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.
You must log in or register to comment.
I’d describe that pattern as “agouti.” Agouti is when a single hair goes from light to dark, so it is not all one color, and it produces a pattern like this. It’s a common coloration pattern in wild animals. Whether an artist wants to draw that depends on the person and art style, but I think an artist could simulate it without having to draw every hair. As another commenter said, you can always simplify depending on the style you’re looking for.
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.
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.
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.
Gotcha! The hard part with the design and secondary colors is making sure you don’t accidentally steal someone else’s design
Ha ha! Tell me about it! I’ve been there.
