I think part of it is that fur simulations can be kind of expensive to compute and most people do cel-style markings, but I feel like you could get a great result by blending the edges of markings straight on the texture!!

Last one! This was the rough draft of the peen that was actually featured in this model! Ehehehehe (3/3)

This was an old OC of mine! I've since lost the file, but I'm still very happy with how her hair turned out x3 (2/3)

Here's some more of my 3D stuff too! (I don't have a huge gallery to show yet, but these are things I'm proud of ;w;) (1/3)