Apologies for the shitty scans. My scanner and Photoshop have decided to hate each other for some reason. Perhaps my scanner is jealous of my tablet?
I have been feeling very...blah about my art today. I honestly can't tell you why; I think I may have just woken up on the wrong side of the bed. All of these were drawn early this morning, not too long after midnight, which is when I seem to be drawing anymore.
I just feel like I don't have the motivation to make anything of my art -- even just for me and my friends. I have no intention of ever becoming rich and famous drawing anthropomorphic animals (or drawing anything, really) and I gave up my silly dream of being nominated for an Oscar for a short animated film long ago. I just don't get the satisfaction out of art that I used to. I can't sit down and finish or even layout a story reasonably; I have millions of ideas, hundreds of stories all bunched up in my head, and I can't finish (or in most cases, start) a single one. I love them all, but I just don't have the motivation to go anywhere with them.
This isn't a sympathy plea; this is more of a Note To Self. I just wonder if it's worth the effort, anymore. Drawing doesn't bring me the joy that it used to. Or maybe the pressures from life are finally getting to me, and stressing me out in a way that makes drawing irritating? I'm not sure.
I don't want to be this person anymore, though.
- You Don't Know How It Feels:
gloomy
First off, a quickie color scheme of Cable. Ospreys, as a rule, are awesome.
Second off,
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55seddel is right: there are very few muscular furry guys out there who aren't gay. That was not my intention with Montgomery -- I don't have much control over what my characters want (which sounds absurdly freaky when I put it that way, doesn't it). But of course, that needs to be changed...I don't even draw muscular guys too much, but what the hell, why not start?Meet Liam. A buff, subtle but brilliant wildebeest who is friends with Montgomery through the gym. Liam looks a bit dense (unfortunately that sort of goes along with the whole "being a body builder/muscular guy" thing), but he's currently working on his Doctorate of Philosophy and could probably be in MENSA if he felt it was worth his time. He's big and actually rather clumsy, but he could probably lift a garbage truck...or build a machine to do it and tell you the exact physics of how.
Also included here is Liam's girlfriend Haley, a labrador/hyena (no, she does not have a penis). Haley loves Liam with all her heart but sometimes feels a bit stupid around him -- she's reasonably bright, but hasn't ever exactly been the sharpest tool in the shed. Liam generally keeps his mind to himself, though -- he hates making others feel stupid, especially the girl he'd like to ask to marry.
So...yeah. Big thanks to
55seddel for inspiring this! Of course, it's just more characters to add to my already huge array, but what the hell. Life's more fun when you're a creature in my head, apparently.- You Don't Know How It Feels:
a little drunk maybe
Story-wise, I've known Montgomery is gay for some time now, and I knew he would be crushing on a guy at his gym. I just couldn't ever come up with a species or a look or a personality or a name -- I just knew that it would happen.
And it did. Meet Cable, the osprey. Real name Caleb, but thanks to childhood misspelling he's been known as Cable since he was about 4.
Montgomery has been...ahem...admiring Cable for some time now. Needless to say, running into him in the locker room -- and having him say that he's noticed Montgomery's workouts -- sends Montgomery's heart all a-flutter.
- You Don't Know How It Feels:
cheerful
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