I have been working on redesigning my fursona recently. I like my witchy wolf femboy but my tastes have changed and I want something with more neutral/normal colors. I’m also changing him from a wolf to a fox. Anyways, I have the tail in the image and matching ears I got at Otakon last year from pawstar. I like the color a lot but I was wondering how hard it would be for an artist to replicate that? What would that coloration be called? I’m having a hard time finding any similar examples in furry art.

  • 稲荷大神の狐
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    411 months ago

    Well the pawstar website says it is butterscotch colour using wild wolf fur (a synthetic fur they custom made that involves black highlighting through out to give it a more realistic fur pattern.)

    The only times I have seen this pattern accomplished, and accomplished well is from artists that do a realistic style or a hybrid of toon/anime/realistic. Good examples are artists like Dark Natasha (realistic) or Kacey Miyagami (hybrid).

    Commissioning them is usually hard + expensive.

    It is probably better to simplify the color to it’s base colour, butterscotch, for simplicity sake.

    • @TahssiOP
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      211 months ago

      Yea, I figured it might be hard to replicate in a non realistic style. I am not familiar with Dark Natasha but I do recognize Kacey’s art. It would be nice to get a commission from them one day when I have the money lol.

      I may do that, simplify it to butterscotch but add some black patterns around like rings on the arms legs, something on his tummy, etc. (and obviously the typical black paw socks that foxes usually have). I don’t necessarily want him to be a solid color.

      • 稲荷大神の狐
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        311 months ago

        I don’t necessarily want him to be a solid color.

        Oh I get that! I wasn’t implying that. I was just meaning as your base colour. Secondary colours are still very important.

        • @TahssiOP
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          211 months ago

          Gotcha! The hard part with the design and secondary colors is making sure you don’t accidentally steal someone else’s design