It's really fun to meet people for who my art has been meaningful -- and learn which specific pieces left an impression! Often, it's ones I didn't expect. Sometimes, a piece I've made has shaped not only a viewer's aesthetics, but also their attractions -- a high compliment, however mutually unintended!

One such encounter that stands out to me was meeting someone at a con, introducing myself with my badge, and having them explain that the image on my badge had inspired them to write a story!

Because panthers are all localized variations of the same void >:3

Ha! My fursona is me, so he likes to do what I like to do. Writing, art, chatting, reading.

I'll confess that the only time I've enjoyed golf has been... minigolf. XD

My favorite is probably fully clothed; what got me drawing anthros consciously (i.e., not anthro-style aliens) in the first place was wanting to see friendly bipedal dragons with normal lives and clothes.

I've come to appreciate cartoons and toony styles, though, so the partially clothed and unclothed ones make sense in that context!

It was one of the inspirations! There were a bunch of interlocking references that led me to the name when I picked in 9 years ago (after nearly 10 years of my horse form being nameless!). Some of the inspirations don't quite resonate as they did back then, but "Toledo" is just my name now, and I like it!

(I considered switching my name when I changed from horse to panther -- "Toledo" was conceived as a horse name -- but nothing else fit.)

Generally, when furry art conflates animals or invents parts RL animals don't have -- while claiming to represent particular species. For instance, there's no nub that protrudes between the flukes of an orca's tail, but tons of artists put one there! Another example is deer that look like wolves with sideways ears and sticks attached to their heads.

I really prefer when I can tell what species a creature is supposed to be; if I can't tell the difference between an artist's wolves, coyotes, and foxes, I'll like their art less than I otherwise would. (I say this recognizing that these distinctions are HARD to capture!)

Haha, those were all very fun! :D As for future ones, I'm not sure -- nothing has quite caught my eye yet. I know some people have asked for other sports (hockey, baseball, etc.), but those would definitely require commissioners to submit pose reference photos; I don't know enough about those to improvise. Star Trek could also be a fun one!

This past year I've honestly been so focused on Campo Largo, both writing and art, that I haven't thought about commissions much at all, haha. As assembly of the VN gets under way, though, I suspect I'll have more energy for commission work!

I do take pencil drawing commissions, though they've been more or less on hold while I've been working on Campo Largo!

I used to do this! Nowadays, I rarely have the creative energy to ponder it, especially given the wide variety of species I'm aware of and how variable each can be!

That said, sometimes a species will stick out to me. To write Campo Largo, for instance, I drew inspiration from real people I knew, and in a couple cases let my memories of people -- and their looks -- draw me to a specific creature or another. Notably, one character needed to be a lanky waterfowl, and when pelican didn't quite work, I went with heron instead.

After much thought: maybe one of those extinct pronghorn relatives (Antilocapridae)! I haven't drawn any of them and they've got wild, fun headgear.

Mule deer could be fun, too -- I honestly don't think I've drawn one of them before. (That feels a tad like cheating, though.)