12/13/2010

Doing REALLY well on my Christmas gifts for friends.  I've done a lot of human sketches, mostly of my boys Liam and Dan, and I'll scan them soon. I'm trying to design a sugar glider...it's tricky :P

Doodles of Dan I did on the corner of the French version of "Oh Christmas Tree" all ready for winter (well, sorta).  He gets a red nose on a good day so his nose must be like, NEON here.  He doesn't wear a nice, puffy warm winter jacket either (which is really dumb) because he thinks it makes him look fat.  This, from the kid who weighs nearly nothing--and no, Danno ain't manorexic, he's just plain thin.

But he does wear a cute hat and scarf. :/ He straightened his bangs only here.

 Dan and Jack.  Dan's side profile is atrocious.  I like the one above better.  I love his front view though.
Jack is in Bad Spider--he's the Guitarist Who Needs No Introduction--and is a fursuiter and fursuit maker as well as general furry artist.  He's an incredibly stylish person.  I SUPER stylized his features here as I'm starting to zone in on how I want him to look (the guys in Kill Hannah all resemble him in a certain way, lol).  He wears bunny ears and antlers (sometimes reindeer ones with little bells he bought at the dollar store) most days--his fursona is, oh god, such a groaner: Jack the Jackalope. :/  Dan had a crush on him for a while but then got over it because essentially Dan is not a gay character XP Jack is though.

 Liam and Derrick.  Still playing around with Derrick.  If the side profile looks familiar, it's a sketch based off of a different picture...that didn't turn out as well as I hoped.  I like his front view, though, and that initial picture of him works with the front view, so I just need to get better at those.
LIAM LOOKS PERFECT TO ME HERE.  I LOVE IT.

I "saw" Liam in a restaurant and doodled the guy on a napkin while watching him eat chicken wings and laugh at stuff his friends said.  I starred the ones I like.  I REALLY like the one of Andy with the hat on. And Anthro!Liam is a big masculine ginger tabby.  And may also be a wolf.  Depends on what he wants to draw.  

The side view looks more like the guy (who was in a hat) than he does Liam, but it's still close.  The picture above is WAY closer, but seeing that the front views were really similar was neat.  The hat makes him look different.  Plus I actually scaled his skull correctly on the napkin doodles....

And here's something I scanned for Mandeaux (Chizbizz on FA) yesterday, a little gift in exchange for some naughty arts of Carlos and Merriweather. X3
And another one just for being an awesome friend.

Also, WIPs from forever ago of Bailey and Benihime (contest prize...I want to just get it over with, I REALLY hate drawing anything for fetish furs).  I'm scared to finish the Bailey one.  Lately white on parchment has been a frightening thought.  But it's so cute. -_- 

WIPs for Sophie  (the moth-deer-rabbit-spirit character) and Joy (super cute peach-faced lovebird).  Characters for IRL friends.  I was really close to Sophie for the designing because she's a fellow artist and is planning to draw this design (eee!).  It's ALMOST done. 

her hair does NOT have V-bangs.  It has Bettie Paige bangs.  MY bangs are V-bangs. >:E

So she's a forest spirit primarily of decay (leaves rot where she walks, she can create dirt, create maggots and worms, decompose dead animals and plant matter, and make mushrooms grow) that gives off a weak aura attracting mostly moths but calming other animals so that she can approach any of them.  She didn't scan right: the arms are a pale grey, slightly brown, and the colors are darker and more mixed.  Oh well.

She can run around in the city or country, either or.  Likes lolita and vintage dresses, and high-fashion goth.  She is SO fucking fashionable irl.  One of those people that can wear ANYTHING.

So yeah, she's a forest spirit but she doesn't exclusively live in the forest.

Joy is a lovebird for a bunch of reasons.  She's annoying, cocks her head a lot like one, and sings.  She felt it fit her immature charm. XP Plus her buddy Liz is a dog-bird-thing so they sort of half go.  She also doesn't have breasts, but instead has this "bump" of feathers that lovebirds have on their chests.  And she has comic book bird hands, lol.  No fingers...but still left handed.  

Her pants are funky.  They're made to accommodate bird legs, and have holes for the knee and can zip off right above the knee or down the back for greater comfort/other options of wear in general.  I had a pair of zip off pants as a kid...ah, those were the days.  

Also, for my friend Kiera.

I don't really know why but I've always drawn her as a papillon, for a few years now.  Other animals may fit her better, but she's got this fluffy hair that she dyes all the time and she's just got this sophistication that reminds me of one.  She's by no means small.  She's really tall and is either a brown belt or lower-level black belt in karate.  She's sturdy, more sturdy than these dogs are.  BUT it just fits, so I don't question it.  She likes it anyway.  

She'd make a good owl. :P 

ADULT ART UNDER THE CUT.

Dan(no) "The Muey Sexii~~ Drummer"

Full Name: Daniel Murphey Ackton—usually goes by Dan, Danno, or to Emma and his mom, Danny.
Birthday: 8/15/1992
Height: 5’3”
Weight: 100 lbs
Body Type: Bony, scrawny.
Occupation: Tops employee, also works at an animal shelter. Plays drums in Bad Spider (band name is Danno the Muey Sexii~~ Drummer)
Ethnicity/Species: Almost completely Irish, rest is English. Regular human. Draws self as a Virginia Opossum.
Faith: Unconcerned.
Sexuality: Heterosexual…mostly.
Partner: Emma
Siblings: Melissa, 16
Pets are his kids!: Olliver the (rescued) Virginia Opossum aka First Born Son, Emma’s ferrets Rosalie and Amanda, Snickers the calico, and Snickie’s kittens, Mars and Butters, Stacy the house centipede.
Music: Marilyn Manson, The Dresden Dolls, Amanda Palmer, Evelyn Evelyn, Coheed and Cambria, Lady GaGa, Say Anything, Tool, MSI, Jack-off Jill, The Used, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Atreyu, Tegan and Sara, Kill Hannah, The Blood Brothers, Placebo, A Static Lullaby, Chiodos, Alexisonfire, Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, Skinny Puppy, The Matches, AFI, Misfits, Alice in Chains, NoFX, Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins, Gorillaz, MCR, Nirvana, Horrorpops, I Read the Giver, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, The Academy Is….. Screamo, funk-infused emo/alternative, metal, grunge, horrorpunk, some electronica, some pop, some industrial.
Fashion: Fairly plain, except for colors. Band tees, plain colored tees, cartoons (powerpuff girls, flapjack, courage the cowardly dog, ren and stimpy, adventure time, south park, metalocalypse) tees, wifebeaters. Always skinny jeans, can be plain, solid colors, or colorful and patterned (think hot topic girls’ jeans). Sometimes flannel shirts over that stuff. Favorite colors are yellow, magenta, vivid red, and vivid purple, but he also likes grey, black, and green. Shoes are usually really beat up hi-top chucks, usually black, red, or pink. Few accessories if any. Has a ton of band tees for Bad Spider…be creative!
Personality: Can come off as a jerkoff. Bit of a teenager’s I Can’t Die complex going on. Is sometimes reckless but is pretty sensible anyway, easily amused, hyperactive. Leader’s abilities and personality, likeable, but kinda childish at times too. Hard on himself. Cuddly, dependant, fairly open. Insanely incredibly sweet, but tends to lash out if confronted (or if he thinks he is) and can really hurt feelings. Not very smart, and ok with it, usually. Loves really “gross” things like bugs (house centipedes and roaches especially) etc. Tries to look more manly than he could ever be. Idolizes his girlfriend, Amanda Palmer and Lady GaGa, cousins, and Liam. Eats like a four year old, can't eat when he's stressed (almost all the time unfortunately) and really likes chicken patties.
Drugs: TONS of cigarettes each day, pot sometimes, heavy acoholic—is somewhat in denial of this, and rarely psychedelics. Recovering cocaine user.
Likes: Music, playing the drums, South Park, basements, girls, girls’ underwear, junk food, getting high, PISS-POP ROCK!!!, web design/poster making, record players, gross old 90's cartoons (Ren & Stimpy, Courage, etc), opossums, drawing, Dr. Seuss, Powerpuff Girls (favorite cartoon ever), Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Little Golden Books, horror films, bugs (especially house centipedes), cats, singing and writing, harassing his sister Melissa, Craig McCracken, Amanda Palmer, Flapjack, Hieronymous Bosch, opossums, rescuing animals from the local shelter, porno mags, scene girls, and brunettes. And non-sexy fursuits.
Dislikes: Boys (except Jack, lolol), school, his father, his super-happy fun time family, most recent cartoons, being told to stfu when practicing, his sister sometimes, anything with a touch screen, elitists and people with god complexes, trend chasers, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, conformity—he just does his own thing and it just happens to look incredi-scene. :P Also hates his acne, that gross growth on his neck, and how his hair’s fried. And shitty tattoos/piercings, and DIY’s of the aforementioned. And he really hates being short and looking like a kid.
Movies: From Hell, The Powerpuff Girls Movie, Yellow Submarine, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, The Princess Bride, Juno, People Under the Stairs, Plan 9 from Outer Space, Be Kind Rewind, Ferris Beuler’s Day Off, V for Vendetta, tasteless adult comedies.

Skinny!
Totally un-manly! Poor bby.
WHY DOES HE WEAR GIRL'S JEANS? WHY? are his hips too wide? not enough to fill the crotch? seriously. Why.
Freckles, birthmarks, a few moles.
Pale.
Roundish face, pointy chin, eyes often a little squinty and opossum-like.
VERY green eyes, almost unnatural-looking.
Cute little nose!
BRACES.
Tongue pierced. Ears are a little odd in spots from shitty cartilidge DIY adventures
Ears can have random piercings if you want.
Hair vivid red at roots, eyebrows are undyed. Hair’s a little fried, but not too bad. rarely washed, naturally in ringlets but length, weight, dye, and filth make it really tangled if he ignores it. lots of split ends. Fringe goes down pretty far.
Awful acne (clusters under his fringe).
NEVER LEAVE OUT THE BIG MOLE WITH HAIRS THAT'S ON HIS NECK. he hates it. It loves him.

Opossum form: feel free to draw him like this but he can’t assume this form.
Blue-grey
No feral form.
Spotty, freckly, acne in this form too.
Ears-torn up, pink with grey-black dapples on the tips.
Pink tail
No markings on or down back. 

Dave "The Enlightened Bassist"

Full Name: David Whittemore
Birthday: March 27, 1992
Height: 6’0
Weight: 190
Body Type: average male build, I guess.
Occupation: Bassist for Bad Spider, wannabe-philosopher, college student. No money-making job.
Ethnicity/Species: Human, Scots-Irish/German/Slavic. Totem animal-Grizzly bear.
Faith: mix of neo-buddhism, therianism, existentialism, flowery half-ass tao, string theory, determinism, nudist colonies, confused socialism, 9th amendment rights, ghosts, reiki/chakra power, and whatever he imagines when he’s tripping.
Sexuality: Straight
Partner: Vivienne
Music: I Read the Giver, Interpol, Tool, Of Montreal, Say Anything (even the new album he says he hates), Nine Inch Nails, Modest Mouse, The Dead Science, Nirvana, -some- Rasputina, The Beatles, Arcade Fire, The New Pornographers, Oasis, Radiohead, Blind Melon, Mother Mother, -some- AFI, The Flaming Lips, The Who, Smahsing Pumpkins, Crosby Stills Nash (and Young), Franz Ferdinand, Alice in Chains, Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, The Pixies, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Skinny Puppy, Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, Adam and the Ants, Syd Barrett, The Smiths, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Depeche Mode, Mozart, Soundgarden, -some- MSI, The Servant, Violent Femmes, The Blood Brothers, Gorillaz, The Dresden Dolls kinda, and just enough Marilyn Manson for Dan to still like him. TOTAL MUSIC SNOB. Classic rock, grunge, industrial NOT electronica, psychedelic, folk, indie, some metal, alternative. some new wave, classical, blues, jazz. No pop. Ever. Or country or rap or--
Fashion: What fashion? He doesn’t care how he looks and dresses for comfort—baggy shirts, flannels, hoodies and jackets, jeans, sneakers, barefoot, and sandals. Band tees usually. Muted “stoner”/autumn colors. Will wear Rastafarian stripes—like, the ONLY bright stuff he owns. Wears those big baggy striped muted hoodies….can’t describe ‘em too well but they remind me of afghan quilts….And boxers, never briefs.
Personality: Appears (and often is) easygoing when not being all bummed out and insecure-ish. :/ Loves a juicy piece of gossip. Secretly wonders if he’s gay. Loves making fun of Dan (is usually nice when he teases but he doesn’t drop stuff soon enough). Dave however did blow a fuse after Dan was crushing hardcore on Jack, their guitarist, although Dan’s in a straight relationship and had no intention to end it. So yeah, a bit of a homophobe. Goal in life: to get married and have children, and support himself from his music and philosophical studies. Plays bass in Bad Spider, is Dan’s best friend. Has a huge drug problem—too much special K, burned out on it--and smokes chronically; often unresponsive or slow. Is book-smart but not people-smart, is naïve, and is often jealous of Dan’s position in the band as frontman. Is super lazy and just freeloads off his parents for money; kinda spoiled. Has a huge interest in new age philosophy and spirituality, makes fun of furry shit, and hates boppy poppy electronic and pop music (unless he likes it in which case he’s hypocritical but no one can question him). Is often a hypocrite. :/ Used to see girls for sex when he was single, now he’s in a so-far celibate relationship. Wants to move back to his beloved hometown of Eugene, Oregon, but wants to stay in the band, too. Is going to college for a degree in philosophy. Has little real world experience and often has little motivation to get any. Generous, kind, likes giving gifts. Dave is the kind of guy you’d like to hug I guess. He’s squishy.
Drugs: Pot constantly, special K (burned out on it like woah), alcohol (drinks less often but in many ways is worse than Dan), psilocybin. Is sober about 40% of the time.
Likes: most seafood, playing music, his old English sheepdog Cassie, sleeping, waking up at 5 in the morning even though he sleeps later, giving people presents, porno magazines, tripping, musing about the universe, grunge music, munchies foods (cheese puffs are his favorite), vegetables, curries, mineral water, lazing, painting (he kinda sucks but does it anyway), writing, philosophy, communism and socialism (he has a confused idea of what he wants when it comes to this stuff), harassing Dan, children, Oregon.
Dislikes: Conservatives (no matter what), The Birthday Massacre, Lady GaGa, almost all Riot Grrrl music (all three are his bitter enemies), how much juice his parents buy (a lot of the fridge is juice containers), neon colors, pink and purple, super gay shit, oysters (bad experience with a rotten one), cilantro, overly sugary stuff, energy drinks, most sodas, that Dan’s the frontman instead of him, tight pants/skinny jeans, tobacco, shaving, showering, little dogs, being harassed by Dan, working, material possessions (he is SUCH a wannabe of…well…everything), capitalism (he just says this because he’s lazy and doesn’t want a job), cooking, anything requiring any effort.
Movies: Donnie Darko, K-Pax, Yellow Submarine, The Wall, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, A Beautiful Mind, From Hell, North by Northwest, Be Kind Rewind, LOTR.

Fuzzy little bear tail!
Fluffy face, thick muzzle, high forehead.
Major-fuzzy ears.
Lots of fur down the chest in a ruff.
Thick beard-fur-stuff under his muzzle.
PAWPADS. Dark brown.
Little bit of a beer belly fat deposit going on.
Big nose.
Thin lips, long face.
Eyes are often reddish from drugs.
Looks sleepy a lot of the time.
Auburn-brown hair.
Scruffy halfass beard-thing.

David Whittemore, Bad Spider, and art are © Anna "Darkmoon" K. 2011

Emma

Full Name: Emma Angelica Colafranceschi
Birthday: June 5th 1991
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 170 lbs
Body Type: Somewhat athletic, large-chested.
Occupation: Checkout clerk for the 10 items or less aisle,
music industry student, keyboards and vocals for Bad Spider.
Ethnicity/Species: Human, Italian/Portuguese.  Drawn as a White-Eared Opossum (by others).
Faith: Raised superloose Christian, currently not into anything.
Sexuality: Heterosexual; has dated genderqueers.
Partner: Daniel Ackton
Pets: Rosalie & Amanda-ferrets, Oliver-Virginia opssum, Snickers, Mars, Butters, Muffinz-cats .
Siblings: Terrance
Music: Bad Spider, The Smiths/Morrissey, Interpol, Garbage, Say Anything, The Killers, Mother Mother, The Beatles, T. Rex, Hot Chip, Iggy Pop, Bright Eyes, AFI, New York Dolls, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Death Cab for Cutie, Arcade Fire, The Pixies, The Cure, Kill Hannah, The Matches, David Bowie, Spinnerette, Kaiser Chiefs, The Distillers, Echo & The Bunnymen, Lady GaGa, Marina & The Diamonds, Tears for Fears, Madonna, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Coheed & Cambria, P!ATD, The Dresden Dolls, Queen, The Academy Is…, early Manic Street Preachers, Placebo.  Glam rock, new (new) wave, glitter punk, indie, 80’s, alternative.
Fashion: Simple. No designs or words on shirts, unless a band tee.  Only owns two dresses, one of which is black, elegant, practical and modest—Christmas gift from Dan—other is a practical retro deal.  Never wears skirts, rarely accessorizes beyond a few hemp/friendship bracelets and her headbands (usually they are bright and thick), not obsessed with shoes—dark or patterned vans or some other kind of slip on, but can be sandals, boots, etc sometimes.  Usually dark or blue jeans, usually skinnies.  Tops are either fitted band tees or solid or patterned (usually big stripes) wifebeaters.  Hoodies, vests…kinda men’s/androgynous super toned down scene/indie fashion.  She doesn’t buy things with holes in them, they just happen that way—she’s rowdy.  However, being an ex-scenekid and living with Dan means sometimes she looks more colorful than described above. Favorite color is blue, mostly wears it with grayscale and occasional bursts of color or glitter.  Fond of bold cat-eye makeup.  Underwear and PJ’s are never skimpy, always cute, colorful and patterned.  Feel free to draw her in undies, ahaha.
Personality: Strong-willed, but also easygoing, humorous, intelligent, intuitive.  Emma is sometimes spontaneous but mostly a good planner and very prudent spender/saver.  You could NEVER call her lazy.  She has a strong sex drive and makes fun of her own skinny-fetish a great deal.  Ribs are her favorite part of the body.  Definitely not “girly” -feminine.   Musically minded, art appreciator but can’t draw/carve/sculpt at all.  Thoughtful, generous, and while competitive it’s not in foul spirit.  She acts as a sort of mother figure to Dan.  TERRIFIED of most bugs.  Plays keyboard and does vocals for Bad Spider, also semi-manager for them. Liam is Emma’s parallel personality; if he wasn’t mentally ill they’d be near-identical.
Drugs: Null, just a puff of pot or sip of wine here and there.  She wishes Dan was more cautious.
Likes: Skinny boys/rib cages lol, shopping, cute undies, performing, listening to, etc. music, politics, college, roller skating, watching hockey, horror, glam rock, indie labels, Harry Potter, conventions and concerts, psychology, NPR, Dan and friends, literary magazines, pin-up calendars, beading, body art, androgyny, home improvement, appreciating art, pretty much all four seasons, museums, cities, green stuff, Obama, travel, activism, ferrets, foreign foods, opossums, dancing, glasses, people-watching, piggy banks, little novelty kitschy shops, mod/retro design, cats, unicorns, monsters, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, b-movies, old Nintendo, Pokemon, Lucky Charms.
Dislikes: House centipedes and other bugs, stupid movies (not to be confused with b-movies) and crappy books, not being able to draw, antisocial animetards, hardcore conservatives, baseball, dirty houses, Fundamentalism, high-heeled shoes, Susie MacKensie (Dan’s ex and Emma’s lifelong nemesis), perv/furverts, being mistaken for a furry, DnD, Little Orphan Annie, having to take out her piercing for work, hardcore drugs, the PETA, low voting turnouts, Dan’s dad, canned tuna.
Movies: Runaway Jury, Juno, The Reader, Braveheart, Velvet Goldmine, Andrew Lloyd Weber musicals, Ferris Beuler’s Day Off, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Mean Girls, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Donnie Darko, Labyrinth, Chicago, Moulin Rouge, Beetlejuice, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Space Balls, The Prestige, Airplane, Edward Scissorhands, Pet Semetary, Pan’s Labyrinth, Little Miss Sunshine, From Hell, Connie and Carla, Mamma Mia.

NOT A REAL FORM, just drawn this way by Dan and others
White-Eared Opossum.
Ears are rounded, leathery, pale pink/white, VERY large
Tail goes from cool grey-brown to fleshy pink to white
Skin under fur is mostly light pink
Markings go down back of neck, onto arms, STOP at small of back
Base of tail is TAN!
Legs/thighs are also dark.
Pointy markings around eyes.
Long, thick face
Big pointy nose

Hair-“scene” cut, can be blue-black, red-black, black, platinum/black, or her natural blackish-brown—ends at bottom of shoulderblades.  Naturally wavy, often straightened + fluffed
Thick, strong legs
Tannish
Brown eyes, right is partially blue
Ears: lobes, left cartilage
Monroe piercing-left side
Large, sharp nose
Long, thin mouth
Large nipples
Well-defined chin