help me finding resources for drawing furry art

[lime360]

so uhh i've recently got a drawing tablet for my birthday (wacom one) and was thinking of finding actually good resources exclusively on how to draw furry art, but i can't decide where to start

the reason why i need them is because i can't properly draw anthro animals, and the only thing that i am good at is drawing blob guys, stick figures and (probaly) object show characters

if someone knows any of the resources please tell me!

[OneMillionFurries]

EtheringtonBrothers on Twitter/Deviantart has a bunch of resources for drawing a whole bunch of stuff, and some of those tutorials include anthro animals.

I'll be honest it's kind of hard to find decent tutorials for furries specifically. A lot of them feel like those "Draw exactly what I'm drawing" sorts instead of the "Here are a bunch of tools and how to use them" kind.

I would recommend broadening your resource hunt to things beyond just furries. It would be a good idea to look into art fundamentals. That way you actually have the tools to break down what you see on your own and apply it to what you want to draw, instead of relying on hard-to-come-by specialized tutorials.

Also if you want, you can attempt to draw a furry and post it, and I can see what needs improvement and send resources based on that.

[tetrisk]

I second what OneMillionFurries said. Art fundamentals will allow you to learn everything else much more easily and in a less frustrating way. drawabox.com was a fantastic resource for me when I could only draw stick people and couldn't make straight lines. It took me from absolute newbie and gave me the strong fundamentals of 3D forms so that learning from other tutorials/artists became a thousand times more easy.

That course is not for everyone though. I know really great artists that didn't like its approach, so it really varies from person to person, but I personally fall into the cult-like adoration of that course as a recommendation for absolute beginners  .

Beyond that, I personally didn't follow any specific book/course on anthro characters. I developed it from learning the fundamentals (from drawabox, books & youtube) and studying/referencing art from my favorite anthro artists.

[OneMillionFurries]

I know really great artists that didn't like its approach, so it really varies from person to person,

This. I recommend learning fundamentals and all that but if you're just doing art for enjoyment, there's nothing really wrong with just drawing whatever you want without studying. It's what I did for ~20 or so years and my art got to a pretty "okay" level. (I will say though, as soon as I actually sat my ass down and started properly studying art, there was a massive spike in my skill level. I'm kinda embarrassed looking back at anything pre-2022 because of it ^^; )

Then again you came asking for resources, so resources is what you shall get :P

I've personally never used Drawabox, though I think I've heard about it before. My main source of guidance was YouTube videos. I'm sure if you look up something like "art fundamentals for beginners" or something you're bound to find dozens of tutorials around the web.

Here's an example of my art pre- vs post-study. I feel like it's easy to see the improvements there ^^

[villain]

Seconding drawabox - I recently started doing its exercises to brush up on my markmaking and draftsmanship, its aimed at beginners but helpful to people like me who have been drawings for yonks too! If youre focusing on furry art, take some time to gather reference photos of real animals and try to copy them. The result of these is almost moot - you're probably not looking to do a photoreal style in your 'fun art' - but what you are actually training is your ability to observe an image closely. As you grow as an artist you'll hone in this Artist Eyes Mode, allowing you to notice more, and also store this information in your mental visual library, which will come to the surface when you're drawing from imagination!
Most importantly if youre an absolute beginner, don't get too bogged down with study. Set an hour max aside to do exercises or studies before you start, and then have fun working stuff out and drawing things you think are cool. Drawabox includes this as part of its statement - they insist you spend at LEAST 50% of your art time doing stuff for fun and not study without worrying about "bad habits". It's useful to 'warm up' with an exercise set by someone else because it makes the white page less scary - you're just following instructions! - and this helps to remove the phase where you stare at a page and worry you won't make something good, because when you've already filled a page the next one isn't so big and bad. Have fun!!!!!!!