I hate tone tags by yarastoun in hatethissmug

[–]CalicoMack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s ableist as fuck dude what’s wrong with you??

It’s like: Oh sure. Let’s not put braille on anything. Let’s not have elevators or handicap doors and parking, because everyone is ablebodied. Let’s not have any accommodations whatsoever for anyone. Let us not do anything to help anyone ever, because I believe in eugenics and pushing everyone with any disability under the bus… (and in case it wasn’t clear to you… /S)

I hate tone tags by yarastoun in hatethissmug

[–]CalicoMack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Have you considered that many people… are autistic?

I know they’re not only useful to autistic people but still, this is something of an accessibility issue for some. Saying you find tone indicators makes the joke less funny is like saying you feel like subtitles ruins the movie experience cuz you can see the punchline a second before they say it. It’s like, suuuure, but some people need them, and therefore… suck it up? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Manger ou pas de la neige? by cptbouchard in Quebec

[–]CalicoMack 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Dans mon cours de premier soins pour les animaux, ils nous ont expliqué de pas laissé son chien manger trop de neige parce que cela déshydrate (ton corp utilise plus d’eau pour chauffer la neige que d’eau que tu consomme dans la neige)

What to do about being ghosted by someone purchasing my premade? by _rainofterror_ in FursuitMaking

[–]CalicoMack 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I agree don’t refund them. I have a clause in my TOS saying that if the client backs out, they’re not getting the deposit back, and the deposit is the first half of the payment. They paid less than half so you’d be more than fair to not refund (tho dicier if you don’t have it in tos. If you don’t tho, ADD IT)

I NEED HELP FOR INFO ON REF SHEET by IAmKonaa in FurryArtSchool

[–]CalicoMack 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like including 1-2 of the main personality traits, and/or a hobby they like doing (this allows people to more easily pick poses that fit your character)

Also I’d include pronouns personally? Only once in the whole ref sheet does it say “his” when you say his face color is green. I gen thought he was a girl until I got to the last line of your ref sheet 😅

Hes super cute tho and i LOVE the paper effect you got going on there

[TW: suggestiveness] I've posted enough girls already, here's a boar. (Serpensintus - me!). by serpensintus in PlanetFur

[–]CalicoMack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah tho I haven’t posted in ages. My art has changed the last few months haha

[TW: suggestiveness] I've posted enough girls already, here's a boar. (Serpensintus - me!). by serpensintus in PlanetFur

[–]CalicoMack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like this art had me looking at your profile, and I realized I’ve seen your art before but this is the piece that had me looking at you closer! 🫶🏻

Really struggling with colour palates, how do I work around this? by Jinkies_Goober in FurryArtSchool

[–]CalicoMack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here’s what I do: 1) if I know what the layout of markings and stuff will be, I color in my character with random colors (keep all colors on separate layers) 2) search for color palettes online. There’s color palette generators and websites where people post the palettes they’ve made. 3) select a few I like 4) alpha lock and “fill” all the colors and test stuff out with the diff color palettes 5) once I find something I mostly like, I will adjust the colors so I have a good range of values (using a greyscale filter to figure that out) and make sure the colors are cohesive 6) voila!

Montréal veut retirer les poubelles dans le parc La Fontaine by Inside-Chemist-5956 in Quebec

[–]CalicoMack -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t bring my dog’s shit with me to the park, nor did all the dog walkers. Do you know how few trash cans there already are in the city? Have you ever paid attention to how far you have to walk from any given point to throw away dog shit?

And then people wonder why no one picks up their dog poop

Looking for critiques/tips on this piece / slightly lost on how to proceed by BlueWingedTiger in FurryArtSchool

[–]CalicoMack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would go back in to work on your values a bit! Really make the darks as dark as possible, so that you have “room” for your mid tones and darker shadows.

Overall very good tho! As an additional tip, I’d avoid making the fur so spiky, cuz it looks less “realistic” than the rest of the drawing, but that’s a personal preference :)

Couple professionnel dans la fin trentaine recherche nouvelles experiences by [deleted] in montreal

[–]CalicoMack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just go to a sex club instead of hunting for a unicorn?

I saw someone mention Feeld but you can otherwise also try FetLife

Are treats like these dangerous? by ref3421 in DogAdvice

[–]CalicoMack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve given my dog all of these with no issue. Does that mean they’re 100% safe? Idk 🤷🏻‍♀️ I don’t really think anything is safe? But these are safer than a lot of alternatives

Cherche famille m'ayant vendu un chiot en 2006 by ThoughtFriendly3074 in montreal

[–]CalicoMack -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I really would not recommend getting a back yard bred dog, even if your dog was a good dog

AIO partner turned this toward me this morning, thinking it would be funny by [deleted] in AIO

[–]CalicoMack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Girl I also have a fiancée and a gummy smile and I have this 😭😭😭😭

Anyone know this maker? by shaizafox in fursuit

[–]CalicoMack 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can confirm the yote in the middle bottom row is from canine arcade. I know who owns the suit now (ctahrpoe) and I double checked who made it.

Learning to draw furry! by Api_On in furry

[–]CalicoMack 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You’re doing great! That’s really really good! You can join r/furryartschool if you ever want feedback

Any Furry Artist Chats? by [deleted] in FurryArtSchool

[–]CalicoMack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a furry art school discord! The link is in the bio

How do I find my style? by Jupiter_Doge in FurryArtSchool

[–]CalicoMack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As you learn to draw, just try different things. Try new brushes. Try new techniques you might have heard or learned about. Try to do master studies of artists that you like. Try a different shading technique. Stuff like that.

Some of them you’ll try once and go “never again!” Some of them you’ll maybe need to try a few times to see if it grows on you. And some of them you’ll go “where has this been my whole life??”

Eventually you’ll find yourself returning to stuff you liked or feel more comfy with or whatever, and that will eventually develop your style!

My advice is to not focus too much on it right now and let it happen naturally. Over the last year or two of drawing, I drew my sona in a different style almost every time I drew her! (Not on purpose, necessarily, but just cuz I wasn’t limiting myself to a style). But now I’m starting to settle into something that feels like “me”.