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dantedious.bsky.social
Dante Washbear Extraordinaire
@dantedious.bsky.social
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Hi, I'm Dante. Internet raccoon and real-life boat restorer, sometimes artist and one-day musician. Always sleepy.
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brdte.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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painsleep.bsky.social
#furry #KapokArt
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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phoelipop.bsky.social
60 USD per comm + 12 per extra character, 5 slots available!
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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sphynn.bsky.social
Raccoons are very clever and mechanically inclined. Sprocket, the mascot of the Rocket City Trash Pandas, built his own space rocket out of "recycled parts."
A human-sized raccoon wearing a trashcan with a calculator on the front stands on a baseball field. He is pointing to the sky as if to say "ad astra per quisquiliarum."
August 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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rakubunn.bsky.social
he's handheld for very important reasons

#raccoon #furry #furryart #pastry
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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raccoonhourly.bsky.social
An adorable raccoon.
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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lightdragon.art
This almost took me 4 weeks to do.

Very happy with this end result.

This was supposed to just be a landscape painting test, but ofc i had to add a dragon to it.

#art #dragon #landscape #painting #digital_art
November 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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emiliusdraws.bsky.social
#3157 A helpful tutorial
A digital drawing of one of those drawing tutorials that says 'don't do this, do this.' The drawing is of an almost naked middle-aged man doing a flying kick. The 'Don't do this' one has a bunch of areas circled and a cross under it. The 'Do this' one is exactly the same but without the circles and a tick instead of a cross. The text reads 'Needlessly adding red circles will ruin your art' and a smaller bit of text at the bottom reads 'Bonus tip! Add a tick under all your art so people think you did it right.'
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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technotanuki.bsky.social
From one of our D&D sessions, and another Nat 1 during combat...

Crumb🐀 and Whim😾 probably hates me at this point...😅

#dnd #furryart #furry #deer #rat #cat
A comic snippet of Trevin 🦌attempting to attack the goblins in front, but stomps on Crumb instead from a Nat 1. Crumb angrily squeaks at him while Whim furiously glares.
November 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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saturnsnow.bsky.social
I finally have a ref sheet for Saturn!!!
Thanks again to @dangorawr.bsky.social for the amazing work on this!
^w^
A ref sheet for a anthropomorphic wolf character named Saturn. It denotes them as 5'6, with white, brown and black fur. The sheet has an fall theme
August 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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artofjonas.bsky.social
I think I more or less have the fundamentals of sculpting down

Step 2: learn how to sculpt characters that don't have the traumatized Thousand Yard Stare😶
November 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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geoholms.bsky.social
Still love this raccoon I commissioned long ago when I ran a Raccoon Manual account.
Raccoon holding a book with garbage can on cover.
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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orlandofox.bsky.social
It's truly a mystery why I struggle with it some days :'D
A mini sketch comic of sorts. First/leftmost panel is of my foxlet character, tired eye and sitting in front of a drawing tablet set up, scribbling. Surrounding her are groups of texts that describe her actions/thought processes, with arrows pointing out towards her, to give emphasis on them being applied to her. From left-to right, in an arch flow, they read as follows: -Up until at least 4AM for the last 7+ days in a row -Has trouble calming brain down to rest/relax because of near constant thinking of other stuff she wishes that she could also do/fit into her day -Very rarely takes days off of any sort of work -still tried to get in a decent bit of cardio/activity in most days - probably slouching -gets *maybe* six hours of uninterrupted sleep each night, if she's lucky Second, upper rightmost panel is an extreme closeup of foxlet's face. She's squinting and somewhat confused/frustrated. Thought bubble text above her reads, "... Goddamit, why can't I draw today??" Last panel remaining is a show of her from behind so that we can see her screen. There's a random scribble of some character leaning forward and slapping at their own butt and blowing raspberries (with *pffft* in text shown next to them), seemingly to emphasize mocking it's creator. foxlet's holding her face/under her eyes, ears drooped, still frustrated and speechless. Text underneath reads: -... Wondering why she's so sluggish/tired/brain fogged/etc more days than not xD
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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technotanuki.bsky.social
Had an amazing time at @carolinafurfare.bsky.social! Hung out with a lot of familiar faces, and met several new furs too!

Officially a full year into the community, and having a lot of fun. Here's to many more!

📷 - @aafterthoughta.bsky.social

#cff2025 #carolinafurfare #furry #fursuit
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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purplemoot.bsky.social
Can I go back to #carolinafurfare already and relive the fun I had there? @dantedious.bsky.social me, A'nue, and Wixie the bat. 😁
Four fursuitter friends sitting on a bench at Carolina Furfare
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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rakubunn.bsky.social
big fan of whatever this is

#raccoon #furry #furryart #pastry
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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robinawolf.bsky.social
Botter visting me at work!
in-otter-news.bsky.social In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 9d
Oh no! My printer is otter paper!
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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paxlilacs.bsky.social
Now I'm feeling like a real #fursuitmaker going off recipe. I watched the guide by Mugiwara Cosplay to get the best idea for how to proceed, but I'm proud to say I patterned these legs all on my own and it came out great! Excited to finish them, hopefully next week
A pair of TPU feetpaws accompanies by blue and purple indoor pawpad bottoms (not attached) The same TPU feetpaws, now furred in blue and purple fur with icy blue claws (not yet sewed, just on to check sizing)
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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paxlilacs.bsky.social
Peets progress

TPU feetpaws (model by Kegawa Creations), hot glued and stiched for strength. Forgot to take a pic of the pattern, but I've already started sewing it! These are gonna be indoor paws with some foam sandals for outdoor use
A pair of TPU fursuit feet paw bases
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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carolinafurfare.bsky.social
And that’s a wrap on CFF 2025: Medieval Mountains! 🏰 Are you prepared for CFF 2026: Cryptid Catastrophe!? 🌲

Royal Court Members: 1,134

Fursuitors: 332

Money Raised for Charity: $10,114

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November 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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simkaye.bsky.social
Babe u left ur bike unlocked again 😭
A warm seaside setting. On a grassy hill overlooking the sea, four raccoons steal a bicycle. One leans eagerly from the basket, a second stands on the seat and steers with its front paws, a third pedals the wheels, and a fourth baby raccoon cleans to the back of the bicycle for dear life
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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clovishyena.bsky.social
Nagano
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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siggimagenta.bsky.social
Kitti
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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seawolf-la1.bsky.social
I won the "scariest" category in the local underwater pumpkin carving contest (yes I know mine was the only serious entry but I still think I did a good job for the first time I'd even carved a pumpkin).
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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tinntira.bsky.social
Elephant watercolor
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM