Shaded Whisker

I should have known if I brought up wc I’d have to talk about. But it includes of a lot of issues with feral/furry designs that use feathers in hair. I don’t necessarily know why the conversation only started and stayed in the wc fandom when horse/wolf/lion feral fandoms are still doing the same thing.

Now having feathers in the design isn’t a racial attack first thing off because there’s a lot of context around what feather’s are used, the shape, and where they are placed. If the look is anything like "rave Coachella looking tribal fantasy feathers and beads" it’s probably insensitive. I’m not to sure why it has to be feathers, I honestly think the wc fandom are holding themselves back when it comes to forwarding designs in a unique way. Tail feathers are also left out in this conversation as well, one or two feathers or feathers in the shape of a birds tail are fine but bunched together feathers are leaning to close to how we have our horses wear feathers. This is in the context of the design already looking like a "medicine cat" already its bad. it’s like those yt girls wear feather head bands but animal addition.

I’ve talked about this before but silhouettes are so important, like Native American stereotypes are on the global scale you cannot escape this silhouette you just have to avoid it. There’s no "but it’s in so many other cultures" no it’s not it’s totally unique to our people that’s why people flock to it because it’s so "mysterious, sacred" whatever their weird twisted up reason is. There’s so many unique ways to break this silhouette you just gotta be more creative. And I feel like instead of being more creative and coming up with totally different ideas it’s just easier to lean on these visual native stereotypes to get across "wild mythical nature fantasy"

I could get into the horse fandom and the weird situations they’re doing over there but that’s another crazy thing. I should say because someone will ask, ostrich feathers on like show horses or knights or puss in boots style is fine not the same thing (breaking the silhouette) they’re not related.

And it comes down to understanding what you are drawing and where this imagery comes from, I’m not gonna get my feelings hurt because of your design but I’ll question why are you drawing stuff like that. You cant remove that cultural/stereotypical imagery, and if you don’t care about it then you don’t care about the history or how it looks on your character and art.

I made it this far on the internet but if you want to be conscious about these things good on yea it doesn’t take much☺️👍

Heavy Pelt

Heavy Pelt! He's a strict tom but darn if he doesn't love kits<3

I'm Back!

And I've been recently binging the LoudClan series which has really fired me up on some ideas I had for Orchid Clan.

No promises on starting to post regularly as I am a college student, but I'll try and get something out. I already have references for most of the clan besides my mainoc and their parents, possibly I'll post something!

And here's the Labelled versions of SkyClan's Gorge Camp.

Advisor Crows Ears

The second to the line up, Advisor Crows Ears.   Advisors are the second most important puzzle piece to the clan, currently we've only got one but typically there is up to four, made an odd number by the Leader.   Crows Ears(Crow) was named in a vision while asleep, crow flocked around, taring at his head while whispering unnerving tellings of the future. Every cat has dreams on their flight ceremony night. And though his name may make some cats think he is a rather rude warrior, he is compassionate about his clan and every cats(clan or not) well-being.

New Clan

Orchid Clan is now in the works! Most likely it will feature little sketches and will be using the main character mod.

Compiled some basic information I know about drawing fat characters for beginners since I've been seeing more talk about absence of really basic traits in a lot of art lately.

Morpho Fat and Skin Folds on Archive.org (for free!)

Bloody Bay Spirit

Bloody Bay Spirit... haha... the Clans "trusted" Tooth and Claw. ...

Freeze

Since he's still a Trainee, Freeze has not had it flight ceremony that gives him his full title, but he'll get there soon... hopefully.

Dino art! Dino Art! I love Dino Art!

This is my character Rootspring, a character in the Primeval Age ARPG