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Uggh I havent a clue what im doing... I guess im making progress tho?

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IM DOING THINGS!!!

This is still very early on in the planning phase but im starting to not completely hate everything about it!

The bow on the hat is a placeholder, I dont really want it in the final but it just felt empty. The ears are still something that I havent put down but im excited too!

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Hia tumblr been a minute!

As you may have noticed i completely scrapped the daily challenge. The person who warened of burnout was 100% right and especially with everything else going on in my life adding another thing to stress about every day was not ideal. But after taking a break I do have a fresh sense of inspiration and will continue to try and post here semi regularly!

Its crazy what you can do when you are doing something that you want, with lofi music in the background, rather than hitting an arbitrary goal.

My wife has been streaming recently and I have wanted to stream with her and I thought her pngtuber model was so cool so im trying to design one for myself.

Not fully sure what I want it to be exactly yet but i tried sketching out some ideas based on other art ive liked. I think as of current I am dead set on witch hat, Horns, And piercings(somewhere) but other than that nothing is set in stone.

Heres what I did today! (already way more effort put in than any of my daily challenges and around the same time put in.)

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once i figure out how to do anatomy and facial expressions and proportion and foreshortening and basic perspective and color theory and composition then youll all be sorry

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Yea so so much for doing it daily... Might have to rethink this a bit...

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im so Tired

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Y e no Too Tired

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Guys I aint gonna lie I spent my day setting up my linux so imma just make something really shitty for today.

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Day 6 -Anime Mouths & Expression Lines – stylized mouths I made carnitas today so i had to have a taco going into one of the mouths for mouth day obviously...

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Day 5- eyes

Did A few

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So day 4... Was supposed to be muzzle practice but I changed around the list and didn't change today because I was already here. I could not motivate myself to do muzzles all day cause I really don't want to draw them. But I did something so I can at least say I touched the tablet today. And for all you haters I made at least one poorly drawn side profile muzzle, your welcome. My challenge my rules. Tomorrow is eyes and im exited for that!

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Mid Season Patch notes

Hey yall! I know we are barely 4 days into this but I just realized how weighted the original list was to furry art and when looking at references for that I started realizing I actually like the more anime stylized ones better anyways. So we are pivoting(Its my rules so its not cheating) and remaking the list with more focus toward the anime style side and hybridizing them. The old list was:

Gesture drawing: 2-min poses (use humans and animal refs).✓

Head construction (front, 3/4, side) – anthro + anime humans.✓

Expressions: draw 5 exaggerated emotions on anthro faces.✓

Muzzle practice: dog, cat, fox, etc. – profile + 3/4 views.

Anime eyes: 10 styles, experiment with shapes and expressions.

Animal-to-anthro morphing: sketch a dog > stylized furry.

Freestyle day: combine everything so far into 3 character heads.

Simple anime-style body proportions (chibi, teen, adult).

Furry-specific anatomy (digitigrade legs, tails, paw-hands).

Dynamic posing: action gestures, flow lines, and movement.

Silhouette test: sketch 3 poses that read clearly in silhouette.

Foreshortening bootcamp: limbs toward camera, dramatic angles.

Anthro/human hybrid anatomy practice.

Draw 3 full-body characters from your own designs.

Fur texture study: short, long, stylized, fluffy.

Clothing: 3 outfits (casual, fantasy, futuristic).

Hands + paws: draw 10 each with gesture emphasis.

Anime-style hair: flowing, spiky, soft – draw 5 types.

Accessory focus: collars, jewelry, goggles, belts.

Color blocking: experiment with 3-character palettes.

FX: sketch speed lines, glow, magic, glitter, sparkles.

Thumbnail 3 character illustrations (simple scenes).

Background crash course: interiors, forests, sky gradients.

Draw your fursona or OC in full (colored if you have time).

Two characters interacting (posing, expression, emotion).

Dynamic angle: character from above/below.

Mood drawing: design a piece around a specific feeling.

Fanart day: redraw a fave anime character as a furry.

Final illustration sketch: choose your strongest idea.

Final illustration finish: clean it up or start coloring

And the new list is:

Gesture Drawing Warmup – humanoid & animal poses ✅

Head Construction Basics – anime and anthro heads ✅

Facial Expressions – focused on anthro emotion range ✅

Muzzle Practice – profile and ¾ view (in progress)

Anime Eyes – styles, shine, shape language

Anime Mouths & Expression Lines – stylized mouths

Anime Hair – shape, flow, bangs, volume (masc & femme)

Furry Ears – placement, emotion, integration with anime faces

Hands & Paws – anime hands, paw variants, stylization tips

Leg Types & Feet – plantigrade vs digitigrade, anime stylization

Tail Motion & Personality – simple to complex tails

Clothing Basics – stylized folds, skirts, jackets, loose fabric

Hybrid Character Design 1 – build 2–3 anime-furry heads

Dynamic Body Poses – jumping, stretching, fighting, floating

Cheek Fluff & Facial Silhouettes – visual identity through fluff

Stylized Body Proportions – anthro vs anime vs chibi hybrids

Feather Flow Practice – shape, layering, fluff

Tail Design Day – final pass on your fursona’s tail

Expression Masterclass – exaggeration, sparkles, tears

Interaction Studies – hugs, leaning, reacting

Hybrid Character Design 2 – full characters with outfit + pose

Stylized Lighting Practice – cel shading, anime glow, fluff shine

Lineweight & Inking Practice – clean lines, fuzzy edge tricks

Simple Backgrounds – minimal style environments

Prop Practice – phones, coffee cups, glasses, earrings

Outfit Day – cute, casual, fantasy, scene-fitting design

Scene Composition – 1–2 characters interacting in a space

Action Pose & Effects – magic blasts, motion lines, sparkles

Draw Your Fursona – final illustration, fully inked/sketched

Reflection Day – redraw a piece from Day 1–3 with your new skills

Anyways its probably subject to change again but for now this is what im going to be working with.

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Day 3: Emotions on Anthro Faces Didn't quite hit 5 but I'm calling it for the day. Takeaway of the day is that even when not drawing I need to build up a folder or pin board of things that I like so that when I'm stuck like I was today I have a place to go see what I already do and don't like. A lot of my drawing time today was wasted going through google trying to find expressive furry drawings. While I do like the simple :3 that quite honestly a lot of artist use I found i felt it was against the spirit of the today's goal.

To the person that was warning about burnout and treating it as a chore, the biggest chore for me is trying to figure out what to learn and I feel for the most part this list helps with that. Today shows that when Im not feeling doing the full prompt I will show up and get something done even if it means not doing the prompt to the letter. I feel because of this I should avoid burnout but Ill definitely keep myself in check. Anyways see yall tomorrow!

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I'm having a hard time finding references for exaggerated expressions. Might just try to practice my faces more from yesterday and try my best to put some amount of expression in there.

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I never realized the bot problem before starting this blog. 90% of my interaction is from "people" "admiring" my work and asking for commissions.

Like girl you aint fooling me yet. I have posted like 2 things and neither have any reason to make you believe im good at this, let alone enough to make money from it.

Catch me in a year bots maybe then Ill believe you.

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Day 2: Head Construction Practice (Front, ¾, Side Views) As I said in an earlier post I completely procrastinated today and just got this done as im trying to go to sleep. Definitely not the most effective practice and im already regretting saying Id post my work every day but hey technically I did something and I tried my best. Lets just hope in a months time I can do a bit better than this lol See yall tomorrow!