Hope nobody takes this as an insult cos it's a mature, sensible question with no side or undertone of bitterness.

I get the impression nobody likes it much, but I also get the impression it's not bothering anybody either. I dont like getting on folks nerves or makin them uneasy. I am a normal guy with normal appetites, so it bothers me to think that im makin folks uncomfortable.

This is an art board though, and I am here to get input just like the rest of you. Just because I post a lot, it doesnt mean it's self promotional. I just draw a lot and im a Leo, so I like to share.

Nah man, nothing wrong with your anthros. Hell, I even borrowed one (well, the mistress anyway...) and CGed it. It'd be unfair to say you weren't diversifying, because it's clear from some of your other posts that you are. But try and draw as much human, mecha etc. as well as anthros (still, I'm one to talk - i can only draw humans so far ). To use a much-used cliché, keep up the good work.

Just one thing: Could you post up your drawings as new topics, rather than replies? Makes it easier to run through your threads.

Anyway I admit that I'm not a huge fan of anthro art, but I have nothing against it either. But I think some people might be a bit turned off by anthro art in general because usually the characters look a bit young. This is probably the result of "merging" a cute animal with a regular girl/boy. And when you have females that look sorta underaged in seductive poses and stuff, it might be a bit uncomfortable for people in that sense :/ But that's just my own whacky opinion.

But I think, in the end, just draw what you want. You aint doing art for other people, you should be doing it for yourself. Dunno, if done right, I'm sure anthro art can be very attractive to all audiences.

Pearl's nineteen, and my youngest chara is 18 (Lily). I dont draw babies, I draw women. Thats not a flame Ayzie, it does sound that way tho.

I should take the word underaged back (and a lot of what I said before), I'm sorry!! I didn't mean to call anthro characters underaged as in, "little girls" at all, but rather, I think the more realistic term for anthro art would be cartoony or cute. Although there's absolutely nothing wrong with a cartoony or cute style. Great Animes/Mangas like those by CLAMP (CardCaptor Sakura, Angelic Layer, Chobits), are all evenly based on the classic cute anime style. But then, there are also animes/mangas that stray away from the "traditional" or "stereotypical" anime style to more refined, or realistic looks ( Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain, Ghost in the Shell, and the Rurouni Kenshin OVAs).

A lot of anime artists break away from the stereotype, and that's what keeps the genre interesting and fresh. Unfortunately it seems that many North Americans are only exposed to the former kind of anime, which is probably one of the reasons for the many "anime hate groups" that exist. BUT that's another rant

I guess in the end, I'm just ranting about variety. The problem I think is that, a majority of anthro characters out there, only fall under the category of being cartoony or cute. With that, I guess viewers have become, not uncomfortable (which is another word I'd like to take back :]), but less interested in furry art in general.

Bleh, but then everything boils down to personal taste. I don't really like giving crits based on a matter of taste or personal preference, although I'm hardly qualified to critique or give comments at all anyway :]

Like I said before, I just don't like force feeding people art that disturbs them, so I wanted to know how good(or how bad) peoples reaction to it was, simple as.

Thanks for all your opinions, I don't feel so bad about posting it now. I wouldn't mind keeping this topic going for a while longer, so everyone can have their say...

Dan, they're not hairy . They have skin. As for my nickname, it was never off the Matrix. I used to play PSO and the V2 one, throughout my time on there I was a char called NEOVIPER, but folks just called me NEO. It stuck. Apart from when I was DELBOY a robot guy but he never got past LVL40.

I feel kinda cheap, cos Ayzie made a five star comment on this topic above this drivel Im writing. I agree with what you've said Ayzie, and the odd thing is, I detest the cutesy animes to be honest. Gimme Bebop anyday.

While we're on the subject of Bebop, who's your fave chara on it ?. I'd like to say Spike, but Jet's my fave. I just find him more interesting than Spike, not to say that Spike isn't cool, he's one of the best damn charas in anime. Second though, I'd have to say Ein, how can anybody not love that cute dawg ?

Bebop rules so much, easily one of my fav animes. Spike was cool, though I thought he was a bit selfish the way he acted in the end heheh. My fav character has to be Ed though!
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