The Wonderful World of Anthro Art by Koru-Xypress, journal
The Wonderful World of Anthro Art
Anthro Week
What is Anthro Art?
Anthropomorphic basically means "to be like a human."
Anthropomorphism or Anthro (as the some people call it) is the act of ascribing human characteristics to a non-human being or object. The word can apply to any non-human thing, including animals, plants, inanimate objects, or even natural or unnatural phenomena. So Anthro Art may be described as any medium that employs the concept of anthropomorphism.
Expand your arsenal!
One of the most fun things I've learned about drawing anthropomorphic characters compared to regular humans or objects (as fun as they are), is that you have more buttons in your arsen
An Introduction to Anthropomorphism by PixlPhantasy, journal
An Introduction to Anthropomorphism
Anthro Week
What is Anthropomorphic?
Attribution of human characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.
What is personification?
Attribution of a human nature or character to inanimate objects, animals, natural phenomena or abstract notions.
What's the difference?
With anthropomorphism, the subject more closely relates to being human: they tend to stand on two feet or at least upright, often wear clothes and use every day items as humans would. Disney's Zootopia is an excellent example of this. The animals all walk upright, live in houses, build cities, drive cars and use technology. Basically everyt
Furry Fandom: A Short Summary by PixlPhantasy, journal
Furry Fandom: A Short Summary
Anthro Week
So what is a furry?
A furry is someone who considers themselves a fan of anthros and talking animals. A furry appreciates the fantastical world where animals walk and talk as humans do. Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Scooby Doo and even team mascots are much doled upon as some people are with their favourite anime and other show characters. Furries often have a "fursona", usually an animal representation of themselves. Some even have costumes made to represent these characters and bring them to life in much the same way cosplayers do.
What is the "furry fandom"?
Several sources quote the Furry fandom as being defined as the app
Anthro Week
Hello again!
I hope you enjoyed the wonderful articles we had this week. I know I have! :love:
I learned a whole lot of things this time myself and I hope you did, too. These are the wonderful topics and articles we had this week, just in case you have missed any of them. And if you liked what you've read, don't forget to go and show some support to the lovely writers and contributors!
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2nd Monday
AM: An introduction to Anthropomorphism by PixlPhantasy (https://www.deviantart.com/pixlphantasy) PM: The Wonderful World of Anthro Art by Koru-Xypress (https://www.deviantart.com/koru-xypress) 3rd Tuesday
AM: Anthro World Building (Part 1) by Tinselfire (https://www.deviantart.com/tinselfire) and @Ryuukei8569PM: Drawing Dark Anth
Anthro Worldbuilding: Part 2 by Tinselfire, journal
Anthro Worldbuilding: Part 2
Anthro Week
This two-part article was written by Ryuukei8569 (https://www.deviantart.com/ryuukei8569) and Tinselfire (https://www.deviantart.com/tinselfire).
Clothes on animals?
Since the bodies of anthropomorphic animal characters differ from those of humans, ranging from slightly to significantly so, clothing anthros in a believable manner presents a set of challenges.First, there is the elephant in the room – animals do not wear clothes, and have no need nor desire to do so. If you are striving to portray a distinct culture of anthropomorphic animals realistically, in most contexts they are not going to be wearing clothes at all. There are a number reasons why:
For species with fur or feathers, there are bi
Anthro Worldbuilding: Part 1 by Tinselfire, journal
Anthro Worldbuilding: Part 1
Anthro Week
This two-part article was written by Ryuukei8569 (https://www.deviantart.com/ryuukei8569) and Tinselfire (https://www.deviantart.com/tinselfire).
Do you enjoy creating anthropomorphic animal characters and worlds for them to live in? So do we, so we decided to share our thoughts on settling and dressing them. This essay will cover points to consider developing and some common design issues, but you should read these as food for thought rather than a fixed set of rules to follow. When designing your own worlds, not even the sky is the limit.
Setting up your setting
In this essay anthro for short refers to animal characters that display a significant number of human traits, such as upright posture, culture,
Anthropomorphic Icons : Tutorial by Arch-Arts, journal
Anthropomorphic Icons : Tutorial
Anthro Week
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Howdy, everyone! This is Arch-Arts (https://www.deviantart.com/arch-arts) but to many I'm simply 'Archery' or 'Meg.' I started doing anthropomorphic artwork around 15 years ago and have been dedicated to the style ever since. Today I will be walking you through how I create and build icons from start to finish using Easy Paint Tool SAI. If you don't have access to SAI many of the tools and instructions I give to you can be translated to other programs; but should you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to inquire with me!
And now, without
Anthro Week
Hello! I'm Illusir and I'm a hobbyist anthro artist. I'm here today to show you how I create my art which often involves a lot of sepia tone and mysterious characters :dummy:
I hope you'll find this article helpful! So, let us begin with...
Step 0. Prologue
Before we start it's worth to mention that:
I use Photoshop CC for creating artworks, so all the filters and commands are for this program.I usually draw my art on bigger canvases (usually I use the size about 3000x3000px) and then reduce the image size. This method allows you to add small details to your artwork more conveniently. For example, the image in this tutorial is
An alternate method to expand your comfort zone! by Remarin, journal
An alternate method to expand your comfort zone!
Anthro Week
Everyone has probably experienced something similar to this: you consider yourself being fairly good at drawing this specific thing and you enjoy it too. But you want to get good at drawing something new, and hope that you can start this subject off with equal ease and experienced intuition. However, upon tackling this new thing, you suddenly are met with feeling like a beginner all over again and quickly lose your enthusiasm. After all, it's not enjoyable to be bad at something while knowing what your best can look like.
I'd say this is the common artist's dilemma of the "comfort zone", and broadening it is a struggle most arti
Anthro Week Wrap Up
Wrap Up!
Anthro art is such a fascinating and beautiful genre that it really deserves to be admired! I hope that you've found the information posted for this week useful and the art pieces featured inspiring! Next time I plan to host a few tutorials and get some walk throughs! Would that be something everyone would be interested in?
so I would like to pose this to the community!
When I host another Anthro Week, what would you like to see?
Thank you again everyone for your continued support! This was a fantastic week and I really enjoyed it! Thank you to all the artists who participated and to all those in the community