Week 294! (March 20 Monthly Drawings) (Patreon)

THIS MARKS PAYMENT FOR THE WEEK OF 3/22-3/28.

Last update for March, the monthly doodles. Only had time to fit in two of them here at the end of the month again.

The one on the left was something from Ulthar, who questioned about "bats or crows something with wings for science of course". Well, this is Rebecca, a crow character that's appeared in three comic pages total over the entirety of the comic, in pages 003, 025, and 404! Now, birds are kind of a complicated situation in both this comic and in furry universes in general for several logistical reasons you probably need to think about (or ignore) like how they form words considering they have hard beaks instead of malleable lips. Another more common problem is what their arm situation is. Obviously, typically birds have wings, so you have to think about how you want to translate that with an anthropomorphic bird. Some people go with actual wings, some people go with regular arms completely covered in feathers, some people mimic bird legs where some portion is covered in feathers but it thins out into skin/scales and talons, and some people take one of the latter two options and also give them actual wings on their backs like angels.

For me, well, I've preferred keeping actual wings out of the picture entirely. Wings on the back tend to obscure the character a lot in any shot that shows them from the back. They're also pretty complicated to draw correctly, especially ones with feathers. In the context of Furthia High, where the furries are genetically modified humans, I prefer them to be more human-oriented in shape than not and want to avoid giving them a whole extra set of limbs like wings. What I've lately settled on is the "like bird feet" option where their arms are covered in feathers before becoming scaled talon hands. I like this option more than arms and hands completely covered in feathers since feathers tend to be stiff and not act like fur or, more cartoonishly, like articulating fingers. I guess I didn't always feel this way, though, since Rebecca's earlier two appearances had her with arms completely covered in feathers.

The drawing on the right was one of many suggestions from Andrew the Emo Wolf, who wanted "Bruce doing that Legend of Zelda thing (you know where Link finds something important and holds it up in the air) with a burrito". Not much to say about it except that I do appreciate how simple a request it was to draw really quick.

And finally, reminder that if you'd like to request a doodle or chibi for next month's set of drawings, all you need to do is comment on this post and/or DM me with your idea(s). 

Oh, uh, also, thank you very much for continuing to support me during this time. I know things are hectic and stressful and uncertain right now and probably will be for a while yet, so your continued pledges and support mean so much to me and I really appreciate it. The comic will continue as per usual, and hopefully without big delays again in the future, at least for a while.