I recently received a commission. The person wanted me to draw her new character, who is "cunning, sly, open, impulsive, confident, flirty, judgmental, agile, and sarcastic". Holy crap, what animal could that be, hmmmmmmm? A fox! Just as I opened up photoshop, I realized that the person had never specified which type of fox this character was. So as I facepalm, I go to google and just start thinking of how people usually describe foxes. You know... fuffy-as-heck tail, super cute face, lithe body, the works.

Well, I actually started drawing a nice pose for the commission, and after I was tired of messing with the neck and head position, I started doodling off to the side. And that's where this drawing comes in. He's annoyed (a direct reflection of my mood), he's chubby, scruffy, and everything someone wouldn't want for a cutesy fox character.

It actually bugs me that people choose fox fursonas because they think they are cunning and sneaky and blah, blah, blah. (Please, don't flame me. It's just my opinion.) The fox is not the only creature on the earth with those attributes, you know? That pretty well describes every predator on the face of the Earth. Smart animals usually live long and stupid ones get themselves killed or eaten.

These animals have to be tough to make it out there. But unless you're living out in the wilderness hunting for your food every day and doing everything in your power to survive, you really have no connection to these beautiful animals. The only hunting you do is for groceries at the supermarket.