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Mako Wulff (Comms soon)

@makowulff.bsky.social

A fun comm for @puppyman03.bsky.social! Double the goats, double the mayhem!

Thank you for your patience!!

Ori, a goat, hugging a Caprity from Palworld.

December 11, 2024 at 5:07 AM

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Mako Wulff (Comms soon)

@makowulff.bsky.social

Major changes for the derg form, even more so then what's planned for the Were-form! That being said, there is something in this design that is planned for the Were-form! :)

Much happier with how friend-shaped he looks in this form now! :D

Mako Wulff in his dragon form stating how nice the weather is!

The dragon form is predominantly dark grey and white, with touches of the same blue found on the bolt marking on his cheek on the tops of his ears, wings and tail. He is wearing a pink bandanna with a floral pattern.

January 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM

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Mako Wulff (Comms soon)

@makowulff.bsky.social

Another slightly different wallpaper for the new-ish phone! Happy with the vibes overall! :D

Mako in his dragon form flying through the clouds. The viewer is looking from below and the glare from the sun is pronounced. Mako is at as he's flying!

February 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM

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Mako Wulff (Comms soon)

@makowulff.bsky.social

Not the first attack I've done thus year, but it IS the first one to go public! Here's an attack for @kaseypaws.art for this year's Artfight! :D

artfight.net/attack/92224...

Kasey, an Australian Shepard, chilling out and drawing in their sketch book on a beanbag chair!

July 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM

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TblSlt

@tblslt.and.cat

How many zoruas fit on a zoroark?

December 26, 2024 at 4:59 PM

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Doctor Soul

@doctorsoul.bsky.social

Mind where you lay in the Sun, or enjoy the endless shade.

Commission for @peltzybear.bsky.social

November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM

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Lexodynaro 🔞

@lexodynaro.bsky.social

Uhhhh, have another sketch in the back burner. Some fat ass round mewtwo gal feeling sleepy and yawning.

Soeaking of, it's almost 4 am here, good enough to continue drawing comms tomorrow (I got some good free time this week, hope it can boost my work, but I will respond that with results first)

Sketch of an anthro random female Mewtwo (pokemon), with a monobutt / heavy bottom body type or shape. She is floating, legs and feet lifted as the gal is yawning with a hand near her open mouth.
She's wearing stripped panties and a shirt, it implies that she's ready to sleep soon.

November 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM

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Cynthia

@cynthiaf-g.bsky.social

Color sketch commission for @cloudofbats.bsky.social :D

November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM

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💜🤍🖤Vee🖤🤍💜

@vee.posts.art

!!🛍️BLUESKY BLACK FRIDAY RAFFLE🛍️!!

gah damn these mfs dont fuck around with black friday !! i could not tell you just how many times these bitches done stepped on me for some fuckass christmas sweaters !! like damn !!!! X(

FOUR winners will be drawn together on November 28th
ART EXAMPLES IN REPLIES

November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM

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just soda

@tfsoda.bsky.social

Gift doodle for @pearybigness.bsky.social !

March 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM

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Bell 🧇

@bellbites.bsky.social

Barcode stretch marks!

Alice getting her stretch marks scanned at checkout

November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM

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N✪STREM

@nostrem.bsky.social

Have a lined WIP of sneabler paw

November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM

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Red Knight

@red-knight.bsky.social

Auction Time!
Night Priestess Zoroark. A mysterious guardian of the shadows!

You can place your bid here
ych.commishes.com/auction/show...

November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM

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Wand 🔞

@wandwess.bsky.social

Slumber party with a cute chubby tgirl 🤍

November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM

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Mugs

@mugsthemonster.bsky.social

If you tell him to eat it, he will
so careful, @razzypink.bsky.social

November 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM

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✨ Winstiky✨

@winstiky.bsky.social

Hiiiii I wanna do this!

Show me ur fluffy OC and I'll draw for u

It's ✨DRAWING GIVE AWAY ✨

Drop you OC in the comment

And feel free to join >💛<
#pokemon #fluffy #oc

November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM

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Lesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy

@bitterkarella.bsky.social

this sparks joy
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November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM

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Baron!

@baronboar.bsky.social

How equal can a society be if some fundamentals are unusable by a third of the population? You can learn a lot about a world by looking at the little details, especially in furry settings!

A series of infographics this page reads as follows:
Worldbuilding: How can a furry setting handle size differences?
In my setting of Firnus, few countries have attempted to create a society free from disparity. Waizentrum gets pretty close!
[IMG: three different anthropomorphic people, a mustel, like a pine marten is the shortest, barely up to the knee of the third person and a little over half as tall as the second who is a pointy eared rat called a Gilter, the third is a big-cat like a lioness with a floofy tail who is a Panthera.]

Waizentrum's first currency: the THU12.7 marl. While fit for Gilter, the Mustel have difficulty holding more than one in a hand.
Yet if the coin is made any smaller the Panthera have difficulty handling them with their less dexterous fingers.
Since this currency has a value determined by it's actual weight and make up, it's important that each coin is the same.
[IMG: the hands of the three people, each half as big as the next. A yellow coin rests in each, it fits perfectly in the middle hand.]

What else can we use?
[IMG: Two paper bills, two yellow rods, coins with holes (cash) and yellow beads on a string.]
Paper bills or contracts are easy to print, but don't last long. Even if you're trying to be careful, sticking a piece of paper in your pocket while you have claws can lead to disaster.
metal sticks/rods fit most criteria, but are somewhat brittle. While a Mustel can carry them in a bundle, larger folk find they break while in a pocket or grasped in a fist.
Cash and beads solve a similar issue but are unwieldy in their own ways. Cash is a repeat of coins, some are too big, some are too small. But beads are almost perfect, those with large hands can keep them on string, but will be at a loss if they slip and scatter...
One of these may be perfect for your setting, but Waizentrum went for.. The Serp!
[IMG: 5 images of the Serp being carried, the serp is a snake shaped ring with a gap that can be closed. On smaller people it is hung from a chain on a belt and worn on the wrist. For the larger people it is coin sized but can also be worn as a ring or put in a scroll case.]
These coins can be stored easily on string or in a standard scroll case.
Waizentrum citizens only carry small amounts of money, so 1-3 serps worn as a ring, bracelet, or on a belt. Makes for perfect carrying around money.
Easy to manufacture, these coins can be hammered flat or curved.
While they have issues, most are not major for the people they are designed for. Larger scale trade uses the flattened serp as well as raw materials.

Problem 2!!
[IMG: A panthera and mustel use a flight of stairs, the panthera walks easily while the step is as tall as the mustel's legs, they look up as they say 'did you design these??'.]
This one plagues even the real world, as we all have places to be!
anyone can use a walkway provided it is even, flat, and they have any necessary mobility aids to assist them. But stairs are the tricky part.
Most furry settings are contemporary, so escalators are often used to solve the difficulties that small folk would face while travelling alongside taller people.
But what if you're outside or low-tech?

Ramps! Surely the best option is always a ramp?

The stairs we use in daily life are (usually) 50 degrees at the steepest, sitting between there and 30 degrees. But the most widely accessible ramps are 5 degrees or under!
[IMG: four diagrams, the first is a chart of angles with 90, 50, 30, 10 and 0 degrees. The next is a 5 degree ramp, then a 20 degree ramp, then 30 degree stairs.]
As you can see, it takes three times the distance for a ramp to cover the same height as stairs in this example. So! If depth is not a factor, that's perfect... But say it is?

the best solution i've seen in popular media comes from somewhere you may not expect: DARK SOULS
anor londo is inhabited by both humans and giants.
This graceful solution simply applies multiple sizes of steps.

[IMG: artwork of a flight of stairs, it is massive leading to a castle and has three staircases, the middle has large steps and the other two have the same small ones. In the foreground a gilter points at these and says: 'So we just need this! right?']

Yes! But can we do better?
The Anor Londo design is very wide, you would need 2-3 staircases to let people walk up and down simultaneously.
[IMG: three staircases, the first is like the anor londo stairs, the next has smaller block like steps down the middle of the staircase, and the third has some large and some small steps.]
First:
Pro: Simple to build, prevents kicking incidents.
Con: not ideal for middle-sized folk, very wide.
Second:
Pro: Takes up less space, Middle-sized folk have half-steps they can use provided the steps are deep.
Con: smaller folk put in the prime line of danger and may be hit.
Third:
Pro: Takes up the least space, possible integrated gentle slope allows for increased elevation.
Con: Difficult to build, Could pose a tripping hazard.

Ideally, all of these would be accompanied by a ramp, lift, or even teleportation as an option for those with need for them! handrails too of course!

[IMG: A mustel and panthera talking, the panthera is sitting casually. The mustel says: 'Honestly, whatever is chosen will exclude someone!' Then the Panthera says: 'Maybe we should choose what works for the most people?' Then the mustel concludes: 'It's better than clambering on all fours!!']

#fantasy #furry #furrysfw #firnus #worldbuilding #fantasyworldbuilding #ttrpgworldbuilding #furgonomics #furryart

January 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM

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Baron!

@baronboar.bsky.social

This time let's circle back to equity later and focus on some basics! What's up with TAILS?

1.
First of all, why do the people in a setting even need tails?
Humans don't have tails for a number of reasons, we don't chase prey so we don't need it to help us change direction like a rudder. We also don't climb trees so we don't need one for keeping hold of branches or for balance.
But in a world of megafauna, maybe you need a tail to help you turn fast to flee?
Or maybe a hunter needs a rudder to swim?
But most importantly!! It's fun & helps your people feel unique!

[IMG: A an anthro rat and sea lion, the rat is leaning over in a similar fashion to the sea lion who naturally stands horizontally like a T-rex. This shows how they both can use tails as counter balance.]

Think about why species in a setting might have tails and perhaps you will think of something that adds depth to your world…
For warmth, like a blanket! To increase visibility when foraging! For Combat!!!

[IMG Three tails, a big fluffy artic fox tail, a tall lemur tail, and a spiny draconic tail.]

2.
Clothing is the main issue I see brought up when discussing tails & Furgonomics. many solutions can be found when looking at furry artwork, so look around! The only solution i'd say is not valid is…The belt under the tail.

[IMG: a tailed person from behind, their jeans are below the tail, you can see their butt cheeks.]
[IMG: Two illustrations of human femurs with tails, the spine points them downwards.]

A tail would sit far too low to comfortably wear trousers there, imagine wearing yours below the pelvis at your hips? Even with a belt that is far too risqué!
The best solutions all put the waistband above the tail and either have a hole for the tail or in the case of clothing like dresses and skirts allow the tail to sit freely beneath.

[IMG: Three different people with different garments. The first is labelled 'breech cloth', it's a Y shaped cut of fabric attached to the waist by a string. The second is labelled 'sarong', the feline figure from the side has a length of fabric around the belly with a length hanging down over their pubic area like a loin cloth. The third is the most like trousers/pants, the belt keeps shut a flap that goes over the base of the tail that overlaps with the tail hole.]

In my setting of Firnus different cultures have their own designs to fit environmental needs. The Gilter
braghe is a sleeveless trouser designed with modesty in mind. compare this to the rav breechcloth, made for wearing under robes. Or avoid the tail hole all together and beat the heat with the pantheran quarter sarong!

3.
So where else can tails be a problem…? CHAIRS.

[IMG: Two normal chairs, they have back rests but also gaps between that and the seat.]

most people are going to jump immediately to seats like these:

But i'm going to make my case as to why this would not be comfortable:
See this dog skeleton to the right? When a quadrupedal animal sits, they don't rest on their upper legs or put any pressure on their fragile tails, Instead they rest on their hocks & hind feet!
Why? Exactly as we discussed with trousers, tails wouldn't go out, they'd go down.
As part of the spine, if you wanted to sit back in a chair your spine would be vertical.

[IMG: A dog skeleton from the side.]
[IMG: A small concerned mustelid says: "Sitting on your tail would feel like bending your fingers backwards with your full body weight!"]

…So, I believe anthro species wouldn't want to put pressure on their tails by sitting on them… So we cut a hole out from the bottom and back of the chair, right?
Yes! and no. Yes because when you're world building you can do whatever works best for you! But no because I'm not satisfied with this answer and I'm driving this PNG!!!! So how do we fix this? Let's see why chairs even exist in the first place!

[IMG: a chair like the ones above with a half circle cut from the back of the seat.]

4.
The earliest (known) chairs come from the 2nd dynasty of Egypt during the Thinite period. These chairs were as short at the seat as 10 inches! …But like, Why? as a status symbol! These caught on as nobility wished to copy kings, and then the common people copied nobility. They're also useful to keep your clothes clean and prevent you from resting on cold or wet ground.

[IMG: Two desert foxes, one on a chair is joyfully sitting upon a chair, covered in gold adornments like a pharaoh. He says: 'I'm sitting higher! So I'm better than you!' The other fox looks concerned, wears no gold as she kneels and says: 'Hm.']

But we don't need kings!!
If you want something for similar use without those connotations. Here's some options:

[IMG: Two people sitting on a bench and a large plush pillow as well as a rectangular cushion that's rolled up.]

Kneeling! While many cultures use
this to show reverence, few still
kneel for comfort.
Benches and stools! Before chairs
became affordable for the average
person simpler furnishings were
commonly used. These don't have
tricky tail holes to fumble around
with and can be as simple as a plank.
cushions! A thick pillow or rolled
rug would allow a person to sit
cross-legged without their tail
pressing down against a hard
surface.

Think about who needs chairs, where they'd be used, and the
answer will come naturally! Have fun world building!

#furgonomics #furry #fantasy #worldbuilding #tail #fantasywriting #furrywriter #firnus

February 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM

taluca69.bsky.social

@taluca69.bsky.social

This would be like a Nazi finding out Hitler is actually Austrian and not the pure blooded German he always boasted about

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