Hey again lovely people! Sorry it's been so long, I'm already in the process of recording another video so it won't be such a long break between videos this time (it'll be an old-style speedpaint to music). I hope you're all doing well, and good luck with any art you're working on!! (friendly reminder: contrary to what my voice might sound like, I use he/him pronouns, thank you!)
I'm not a furry but this is why I connect with furries. I made a fursona, as a kid, and only learned there was a word for it a decade later. I drew a foxlike animal at school and kept drawing her over and over. I found myself drawing her feeling my feelings. I remember when I realized she represented me and could not be separated. I felt strange about it and kept it to myself. When I learned other people had fursonas, I felt less alone. I still draw her. Her design isn't groundbreaking but I feel it's true to who I am. Thank you snake-wing for any content you put out 💜
Aaaa your lineart is so nice! Love how you balance the smooth, flowy lines with the sharper, more angular ones. I tend to change character designs every time I redraw one, so I figure they're shapeshifters, because why not. I also have occasional phantom sensations and might have some kind of drawing-touch synesthesia, so a good part of my designs are based on what "feels" right, quite literally! Now if only I could have a real tail, lol.
I've been struggling about my fursona species and design. I want something that feels me but i just love so many animals, styles and things that i just want to put everything together. Luckly recently i found a way to represent myself and my different styles and likes, i have 3 fursonas, and a true-sona, the main one is a red panda, other one is a shrimp since i love everything related to sea and water, other is a mouse cause i just love cheese, and my true-sona is a pig, which is literally me, he has a totally different gender identity. Edit: sorry if my english is real bad
hehe im the same, i have multiple different ocs and sonas that represent different parts of my interests and personality,and 1-2 'true' sonas that are me 1 to 1
This definitely was an enjoyable watch! I myself have a fursona, and say that I am a furry but, I don't join any fandoms due to toxicity in the fandoms and all the sexual activities in the fandoms. Other than that, I still love my fursona and yours is absolutely amazing and it kind of gives me a lot of ideas! Thank you for sharing!💙
Thanks, I'm glad you found it enjoyable! Yeah, the fandom certainly has it's fair share of problems, so i can understand why some people don't asscoiate with it ;;
@@barbscatlmao I was wondering what comment notification I got and saw that it was on Snake-Wings channel. I was shocked at first cause I'm like, wait, I don't have any videos up. XD But, I switched the whole Furry thing. I'm not one anymore, but I'm a Werewolf, that has 3 forms, haha.
This video was very helpful... thank you! I've been in the fandom for about a year - and I've changed my sona's species and color schemes so often that I've started not enjoying myself. This video's given me a fresh perspective to creating a sona I'll truly connect to. I've been stuck in a rutt for months, but I feel ready to try again once more! 👍
Thanks for this! This gave me the confidence to make a fursona of my own! His name is Calvin Edward Mari (Cal E. Mari is his joking name, like calamari) and he is a squid-octopus thing that resembled Cthulu a little bit. He deals with a lot of money, having his own bank as well as being a stockbroker and frequent at auctions. He wears a low-profile tan trenchcoat to offset his larger size (He is roughly 7'4), and wears black slacks with a pair of leather boots and a green flannel shirt under his coat, alongside a driver's cap upon his head. He is a lighter blue color, with piercing purple eyes that can be perceived as scary. I'm a pretty big guy, and I have been told I can easily command a room with my deep voice, towering stance, and, "eyes that make it seem like you know everything about everyone in the room, and aren't afraid to expose their darkest secrets." That last part I feel is a little over the top, but hey, someone actually said that.
@@MercurialHaze909 Ngl the lore for him has him becoming a suburban dad and his skin changes to Orange so he isn't as creepy, so technically yeah, CthuluDad lmfao
Thank you! I love my girl Nova.. but she doesn't feel the way I want her to. I have a whole backstory for her, and my step sister made her fursona her sister too (because we are very close), but I just don't wanna change her. I want to love her the way you love your sona, but it doesn't seem to be like that sometimes. Its hard to explain, but do you think you have any tips? Thank you!
Well, even if you don't want to change her completely, may try a minor redesign, or even just adding some new accessories/and alt. hair style or something little like that, adding or altering something can help you feel more connected (as it renews the novelty of the design a bit). Or maybe you and your step sister could try re-working the backstory a bit, depending on how long ago you made her, perhaps she doesn't totally fit who your are anymore, so changing a few things, even a little bit, to make her more relevant to who you are now might help. Good luck!
@@snake-wing okay! Thank you so much. I really appreciate it! And I will totally try that later! I'm so happy that one of my idols can actually help out with this stuff,, you don't even know how grateful I am! Lol! Also, I just wanted to say that Vee is stunning. His design has something intriguing about it, so do you mind if I refrence it the slightest bit? I 100% would NOT copy his design, I just really like it, so may I use it for inspiration? If so, thank you! ^^
Thank you so much for this...can't find the right species or color scheme or anything...goat, griffin, wolf, cat, mouse, opossum, dutchie- Switched species so many times I feel like it should be a changeling at this point!
I created my first fursona back in 2014 I’ve changed her a lot over the years, I was never happy with it, but I recently realized that her first design was perfect as it was, so I changed it back. Now I couldn’t be happier 😁
@@binbanboni2284 Do you mean that an animal with human qualities does not always have to be a Furry or is it a Furry? (Well I call any animal that looks like a human, furry 😅😊)
Ok I think I understood what you mean ... What she draws in if they are animals that are not human qualities, they are represented, as if they were a snake and a dog, I think 😅 normal (Ok, I was wrong) 😅
Thank you so much!! I felt like i was getting bored of my main ocs design, I had redesigned tf out of her and this kinda got me to see that if i want my main oc/sona to represent me, she should be based on me more than just the things i like! I brought back her original design and i feel so happy now, it just feels more like me
I love creating new characters. I'm not a furry but I know the fandom since two years now and I gained even more confidence with approaching to it and saying I really like it (even taking infos about you guys) but not feeling part of the community. My favorite species is the protogen and I have a cool idea I think I will draw soon (even if I kinda suck at it 😂). I started a project (just for fun, for myself to put all my mental movies I have when I listen to music) in which I created a story and I have a lot, or better, too many characters. Most of them are human, but four of them are anthropomorphic. Curiously, the first 3 were created before I had any clue about the fandom, the fact they had an animal-like form made them more epic for some reasons. And man. I try to make them simple in appearance but with cool and complex powers, but for the external characters of the project... I just can't help it. I'm a big pokefan so I'm gonna draw the Fusion of my childhood mascot pokemon, Ampharos, and my recent favorite one, shiny haxorus. I always wanted that sheep to look cooler and tougher and that's gonna be a perfect option, also to give justice to that "megaevolution" it has. Also a character grew up with me to be my persona, that one who represents me. A better, slightly more muscular, more skilled in dance moves, cool clothed version of me. He's got a black cap covering half face and two "angry-like" white pieces of cloth on it. I called him Kappside. I'm gonna make a drawing about the pokefusion, the character I just described and the protogen. I gotta do it before it goes away from my mind
I created my fursona when I was really young, about 8 years old. She was actually the first character I ever made. Over the years I really connected with her, but the one problem is her design. She’s really simple, just beige with a white ear and a white paw and blue heart shaped ear tufts. I don’t really know how to describe it… it’s not like I dislike the design really but it’s a bit too basic for me. I tried to change it a bit before, but then I didn’t feel connected to her anymore, so I changed her back. I don’t really know what to do now..
Well, there’s nothing wrong with simple designs ofc, but if you wanted to add some more complexity without changing the design too much maybe try adding more accessories if you haven’t already (rather than adding actual markings, like if you wear any jewellery etc yourself maybe try adding that to her design) that way the original design essentially isn’t changed but is slightly more (for want of a better word) “unique” and she can always been drawn without the accessories
Omg thank you for telling me not to necessarily use my fave colors i love brown and beige and but that is the original colors of many moths so i chose purple / pink / blue pastel scheme and i love it!!!!!
Omg I didn’t know you also have youtube!!! I directly recognized your style from Instagram and I thought. NO WAY THAT IS LIKE A DREAM!!! Great video btw!
My 2 main fursonas are both very different One, the main one I’ve had for around 5 years now, xyp. (Pronounced zip) her original name was zip but it’s kinda boring so I Elon musk-Ed it. She’s *inahle* a dingo corgi dragon raptor..who’s blue and grey (GHGGAFFGN) the other I’ve had for maybe a year or less, synthea.she’s a bearded vulture griffin (but I mostly just draw her as a bearded vulture with spikes and teeth) she’s kewl 🧍♀️
My 'fursonas'(I prefer to call them personas) are both dinosaurs! Dinosaurs and paleontology are my main interests and have been since I was four, so obviously my personas are gonna be Dinos. One is Yvette the pink Spinosaurus, and my other is Orion the red Carnotaurus!
My “fursona” is a human who is 50% snake, 30% salamander, 10% demon, and 10% porcupine ._. I know, I’m weird. Also yes, while she is a human, I still call her a fursona. I’m considering creating a full furry version of her.
I am trying to get better lineart for my drawings. Is it fine if you tell me what brush you used in the backround and what settings? It has been really hard for me to find a good lineart brush for procreate.
I've been working on a fursona since i was a young child and didn't even know what furries are, scrapping SO MANY different designs. My first was a werewolf type fursona named tsunami, then the next notable one was a hawk/wolf/insect hybrid that i forgot the name of (never really connected with him,) and now i have a spider-thingy named Vivian. I keep trying to give my fursonas unique personalities and traits, but i always stray back to a personality that's kinda how i see myself. A secretive, reserved person who doesn't show a lot of affection to others, and just wants to blend in with the masses and is very socially awkward, hence the fact that none of my fursonas are big on physical affection since they/I don't know how to express affection. Doesn't mean they don't care about people though, and most of the time my fursonas have deep loyalty to the people they love. This reflects the fact that even though i may be a bit rude and distant to my family, i still love them and I'd help them with anything they need. I also normally go with feminine males or masculine females for the design and gender of my fursonas, idk why.
are you transgender? I noticed the design of the bandanna, the colours resemble that of the transgender flag, if you are transgender I fully support, if u just like the colours though that's fine too!
For anyway still struggling maybe make a animation meme like for example the meme ghost I just put some goat with a Fading black square on their face And I named it ghost so maybe get inspired by aniamtion meme names
I’m to the point of completely designing my oc Iris. I’ve gotten to the point I’ve gotten ride of her dragon wings and horns. I love dragons, but it’s not who I am. I have 5 fur sonas. Sirius, iris, rose, Juno and ghost all basked on my different genders being gender fluid
I just want to hammer the point across, furry is not an identity, it is an interest. People who identify as animals are not furries, they are therians/other-kin. Furries also are not attracted to animals, those are zoophiles.... different things. This just seems like a video that new furries and furry criticizers would watch so I just felt the need to make this clear!!!
For me, and this is a problem i have in all aspects of art. I can learn how to draw something but i cant apply that to different angles and poses. So my fursona has a design but i struggle to draw her in a way thats not 3/4 view
i've been a furry since i was 16 i'm currently 25 years i never had a fursona until i got a one from a giveaway a few years ago the type of furry i am i'm a Spargard, a combination of a dragon and a moth my fursona name is Blitz Arkale
I think another thing is when you are younger and your brain hasn’t gotten to a more developed stage it might be harder to connect with a character because you may not have figured out who you are yet. Be patient:3
Your design process is so relatable. When designing my sona i knew I needed to be a bird but I also needed to be a dog so i mixed the two as best I could but i still need to make alt forms because I can't settle on one design.
I love vernids so much and I have two vernid characters, but I just need to completely overhaul their personalities because I’m just not connected as much as I’d like to be to them. My two fursonas are so similar, just a brown top coat and white undercoat, big brow bones with brow horns, two long back horns, blue eyes, blue mouths, and thats it basically 😂. One is a dragon and one is a kaprosuchus (dog croc) and I feel like they both represent a different aspect of my personality. Dawnfire the dragon is a big, powerful, doesn’t care about anything sort of dragon, someone I would be if I could, and Midas my kapro is a tiny, scrungy, energetic lil guy who’s someone that I am/someone I could be if I had no fear of expressing myself. My vernids are so well designed, especially the vern that I designed myself, but they just don’t fit in with me. They’re just characters, they need something more. I wish I could physically rip them apart and resemble them, but maybe I can do the metaphorical version of that.
Aaaa i love your artstyle and ofc Vee, very pretty design I made my fursona pretty much based on my favorite game about werewolves I gave her a lot of traits from the werewolves like pointy ears, long tongue and black eyes I've had her for a little over a year now and probably will continue to use her as my fursona ❤
This is a very good video, I personally created my current sona with help from roblox, I didn’t have creating a sona in mind when I made my character but I ended up really attaching myself to it Using things like roblox, gacha, or even something like pic crews may help certain people ! It definitely helped me Also, the way you thanked people who didn’t watch to the end at the end is kinda funny pff
i just wanna say, i havent had someone tell me or explain to me the way that you did, how i can go about truly making a sona i connect with, ive only been indecisive recently, havent been able to decide on even how i should get out of bed in the morning lol, but the way you explained how to truly connect with a sona and "you dont HAVE to do this, or this, just r e l a x" really just kind of made me really think about this, your voiceover was pretty much way more than inspiring, it was mentality changing and i wanna thank you for that. now i know how to really have something that i can connect with. i saved ur video a while back and never watched it till now when i went through my watch again cause im trying to learn how to draw furries, i suck at drawing utterly and completely. im gonna watch ur video again and again and really listen to each detail cause i feel its "detail PACKED" and a mindset that i always admired but never really payed attention to how to apply. idk if im getting sentimental or thinking theres more in this video than there might actually be, but if theres truly as much as i think there is, thank you for putting that much effort into this video, it was so worth it
Thank you for your lovely comment; when making this video I did wonder how useful it’d be as is less about drawing itself and more about thinking/mindset, so I’m really glad to hear you’ve found it helpful! Good luck with creating a sona and with your artistic journey in general!!
Watched this while making a fursona. Very good advice, im honnestly keeping most of that in mind now. Alot of pitfalls from that video i fell into. Ive got about 11 fursona i moved from lmao.
I love my kirin fursona, and they’re definitely one of my seconds! But for some reason, I’ve always had a fascination and love for foxes and cats, and I grew up with cats all my life I’ve raised many litters and made many strong connections to them. I always have the idea to mix but if I were a cat, I feel like I’d either be a black cat or splotched a marble red tabby. I’m not sure which I’d be, and with foxes, I love all kinds of foxes so if I were to even make some, I have no idea where to start 😢
My newest fursona represents a few things i love plus shes sort of a more ideal me, shes part dwarf cat (love of tiny things) mostly scottish fold (favorite animal for 3 years now) she has a very small pair of wings (wish to fly) glowing eyes (wish for magic) and is very sweet clever selfless and has magical abilities. Im very exited to draw her. I took some of the advice so i think this will be the first fursona i really connect with! Thank you so much for this!
I’ve been struggling for a whirl to make a design if an stick with for more than a week, they never really feel like me, but I have this issue where I’ve seen other ppls characters or sonas and think that they fit me so well even some times perfectly but liek, their others sonas and idk what to do. Like I’ve only seen a few designs that I see and have a connection with so strongly but they’re all other ppls sonas … Any advice?
I watched this while making my fursona, my old one was not appealing to me as I had gone through a lot and didn’t connect with her any longer. I used to be a spunky, rock and roll caracal-crocodile hybrid. Now I’m a well-humoured shaggy cat with a grunge style
Thanks for the advice. I’ve been struggling to keep a consistent fursona design for YEARS of my life(maybe 4+ years idk) since I always felt unhappy with how the designs looked. Say for instance I hyperfixated on weirdcore and dreamcore so I made an pink angel-dog named Melody with an extra eye on their head and on their wings, and had them only for a few weeks. They were fun to draw, but eventually I grew disconnected to them and scrapped them entirely, much like every other fursona I’ve had. Heck, I once even made the choice to make two separate fursonas because I had so many ideas. One was an emo half demon-wolf and the other was a cow who looked like she came from Clueless. I ended up forgetting about the cow since I grew more connected to the wolf, and even then I grew unhappy with the wolf’s whole vibe and scrapped them. So yeah, I really was struggling lmao. This video did give me some confidence in finding a fursona that will hopefully stick since I’ve pretty much accepted that I’m a fursonaless furry. I already know what stuff I like a lot so maybe it will be a little easy. The design process will be hard of course but I’m sure I’ll be really happy once I’m done.
I wanna make an actual fursona but...I already have an oc. And even tho it's not entirely an original character, I already connected with it. This oc feels most like...ME, you know?
I've been a furry for most of my life and only now am I settling on a fursona (or two). As you said it's because I wasn't happy with my art and design skills until recently. I also just didn't feel like I had any ideas lol. Finally decided on a fanged deer as my truesona, and an alien beast as my fursona lol. So much creative freedom with that second one; I somehow felt a little restricted with existing species. Awesome video!!
Thank you for the video. This has been the most helpful one so far! I’m new to the furry fandom and really would like to have a character I could call my own and maybe even one day I could try making a tail or something for my future fursona! Tysm for the tips! ^^
This is the only video that actually helped me, and I think that goes to show... This was an amazing video! I'm finally past the fear of change, and I've been making changes to my fursona Coco when I feel like I need to make a change to Coco
Saw this in my recommended and have come back to say a few things... What you said about finding an animal that you're obsessed with and how you should really think about it before making that your fursona is a really good point, and I still struggle to this day with that, currently I'm kind of wanting to make an otter fursona, And despite what I said above, this actually does not feel like an animal obsession, but the last time I drew a mustelid, I remember one of my family members saying it looked like a dog and that really demotivated me. I guess it can be hard sometimes with a more unique sona since there are less otter fursuits out there so it can be harder to find a fursuit maker you like, and there are less ychs out there that aren't just dogs and cats, and sometimes it feels like it would be easier to have a common canine or feline character, but deep in your heart sometimes those animals just aren't for you :') I think that Coco was a bit of a cover up fursona. I had her when I still thought I was a girl, but I come out of this whole experience finding out I'm non-binary and I've been trying to make a new non-binary fursona for this occasion, since I don't really connect with Coco anymore Sorry for the long message, just hoping if there's anybody who can relate to this, and how they get past the slight sad feeling, that you can sometimes get with a less popular fursona? >
I don't really have any advice but I used to have a rat fursona (and when I first made my current fursona he only had a snake form) so I can certainly relate to finding it harder to commission people/buy YCHs etc, I do think these days there seem to be more artists/fursuit makers willing to draw different species though compared to when I first joined the fandom. I think at the end of the day if you don't connect to a canine/feline sona it isn't worth having one, even if you have to spend a bit longer finding artists to commission (I've always found putting out posts like "seeking artist who can draw x species" fairly useful when trying to find new artists willing to draw other species). In any case, I hope you're able to figure things out and end up with a sona you really connect too (and try not to dwell too much on your family saying the mustelid you drew looked like a dog, even if that's were the case, it's nothing more practice drawing mustelid anatomy won't sort)
@@snake-wing Thanks so much for the comment! Yeah, I do feel really connected to tye current otter sona I'm making, and I'm finally able to just sit back and see where things go. Before, I was kind of scared for change to my fursona cause I've switched so much but at this point I do feel like me coming back to mustelids for a second time isn't a coincidence :')
Generally a fursona does represent you on some level otherwise it’d be an OC more than a sona, but they don’t have to have the same personality as you, no
I'm in a bit of a pickle. So, I have a fursona that I love to bits, but I'm unhappy with her. I don't know if I can replace or even redesign her... I just feel so bad and so guilty. Any ideas?
You can always try redesigning her or using another design, and if you aren’t happy just go back to using her in her previous design until you find something you are happy with
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Hey again lovely people! Sorry it's been so long, I'm already in the process of recording another video so it won't be such a long break between videos this time (it'll be an old-style speedpaint to music). I hope you're all doing well, and good luck with any art you're working on!!
(friendly reminder: contrary to what my voice might sound like, I use he/him pronouns, thank you!)
@BirBaily In other comments he said he uses the technical pen! ^^
your voice sound so sweet and delicate it's soothing to hear
Hey girl, nice video.
I'm not a furry but this is why I connect with furries. I made a fursona, as a kid, and only learned there was a word for it a decade later.
I drew a foxlike animal at school and kept drawing her over and over. I found myself drawing her feeling my feelings. I remember when I realized she represented me and could not be separated. I felt strange about it and kept it to myself. When I learned other people had fursonas, I felt less alone. I still draw her. Her design isn't groundbreaking but I feel it's true to who I am.
Thank you snake-wing for any content you put out 💜
That's greta you've had a fursona you've connected to for so long!! ^^
I have to say that, this is the best and well explained video about creating a fursona. 😊💖🌸
Thank you! I’m glad you think so 😊
Aaaa your lineart is so nice! Love how you balance the smooth, flowy lines with the sharper, more angular ones.
I tend to change character designs every time I redraw one, so I figure they're shapeshifters, because why not. I also have occasional phantom sensations and might have some kind of drawing-touch synesthesia, so a good part of my designs are based on what "feels" right, quite literally! Now if only I could have a real tail, lol.
I've been struggling about my fursona species and design. I want something that feels me but i just love so many animals, styles and things that i just want to put everything together. Luckly recently i found a way to represent myself and my different styles and likes, i have 3 fursonas, and a true-sona, the main one is a red panda, other one is a shrimp since i love everything related to sea and water, other is a mouse cause i just love cheese, and my true-sona is a pig, which is literally me, he has a totally different gender identity.
Edit: sorry if my english is real bad
I like the variety of animals! Most furries choose foxes/wolves your super unique! Im curious to see a pig and/or mouse fursona!!
@@djboom1387 aww i'm so happy you said that! Yeah, i haven't seen any mice or pigs on the fandom so i though it will be a cute idea ^^
hehe im the same, i have multiple different ocs and sonas that represent different parts of my interests and personality,and 1-2 'true' sonas that are me 1 to 1
@@scribblecloud glad to see I'm not the only one, keep up the good job!
Your english is so fucking good I thought it was your first language.
This definitely was an enjoyable watch!
I myself have a fursona, and say that I am a furry but, I don't join any fandoms due to toxicity in the fandoms and all the sexual activities in the fandoms.
Other than that, I still love my fursona and yours is absolutely amazing and it kind of gives me a lot of ideas!
Thank you for sharing!💙
Thanks, I'm glad you found it enjoyable!
Yeah, the fandom certainly has it's fair share of problems, so i can understand why some people don't asscoiate with it ;;
Me too. Im a furry but I'm not really a part of the community.
@@barbscatlmao I was wondering what comment notification I got and saw that it was on Snake-Wings channel.
I was shocked at first cause I'm like, wait, I don't have any videos up. XD
But, I switched the whole Furry thing. I'm not one anymore, but I'm a Werewolf, that has 3 forms, haha.
@@LunaRaiye Haha ok. That was 8 months ago, so that makes sense.
Recently I created new fursona but with different gender identity than mine. Trying to see how it affects my connection with him
A snek with wings!! :0
(Talking about the thumbnail)
This video was very helpful... thank you! I've been in the fandom for about a year - and I've changed my sona's species and color schemes so often that I've started not enjoying myself. This video's given me a fresh perspective to creating a sona I'll truly connect to. I've been stuck in a rutt for months, but I feel ready to try again once more! 👍
I’m glad it was helpful! And good luck, I hope you’re able to create/find a sona you connect with 😊
Thanks for this! This gave me the confidence to make a fursona of my own! His name is Calvin Edward Mari (Cal E. Mari is his joking name, like calamari) and he is a squid-octopus thing that resembled Cthulu a little bit. He deals with a lot of money, having his own bank as well as being a stockbroker and frequent at auctions. He wears a low-profile tan trenchcoat to offset his larger size (He is roughly 7'4), and wears black slacks with a pair of leather boots and a green flannel shirt under his coat, alongside a driver's cap upon his head. He is a lighter blue color, with piercing purple eyes that can be perceived as scary. I'm a pretty big guy, and I have been told I can easily command a room with my deep voice, towering stance, and, "eyes that make it seem like you know everything about everyone in the room, and aren't afraid to expose their darkest secrets." That last part I feel is a little over the top, but hey, someone actually said that.
That's awesome! He sounds like such a cool, unique fursona!!
I know this comment is over 2 years old, but it's giving major octodad vibes 😂 (no offense, your fursona actually sounds really cool!)
@@MercurialHaze909 Ngl the lore for him has him becoming a suburban dad and his skin changes to Orange so he isn't as creepy, so technically yeah, CthuluDad lmfao
Thank you! I love my girl Nova.. but she doesn't feel the way I want her to. I have a whole backstory for her, and my step sister made her fursona her sister too (because we are very close), but I just don't wanna change her. I want to love her the way you love your sona, but it doesn't seem to be like that sometimes. Its hard to explain, but do you think you have any tips? Thank you!
Well, even if you don't want to change her completely, may try a minor redesign, or even just adding some new accessories/and alt. hair style or something little like that, adding or altering something can help you feel more connected (as it renews the novelty of the design a bit). Or maybe you and your step sister could try re-working the backstory a bit, depending on how long ago you made her, perhaps she doesn't totally fit who your are anymore, so changing a few things, even a little bit, to make her more relevant to who you are now might help. Good luck!
@@snake-wing okay! Thank you so much. I really appreciate it! And I will totally try that later! I'm so happy that one of my idols can actually help out with this stuff,, you don't even know how grateful I am! Lol! Also, I just wanted to say that Vee is stunning. His design has something intriguing about it, so do you mind if I refrence it the slightest bit? I 100% would NOT copy his design, I just really like it, so may I use it for inspiration? If so, thank you! ^^
Thank you so much for this...can't find the right species or color scheme or anything...goat, griffin, wolf, cat, mouse, opossum, dutchie- Switched species so many times I feel like it should be a changeling at this point!
I created my first fursona back in 2014
I’ve changed her a lot over the years, I was never happy with it, but I recently realized that her first design was perfect as it was, so I changed it back. Now I couldn’t be happier 😁
How long !!! 👋🥺💗 I love your furries, what a beautiful way to draw nwn I would like to know how to make furries as well as YOU nwn!!!😭😻💜💖🐶💜😻
Thank you, that means a lot!
No problem nwn 💖💖
Furry means someone in the fandom I think and not an antrhopromorpic animal itself :3
@@binbanboni2284 Do you mean that an animal with human qualities does not always have to be a Furry or is it a Furry? (Well I call any animal that looks like a human, furry 😅😊)
Ok I think I understood what you mean ... What she draws in if they are animals that are not human qualities, they are represented, as if they were a snake and a dog, I think 😅 normal (Ok, I was wrong) 😅
my sona is a Guinea pig cus I have four of them hehe
I’m 100% snake! Also according to pocari roo I’m a foodie and I can mend someone’s heart with my hugs!
Thank you so much!! I felt like i was getting bored of my main ocs design, I had redesigned tf out of her and this kinda got me to see that if i want my main oc/sona to represent me, she should be based on me more than just the things i like! I brought back her original design and i feel so happy now, it just feels more like me
I love creating new characters. I'm not a furry but I know the fandom since two years now and I gained even more confidence with approaching to it and saying I really like it (even taking infos about you guys) but not feeling part of the community. My favorite species is the protogen and I have a cool idea I think I will draw soon (even if I kinda suck at it 😂). I started a project (just for fun, for myself to put all my mental movies I have when I listen to music) in which I created a story and I have a lot, or better, too many characters. Most of them are human, but four of them are anthropomorphic. Curiously, the first 3 were created before I had any clue about the fandom, the fact they had an animal-like form made them more epic for some reasons. And man. I try to make them simple in appearance but with cool and complex powers, but for the external characters of the project... I just can't help it.
I'm a big pokefan so I'm gonna draw the Fusion of my childhood mascot pokemon, Ampharos, and my recent favorite one, shiny haxorus. I always wanted that sheep to look cooler and tougher and that's gonna be a perfect option, also to give justice to that "megaevolution" it has.
Also a character grew up with me to be my persona, that one who represents me. A better, slightly more muscular, more skilled in dance moves, cool clothed version of me. He's got a black cap covering half face and two "angry-like" white pieces of cloth on it. I called him Kappside.
I'm gonna make a drawing about the pokefusion, the character I just described and the protogen. I gotta do it before it goes away from my mind
Your back!! :D
Also, thank you for giving me insparation and ideas of what kind of a fursona I should do! The video helped me a lot! ^^
I'm glad you found it useful! Good luck creating your fursona ^w^
I created my fursona when I was really young, about 8 years old. She was actually the first character I ever made. Over the years I really connected with her, but the one problem is her design. She’s really simple, just beige with a white ear and a white paw and blue heart shaped ear tufts. I don’t really know how to describe it… it’s not like I dislike the design really but it’s a bit too basic for me. I tried to change it a bit before, but then I didn’t feel connected to her anymore, so I changed her back. I don’t really know what to do now..
Well, there’s nothing wrong with simple designs ofc, but if you wanted to add some more complexity without changing the design too much maybe try adding more accessories if you haven’t already (rather than adding actual markings, like if you wear any jewellery etc yourself maybe try adding that to her design) that way the original design essentially isn’t changed but is slightly more (for want of a better word) “unique” and she can always been drawn without the accessories
@@snake-wing this is really helpful! thank you!
Omg thank you for telling me not to necessarily use my fave colors i love brown and beige and but that is the original colors of many moths so i chose purple / pink / blue pastel scheme and i love it!!!!!
I've been frustrated for a little while trying to create a fursona i connect with.
Thanks for the help :)
No problem, and good luck, I hope you manage to create one you connect too ^^
Omg I didn’t know you also have youtube!!! I directly recognized your style from Instagram and I thought. NO WAY THAT IS LIKE A DREAM!!! Great video btw!
Haha thank you 😊
I just need to get used to get used to drawing one. I've always drawn anime. The face change is going to be a pain xD
11:01
"I do wear a lot of black and a lot of objects in my room"
Ah yes, *wearing objects.*
well technically she's not wrong XD
My fursona is a lemon shark and holland iop hrybrid :)
Nice :3
My 2 main fursonas are both very different
One, the main one I’ve had for around 5 years now, xyp. (Pronounced zip) her original name was zip but it’s kinda boring so I Elon musk-Ed it.
She’s *inahle* a dingo corgi dragon raptor..who’s blue and grey (GHGGAFFGN)
the other I’ve had for maybe a year or less, synthea.she’s a bearded vulture griffin (but I mostly just draw her as a bearded vulture with spikes and teeth) she’s kewl 🧍♀️
My 'fursonas'(I prefer to call them personas) are both dinosaurs! Dinosaurs and paleontology are my main interests and have been since I was four, so obviously my personas are gonna be Dinos. One is Yvette the pink Spinosaurus, and my other is Orion the red Carnotaurus!
My “fursona” is a human who is 50% snake, 30% salamander, 10% demon, and 10% porcupine ._. I know, I’m weird. Also yes, while she is a human, I still call her a fursona. I’m considering creating a full furry version of her.
Wait if she's 100% animals how is she a human?(I hope this doesn't sound rude-)
THIS IS AMAZING! :D 3rd :3
thank you c':
for me i kinda have this urge to make a fursona of like.. all the animals i like. I might have 6 at the same time lol
I am trying to get better lineart for my drawings. Is it fine if you tell me what brush you used in the backround and what settings? It has been really hard for me to find a good lineart brush for procreate.
I've been working on a fursona since i was a young child and didn't even know what furries are, scrapping SO MANY different designs. My first was a werewolf type fursona named tsunami, then the next notable one was a hawk/wolf/insect hybrid that i forgot the name of (never really connected with him,) and now i have a spider-thingy named Vivian. I keep trying to give my fursonas unique personalities and traits, but i always stray back to a personality that's kinda how i see myself. A secretive, reserved person who doesn't show a lot of affection to others, and just wants to blend in with the masses and is very socially awkward, hence the fact that none of my fursonas are big on physical affection since they/I don't know how to express affection. Doesn't mean they don't care about people though, and most of the time my fursonas have deep loyalty to the people they love. This reflects the fact that even though i may be a bit rude and distant to my family, i still love them and I'd help them with anything they need. I also normally go with feminine males or masculine females for the design and gender of my fursonas, idk why.
are you transgender? I noticed the design of the bandanna, the colours resemble that of the transgender flag, if you are transgender I fully support, if u just like the colours though that's fine too!
For anyway still struggling maybe make a animation meme like for example the meme ghost I just put some goat with a Fading black square on their face
And I named it ghost so maybe get inspired by aniamtion meme names
Hi! I love your fursona, he's so cool! Great video also. I was wondering how you recorded your art process here? Like what software you used etc. :)
I’m to the point of completely designing my oc Iris. I’ve gotten to the point I’ve gotten ride of her dragon wings and horns. I love dragons, but it’s not who I am. I have 5 fur sonas.
Sirius, iris, rose, Juno and ghost all basked on my different genders being gender fluid
I just want to hammer the point across, furry is not an identity, it is an interest. People who identify as animals are not furries, they are therians/other-kin. Furries also are not attracted to animals, those are zoophiles.... different things. This just seems like a video that new furries and furry criticizers would watch so I just felt the need to make this clear!!!
For me, and this is a problem i have in all aspects of art. I can learn how to draw something but i cant apply that to different angles and poses. So my fursona has a design but i struggle to draw her in a way thats not 3/4 view
i've been a furry since i was 16 i'm currently 25 years i never had a fursona until i got a one from a giveaway a few years ago the type of furry i am i'm a Spargard, a combination of a dragon and a moth my fursona name is Blitz Arkale
thank you so much for this!! i'm currently searching for a new main sona because i feel unattached to my old one so this was really helpful :D
I'm glad it was helpful! ^w^
I think I give avali vibes with stripey ears, so I made just that!
I bled in from the warriors community. I want to draw my own fursona but I'm struggling to connect with any of my designs
I think another thing is when you are younger and your brain hasn’t gotten to a more developed stage it might be harder to connect with a character because you may not have figured out who you are yet. Be patient:3
Your design process is so relatable. When designing my sona i knew I needed to be a bird but I also needed to be a dog so i mixed the two as best I could but i still need to make alt forms because I can't settle on one design.
I love vernids so much and I have two vernid characters, but I just need to completely overhaul their personalities because I’m just not connected as much as I’d like to be to them. My two fursonas are so similar, just a brown top coat and white undercoat, big brow bones with brow horns, two long back horns, blue eyes, blue mouths, and thats it basically 😂. One is a dragon and one is a kaprosuchus (dog croc) and I feel like they both represent a different aspect of my personality. Dawnfire the dragon is a big, powerful, doesn’t care about anything sort of dragon, someone I would be if I could, and Midas my kapro is a tiny, scrungy, energetic lil guy who’s someone that I am/someone I could be if I had no fear of expressing myself. My vernids are so well designed, especially the vern that I designed myself, but they just don’t fit in with me. They’re just characters, they need something more. I wish I could physically rip them apart and resemble them, but maybe I can do the metaphorical version of that.
I have a few different fursonas. Think sander Sides.
My fursona is a wolf I’m looking for a app to draw it.
This helped a lot, i done a lot of quizzes and it kept on saying owl 🦉
Aaaa i love your artstyle and ofc Vee, very pretty design
I made my fursona pretty much based on my favorite game about werewolves
I gave her a lot of traits from the werewolves like pointy ears, long tongue and black eyes
I've had her for a little over a year now and probably will continue to use her as my fursona ❤
Vee is really unique! I’ve never seen a snake sona that doesn’t have limbs added on to it.
thanks you so much for the tips! i was wondering why i couldn’t connect with my fursona and it helped me a lot 😁
That art is great! But what brush do you use?
I'd love one day to see someone use one of my design as a fursona or help someone make a fursona owo
Kid of unrelated and really late but this channel just feels safe, it makes me feel safe and feels like a safe space.
This is a really late response (sorry) but I’m glad to hear that!
This is a very good video, I personally created my current sona with help from roblox, I didn’t have creating a sona in mind when I made my character but I ended up really attaching myself to it
Using things like roblox, gacha, or even something like pic crews may help certain people ! It definitely helped me
Also, the way you thanked people who didn’t watch to the end at the end is kinda funny pff
Yo love the art! What brush do you use?
I use procreate too great app btw! 👍
i just wanna say, i havent had someone tell me or explain to me the way that you did, how i can go about truly making a sona i connect with, ive only been indecisive recently, havent been able to decide on even how i should get out of bed in the morning lol, but the way you explained how to truly connect with a sona and "you dont HAVE to do this, or this, just r e l a x" really just kind of made me really think about this, your voiceover was pretty much way more than inspiring, it was mentality changing and i wanna thank you for that. now i know how to really have something that i can connect with. i saved ur video a while back and never watched it till now when i went through my watch again cause im trying to learn how to draw furries, i suck at drawing utterly and completely. im gonna watch ur video again and again and really listen to each detail cause i feel its "detail PACKED" and a mindset that i always admired but never really payed attention to how to apply. idk if im getting sentimental or thinking theres more in this video than there might actually be, but if theres truly as much as i think there is, thank you for putting that much effort into this video, it was so worth it
Thank you for your lovely comment; when making this video I did wonder how useful it’d be as is less about drawing itself and more about thinking/mindset, so I’m really glad to hear you’ve found it helpful! Good luck with creating a sona and with your artistic journey in general!!
Damn I wish I could draw
i love the way u do lineart, what brush is that if u don't mind me asking :0?
thank you, I use the technical pen
woah your art is so pretty!!
What’s the line art brush you used on procreate?
When this video was made I believe I was using the technical pen for lineart
Watched this while making a fursona. Very good advice, im honnestly keeping most of that in mind now. Alot of pitfalls from that video i fell into. Ive got about 11 fursona i moved from lmao.
I love my kirin fursona, and they’re definitely one of my seconds! But for some reason, I’ve always had a fascination and love for foxes and cats, and I grew up with cats all my life I’ve raised many litters and made many strong connections to them. I always have the idea to mix but if I were a cat, I feel like I’d either be a black cat or splotched a marble red tabby. I’m not sure which I’d be, and with foxes, I love all kinds of foxes so if I were to even make some, I have no idea where to start 😢
Thank you, this video helped me very much! I already have several sonas, and I will use your advice to connect with them more.
Glad it was helpful!
I adore Vee! He's adorable!
If you don’t mind me asking, what brush are you using in the speedpaint? It looks really neat!
My newest fursona represents a few things i love plus shes sort of
a more ideal me, shes part dwarf cat (love of tiny things) mostly scottish fold (favorite animal for 3 years now) she has a very small pair of wings (wish to fly) glowing eyes (wish for magic) and is very sweet clever selfless and has magical abilities. Im very exited to draw her. I took some of the advice so i think this will be the first fursona i really connect with! Thank you so much for this!
I’ve been struggling for a whirl to make a design if an stick with for more than a week, they never really feel like me, but I have this issue where I’ve seen other ppls characters or sonas and think that they fit me so well even some times perfectly but liek, their others sonas and idk what to do. Like I’ve only seen a few designs that I see and have a connection with so strongly but they’re all other ppls sonas …
Any advice?
I love cows, dragons, skunks, ferrets, dogs, bunnies, geckos, but idk really, what to do
I watched this while making my fursona, my old one was not appealing to me as I had gone through a lot and didn’t connect with her any longer. I used to be a spunky, rock and roll caracal-crocodile hybrid. Now I’m a well-humoured shaggy cat with a grunge style
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Hi!
May I ask what brushes you use :)
At the time of this video I mainly used the technical pen I think
Thanks for the advice.
I’ve been struggling to keep a consistent fursona design for YEARS of my life(maybe 4+ years idk) since I always felt unhappy with how the designs looked. Say for instance I hyperfixated on weirdcore and dreamcore so I made an pink angel-dog named Melody with an extra eye on their head and on their wings, and had them only for a few weeks. They were fun to draw, but eventually I grew disconnected to them and scrapped them entirely, much like every other fursona I’ve had.
Heck, I once even made the choice to make two separate fursonas because I had so many ideas. One was an emo half demon-wolf and the other was a cow who looked like she came from Clueless. I ended up forgetting about the cow since I grew more connected to the wolf, and even then I grew unhappy with the wolf’s whole vibe and scrapped them. So yeah, I really was struggling lmao.
This video did give me some confidence in finding a fursona that will hopefully stick since I’ve pretty much accepted that I’m a fursonaless furry. I already know what stuff I like a lot so maybe it will be a little easy. The design process will be hard of course but I’m sure I’ll be really happy once I’m done.
I wanna make an actual fursona but...I already have an oc. And even tho it's not entirely an original character, I already connected with it. This oc feels most like...ME, you know?
I've been a furry for most of my life and only now am I settling on a fursona (or two). As you said it's because I wasn't happy with my art and design skills until recently. I also just didn't feel like I had any ideas lol. Finally decided on a fanged deer as my truesona, and an alien beast as my fursona lol. So much creative freedom with that second one; I somehow felt a little restricted with existing species. Awesome video!!
Aside from the excellent advice, I'm obsessed with your art style
Thank you for the video. This has been the most helpful one so far! I’m new to the furry fandom and really would like to have a character I could call my own and maybe even one day I could try making a tail or something for my future fursona! Tysm for the tips! ^^
If I may ask, what brush did you use? lovely video!
I use the technical pen ^^
Thank you!
Im a moth cat furry and the fur color is black and white like half half and ears and tail were like fox color
Aww that's so cool!!
Ty!
This is the only video that actually helped me, and I think that goes to show...
This was an amazing video! I'm finally past the fear of change, and I've been making changes to my fursona Coco when I feel like I need to make a change to Coco
I’m glad you found it helpful! 😊
Very nice artwork and interesting story 👍
Amazing! Just one thing, could you perhaps name what type of pen you use?
When this video was made, I was using the technical pen
new snake-wig vid! woo!!
wing* oops 😎
Saw this in my recommended and have come back to say a few things...
What you said about finding an animal that you're obsessed with and how you should really think about it before making that your fursona is a really good point, and I still struggle to this day with that, currently I'm kind of wanting to make an otter fursona,
And despite what I said above, this actually does not feel like an animal obsession, but the last time I drew a mustelid, I remember one of my family members saying it looked like a dog and that really demotivated me.
I guess it can be hard sometimes with a more unique sona since there are less otter fursuits out there so it can be harder to find a fursuit maker you like, and there are less ychs out there that aren't just dogs and cats, and sometimes it feels like it would be easier to have a common canine or feline character, but deep in your heart sometimes those animals just aren't for you :')
I think that Coco was a bit of a cover up fursona. I had her when I still thought I was a girl, but I come out of this whole experience finding out I'm non-binary and I've been trying to make a new non-binary fursona for this occasion, since I don't really connect with Coco anymore
Sorry for the long message, just hoping if there's anybody who can relate to this, and how they get past the slight sad feeling, that you can sometimes get with a less popular fursona? >
I don't really have any advice but I used to have a rat fursona (and when I first made my current fursona he only had a snake form) so I can certainly relate to finding it harder to commission people/buy YCHs etc, I do think these days there seem to be more artists/fursuit makers willing to draw different species though compared to when I first joined the fandom. I think at the end of the day if you don't connect to a canine/feline sona it isn't worth having one, even if you have to spend a bit longer finding artists to commission (I've always found putting out posts like "seeking artist who can draw x species" fairly useful when trying to find new artists willing to draw other species).
In any case, I hope you're able to figure things out and end up with a sona you really connect too
(and try not to dwell too much on your family saying the mustelid you drew looked like a dog, even if that's were the case, it's nothing more practice drawing mustelid anatomy won't sort)
@@snake-wing Thanks so much for the comment! Yeah, I do feel really connected to tye current otter sona I'm making, and I'm finally able to just sit back and see where things go. Before, I was kind of scared for change to my fursona cause I've switched so much but at this point I do feel like me coming back to mustelids for a second time isn't a coincidence :')
Excuse me did you say you PURCHASED a design???
Yes? c':
I have a question? Does your fursona have to have the same exact personality as you or no?? And do they have to represent you??
Generally a fursona does represent you on some level otherwise it’d be an OC more than a sona, but they don’t have to have the same personality as you, no
REALY GOOD ❤ .
Thx for inspiring me , and made me wanna start sharing my art on the platform too :)
Thank you!
And go for it, never be afraid to share your art with the world!! ^^
I'm in a bit of a pickle. So, I have a fursona that I love to bits, but I'm unhappy with her. I don't know if I can replace or even redesign her... I just feel so bad and so guilty. Any ideas?
You can always try redesigning her or using another design, and if you aren’t happy just go back to using her in her previous design until you find something you are happy with
@@snake-wing That's true. Thank you! :)
Yaay Procreate
Amazing art!
thank you!!