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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den!

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I draw weird furries, bad guys, & other stuff. Mostly SFW, sometimes a boob. Lately it's been a lotta rabbits. 💎 https://chocodile.storenvy.com/ 🐰 https://chocodile.net/amaranthine/ 🍰 https://chocodile.tumblr.com Personal: @chocodile-reposts.bsky.social

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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · Jan 2

Let me introduce you to my game, Wishbone!

It's a wild west char drama/farming sim! Wishbone may seem sleepy & mundane at first, but there’s trouble brewing: a lawman/outlaws conflict that'll decide the fate of the town itself.

See replies for download link!

[ #rpgmaker #rpgmakergame #indiegame ]

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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Huh, interesting! I didn't see where that happened, is there some sort of fandom-drama writeup somewhere I could rubberneck? It sounds delightfully cringeworthy.

Furries are good at sensing when someone is being inauthentic & looking to exploit, IMO--being genuine gets you further.

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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Absolutely. Speaking of going strong--good to see you still around! Always heartening to see old names I recognize.

PS: My wife & I both still use those watercolor paper textures downloaded from your DA back in 2008. Those things have saved countless artists countless times over the last 17 years!

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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Go for it! First time I went to a furry con I felt similar. Seeing how excited people get and all the cool art on display (not just vendors but fursuits, badges, people proudly displaying their beloved fursona/OC) melts away feelings of isolation and anxiety IMO. It's a great energy.

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Feeling this. The state of the world gets me down, but having a convention to look forward to or getting to share my art with the community and interact with other creatives & weirdos all over the globe is a bright shining light.

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Yep. Much has been written about the overt sexuality of furry from both supportive and critical angles over the years, but I don't think anyone can deny that it's the #1 thing protecting us from takeover by soulless profit-extracting corpos.

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Absolutely. I've gone through periods of being put out with the fandom (like when I was young & found out an artist I liked was, uh... VERY BAD), but there's really nothing else like it. Being creative can feel tough right now but furries offer warmth, support, & camaraderie across generations.

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Ahhh that's awesome! Glad you're gonna get some good use out of that shirt! :D

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Absolutely, 100%. The "furries run everything" bit may have started as a joke but it really is true these days--I know a good number of 'em in tech.

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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Yep I do think that furries can kinda sniff it out if you look down on them and just want easy money--reputation in the fandom & 'having a name' are valuable, so if you treat them like they're dirty and don't bother to make any connections you won't do as well, generally.

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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Yep, commissions from furries have saved many people I know from eviction and helped them eat and stay housed during tough times between jobs. And despite the economic hardship, I haven't even noticed much of a decrease in sales at conventions. Art & community are king in that fandom, it's awesome.

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Absolutely! When I used to undercharge, furries asked me to enable tips on my invoices, & after I did I found they regularly would tip $5-$20--helped me value my work more and shed guilt over thinking my work wasn't "good enough".

Now I'm in the commissioner seat & do the same to other artists. :)

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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Exactly! I (almost) never feel guilty buying big comms cuz I know it'll go into the hands of someone who really needs it. Much better than buying something from a big company!

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Yeah, furries tend to be very experienced commissioners and have a great understanding of the process, on average. I think true normies are the worst commissioners because they don't understand the nature of handmade work & revisions & don't appreciate what a good deal they're getting. :I

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

The "last bastion" bit is something I've been thinking about a lot lately. Furry has problems, sure, but it's heartening to see them rally to defend art & support artists. The whole community--fursonas, fursuits, cons, comms, comics, & even the NSFW side is about creative collaboration & connection.

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

I think it's worth learning! My wife never drew furry chars before we started working on a story together that took place in a furry setting, but she picked it up very fast. I like both human & furry chars roughly equally, but the furry community is much stronger and more passionate.

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

I love amateur art, especially when it's personal & weird-there's an awesome rawness to it.

Some of my fav pieces I've gotten were things where someone drew my char, then drew 'em again years later showing their own art evolution--that's SO incredibly cool IMO. You become part of someone's history.

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Oh awesome! Glad it arrived safe and sound, enjoy your shirt! :D

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Yep, I've been on both sides of the "starving artist selling commissions" deal and am currently enjoying being able to give back to the community that helped me out when I was younger. It can be such a vital lifeline, esp. to peeps who can't survive off "normal" jobs for whatever reason.

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Exactly--it always baffles me when folks say having a selfie for an avatar is a trustworthy indicator of humanity... no, that says bot to me! The guy w/ dozens of pics of the same blue fox w/ anime hair is the real one.

(Wouldn't diss OCs tho, them & their stories can be decade-spanning fixations!)

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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

Yep, the OC thing is what really makes it irreplaceable & golden. Some other peeps in the comments brought up AI, but this wasn't even about that--it genuinely didn't cross my mind because it's incapable of participating in art stuff I care about (characters, stories, and the related community).

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

The most pressing thing, to me, is vocal engagement with art, stories, characters--I'm super grateful to everyone (European or otherwise!) who partakes in that vital human connection.

Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

And there's nothing wrong with NSFW art of course, but the problem is that communities supporting other types of art & creative-social activities--webcomics, roleplay, worldbuilding--died off. Diversity suffers when you can't find your people & art suffers when you're not making it for yourself. :(

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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 1d

I feel the increasing focus on sex is part of the general commodification of art--it's no longer by & for weirdos & creatives, it's now just "content" to the incurious masses--gotta be Instagrammable, gotta be able to jack off to it, gotta be "literally me." Otherwise it's invisible, it's nothing.

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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 25d

‪A couple of commissions I got from @sin.goetia.at!

So thrilled to see our evil guys rendered by their extremely talented hand.

[ #furryart #ocsky ]

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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 2d

✨SPACE TRAIN✨

[ #furryart #ocsky #spider ]

Technicolor tarantula girl rides a surreal train through space. She's either going to Seoul or Rainbow Road, getting slightly mixed signals here...

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