Fur Tutorials & Resources

I did a previous article on some awesome resources as far as Anthro art is concerned but I wanted to highlight some awesome tutorials, brushes and resources that have sprout up sense then!

DeviantART has such a wide variety of resources available to all beginning, improving, and skilled artists alike! We never stop learning and being able to provide some of those resources I hope will help you as they've helped me!

Some of the more 'daunting' tasks with Anthro art is anatomy but I get a lot of questions about fur and how to draw it or paint it in. This includes direction of fur, direction of strokes, what brushes to use, what stock to use, etc! It's nearly limitless!

So without further adue, here are some great resources that I hope you will find helpful to you!

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The Anthro Gallery Presents

Featuring Great Artists Vol 1

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Hello DeviantART Community and beyond! I would like to present to you a feature from the Anthro Community.

"This world is but a canvas to our imagination." Henry David Thoreau

I find that the Anthro gallery holds some of the most amazing gems to behold the wide world of art and I love to dig through them and share with the rest of this amazing community these gems! I also enjoy featuring from the gallery that otherwise might not be seen!

I hope you find the beauty in these pieces as I have and am so happy to share! If you have any suggestions for the next feature please feel free to send me a note! So without further adue I would like to have the honor to present this gathered feature from the Anthro Community! 

 

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." Aristotle

Thank you everyone who took the time to appreciate this art feature! I look forward to more features!

Hello everyone! I'm happy to provide another amazing, awesome week from the Anthropomorphic galleries for Project educate! So without further adue, I would like to kick this week off by giving you a tentative schedule and a list of things I am planning on featuring for the Anthro gallery during Project educate!

If there is anything that you guys would be interested in  learning / seeing about in regards to Anthropomorphism or Anthro art in general, please don't hesitate to comment on this journal or send me a note!

Best,

^KovoWolf
_{Anthro Community Volunteer}

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Q&A with ^KovoWolf

Here are a few questions & answers in regards to Anthro art! I've come across these questions quiet a bit so I thought I would answer them here as well! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Tentative Schedule

_{Somethings on this list might be subject to change}

• May 20th 2013 - Introduction & Schedule

• May 21st 2013 - Fursuits & Costumes

• May 22nd 2013 - Anthropomorphic Art feature

• May 23rd 2013 - Fur Tutorials & Resources

• May 24th 2013 - Anthropomorphic Art In Literature [ article ] 

• May 25th 2013 - All The Anthro Things [ art feature ]

• May 26th 2013 - Closing articles & features

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Previous Project Educate for Anthro

Project Educate - Anthro Tentative Schedule
* Please note this is subject to change!
January 23rd - Introduction - Schedule - What is Anthro? - Discussion #1
January 24th - Different Types of "Anthro" Art - Anthro vs Furry - Anthro Artists from DeviantART offer advice!
January 25th - Real World Anthro Art
January 26th - Anthro Art - Tutorials
January 27th - Chat Feature - #IAmAnthro - @ 8pm EST, 6pm PST
  

Welcome To Anthro Project Educate!

The DeviantART community is filled with passionate art enthusiasts from around the world. With it comes one of the many art forms represented by those very enthusiasts. The Anthro Community is one of them. The goal of Project Educate is to help expose and educate you about a specific gallery or resources you might not have been aware of. To expand your horizon and inspiration and to b PE: Anthro - Genre, Anthro vs Furry and AdviceAnthro Art - Different Genres - Anthro vs Furry

The unique thing about Anthro art is that it can take different shapes, sizes, and forms. The only limitation is your imagination. One of the most common misconceptions for Anthro art is that people generally associate it with "Furry" art because most of Anthro art is enveloped around furry animals that look like humans ( Below the very talented ^Katmomma has written up a quick guide to the differences between "Furry" and "Anthro"). Lions, Tigers, Bears and WereWolves. But contrary to popular belief, Anthro art can range from animals to toasters that doesn't involve fur at all! In my previous post about Anthro art, I explained what Anthropomorphic was. Anthro art is based on the very definition below:
Anthropomorphic: Ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity.
There is no "right" or "wrong" way to draw or portray Anthro art because like fantasy art, they do PE: Anthro Artists - Exposure In the Real WorldDeviantART is a host of a wide variety of resources. One of those resources is being able to showcase your work to a huge audience and with that comes the hope and chance to get noticed for things outside of DeviantART. For example like art shows, books, comics etc. This that have been published in the real world.
In this article we will be exposing some Anthro artists here on DeviantART who have become published or are working on being published. To give them a chance in the spotlight and showcase their hard work and dedication to what they love.
*NOTE* if you are a published or soon to be published Anthro artists, please note me or post on this article so I can add you to this list!
So here we go!
Popular Publishing Sites/Companies
Lulu.com
SeaLionBooks.com
Blurb.com
PE: Anthro Art TutorialsOn today's Project Educate Article on Anthro, I'll be highlighting some great tutorials on how to draw Anthro. Sense there is no right or wrong as far as drawing Anthro, because lets face it, we don't see a werewolf running around to reference from, your imagination is the limit. However, there are some simply guidelines that you can take home with you and practice to better your creativity.
Anatomy
This is probably one of the most challenging things for people to adhere to. Anatomy in itself is a little challenging but once you get it, the sky's the limit as far as drawing Anthropomorphic animals, beings and things!
So below are a few pointers!
1. The Ultimate Anthro Tutorial - This tutorial was created for all beginners and Art enthusiasts around the world. It has such detail and walks you through all the basics before getting to the next level where you feel comfortable drawing anatomy for an Anthro character.
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What are "fursuits" you ask? Fursuits are animal costumes made from various materials. They range from simple tails and ears to full costumes cooled by battery-powered fans. Fursuits can be worn for personal enjoyment, conventions, work or charity.

The standard fursuit is a full body costume that consists of a head, forepaws (hands), hindpaws (feet) and a body with an attached tail. In some cases, the tail is connected via a belt to the wearer and hangs out through a hole in the back of the body. Many suits include special padding or undersuits to give the character its desired shape (this is especially present in larger characters or those of a particular gender). Owners can spend less than one-hundred to many thousands of dollars on one fursuit, depending on complexity and materials used. More advanced fursuit features include jaws which move when the user speaks, and moving tails. Furry fans make their own using online tutorials or advice from newsgroups; the suits can also be purchased online or at conventions.

A partial suit or half-suit has all of the parts of the standard suit, with exception to the body. This allows the wearer to have different clothes over the paws, head and tail, such as another costume or street clothes. In partial suits, the tail is usually attached to a belt, and the arms and legs have sleeves that can go up as far as the shoulders and pelvis, respectively.

Most recently, a third type known as the three-quarter suit has been developed, which consists of a head, arms and pants made to look like the legs, tail and feet of a specific animal, or a torso in place of legs. This type of fursuit works well for characters who only wear a shirt without pants or just a pair of pants without a shirt.

Why wear a Fursuit?

People who wear fursuits are sometimes referred to as "Furries", however, you do not have to wear a fursuit to be considered a "furry". People who own fursuits enjoy wearing them for parades, exhibitions, conventions and informal meetings or just for fun! They can be from the very basic tail and ears to the very complex costumes! Regardless, there really are some amazing works of art out there and some beautiful, intricate costumes. A form of art all together and one that I hope you find and appreciate!

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Anthropomorphic Art In Literature

An often widely over looked section from the Anthro Gallery, the literature community holds a great array of fantastic stories! So without further adue, here are some great literature features from the Anthro community!

 
 

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Have another piece of anthro literature to share? Please share and post your links here! I would love to feature them!

Anthropomorphic Fursuits - Quadsuits 

As a request from the community I would love to include a feature of Quadsuits that weren't included in my previous article in regards to fursuits. So what is a Quadsuit? A quad suit, quadsuit or quad costume is a fursuit that utilizes the wearer's arms as forelegs which assume the position of a quadruped character's own forelegs on the same ground or surface as the character's hindlegs. Such suits, which are less common than biped fursuits, are used in order to further impress individuals with a more "animalistic" (hence, realistic) pose and manner of movement.





 

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. - Pablo Picasso