iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A few screenshots of the WIP gmod sandbox/build map. Everything is subject to change.

Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Still been working on the level editor for my engine based on MonoGame. Specifically, making it possible to replace occurrences of a given texture on specific instances of a model. This is what it's all about: making it easier to do things, saving work AND adding flexibility! #gamedev #indiedev

Screenshot demonstrating replacing a specific texture on specific instances of several models. In the future I want to make it possible to apply a texture override to all instances of a model.

Another one demonstrating being able to override textures without affecting RGB-based tint, also to set scale multipliers for texture coordinates to prevent stretching or for creative effects.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I fell for this bullshit and now I can't drag my clips in to edit anything. Fuck you Jensen's Wang!

"Switch to AV1 video format for better compression and quality", they said. What they didn't say is how useless it makes the output files because nothing supports editing them 🤪👏🤪👏🤪👏🤪👏🤪👏🤪👏🤪👏🤪👏🤪👏

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I swear the story told on Vektor's Terminal Redux is either a fucking prophetic allegory, or it's literally become the bible of the most sick-minded (derogatory) techbros.

Lyrics of Vektor's Liquid Crystal Disease:
"You choose a page; we’ll pick apart your brain
We track your eyes with our cameras; we see your pupils dilate

Subliminal are the ways that we tame you
You’re feeling proud of what you have consumed

Parasites of technology
Addicted to our LCD screens
Molded and sleek to gain your trust
Now give yourself to us

Have them screened (x3)
Liquid crystal disease

Intangible cyber life
Too complacent to look outside
We are shaping the world
While we stay out of…

Parasites of technology
Your addiction is a disease
No regrets of a wasted life
You cannot touch what you see

Death, seems the only way
That you will even stray
Think upon what you’ve lost
As we archive your thoughts

I can use your remorse
To steer my ship on its course
Open the Oculus
Fear Cygnus, fear Cygnus
You can have claim to grounds
Of Enocules I have found
If you report to me
Morbid mastery….. is yours

I turn the screens on Cygnus
The cameras reading their eyes
Affixed to every device
They can tell no lies

Freedom of choice within
What you are given
No choice outside the small
World that you live in"

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Been working a lot on the model and level editor for my engine named EZEngine based on MonoGame recently, so here's a little sneak peek over lunchtime. Plus some absolutely cursed code! #gamedev #indiedev

Screenshot of my work in progress level editor with the menu open on editing a placed model. This is developed in ENIGMA, an open-source implementation of old Game Maker versions.

Screenshot of the IDE LateralGM I work in to make the previously pictured editor. The similarity to older Game Maker versions is very visible here.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Tried to make a custom property to split tris on models for better lighting, by cutting from the longest edge to the point not along that line, however aside from other problems it doesn't work as I didn't factor in that the tris might not always share the same longest edge!

A screenshot of my test level for EZEngine (made with MonoGame) showing that the triangles don't always split in a way that the vertices align 💩

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Is that headline not outrage bait though? Are we really going to pretend it isn't? Maybe I could pay to find out, but why would I when that headline could come from any tabloid?

Paywall on iNews: "World War 3 is closer than you think. And Britain is still half asleep
They want your outrage. We want your trust. £1 for 3 months."
If it isn't outrage bait then it's definitely over-sensationalized. Why would I pay for a news outlet with, at minimum, manipulative and fearmongering article titles?

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

EZEngine development is still coming along steadily as I work towards feature parity with the ENIGMA FPS I was making. Colision detection and resolution is pretty challenging though. github.com/mbillington9...

Screenshot of the test map in my game engine EZEngine, based on MonoGame. As of the last screenshot, raycasts now determine whether directional light is blocked by collision volumes, and point light data is now loaded although the point lights are yet to have the intended effect.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

No, it uses ENIGMA enigma-dev.org/docs/Wiki/Ma... like old Game Maker, but open-source and compiles to C++. It will be the most basic tool for creating EZEngine levels and models, but already working on an easier tool for 3D

Screenshot of the simple 3D model editor in P13DDK, in which new models can be made by combining existing models made outside of P13DDK in PolyOne3 Pro

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I just published the first publicly available source of my 3D game engine built on MonoGame, EZEngine! github.com/mbillington9... First time making a public GitHub repository as well.

Screenshot from the FPS prototype project used to test my game engine based on MonoGame. Axis-aligned bounding boxes for models and developer-defined collision volumes are outlined in yellow.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Rawdogging a first-person shooter camera from scratch with MonoGame. I dread to think how much worse this would be if I tried to adapt it to a noclip camera. Why must that be so much harder?? Forgive me for this mess.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Bruh, I'm a half-competent programmer, not a mathematician

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Previously posted an FPS I'd been working on as a techdemo, recently I've been working on a 3D dev kit for it that brings it all together with my 2D level editor PolyOne. Will probably release this publicly at some point, maybe open source in some part too. #gamedev deets in alt text

A screenshot of the 3D development kit I've been making for my own tools and FPS game, all developed with ENIGMA and LateralGM (FOSS tools based on older versions of Game Maker). This is in level viewer mode with an RTS-like camera and shows off an incomplete level, but with relatively complex geometry for the tech. The level was made in my tool PolyOne (available on itch.io) out of a combination of raw triangle lists and my own model placement & instantiation system that supports, scaling, Z rotation and skewing on the Z axis. My vertex color -based lighting system that supports colored point lights and directional lighting is also showcased. Still to reimplement from the FPS I posted earlier (unofficially named ENIGMABALLS) is smooth lighting support for rounded surfaces. All of this stuff will be used as the jumping off point for an additional level editor mode which will allow placement and modifying properties of models, lights and level properties such as directional light colour & vector, players spawn position etc.

Another screenshot of the same 3D devkit, but this time in a model builder mode, with a few random models strewn about. Key to this is that it gives the ability to create new models by combining existing models, which can then be reused in new models and so on, recursively. You could theoretically build a chair out of basic shapes then have it gib into its separate models when destroyed. Every placed submodel can have its own independent Z rotation XYZ scaling, with plans for the ability to substitute textures for each placed model and take advantage of the Z skewing capability mentioned in the alt text of the previous screenshot. Both levels and models use the JSON-like JSV format that my 2D editor works with and allows working with raw triangle lists to build level and model geometry from scratch.
The rocky texture way below is a remnant from an as yet unhandled triangle list within some models that represents collision volumes...

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

This has to be rage bait. You can't call an investment that invariably burns 10x the amount of money that's put into it a gold rush.

BBC pro-AI propaganda or ragebait article titled "AI gold rush sees tech firms embracing 72-hour weeks" by likely grifter Theo Leggett

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I don't usually post WIPs 'cause they aren't much to look at since I do my art with a mouse, so please go easy on me! New OC! A midnight lycanroc-dragon hybrid lady! Obviously much work needed yet and subject to change. Not sure what to do with her color wise yet. #furry #furryart #furryartwork

work in progress digital sketch & linework of a female midnight lycanroc-dragon hybrid, she has a fairly pear-shaped build with comparatively modest chest and slender waist. She has a dragon tail and the layered scale sorta thing going on down the front of her abdomen, drag wings and one horn visible, but the other one is obscured by the characteristic midnight lycanroc hairstyle, and she also has the side spike things that curl around from behind her back. She also has a small dragon-like snout but dog ears. She's stood with her hips bent slightly, smiling, one arm straight with the hand incomplete while the other is bent, palm and fingers facing out slightly towards the viewer.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The last time I did soft shading was YEARS ago and I used to do it with all kinds of shortcuts. Not this time! Was hoping for my next art post to be something entirely new rather than more refsheet brainrot but at least this has something new. #furry #furryart #furryartwork

Digital soft shaded art of my fursona Cyan Thornclaw. They're a foxcat with light blue and white fur, with medium-length blue hair, wearing a grey tee that hangs off one shoulder with the text "not a fox", denim shorts and black and purple thigh high socks with the toes of their digitgrade paws poking out. Accessories include silicone wristbands in the colors of the enby flag, necklaces and a small khaki crossbody bag. They're stood against abstract background inspired by metalheart and related early internet aesthetics.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

For anyone planning on uninstalling Firefox over AI features, you're welcome to use what I put in the uninstallation survey (copypastable with fixed mistakes and generalized in alt text)

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

My fursona Cyan, having just delivered a fresh batch of plant-based, magic-infused medicines! @jeykuto.bsky.social captured the aesthetic of my character beautifully. He needs money for a medical treatment so please consider donating to him if you can't spare for a commission! #furry #furryartwork

Cyan Thornclaw, an anthro arctic fox & cat hybrid with light blue & white fur and blue neck-length hair, sits on the edge of a pickup flatbed messing with their phone. The background includes a cabin with fence around nearby and pine tree, with more trees in the distance. Cyan is wearing: denim shorts; purple and black, striped, toeless thigh highs; a grey top that hangs off one shoulder with the white text "not a fox" on; silicone wristbands in the colors of the non-binary flag, some necklaces and a small khaki-colored crossbody bag.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Was never entirely happy with the perfect side view of my character Cyan's head on my refsheet, so I've been redoing it. But when cropped to an icon, something about it doesn't quite look right, something to do with the neck maybe? Advice would be welcome #furry #furryart #furryartwork

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Looks like he's admiring the view, and not the one behind him! 🫵 LONG overdue coloured sketch, I wanted to end the series of them with something special, though I never anticipated how long and how much work this background would take! For Deram on FA #furry #furryart #furryartwork

Digital colored sketch of an anthro wolf-ram hybrid with grey and slightly purple-tinted blue fur and black hair reaching to his eyes. He's sitting on a tree stump and smirking towards the viewer with his head turned slightly upwards for somewhat of a smug expression overall. He has one arm resting on his backpack while his other hand holds a can of mountain dew. He's wearing a black choker, blue pants and black mostly-fingerless gloves. The background is a detailed rocky mountain partially-covered with snow in the far distance against a blue sky, with hills covered in grass and various evergreens in the midground, and with a river or lake between that and the subject. The whole image has a white border which some elements of the background spill over beyond to the very edge of the image.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

I can't help but be kind of mad when a person finally shows up and has time to play games but not for a single response about the $300 I paid them for a sketch page 3 years ago and seen nothing of 😑 They are allegedly a fursuiter and have almost 3.5k followers so hardly an obvious scammer

Discord screenshot of me sending messages to a user, dated 26th of July 2025
I message at 12:57 saying "Hey, hope things are going well with you. You still good to do the sketch page or is it going to be better for you to refund me :')"
and a further message at saying 19:34 saying "I know life gets hard and I saw you'd been through shit I couldn't imagine going through so I don't want to be confrontational about this, but if you could just tell me if or why you can't work on it yet that would be great"

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I just can't help myself when it comes to backgrounds, I really shouldn't be spending so much time on this much detail when it's a free piece, but the inner perfectionist won't accept anything less. Cropped because spoilers

Cropped, incomplete part of a background from a digital halfbody colored sketch I'm working on. Visible is a small hill covered in numerous pine trees, bushes and other vegetation, with a body of water closer to the foreground.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Update on the #gamedev, added support for point lights and colored lights to my FPS engine built on ENIGMA! It's all static and based on vertex colors so far, no shaders. Does lead to limitations, but a slightly Doom 64-ish aesthetic, which I like. Textures from the old Cube FPS.

Screenshot of an incomplete, sci-fi architectured incomplete test level from my FPS game, overlooking a lower area and displaying red, white and blue colored point lights. The level geometry is made with my own, separate level editor which supports a custom model format and skewing models vertically when placed in the level. The lighting is just vertex lighting, but calculated at runtime using dynamically calculated normals, and the kind of math you would use in shaders even though it's not shader code (linear falloff distance)

Closeup of the area with the blue lighting from the previous screenshot, with some white lights also visible to the left and right. It's rather obvious here that the lighting is only vertex lighting and that there are no raycasts for shadows yet, as the white light reaches areas where it shouldn't with a better lighting system.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Bonus screenshots. It's not much, but it's a lot more than could be achieved with the built-in level editors and functions of Game Maker. I might make this open source, but... The code is ugly, this was only ever meant to be a tech demo for the level editor I made.

A screenshot of another incomplete level from my FPS made with ENIGMA, showing a stone path flanked by grass and a terrace on stone walls, with stairs leading up between. Ahead of the stairs are more stone walls and a short corridor that doesn't seem to lead to anything visible.

Screenshot of a different point of view in the same level from the previous image, standing on the terrace rather than below it. This one shows cliffs in the distance past the other side of the terrance and the more enclosed space with the stairs, grass and path.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

And solved. The code to copy model collision volumes into the correct position and rotation was being skipped because of an uninitialized variable lmao. Oh also models can be skewed vertically in how I set this up, that's how the walls of the sloped parts are made, it's neat I guess

Follow up to the previous two screenshots of my FPS game, now there are wireframe triangles around the areas they were previously missing because of models being used with the code not setting up model collision volumes up correctly.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Well that's a start. I had a switch to render collision volumes wireframe, and this proves collision volumes in models aren't being set up correctly for some reason.

Screenshot of the same incomplete FPS game from the previous post, this time with many surfaces outlined in white triangles which displays collision volumes. A ring-shaped area to the right is clearly missing collision volumes.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Found a version of an FPS I was working on from before 2 disk drive failures took out some work, but model collisions are broken and I don't know where to even begin looking for where the problem is, it's so over (lessons learned I guess)

Screenshot of an FPS game I've been making that features levels built with an editor I also worked on for years, and models built with the same. The level in the screenshot is very incomplete but looks like something you'd see in a basic arena shooter. (textures from the old Cube FPS)

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Might be a long shot but I remember a few years ago I had a BSoD and on reboot Windows did a chkdsk. Hours later I was able to read the data and it was partially or entirely scrambled for many files. What happened? Was it a ransomware attack that was caught by my AV mid-action?

A screenshot of two text files open in Notepad++ and the originating folder in Windows Explorer, the content of one of the files is, as far as I can tell, unreadable garbage data, while the other is completely unaffected.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Don't recall if I posted my my first successful attempt at #kemono art as seen on my refsheet, so here it is its own thing! #furry #furryart #furryartwork

My fursona Cyan Thornclaw with a style that takes strong inspiration aesthetically from kemono art. They're a hybrid of cat and arctic fox, in a pose as if walking and wearing their typical denim shorts and an off-shoulder tee. They have light blue and white fur and blue hair. Their head, forearms, hands, legs, and paws are large, this often but not always being characteristic of the styles of kemono artists.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

So apparently it's #PortfolioDay I'm Foxide, I make #furryart using Paint.NET with a leaning towards characters with a bit of femininity (more than a bit is also fine!) I currently have *free* colored sketch slots open so HMU if you're interested! #furry #furryartwork

Digital colored sketch of a male anthro otter, slender and tall, wearing short shorts and a crop top, abs visible, and holding an oar. He's stood against an abstract/stylized background inspired by a map, with winding rivers, a grid, a compass rose, and a scale in white set against a light blue background.

Flat colored digital reference sheet of my fursona Cyan Thornclaw, an anthro foxcat with light blue and white fur. The refsheet includes front and back of my character and is annotated with title to the top, colors, piercings and markings to the left, and to the upper right a bio with some information about my character, and middle and lower right specifics of their anatomy, chibified front with default outfit, and accessories. All in bold colours, with text, borders and decorative elements in yellow and a pinkish-red used for emphasis. The background includes a metalheart 3D render and subtle text.

Digital bust artwork of a sergal with their head turned almost parallel to the viewer. They have cream and red-colored fur, and one visible orange eye. bold shadows blend into the linework and slight gradients between the fur colors and line color add further depth. They're against a background of light blue and orange horizontal stripes which start thicker towards the lower part of the image and gradually become thin towards the upper half, with the orange also darkening towards the bottom. The background is also supplemented with an orange heart and circle, resulting in an overall Summery, dusk-like atmosphere.

Digital full body artwork of an anthro wolf-ram hybrid leaning against some railing at the riverbank in the midst of a city (intended to be the Chicago River in the same city). The wolf-ram hybrid has blue and light gray fur and black hair, his tail is coiled around the same railing he's leaning on and his phone is in one hand while the other grips the railing. He's grinning at the viewer and shirtless, wearing only jeans and boots with adaptation for a digitigrade posture.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Art of my #fursona Cyan Thornclaw stargazing, by @ninesart.bsky.social! He did such good work, I couldn't have envsioned it better myself! #furry #furryartwork

Flat colored digital artwork of my anthro foxcat character Cyan Thornclaw stargazing, created by ninesart.bsky.social. Cyan, their fur light blue and white, and their neck-length hair blue, is stood in front of a telescope, looking up at the night sky. They're wearing a grey off-shoulder tee, denim short shorts, and dark grey and purple thigh high socks expose the toes of their digitigrade paws. The background is a dark, pale purple night sky with a crescent moon and faint clouds.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Colored sketch for FurrEver on FA of their coyote Rahui wearing that one meme outfit! A very impressive and intricate character design with all the fur patterns and hair colors #furry #furryart #furryartwork

Digital colored sketch artwork of an anthropomorphic coyote, their fur primarily featuring white, sand and almost burnt orange-colored patterns. Their head is turned slightly away from the viewer whom they're smiling at, and they have one hand on their hip and the other arm is mostly folded with the hand horizontal, pointing sideways. They're wearing a slate gray and pink cropped hoodie with matching underwear and thigh high socks, and their hair, long enough to reach their jaw, consists of pink, purple, and green sections. They're adorned with a few yellow piercings and green tattoos.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Been enjoying a lot of more anime-style furry art recently, so I had a crack at it while trying to avoid ripping anyone's style off. It feels like something is missing, but it's a start! #furry #furryart #furryartwork

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Sometimes I think I know wtf I'm doing with art, right up until I draw something and it doesn't look right and I don't know exactly why. And then it just collapses into randomly changing shit until it does look right and I'm reminded I have no idea what I'm doing lmao

A flowchart illustrating the post i.e. my process for creating art. The first process is "Draw some stuff" followed by a question "Does it look good or correct?" with the "No" answer leading to "Blindly change stuff" then back to the question, and the "Yes" answer leading to the end.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

??? Really USA? Decades of anti-communist and anti-russia propaganda and the level of opposition to russia nosedives while russia is STILL invading Ukraine, even after the many war crimes they've committed there?

Screencap of a CNN segment with two presenters stood in front of a screen. The screen shows poll results to the question: "AMERICANS WHO SAY RUSSIA IS AN ENEMY: ASKED IF RUSSIA IS AN ENEMY, UNFRIENDLY, FRIENDLY OR ALLY" with the results of 64% enemy in 2023, and only 34% now. While this omits the percentage of respondents that would've answered "unfriendly" and might still push the consensus above 50% with a negative feeling towards Russia, a result of almost half as many seeing Russia as an enemy after their imperialist actions and war crimes is shocking.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Slightly late, but that's the second halfbody colored sketch of the year done! This time an otter character belonging to a friend who commissioned me before. #furry #furryart #furryartwork

Digital colored sketch artwork of a male anthro otter, his fur is primarily brown with a hint of red, and he's quite tall and slender. He's holding a modern-style oar vertically with its end green, and wearing a crop top and shorts that are also green, all matching his eyes. His abs are well-defined on his exposed midriff, and he' smiling at the viewer, mouth open. The background consists of a white border around a soft blue image in the style of a map with various meandering rivers, a grid, compass rose and scale in white.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Definitely no issues with my skills at drawing hands

Digitally drawn, black lines with sketch lines in red and green beneath, an attempt that has gone very poorly to depict an arm with the hand and forearm forshortened, holding onto a vertical bar or rod or other object.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Hold on a minute while I collapse! The first part of the refsheet is finally done :O so proud! #furry #furryart #furryartwork #fursona

Digital artwork of my anthro foxcat fursona Cyan Thornclaw, primarily showing front and back views. Their fur is light blue and white and their neck-length hair is blue. They're wearing silicone wristbands in the colours of the non-binary flag, and two necklaces, one with a crystal. The reference is annotated with more colours, piercings, markings, a bio, anatomical features, rules on mirrroring their features, and a further full body in kemono still illustrating their typical clothing. The style is a Y2k-esque retro-futurism inspired by Designers Republic and with bold yellow and purple colours for the annotation text and part of the background respectively. The background is finished off with a metalheart/trendcore-style 3D render from a Source engine map.

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

The new refsheet is finally starting to come together! I think I've settled on a style that fits the vibe I want to go for while balancing aesthetics and practicality. Need to update that 2024 to a 2025 though for sure 💀 #furry #furryart #furryartwork

WIP digital artwork, an incomplete reference sheet of an anthro character named Cyan Thornclaw, a hybrid of arctic fox and cat. The refsheet depicts front and back views, their fur is light blue and white and they're amid multiple stylized, futuristic elements with yellow as their primary colour including text mostly of the same. These annotate their piercings, preferred ways that their hands and snoot should be drawn by other artists, basic character details, an image of their home (location redacted), and colours of various parts of their body. The refsheet is completed by two pinkish-red broken stripes behind the full body front and back, and a metalheart 3D rendered background with purple tones behind that (made from a source engine map because I cannot into Blender lol)

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Foxide @wtfoxide.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

This little DINGUS stole my CLEAN tee and jerked off in it WTF 😡🤬 Halfbody colored sketch for a friend (he gave permission for me to post this version) #furryart #furryartwork #nsfwfurry

NSFW Digital art of a male anthro cat with fur and hair in shades of red in a sitting position with most of his lower legs out of frame. He's wearing a grey off-shoulder tee but is otherwise naked and bottomsless, and the image shows him mid-ejaculation with a pleasured expression. In the upper right corner are two stylized traces of "rage face" memes modified to look like my character Cyan Thornclaw, the first with the derpy happy rage face has them saying "Hey akemow how's it g-" with the name of the red cat, Akeno, intentionally misspelled, and the second has Cyan Thornclaw raging and has them saying "hey thats my shirt what are you doing you IDIOT THAT WAS CLEAN!!!!!"

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