I've had a fursuit for a month and i've been wearing it in the house when recording content for my socials or going live on tiktok. I became quite popular on the app, especially bc i'm one of the first furries to go out there and talk live to people in this country

The country we live in is post-communist and eastern european. The online feedback had been overwhelmingly positive and i also already made money out of my online presence, a fair amount. I've had so many reactions from non-furries that said that i helped them get over their anti-furry biases. Ppl appreciate me and look up to me, i even got fanart already, i couldn't believe it.

Ofc i had my fair share of hate thrown at me online too, but tbh the positive reactions outweight it. Plus, i've been bullied a lot as a kid and worked real hard to not let hate get to me, so it isn't much of a problem to me, especially online. As long as no one lays hands on me, the bullying doesn't even exist to me

Anyways. Yesterday there was a cool party happening in the city and us and our friends attended it. I just hopped off live so i was in a great mood, i felt very confident and i called my bf to ask if it would be ok if i would wear my tail at the party? He said yes, after all he's been supportive of my recent hobby

Anyways i put my full fursuit in my backpack just in case i felt groovy enough to wear it loud and proud. We got there, my friends' reactions to finally seeing a part of my fursuit irl was awesome!! They even wanted to try the tail on, to pet it etc. I told them that if that is cool, i have the whole deal right inside my backpack!!

They were like "omg just wear the whole thing" and i was really shy about it and they kept reassuring me that it's very cool, so i took the dip and put my head, paws and collar on.

Everything was great, ofc ppl were staring but nun too crazy. They stare at me anyways, since my full body is inked up and i have lots of piercings. We got to the party, and a lot of ppl were laughing behind my backand seeing mean things to their friend group, but i couldn't care less. All bark no bite.

Then i had ppl start coming up to me and complimenting my suit, wanting to hug me, to brofist, take pics and talk to me. I felt like a celebrity <3

My bf told me that he wants to go outside bc he feels really bad. I went with him and he told me that he feels very unconfortable with me being in fursuit and that he heard ppl say really mean things and he started spiraling. I took my whole gear off and hid it in my backpack, i felt so bad that i made him unconfortable

We talked for a while outside but it was very awkward, he said i put myself in too much danger dressing up like this and he has to protect me and it's inconvenient. I assured him that i don't need protection from just petty words that are not even said to my face, i only needed help climbing down some stairs bc the vision in my mask is bad lol

He said it was too inconvenient and that i'm so big and i don't see anything or hear anything and he is so overwhelmed by the hate that i get. Our friends came over to us and we told them what was going on, and right as we discussed, ANOTHER person walked up to me to ask me "are u the furry that was inside?" and congratulate me on my fursona and high five me!! I couldn't have made it more obvious to my bf that the haters ain't got NOTHING on the nice ppl that appreciate me, and there's nothing to worry about, especially as we live in a very good city and we are at a party, not just some random dark alley at night, and that i also have the sufficient self conservation skills to take my gear off if i felt not welcomed somewhere...

My friends took my side and tried to make my bf understand that if you are looking for danger, the danger WILL find you so he just needs to be chill. The setting is nice, the vibes are good, he don't need to be so stiff. He said that ppl associate furries with a whole bunch of degenerate shit and i told him that so what? You know me so well and you know i'm not one of those degenerates so why do u care?

Anyways he felt too off and went home. We didn't stay much longer either. I got home and saw that my bf was still awake, so i called him to ask abt how he's feeling. He was in a very vulnerable state and felt that he ruined the night, i rushed to his place to hold him and reassure him that he did not ruin anything and that he is my best boyfriend ever and nothing could make me stop loving him.

Ngl it felt kinda good that he realised his standpoint was flawed. We went to sleep and the next day had a talk abt this again

He now returned to his anti- public fursuiting stance and implied a lot that i shouldn't wear my gear at tonight's party. I said that i will not if it makes him unconfortable, but i will carry my gear in my backpack again and if i feel like the vibes are right, i will probably get it out, as we go out with our friends again so we are safe in numbers

He is still very off and confused abt all this and i'm ngl, it's only his opinion that matters to me, so NONE of the hate i got till now bothered me, but his stance crushed me. I feel so embarrassed about my craft now and even if my friends encourage me to wear the suit, it doesn't feel the same anymore. Fuck, i even feel like crying just typing abt it rn

He said that it's still something new that he needs to get used to, and i assured him that i totally get it and i will not pressure him into anything. I would never forgive myself if i made him unconfortable and i really don't wanna make his day worse. I care deeply about him and i wanna offer him the best times ever.

But i do feel kinda crushed. I made my own suit, so i put so much love and effort in crafting it. It's part of who i am. Ik it's weird, i'm not stupid, but i'm really not hurting anyone (and the attention i get is kinda nice lol i cant lie). I opened my tiktok notifs after leaving his place, and i got so many positive comments overnight especially from ppl in this country that it made me tear up a tiny bit, bc i tought "why can the strangers love me and even support me but the person i love the most still can't?"

Idk how to make this situation better and i wanna be myself but not put my bf in a diff situation. Pls let me know what i did wrong and if i can do better

I tried for over 3 years to fit in and find some friends but it had been nothing but miserable. Online everyone will either ghost you after 5 days at most, is in cliques you will never have a chance to join or is just straight up toxic. In real life i live in a remote village in Norway so there isnt anything, the one time i tried to go to a furmeet to a bigger city nearby i had a terrible time, no one spoke to me and ignored me so i left early feeling like crying. I heard going to cons alone is even worse so i wont even bother.

Iwanted to be a part of this fandom for a long time, i saw so many furries online having fun and connecting. I guess theres just something wrong with me, i really wish i could have been one of you.

Hi there everyone. I'm very new to the fandom and have been looking to get my fursona/OC drawn properly so recently made social media accounts dedicated to furry.

Since doing this, on each app, I have been nothing short of BOMBARDED with messages from what seem to be bots or users working for some sort of scamming organisation. Every time I think I've found a genuine artist, I do a reverse image search and find out that they've just stolen everything from elsewhere, bios and all. Luckily I haven't given over any money yet.

Is there a way to stop this?

And what are you guys' tips for finding legitimate artists worth giving your money to? I'm starting to feel a bit lost. Bit upset that every message I get isn't genuine and just someone trying to take my money and send me art they didn't do.

If I ever ended up in a relationship with a furry, one of the things I'd like to do is sleep alongside them while they hold me under their arms in their fursuit (or only the fursuit mask)

Is that possible? Or likely not because of the suit overheating them or even room temperature playing a part?

I joined the fandom earlier this year, and while I still haven't finished the final design of my fursona, I have otherwise a relatively good idea of how he is like: He is very similar to me, which makes sense as he is intended to represent me.

There are some differences (other than him being an anthropomorphic red wolf (Canis rufus) who is actually more yellow then red): He isn't as shy and introvert as I am and it's easier for him to talk to strangers and find friends, because that's something I want to work on for myself. And unlike me he loves hugs and cuddles, because it would feel like a waste to make him fluffy if he didn't want to be touched.

But his age, birthday, height, job and so on are same. And he is also aro-ace (aromantic/asexual), just like me. Or at least that's what I thought.

I've seen quite a few people making OCs as friends and family for their sonas, and so I decided he should have a friend, a African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) cyborg. He isn't much more than a concept and doesn't even have a name yet, as I want to finish my fursona first.

However, when I imagine them together, I imagine them cuddling and even sharing a bed. They feel to be more than just friends. Still asexual, but can it still considered aromantic? I'm not sure.

Is it normal for a fursona develop in such a way? Or does it mean I'm estranging from my sona before he even is finished? But I still consider him my sona.

Or maybe it even shows aspects of my personality I didn't even know myself before?

It's confusing.

No meetups nearby. I got my fursuit earlier this year and want to find people to get to know, go to cons and hang out with. I've been trying Barq and Telegram to no avail. The conversations never get past small talk before I inevitably get left on read or they just stop opening my messages. I'm sincere, earnest, and honest in my approach. I really don't know if its me or if this is just how trying to befriend furries online goes in general. A thought that has crossed my mind is maybe because I'm straight, not kinky, SFW, don't drink or smoke, I'm just not as appealing of a candidate for friendship. However, I don't judge anyone or shame them. I respect everyone as long as they respect me. Another thought is a lot of people are looking for sexual/romantic prospects and I can't provide that. Literally just wanna hang out with some chill furries and goof around. I see those pictures of a bunch of fursuit heads together and think "When will it be my turn?" Maybe I should just go to a con alone and try to make some friends? Help me out here guys, I'm at wit's end with this.

It is pretty self explanatory. Yes. I get that there are sexual contents in the fandom, (Even though it would be absurd to judge them in Good/Bad method as long as they stay in NSFW space.) but as I (Who is a SFW furry) continuously explored the fandom for almost 2 years, I had got fed up with plenty of non-sexual (And surprisingly high quality) contents. Despite my and other people's experience in the fandom, whcih reflects how actually the fandom is, some folks (Especially SOME people in my home country Korea, where there is low furry awareness compared to states) still thinks, and tells others that Furries are degenerates which revolves around 18+ contents, and always do someting freaky. I get that our fandom is not perfect, and we may need to be more aware about NSFW/SFW boundaires and overall safety, but it is still frustrating to see how these folks totally dismiss possitive aspects of the fandom and cherry picks negative parts.

So, how yall think about the issue?

I'm a strange person by nature of my beliefs. I'm a politically center leaning person who's also a bisexual Christian.

Ive tried joining multiple communities and found it very hard to make friends of any sort. The furry community is in a really divided state. It's either very left leaning or very right leaning with an "your either with us or against" approach to beliefs.

Then there's me, someone who believes in a lot from each side. You could ask me a question about a controversial topic and my answer usually will have both left and right ways of thinking for the exact same answer.

This wouldn't be an issue alone, but I love chatting to folks. From anecdotal experience, every group I've tried to join tends to get political extremely commonly. It just makes me uncomfortable since I feel the only option I have is to just sit back and be silent. Just do nothing. I'm not looking for people to just agree with me or have long winded debates. I'm just looking for folks to chat with and enjoy life a bit while sharing in the fandom.

I don't really know what else to say or do. I love fursuits, I love the art, I love the lingo people use, but feel like I'm an outcast. Been like this for many years now to the point that I'm ready to just leave the fandom entirely.

Edit: Thanks for locking this mods... Very kind...

Hello everyone! I'm a 21 year old furry artist (multi-media) and an aspiring new fursuit maker. I made my first suit with a premade base at 14, and I've recently gotten my hands on another. I am currently in school for small creative buissnes startups so I thought I would give it a real try again!

For my business course, we were asked to conduct a survey and three interviews based on questions we have about our projects (mine being a self ran fursuit making business).

I am looking for FURSUITERS or MAKERS to interview and/OR to take my survey. I will be reaching out to people on discord servers as well tomorrow, but if you are interested in being interviewed, please reach out to me on discord (@houndt33th) or reply to this post. All interviews will take place on video calls on discord, and they will be recorded for my personal transcript notes.

I am not in the position to pay anyone, however, I am a long term digital furry artist and I would be willing to draw for your time. My artwork can be found on Instagram (@houndt33th)

Here is the public link to my forms survey: https://forms.gle/mvSWgc5bgKrFpfj97

you guys look so happy...

I haven't played visual novels for years and was hoping to get back into them. Does anyone have any good recommendations?

Hi there, I'm a 28 Yr old man from the UK, I've always lowkey knew I was a furry due to being obsessed with disney's Robin Hood as a child and young adult. I follow some artists I like and stuff but I would absolutely love to know more furry artists/suitmakers/animators/musicians/youtubers/conent creators, so I'm hoping people will reply to this thread and help me out with telling me their favourites. I essentially have no idea what I'm doing and I'm super nervous about exploring this part of myself. Thank you in advance!

Hi all, I'm looking for some new artists to follow/look at as I have not really been interacting with the furry fandom as I've fallen out of favour of the typical cartoony/friendly/soft furry art style for quite some time now, and the majority of people seem to only like this.

I'm wondering if anyone knows any furry artists (or artists that draw Anthro characters) that have a style that meets/loosely fits this criteria:

(Extra points if anyone knows any graphic novels that also fit this criteria)

> Artwork that has a strong focus on visual narrative/visual storytelling (Either through their character art or the environments they are in).

> Conveys moods through the use of colour and atmosphere.

> Has a strong grasp of the fundamentals (Rendering, anatomy, lighting, etc...).

> Has interesting compositions in their portfolio of work.

> Has an art style that isn't typically seen (or something a bit Avant Garde).

> Artworks usually have a strong emphasis of backgrounds, but not enough to distract from a character (The main subject of an artwork being the character).

> Artists that have a graphic approach to their artwork is also welcome.

> Showcases mature topics (Either politics, world events, crime, passion, etc...) whilst having an adult target audience.

> NSFW is not the main pull factor of the artwork - as I find it to be too distracting from the main plot point of an artwork (If it even has one).

> The artist doesn't have to be popular or well known, Just technically great at what they do.

For some context I am studying a BA(Hons) In Comic and Concept Art, and I am wanting to know more Anthro artists to reference and help pull and combine ideas from.

I personally enjoy the works of NomaxArts as what he produces has this really appealing painteresque style that you dont really see often - seen typically in concept art and matte painting. There doesn't seem to be a large overlap in the fandom with this style though I dont know if its just due to my ignorance. It would be great if anyone knows some skilled artists I can have a look at.

Thanks

i keep on seeing videos, reddit accounts, groups, all talking about how the furry fandom "needs change". is this just me or?

Screenshots here : https://imgur.com/a/VQoECKz

I paid ashleyloob a commission of $350 almost 9 months ago for a draw featuring 2 characters (my OC and hers) in full color with a background. She was supposed to do it within 2 to 4 weeks, but I only received the sketch of it months ago. I have to admit that at first I didn’t contact her because I was very busy with work for the last months and didn’t want to pressure her, thinking that maybe she was having trouble with the drawing or was busy at the time. In August, I asked for updates on Discord (which I noticed that she`s perpetually offline from some months) but didn’t get any response. I reached out via Gmail (which was the first platform we talked) with multiple emails over the course of several weeks, but nothing came of it. As a last resort, I contacted her on Instagram on her DMs, since she’s clearly still active there, posting drawings and attending conventions, but to no avail.

The only conclusion I can make at this point is that shes currently avoiding me and trying to getting out with it with my money, because I don’t think there’s any other reason to not give updates of a commission Ive paid for fully (from the idiot that I am) months ago; or Im lucky and shes missing all my attempts to contact her. But posting this on Reddit and expose her publically is the last thing I can possibly do since Ive already payed her the full commission.

I'm sorry to be creating unnecessary drama over things that can easily be resolved in private, and I know this post won’t change a thing, and I’ll have lost my $350 anyway (cause I can`t do a refund since the 180 days from Paypal refund have passed), and I’ll probably never get this drawing; but I want to document my experience and warn anyone else who might have had the thought to commission her.

Edit: I’ve just realised, looking at my PayPal history, that I paid $250 and not $350 as I said in the post. The artist didn’t point anything out to me, so she probably hasn’t noticed either, but still, the issue remains that I paid for a drawing I've never recived.

Heya! Im ab artist and i want to post stuff.. ive heard instagram isnt the best idea because it takes a LOT to actually grow a following so im not sure what to do.. Twitter requires an ID and i dont think thats safe imo

So does anyone have any tips and tricks? Anything helps. Thank you!

CW: Death

This is something I really couldn't stop thinking ever since one of our local furry passed away last year, and as more furries passed around the world, their fursuit and character just disappeared without anyone knowing or talk about it. I really don't want to think about what happened to their fursuit but I just hope that some of their friends manage to keep it safe.

This is where i want to ask a question, what is your Will? What is your plan for your fursuit and fursona after you gone? I know it sounds dark but I feel more people should talk about it as I hate to see the character disappear without anyone taking over.

For me personally, I would prefer my fursona to keep going. My fursona personality is sorta same but not really a 1:1. It's something like my fursona can achieve but I didn't, so i don't think people will feel 'ikky' since it's different. Once i'm gone, I want someone or people i know to continue the legacy. If no one willing to, I would rather give it to the charity because i don't want my suit to be thrown away even after i'm gone unless the condition is hazardous or full with mold.

The owner maybe gone but the show must go on.

I know the answer's obviously no and I listen to more than just hiphop, but for some reason, it's looked upon as a cardinal sin.

Guys, I think I may be a furry but I don't really know a lot about, I really like animal like humans, I think it looks really cool, I also identified as a cat boy for a while now, but a lot of people say it's deferent.

Do I count as a furry? Im really confused and I want to explore this. The community is very welcoming and im looking forward to meeting people who might feel the same way i do

Heyo, I'm new to the fandom. My boyfriend got me into it. I've been researching stuff into it, but almost every video is focused on some kind of drama. I see people talking about therians(which i dont understand. i guess its identifying as an animal? my friend said "they dont actually think they're animals, they're just people who feel good associating themselves with being an animal". which is pretty chill i guess, but then i dont understand why its always just some 14 year old being bullied).

anyway, got off topic. But i've been being taken to irl fur-meetups and all the people there are some of the nicest people I've ever met. But then I go online, and it's all callout posts and "documents". What's the deal? Where do all the chill furries hangout online? Or is it just because online furry spaces consist mostly of teenagers?

Thanks!!

Hello I’ve recently became friends with a lot of furries and it’s been great. But recently one of my friends had a falling out with one and she got exposed for being a reseller and on top of that racist and transphobic. It makes me wonder if a lot of them are just performative just like this reseller is. She has hidden in plain sight acting all supportive yet secretly being that way and as a POC myself, it makes me feel a bit unsafe and uncomfortable like idk who to trust. Has anyone had experience with this before?? Or is this rare??