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design exploration for Savannah, since her's was bugging me. Still figuring it out! Definitely still getting the hang of drawing her. I removed her 2007 scene kid hair and replaced it with the typical silly hyena onion head. Like all striped hyenas, Vanna has a giant glam rock mane and it's pretty emotive. When she's relaxed, her mane lies flat and sleek against her neck. When indignant, flustered, or just plain irate, she does that Hayao Miyazaki anime angry hair bristle. It's completely involuntary, and Virgil says it's hard to take her seriously when she looks like she just stuck a fork in an electrical socket. 

In the corner doodle, Savannah is probably yelling at a creepy patient that keeps being inappropriate with the nurses. Vanna tries to be patient, really, but she's got limits. Unfortunately, this will probably end with her being reprimanded. Fortunately, Virgil will listen to her vent and maybe buy her a taco. And maybe, maybe manhandle the perv patient a little when it's time to transport him. And maybe get yelled at after by Vanna, but hey, worth it.

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Colbyr

*heavy breathing* every time you explore her character more I fall deeper in love. Savannah my beloved

Heather Voltz

I always think hyena snoots look so smoochable but then I remember that video of a hyena putting its whole head in a dead elephants butthole…

Heather Voltz

I can’t recall if you’ve talked about it but do the hyenas in Fuzzbutts have the unique social structures and sexuality of real hyenas? I know in real world hyenas the myth for a long time was that they were all hermaphrodites, and I think that would be an interesting social bias for, say, a very feminine identifying hyena to grapple with.

Curio Blue

I really like this! I wonder, would a combo of her old mane and new mane, would that look okay? Like a little emo fringe instead of poofy scene hair

lopoddity

Spotted hyenas (Virgil's species) tend to have a matriarchal social structure and female-led culture, reflecting their irl counterparts. Striped hyenas (Savannah's species) are not matriarchal, not do they have the same unusual reproductive anatomy as their spotted relatives. If you please, I'm not super comfortable digging deeper into characters' sexual anatomy. Hyenas are not regarded as hermaphrodites in FB, their most pressing social issues are the stigma against them as death/disease-bringing, opportunistic scavengers, and a pervasive stereotype about hyena ladies being pushy while the males are submissive.

Heather Voltz

Totally understand and respect that. To be clear I wasn’t necessarily wanting you to be explicit with their anatomy or anything like that, I just wondered if it would be a societal preconception and how characters might navigate cultural bias. I had a major interest in sociology surrounding gender and sexuality in college, especially on the subject of intersexed individuals. But again, totally respect that that’s not somewhere you as the artist feel like exploring in your characters.

lopoddity

It's fine, you're fine. :) It's just I don't wanna be googling bio notes on animal genitalia and I don't have the mental energy to ponder how that all fits into my verse, at least not at the moment.

Bigsmile

Damn, not sure if I prefer streamlined Savannah or glam Rock hair Savannah, maybe both? Anyhow, does Savannah have rage issues? From what we've seen so far she's in a constant state of annoyed on the verge of pissed..... Like a true millennial

lopoddity

Savannah is passionate, opinionated, and unfortunately, often at the mercy of unfair social systems far outside her control. Mostly she's just tired, but often, she's angry. She has to bite her tongue a lot at her job, which makes her more likely to go home and blow up at Virgil for not sweeping the bathroom floor after trimming his fur. Don't worry, you'll see her smile soon~

Bigsmile

Good to know her life ain't all repressed anger 😊, though with her job and how she's viewed? She got every right to be perpetually pissed. Hope she got a good outlet for her rage, like her band or political activism.

SmilesPerHour

Holy cow! Did you draw the hyena in the top left, because… damn. That is incredible accuracy. Beautiful work on all of these emotions 😊

Dean

i want to doodle myself a little fbsona dude omg. I know they're just little more realistically proportioned anthro animals but i wanna make one..................May I show you when I'm finished? >:)))

lopoddity

Yeah sure, I'd love to see it :)

lopoddity

I think I'll bring her old hair back, just a bit more restrained

Bigsmile

That is one adorable rat lad, "rats in shitty leg warmers" 🤣