The Lair of The Dark Knight

1) New icon! <3 Thanks again for the pic Muzzkins. ^_^

2) Apologies to those I was talking to on MSN. Internet access at work has been crap during the night for some inexplicable reason which unfortunately means that I keep getting disconnected every few minutes. Sorry folks. :/

After falling asleep for an hour or so something kinda woke me up. Not sure what it was though >.o

So, have some artz.

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The other day Muzzcakes opened up for some commissions, so I went ahead and got one of Radinov. :3

( Click to see, boobies within! )

I seriously squeed when I saw it. I love it, Muzz. ^^

That surprise that I mentioned a few days ago; well casidhe and kathrishali comissioned a few pictures of some members of the community furry_grrls.

The results are ( behind this LJ Cut - One picture is kinda NSFW )

So yeah, these made me squee quite a lot. I love surprises like this. :)

nevermint and I commissioned fishy_boner to do a picture of our characters having a brawl.

Don't get me wrong, we're friends. We just thought it'd make an awesome picture. :3

( And here it is! )

So yeah, fishy_boner = awesome. :D

On a whim I started messing about with vector-style art in The Gimp, and this is what I came up with. :)


Jenna Gray Vixen, damoncanine.

Comments and constructive criticism welcome. If people like these I might start doing more. :)

I've been thinking about this for a while. A coloured comission of 10 characters in a group!

Dunno if I'll be able to find anyone to do it though. XD

EDIT: This is all academic right now as I need to speak to the other character owners (only one character is mine) and ask their permission for this. Shouldn't be problem really.

And yes, these are characters from an RPG. Some will know which one. ;)

I keep seeing art of furry critters wearing gas/oxygen masks, and every single time I see these I can't help but think that they look wrong.

Why is this? It's pretty simple really for anyone who has actually used a gas mask before. There are two major flaws with the majority of gas mask design in furry art.

Unfortunately I can't draw, so I can't show you what I mean. Hopefully you can understand what I'm saying.

1) Shape would play a major factor in gas mask design for furries. Critters with short to no muzzles (rabbits for example) would not really have a problem in this area, but those who do have long protruding muzzles (canines, lizards, etc) would definately have a problem due to length.

Most artists draw the masks as though the muzzle is covered in a single piece of moulded rubber. Although this would technically work for breathing requirements it leaves a large flaw: no jaw movement. Jaw movement would be required for conversation.

From what I can see there are really only two ways of combating this.
One is to have a large cavity below the jaw which would allow movement, but that would be impracticle and restrict downwards movement of the head.
The other option (which was suggested to me by toy_dragon) would be to have a section of concertina style rubber beneath the muzzle which would extend downwards as the wearer spoke. This would be more practical.

2) When I mentioned this to Ultrafox he also informed me that fur would be a major factor too. Gas/oxygen masks work by forming an airtight seal around the wearers face. This would be impossible with fur in the way. The only way to resolve that problem would be for the wearer to wear an NBC hood which the mask slips over.

3) This is a little addition. Gas masks for long muzzled critters would NOT have filters on the end of them. Think about it, filters are heavy and one of those hanging off the end of your muzzle would actually strain your neck.

If anyone wants to dispute this then feel free, but please give reason for your arguements. :P

Website Splash Logo has been updated. It's about 99% complete.

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Comments/opinions welcome and appreciated.

So I was bored and did ( this... )

Comments appreciated.