, although we can see their outlines however non of their expressions are clear. All our attention is drawn to the man and the only human.

He could be smiling but then wouldn't be any need for the mask. We don't know what's happening behind that mask, whether he's crying, in anguish, sad, contemplative, or even wanting to plead for help. But for him, he needs to wear this fake smile whilst been in society and not express what he truly feels. With him being the 'only' human, this shows how isolated he is.

We all wear masks when we go out into the world. This is why I say this picture is relatable. Not only in the scene but what is happening in real life. Although some can be smiling outward what's happening behind it, is another 'real story'. It's alright not to be alright and it is right to seek help.

This is truly a MASTERPIECE, well done on expressing this issue.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

While he's not the only human in the image, the unfocused nature of the environment was definitely meant to highlight the isolation aspect of the "protagonist". I was certainly operating on the idea that the mask is supposed to stand in for the public expression we all put on for our everyday lives and all the implications that brings with it, I didn't expect it to find this much of a resonance though o.o

Mind you, I'm not complaining XD I'm always glad when I can make people think and react to my art!

Thank you very much :3

Don't be sad. There are bunnies everywhere! :D

As novel as that concept might be for us, in a world where you grow up with that sort of thing, it's no big deal anymore ^^;

Well this is interesting!

Do tell :3

I dont even think I know where to begin honestly

WOW Meaningful pic... It reminds me the Laughing Man from Ghost in the Shell/Stand Alone Complex...

That was definitely one o fthe thoughts on my mind. GitS SAC was definitely something =w=

Ah, finally not a bad guess ^^'''

The only one convinced...

...is wearing the mask.

Ah, but convinvced of what? ;3

That they are deceiving anyone. The pained smile is a deception.

At darker times in my life, I've gotten through with this. Call it the "Joker face". I've had no reason to be happy at those times, but I choose to "paint" on a smile. If you're going to be depressed and unhappy because your life sucks, you're going to be never be happy, because life is an inherently sucky business to be involved in.

There is truth in this and I've often felt that way myself.

Ultimately I've found ways to cope with it and I have enough supportive people around me that know how to pull me out of the dirt of my own mind, but I can't deny sharing in this feeling more and more every day of late.

This year has just been rough on everybody.

I like looking at history, because you learn the same things have happened before, people survived.

I've seen a few ideas as to how to accomodate tails in clothing over the years, some better than others. I try to include things that feel natural, but that also tends to be a subjective interpretation.

Glad to hear it ^^ if I'm lucky I might get to do more human/anthro stuff as time permits.

The giant bunny out the window was the first thing to really unsettled me. I love that there is so much to see here.

You're probably referring to what's supposed to be an advertising screen in the background. The unsettling nature of that image is not unintentional ;3

Despite how much society has evolved, one can't help to feel so alienated. And to fit in, one has to wear a mask. Or so that is the emotion I get from this hehe.

Is this an au of zootopia?