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What's life like when you've drawn 1,000+ badges over the course of 10 years? What if you're Canadian? Are things still fresh or is it hold hat? How do you see the art of others? And how do you always make sure your commission experience is a good one? Roo and Tugs ask famed artist Marci McAdam Charland these questions while picking the brain of one of the Furry Fandom's most well-known artists. They also torture her with a series of questions and laugh themselves silly before answering some fan mail.



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Tails and Tactics Kickstarter - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1943120232/tail-and-tactics-trading-card-game-print-first-100?ref=live
97.1 ZHT - Z Morning Zoo episode about "Ted" and Plushies/Furries. - http://www.971zht.com/player/?mid=22250835&station=KZHT-FM&program_id=morningzooshow.xml&program_name=podcast

 

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Opening: Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Radio Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. Used with permission.  (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
Interview opening bumper: Anthony Geiss - Don't Eat the Pictures. USA: Children's Television Workshop, 1983. Licensed by ASCAP.
First Break: Jackal Queenston - Laugh at Life (feat. Mayhem). USA: Bandcamp, 2008. Licensed under Creative Commons Licesne. (Buy a copy here - support your fellow furs!)
Second Break: The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star. Unknown: Universal Polygram International Publishing, 1979. Licensed by ASCAP.
Interview opening bumper 2: Disco Dan - Mario Paint ‘Load (Savethelasttrip-hopforme)'. USA: OverClocked Remix, 2002. Licensed under Creative Commons License.
How Well Do You Know Canada?: Sheila Cole - Match Game. USA: Label Unknown, 1973. Licensed by ASCAP.
Closing: Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Chill Out Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. Used with permission. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)

 

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News Theme 3 by Ithaca Audio Ltd is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. S2 Episode 8 – 1,000+ Badges Later – Marci McAdam Charland - What's life like when you've drawn 1,000+ badges over the course of 10 years? What if you're Canadian? Are things still fresh or is it hold hat? How do you see the art of others? And how do you

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This is still pretty cool. I just got in (on?) to usenet, and it's
fantastic. Too bad web-based forums took over, I prefer this. :(

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Author: Fred This article is enlarged from a chronology originally printed for an exhibition at L.A.con III, the fifty-fourth annual World Science Fiction Convention, 29 August–2 September 1996, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California. It was originally published in Yarf! #46, January 1997. Yarf! published it separately online, where it has been a valuable Furry historical [...]

The Pixel-A-Thon 2012, is a Pixel Avatar Creation Marathon where Daniel McMann, an artist, sits his ass down for a few days and does nothing but make Avatars for people as they come in. Normally, he does this between 3 to 5 dollars on places like Fiverr and DeviantArt.

The Pixel-A-Thon is an Iron-Artist like chance to nab a pixelated, 8-bit avatar between 1.50 to 3 dollars instead, quickly! Orders are done as they come in, quickly, usually anywhere between 1 to 3 hours before you have your product!

But you better hurry because it only lasts a few days, From July 14th to July 20th!

If you have any questions, you can use the Contact Form to Ask them, Ask Down in The Comments Here, Or Send a Message to CoonpawStudio@gmail.com!

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Hi Papabear,

I've read through some of the letters you've replied to, and the replies, so I figured I'd man up and look to you for advice. I'm living with my boyfriend of six months, and his parents. I've been with them for about a month or so. I feel absolutely out of place here. I mean, I used to come down with my boyfriend when he lived in my hometown, and I loved it down here. The move was unintentional, but at first I enjoyed it. After about the second week, I started feeling a little out of place, but I continued on like everything was absolutely perfect. I recently started feeling worse about being here, and feeling more out of place. I'm feeling lost, as well. It's like my moving here has just thrown off my psychological equilibrium. I don't know what to do anymore, and really feel that there is just something wrong with my being here.

Thank you for taking the time to read this,
Skylar Darkpaw

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Hi, Skylar,

Well, first obvious question: why can't you move back where you were?  I feel there are some details being left out about the circumstances of the move. Please elaborate.

Thanks!

Papabear

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Hi Papabear,

I guess, the reason I can't go back is more of a personal, rather than anything else. I turn twenty-one this year, actually very soon, and I have been trying to be more and more independent as time has gone. I absolutely hate relying on my parents, but I'm regretting having to rely on my bf's parents. I haven't really been able to figure out what to do with my life, either. I've gone to school for computers, with government funding, which fell through, I wound up failing my classes, and could not go back without paying my tuition out of pocket, and then, having skidded around that problem, I attempted to go to school for music, which is my passion, but, again, failed my classes. I don't know if I'm just being too focused on my independence, or if I'm just not cut out for it. Back to the main point though, it's mostly an independence versus dependence issue with me, with a small side of monetary issues.

I hope that gives you all the detail you asked for, if not feel free to ask for more.

Thanks again,

Skylar Darkpaw 

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Hi, again, Skylar,

Okay, it sounds to Papabear like being "out of place” actually means “not feeling good about being dependent on my bf’s parents.” So, you tried going to school to study computers and then music, but failed in both. This could be for a couple of reasons: perhaps you lack discipline and focus to succeed in a classroom setting, perhaps (and you don’t say this) you have a learning disability, or perhaps you just are not cut out for either of these fields, despite having a passion for them.

In order to gain your bearings again and not feel lost, the best thing for you to do is to find a job that gives you self-confidence and makes you feel like you are contributing and becoming independent. Now is the time to sit down with people you know (your parents, boyfriend, other people you know and respect) and talk to them. Tell them you really don’t want to be a burden to people around you and you want to find something you can do with your life and be productive. 
Be open-minded about their suggestions--don't dismiss them out of hand if you don't like them at first.

Skylar, I think you will find that talking to other people can provide you with real insights about yourself. Those around you often see things about you that you yourself cannot see, and they can then offer suggestions, perhaps even find you some job leads that will get you interviews and employment.

Start to network and build a list of potential mentors and contacts. Work on this for at least a few hours every day. Your diligence will not only eventually pay off in unexpected ways, but the people around you will gain immense respect for you because you are really making an effort to contribute. This, too, will help you feel more like part of your adopted family and you will find yourself fitting in much better.

Good luck!

Papabear

pics from various furmeets and califur

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I want to make a fanart picture of the movie Ghostbusters with the main characters as furries but I'm not sure which species to make them. I've been looking on FurAffinity but it seems to be mostly people putting their own characters in the suits. So what you guys think their species should be and why?

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So, lol. hi, i'm new here. And, this group's pretty much dead :P

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Yes, I know a lot of 13-year-old girls play it, but I like it because it's super-easy to modify just about anything in the game.

Right now I'm working on releasing a series of presets (modified UV maps on characters) based on the works of different artists. So far I've got one for MC Escher, VanGogh, Leonardo daVinci, and Jackson Pollock.

http://imgur.com/a/NsBdU#3

Let me know what you guys think or if I should post this elsewhere...

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Author: Higgs Raccoon Evergreen Media Group has acquired the rights to Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse, a cartoon series from the 1960s. Courageous Cat, created by comic book artist Bob Kane, was a parody of Kane’s better-known creation: Batman. Courageous Cat and his sidekick were a crime-fighting duo who lived in the Cat Cave, and, [...]