Sensational!! :)

This gives me ideas. o_o;

very neat. kinda reminds me of the reverse stages for werewolf the apocolypse. now that would be a chart. Going from the first one you have to the last one they have...

Delightful! *big grin* I love it, and sure would like to see a centauroid evolution piece - hope you do it!

Very interesting. :)

Class IV being, of course, my favorite.

He he he! Mine too, but don't tell nobody...

Ditto.

Agreed :D

Where's I prefer Class Five, which is what most of my characters are. To each their own. And yep, I still use Wingers WB series to explain to artists what i mean about 'average body size.'

I have personally saved this to my computer...and now I'm faving it!

*faved!*

Class IVs are cute, as are class IIIs at times.

I too am a class IV fan.

Power to the digigrade!

Class III or IV for me, but what class do taurs fall in I wonder?

Class IV is my favorite, but there are times where it can be fun to make someone into a class III or even class II pet... *grins and giggles*

Yes, THIS is for me the best way about how Furryes born in history, by evolution ^^

I normally wind up drawing Class V furs, should give Class IV a bit more of a go sometimes :)

Class VI and V for me, but all classes have their attraction. This would actually be a rather good way to list body types for all sorts of artists.

They look all so cute and cuddly.

what class would you make me into? I wouldn't mind being a class III

I guess I'll have to get started on a "Draconoid" Classification image as well.

*laughs* yeah a lot of people like dragons.

Interesting and well done pic; design stuff like this is quite nice to see.

A classic when you did it, and still useful to start talk now.

Quite an accurate chart when used to compare the types of anthros found in the fandom today, actually. From Class I to IV, you have feral, "classic" toony, "modern" toony, digigrade anthro, and plantigrade anthro. With the exception of taurs, most furry and anthropormorphic art can fall under any of these categories. Thanks for sharing this one!

Ok this is pretty cool. Got me thinking of where my Vikki fits in it. She can be anything on this scale but usually is somewhere between II and IV.

Thanks ^^

Hm, i think i like something in between the class IV and class V models. Very nice would love to see the 'taur scale also.

I can just imagine one fine morning when I have to worry about fur and tail when I design something.
And as far as taurs go, I would love to see the scale for that.

From the old 'fur code'...

Class 1: Animal with some human secondary features, like manipulating paws, or ability to think and speak

Class 2: Animal with some human primary features, like the ability to stand upright for short periods of time.

Class 3: Half way between human and animal. Equally comfortable on two or four legs.

Class 4: Human with some primary animal features, like fur coat and muzzle.

Class 5: Human with some secondary animal features, like ears or tail

Maybe you need a class VI. :)

As to favorites...
Heck, I could give all of them a hug. My first story character was a III, my current avatar is a II, and Is remain close to my heart; though my Is tend to be a bit bigger than depicted here.

And yes, I've a soft spot for VIs as well.

thats verry interesting, gives me food for thought.

Love it

I can change back and forth between Class I and Class V, but I spends 99.99999 percent of my time in Class I...

...So were you the one who bit me in the ankle and held on, back in September?

I does not think so... I would probably remember the taste or summat...

I have tried to rationalize it so often... alas, I wonder: what an anthropomorphized cow would dare to eat? or a pig?
I know in some cultures they eat monkey occasionally, but, well, ya know...

they would be vegetarians ?

Yeah. In my stories, "Food" animals were left as food animals. I like the approach of some 'morph artists like Stan Sakai who has lizards and insects filling in the roles as "Lesser" creatures.

Oooo but that's nice, especially once you get to Class III and up. :)

Not only is this very cool artisticaly but in itself is a very interesting thing. I aplaud this peice not only for it being well drawn but also for its creativity.

Oh, I like what you did there. In my stories all my characters are Class I and V. I don't have anything against Class IV, but I prefer Class V.

Extremely good, and a superb resource.

You can't draw furvolution unless you also draw furtelligent design! D: It's just a theory!

That's a great chart. It works both as a reference and as a transformation sequence.

My favorites is IV with an affection for III.

Like Skunktaurs with glasses :P

what about class-ey?

and yes, the bad puns are on me, to paraphrase the milky bar kid

I would think there is class VI, too human for my taste

definately a class IV lover here !! ',..,'

Me too, for some odd reason.

i just like it becuase it is a good blend of human and animal not to much of one or the other !! ',..,'

I see it more as % of Human or Animal.
I see my self as 3/8 human and 5/8 coyote.
I have paws instead of full hands, and digi-grade legs.
I call any thing over 3/4 human Neko.

You might be on to something there. Now I know that "Nekko" translates from Japanese into "Cat," or "Kitty." but American English Slang could quickly adapt the term "Neko" to the new races of anthropomorphic "Critters" whenever they start appearing. It's kinda like when most folks go into a restaurant and order a "Coke," they expect to get a chilled, carbonated, sweetened and caramel colored soft drink of some sort. Oh sure. Some of the places get kinda "Snooty" and ask, "Would Pepsi be all right with you?' Well, most times I'll accept that.

Anyway, I think you're on to something, and hey... It's a great thing to add to your stories.

Yeah I know Nekko is a Catgirl, well generally, Catboys have the same name.
I know that the Japanese have names for all animalise humans types, like Rabbitgirls, Doggirls, Horsegirls, Cowgirls ect.
notice how most are girls even though there are male counter parts?
Though I don't know there translations. That is why I think Nekko is going to be a general name for any one with less then 25% modification.
Those with just Animal ears, tails, and maybe whiskers and skin patterns will be Nekko. Those with fur, Mussels and paws will be Furries
Morphs, or Anthros.
Then you'll have those that can't walk on two legs will be Ferals, not counting Tours. And you know some humans
will think going to the Feral level will be the thing to be.

Fascinating. You know? I remember a TV show in the late 1990s that did a little article on "Furry" fandom, concentrating mainly on the Fursuiters and those who enjoyed the sexual freedoms the genre had to offer. (Sadly not a single artist was interviewed.) Anyhoo, the story finished up with a bit about a young man (Then.) who had an affinity with Coyotes. Being mainly Native American in nature, the association seemed more "Spiritual" to him, and he claimed he only related to the animals. He admitted that sometimes he could see through the animal's eyes, and could even "Feel" their emotional state.

So I can relate to the definitions you've laid out. I myself has puzzled over what "Class" to put "Critters" in that say closely resemble Humans, but retain the animal's fur color, coat patterns, and perhaps even pointed ears and a small tail. I've even mulled over one class that looks absolutely Human, but can only be detected as being an "Upgraded" animal reconstruct, only through a blood test.

http://www.perrirhoades.furtopia.org/
http://www.perrirhoades.furtopia.org/Furry.html
Chew on these a bit.

Perri Rhooades? THE Perri Rhodes? THE Science fiction writer who through the mid 1970s thrilled me with his space adventures in Analog,and wrote those wonderful articles in Starlog? Woaaaah....

I think you're probably thinking of somebody with the name Perry Rhodan. I get asked about that a lot, but the similarity in names is just a coincidence. I have been writing since the 70’s, though.

Beautiful at all levels

I dunno... Looking at my old art, I feel an image like this could use a redraw.

even so . . . I'd love to give her a hug at each level

I personally like Class IV and Class V myself. ^^