MAKE YOUR FURSONA! 5 Steps - No art skill required ✅ [The Bottle Ep65]

[@PocariRoo]

If this method doesn't work for you some other alternatives are: - Doing everything traditionally on paper (I recommend making a digital colour pallete still!!) - Printing out the reference sheet lines and colouring them physically - Commissioning an artist with a thorough description of your character (not all artists will work from just descriptions though) - Buying a character from someone - Using a "fursona maker" app - Asking a close friend whom is an artist very very very very nicely for some help - Request an artist whom has publicly stated they are open for request

[@PassionPossum]

Just saying, as an artist, working with printed out and colored references is totally fine! As long as there is SOMETHING to help the artist visualize your character in your eyes!

[@christinataylor1380]

Thanks, im probably going to commission someone to draw my ref once I save up some money!

[@topnotchcupoftea]

When you commission something is it free

[@christinataylor1380]

@@topnotchcupoftea nope it usually costs some money

[@topnotchcupoftea]

@@christinataylor1380 I hope it's not expensive

[@obviouscactus9087]

*has like 50 OCs * HMMMMM Making another one won't hurt

[@saltyspittoon]

Papa Jay Same...(though I've got over a hundred ocs) :( I need help lol

[@leothecat9230]

Me with gemsonas

[@justroamingnow]

I can easily relate. [me:has like athousand ocs] | Me another day : " Hey, making another oc wont hurt wont it.."

[@twistedchan1698]

Leo The Cat what is a gemsona?

[@drfloda1808]

Steven Universe’s fandom’s versions of themselves as gems or just ocs in general. So same thing with fursonas and such.

[@oriongood3109]

An extra note for the uploading process: WATERMARK WATERMARK WATERMARK We are not a perfect community. Theft occurs. Watermark with a user to reach you at or any sort of watermark to show you own the character. Save the file you make it on to show the layers or if you by, take screenshots of the purchase.

[@oceanthecat1009]

Shyla Good sadly, people can still just get the image and trace over it and color over the watermark :(

[@MrCrow-tl5tv]

i feel like i am being called out

[@talkingtomfan581]

what if your computer makes the image blurry, are you allowed to draw around the outline then colour, even if you credit the artist

[@oriongood3109]

@@talkingtomfan581 if the image was not made as a free to use base, dont color it at all, even if you credit the artist. There's free bases out there if you look and always double check. Google isn't reliable with it so click the website the image comes from. If you got a free base and for some reason the lines are blurry, then you can fix them in needed but make sure you're using a good base first!

[@Mapple318]

@@oceanthecat1009 and thats why you get proof that you got the original, sich as keeping it on your desktop to have acces to all layers if someone does not believe you

[@Cupids-Antlers]

Me, chest deep in the fandom with Fursonas already: I already know this but I gotta supPORT POCARI!

[@nveon]

Cupids-Antlers S A M E

[@reaperandgrim]

Sad but I can relate

[@cross3506]

Exactly.

[@NateAnimatesXD]

Im over my head in the furry fandom

[@kennethcoulter5025]

i also like port pocar

[@demonplaysuwu1018]

*that moment when you realize when you were 8 years old you traced someone's art thinking it was fine* wait isn't that illegal

[@ThatOneLeek]

*Wait. That's illegal.*

[@demonplaysuwu1018]

Galacsii I was 8

[@ThatOneLeek]

@@demonplaysuwu1018 Oh no, I know that. It's a meme. Woooosh.

[@IronycheinPain]

SAME HERE! And I ended that phase at 10 years

[@bonzwaygo]

It's not illegal but it can bring up copyright issues if you make money off of it

[@TheRealJeff2]

No one: Pocari`s eyes: ⬆️⬅️↖️↘️↗️⬇️↙️↩⤴️

[@samfriendsyt1353]

lol

[@emeraldemperor2601]

@crazex • 12 years ago or maybe from literal kindergarten

[@dartthenightlight3840]

Me during a conversation:

[@samfriendsyt1353]

@@dartthenightlight3840 same lol

[@Frappuccinoo]

she playing dance dance revolution with her eyes

[@geru6953]

1. Step to draw a fursona: Know how to hold a damn pencil.

[@traditionalstockphotoofpro1344]

Lol I cant even do that

[@jaceybear4124]

Directions were unclear, my cat is in a oven

[@curlyandfried]

@@jaceybear4124 wha- oh teah i jate it when that happens

[@kennethcoulter5025]

Directions unclear just ate my T.V

[@theoneandonlymr.d]

Directions unclear, made a fursuit head.

[@katsukibakugo2616]

Nobody: Not a single person: Roo:**Throws camera into pool**

[@kataki8258]

Ha bakugos a furry He would be a lion

[@FricklePickle]

Tru tru

[@FricklePickle]

Deku would be a doggo

[@magesticwanderer8788]

He'd be a alligator (bc how dat hair) a love bird (bc of the personality) AND a dragon (bc of his power or hair I guess)

[@cringearchive4093]

me: has possibly too many fursonas also me,watching this: interesting

[@dragonfire8873]

macchigato how many do u have?

[@wydua8477]

@@dragonfire8873 he have "too"

[@oceanthecat1009]

I have so many fursonas its crazy but I’m gonna stick with my fursona Moon :3

[@Dobz_lobz]

Dragon Fire one

[@blackclover3360]

I have 10 or 11

[@shanathefennec7436]

Pocari, as a fellow cheese lover, I’d just like to point out that you missed an opportunity to name him Shreddar XD

[@mirage7487]

I'm french cheese is my life

[@-DumpsterFire]

shredda chedda cheese

[@oliviq9466]

my tips for drawing fursonas: 1. draw a basic outline on paper 2. put in on an art app and trace it, it’s easier 3. colour in UwU

[@metarunnerboy-wc6pw]

Who asked

[@ThemMythicalMavens]

Probably everyone in this viduo 😂

[@sunflowerqueen9560]

I would suggest ibisPaint for phone Just saying

[@sodasober]

Yep

[@Blablablablabla392]

Yeah it’s great!!

[@albedoislovely7737]

I love using ibispaint

[@chair8748]

Yep

[@zurio47457]

same, it's pretty much the best app I know when it comes to picking a drawing app for phone.

[@the5thghostbuster]

Me: I have two furaonas and 25 characters Also me: I have to support Pocari because I love watching the bottle :O

[@obsiangravel]

Dat me

[@angryliz]

@@obsiangravel you're now his wife, wish completed

[@marlowinshift8842]

Okay so this video was great but the best part was the "shift-control-i" HOLY HECK. It takes me so long to colour inside the lines and constantly clean up, you will be saving me hours of work for the rest of my life

[@dallaswalters2365]

You know, when I first heard the term "fursona", as a weeb, I instantly related it to "persona" which, is an AWESOME game, but, when I heard fursona, my brain just grabbed these both and thought " Holy sh*t, werewolves are fursona users" And, my mind, broke all that down, and it turned into a werewolf dating Sim with some battle in mind. I can't believe how far I was at the start, and how close and accurate it was at the end...

[@word6344]

Galaxy brain

[@twilightzne1905]

1:19 Roo: **talks about art programs** Me: *Laughs in paper and pencil*

[@Hottesthernando]

Y’all pencil and paper? *laughs in ibs paint x user*

[@BlueSovarysie]

@@Hottesthernando Ya'll just use one? *laughs in canvas and paint, pencil and paper, and ibispait x user*

[@Caineedssleep]

@@BlueSovarysie you only use three? *laughs in canvas and paint, pencil and paper, ibis paint x user, and procreate*

[@BlueSovarysie]

@@Caineedssleep Only use four? *Laughs in canvas and paint, pencil, sharpies, pen and paper, ibispaint x user human skin, soapstone, animal hide and walls*

[@decrypt6161]

There are two types of people: -Those who suck at drawing but know how to use sophisticated programs -And those that are amazing at drawing but don't even know how to change brush size

[@Karmeon1982]

I probably be the first one

[@echo_is_probably_sleeping]

I'm sort of in between. I can draw okay, and I use an app on my ipad, but I don't understand how people use stuff like photoshop to draw really cool things

[@mothnerd6460]

Me: *sees the thumbnail* hey that looks like garurumon *few mins later* OMG pocari likes digimon! Another reason to love this beautiful person! In all seriousness thanks for all of the great vids and helpful tips. Keep it up Pocari!

[@ssip7339]

Lol same! I thought the same thing.

[@tobievans7594]

Saaammme

[@katelynjones5646]

Hello fellow moth !

[@mothnerd6460]

@@katelynjones5646 Greetings have you any lamps to spare

[@katelynjones5646]

@@mothnerd6460 yes got one for Christmas.

[@tacotruckfursuits3130]

this is actually a very good tutorial. Ive seen others that dont explain well but this one is very good! 10/10!

[@codythespacedude7845]

4:06 Damn, Pocari didn't have to T-Pose on us like that. 😔

[@mccamokat]

?

[@daisymay6505]

Kat n Tabby it’s a meme

[@DakotaHasFeathers]

Wit-

[@Vikelo]

I made really much fursona's and i loved and maded lot of art requests

[@rhydershepherd8179]

6 years into the fandom now and I still haven’t gotten to the idea of drawing my sona until I saw this video when it first aired, months later I’m making progress on a shepherd.

[@DoeDaae]

Omg I’m quaking thank you Pocari I had no clue how the magic wand worked

[@unitedomelette6469]

You see someone tracing. You can't do that! It's iwegal, you silly wittle goose!!!!

[@maybeillanimate8135]

You veyuwated the law!!!

[@TeamParkhillIsVerySad]

you’re gowing 2 jawle!!!!

[@silverluna8218]

owowowowowo its the powiceee

[@oworcestershire7331]

Wos angewes powice depawtment! Open up uwu

[@Xenon-wl5on]

FBI OPWEN UP!

[@morganhackworth84]

Do I want a new oc? No. Have I been a digital artist making ocs for 3 years now? Yeah. Am I still watching this all of the way through? You betcha

[@leomoment9341]

7:23 i always get attacked for spelling "Colouring" too, its not my fault im canadian XD

[@senatorstevenarmstrong2807]

Like a lot of people who speak American English don’t realise that in different places they speak different dialects that have different spellings as they say ‘color’ but in other places that speak English they might use colour or colouring.

[@emmie7609]

It's how we say it in Britain too

[@the_cat_the_cat]

As an American, this has always confused me and I say both “color” and “colour”

[@makiwi4171]

SAME!! Even my friends and classmates attack me and I’m like guys... we’re Canadian...

[@arinnoo]

I live in new zealand and we spell it colour and I always get attacked by americans >~

[@keith7064]

Ahh. Getting nostalgia from this! This is the first furry video i watched at age 7,you helped me make my first Fursona, sadly that sparkle doggo isnt with me anymore, but in honor of rewatching this video, ill draw him from memory, you helped me figure myself out, and now i am Mr Pickles, the demon dog, thanks pocari!! You rly made this dog into what they are today! Love your videos, ps, You are my inspiration and ilysm!!!

[@Veggie_Goat]

This helped alot with me being a noob at anything art related and makes everything so much easier

[@furmations2743]

"Just take an artist and *Throw Some Money At Them-"* I'm gonna draw this now

[@zepharusbirb198]

Yes this is very helpful for drawing my sona. I had to make multiple drawings for my wings and tail due to the non symmetrical patterning of the feathers

[@ruki4929]

A good free art software is Krita; It works on PC and Mac, and has similar features as Photoshop, as well as pre-made brushes.

[@UnderRenovations]

intro is SO CLEAN

[@masterneko666]

Thank you, I have been looking for a high quality clear video on creating a fursona. Great job ^.^

[@Detective_asparagus]

Quick appreciation comment for people who make free to use bases. You guys are so generous, and help out sooooo many beginner artists and furries. Thank you guys.

[@larkblack9160]

3:51. You put my art to shame.... this is fabulous! -derpy-

[@lovingdragons]

I have made many references in my day, but I still wanted to watch this... Gotta support the roo

[@chichizekitty5694]

Very nice and helpful Thou lacking 1 method.. printing it out and colouring it in to take to artist xD if someone (like me xD ) have no artsy skills whatsoever

[@maijashea]

This was super helpful for someone with some traditional art skills but never having tried digital art. Thank you!

[@MadiLikesPie]

Thank you! This helped a lot! I'm still figuring out my fursona... So thanks! (Hope you feel better soon!)

[@bedheadyy]

The fact that Digimon was in here makes me so happy 🥺

[@adrexu1818]

I don't have a job yet, because I'm kind of young, oof, so I don't have enough money for a cool fancy drawing tablet that hooks to my computer, but I use my phone to draw. I have a really good program called Autodesk Sketchbook, and I just take a picture of my sketch, and draw over it with my finger in the program. It might take a while to get used to, because you have to try and avoid shaky lines, although there are tools that help balance them out into neat, smooth lines. I thought that this might be helpful to those who don't have a computer or drawing tablet.

[@heidibowden4345]

Im also a youngfur and my phone to draw but I use drawshow to draw... My phone has a stylus that I can put into it... So it looks a bit better but I still love drawshow it's great and I think you ppl should check it out

[@honeyspringsbw7852]

I also use autodesk!

[@sofiryu9697]

I have Autodesk Sketchbook too! :D

[@biscuitdoggo9205]

I use paper *BECAUSE I CAN'T DRAW WELL AT ALL ON ELECTRONICS*

[@jacio2407]

I gave up on attempting to make a character around 3 years ago due to my lack of drawingskills but this video explained it so well that i think i could actually create my own character i've had stuck in my head in lines, colours and fluff. (owo) Thank you so much and i'll keep watching all your vids since i never comment on them but been watching since just before you started your bottle episodes.

[@BreativityBideos]

FireAlpaca is the best free art program I have ever seen

[@thatfatdogesunday1095]

Oh I love it, onion skin mode is the best to make little animations or fifs!

[@h4t3d25]

What about Krita?

[@curlyandfried]

@@thatfatdogesunday1095why my skin?

[@thatfatdogesunday1095]

@@curlyandfried mmm onion ;)

[@curlyandfried]

@@thatfatdogesunday1095 *suprised pikachu face* how DARE you

[@realJenni]

this just helped me make my fursona yay. im new in all things fur and since i had a tiny bit of skill from drawing a few years back from hand it wasnt too hard to use the tools to edit the reference and even draw things from scratch like her accessories. I love how it turned out! hopefully soon i can get a badge commission with my reference sheet. ill be making my suit myself cuz im an overachiever and im going all in lol wish me luck

[@ReallyLikesColors]

me: *makes a furry character* also me: "another fine addition to my collection"

[@MeravUly]

This is bringing me back to being 12 years old on deviantART back on the late 2000 s. I'm a professional artist now, and seeing people keep the tradition of passing down knowledge and skills in the community is so incredibly inspiring ❤

[@GarfieldPhone]

In firealpaca you dont need to use the magic wand to fill it in, even if you're on a different layer

[@bobbelcher3865]

This fursona came out great

[@montithyla6018]

Thank you so much Im sorta new to the fandom and I love drawing but I've always had a hard time drawing and making animals. Im sorta going thro so stuff atm so its hard but you've helped me out quite abit so thank you so much, can't wait to see your next video.. UwU

[@artlcy1476]

Tysm! 😭 I could never make my fursona but when I saw this video I made such a beautiful fursona :) TY

[@the_queer_forest_fairy5170]

Ikr!!

[@TheAlchemistEmpire]

Great tutorial Pocari, I'm currently using the same ref sheet that you used in the vid for a base for my fursona (which I'm sort of just making up as I go along) and even though my fursona is a wolf this reference sheet is definetly a great start thank you Pocari :)

[@Myzer]

This helped so much. I didn't know there was free base references out there. So I now have thrown together my first quick OC reference so that one day I can maybe go get an original one as well as some other art commissioned.

[@humblemarty]

This is really helpful. I use Medibang Paint Pro.

[@sofiryu9697]

Humble Marty I use the normal version, haven’t met many people who use Medibang Paint/Paint Pro! :)

[@ProfessorVenomous]

I use krita Yeah no one asked...

[@mariadraco9147]

*me aggressively searching stuff becouse I want a new fursona cause i dont like my last one* I think I understand *five seconds later as i try to draw it well watching * I have no idea what I'm doing. On a serious note. This really helped me. I'm trying to sketch some ideas and this is helping me get an understand of what to do

[@croikes4617]

Medibang Paint Pro is simple as well! It is free and has a whole other side once you get good!

[@DracorusDracius]

Thanks for the tips! Im new at drawing furs and i hope to make my scalie fursona beautiful!!

[@roseycake8536]

Omg for so long I've been trying to figure out how to select the lines and draw only on the inside this helps me so freaking much aAAAA

[@cygnusone6442]

OMG I LOVE THE FURSONA YOU MADE!!!! I’m a huge fan of you and a young, and knew furry! This helped a lot!

[@curlyandfried]

I am too! I joined this year :3.

[@autisticgamer24]

Awwwwww shaaaaaaaaaaa the facerig avatar is cuuuuuuuttteee!!

[@abigailgaren7471]

I actually used this sheet to make a front facing reference for my fursona

[@newlyweb3448]

so glad paint.net is getting the recognition it deserves

[@mitchiribeetle225]

Samalamb Bases on DeviantArt makes really great bases, but they aren't for reference sheets. Also! For those who don't have tolerance for their magic wand tool, simply go to the 'select' tab and expand the selection by around 3-7 pixels!

[@dragonick2947]

I can't believe I never thought of using the magic wand for that! Great work Pocari!

[@Imamotherfreakingavocado]

Dude, I would never have enough patience to do everything with a mouse. You get all my respect 😔👊. Sidenote; It's my birthday on the 16th, and I'm getting a drawing tablet, so... 👀👀👀👀😌😌😌😌

[@halomanlosa592]

Ughh!!! This helped sooo muchhh not even just making fursonas! Like digital art in general!🖤🖤

[@verhexenly]

Me: **knowing I have to many ocs** Pocari: MAKE A NEW FURSONA Me: *EEEEEHHHH. OKAY. STARTS SHOVING TOGETHER FURSUIT*

[@Ra1ny_d4yz]

It's amazing to watch a simple stick figure turn into an amazing drawing

[@fidobloo3888]

Great video! Another art program that is good and free is Gimp! I used Gimp when making my lovely Fido Bloo

[@PocariRoo]

Ahh gimp, I used that for ages before I found sai! But it's a bit intimidating to those super new to digital art, I think paint.net is a good intro

[@ewancampbellcampbell1550]

I don't need sleep, I need art! Thanks for sharing your tips!

[@Leonaati]

I actually (read: sadly) use a mouse for my art and boy howdy it's a bit difficult. Luckily, tools like the undo button, stabilizers on pens, the smudge tool and transformer tools exist. Though I'm pretty proud of my art rn, it's still clear what the limitations are. Things like line thickness variation, painting-style coloring or shading, and identical shapes (without copy+pasting) are extremely hard to pull off P.S. don't look at my KZbin to see what my art looks like that's old stuff. All my current stuff is on my instagram

[@AwesomepuppygirlHolt]

I still went on to ur channel to see what it looked like. GOOD JOB!

[@Leonaati]

@@AwesomepuppygirlHolt aw thanks but please find my new stuff before judging me :D

[@Blaze_The_Fire_Wolf]

Great job working hard on this video Pocari! U put quite a bit of good effort into this Bottle episode.

[@Dieud10r]

Some things I’d like to add, medibang and firealpaca are great programs to use on the computer! (Or medibang on a phone) I also recommend using large canvases (like 3000*3000) with a dpi of 300. Larger canvases will have better resolution!

[@keahiairgid6237]

As someone who took three years of Graphic Design and Commercial Graphic Design in high school, two years of GD with a year of CGD between, I cannot stress enough how helpful a drawing tablet is. On a related but different note: this is very helpful for me, who can't draw an organic shape to save my life.

[@salty4382]

Me: Must focus on what is going on. Also me: WHAT IS THE HEAD GONNA DO NEXT?!

[@whosreadytotakesomepunishm7585]

Thanks to this I was able to finish my first reference sheet (also finish my first digital artwork, on that matter) so 10/10 would recommend

[@polarr9380]

I have been in the fandom for 289 days, and I have had so much trouble finding my fursona. I have made 100+ oc's and ugh it's just to much! Recently I came across the manokits and just fell in love! See, I have been drawing sence I could hold a pencil, and I cant explain how much stress I had trying to draw a manokit! I honestly still cant draw one, and am afraid to go on Google to look for inspiration because I will feel less proud of myself if I do go on Google. I already have a name for her, and a fur pattern, but I just can't draw her! I just hope I wont call her my fursona, get bored with her ina few days, and forget about her. I have always done that. With every single OC I have made. That's why I cant find my fursona 😪 sorry for wasting your time on my rambling about my stress.

[@sagepupper]

Oh my gosh, I thought I was the only one in Australia who likes this sort of stuff!

[@HyenaDragon]

what if you have an original species of your own creation but horrid art skill?

[@hannahkemarly6089]

What sort of species?

[@HyenaDragon]

@@hannahkemarly6089 it started as just a hybrid but then I gave it a backstory, some unique genes and abilities

[@hannahkemarly6089]

@@HyenaDragon That sounds pretty cool. I'd like to hear more about it

[@HyenaDragon]

@@hannahkemarly6089 well, I haven't released it yet but once I do you can find me on furry amino @ RogueRaven I really appreciate your interest

[@hannahkemarly6089]

I'm asking after it because I'm kinda interested in doing some art for people. I watched this video and realized how many people out want someone else's interpretation, and it made me remember being a broke lil bean. So I feel that life and I wanna do art for people

[@ciangrace2755]

HELP IM DROWNING WHILE WATCHING THIS NOT FROM THE WATER BUT FROM THE AMAZINGNESS

[@snowdove4450]

Iam really happy that iam improving in art and i hope I can be improving a whole lot more i use ibis paint X for right now Thx for more suggestions of art apps ive started on paper some good tips that I'll use Edit: I used your tip and used furfinitty and made a new fursona i dont know what his name should be now Stargazer or something else any other suggestions? I used Stargazer

[@PawfulOfWaffles]

Thank you! I see so many speed paints where the magic wand was used yet I didn’t know what it was! Once again, thank you!

[@denden-sk9hr]

i just started watching pocari again after MONTHS and MONTHS and when the theme song came on in the beginning a wave of nostalgia hit me outta no where 😭😭

[@niko-oy1cq]

good way to get a fursona if you have no idea to design/draw, view high quality furry adopts from people and buy those (that's how I got my hyena fursona, love her alot)

[@jeremiahtowns4994]

Gotta agree with your comment that's I'm always thinking

[@jestyyjester]

My sona is a Butterbeer sodaroo, and yeah! As u were the very first KZbin fur who inspired me. I love roos and most of the Australian animals

[@feathertailfanspoofs]

On mobile use ibis paint x it good

[@firesleeve6581]

OMG THIS WAS SO AWESOME AND THE 2D THING WAS COOL

[@fallenflame1940]

My art work program: a peice of *paper* im too poor for a pc and i cant draw with a finger

[@thatoneaccount4272]

I haven't watched u for 5 months that intro is so frickin cool

[@mx.rain_yt]

Refsheet.net is also a very good site to share and keep track of your characters! ^^

[@SetoKnight]

I can't draw very well so I took your advice and went to furaffinity and I actually paid for this base I am using now for my fursona :)

[@liokat3185]

Here starts my Furry life. Gotta make Fursona, thanks for Guide!

[@amy3617]

Hiii! I'm new to this stuff, I was at Walmart and found a fox mask with the jaw and now I'm HOOKED

[@Sir_Opus]

"No art skill required" press X to doubt

[@someaxolotl3697]

X

[@IkoTheWolf22]

X

[@daisymay6505]

X

[@duckhuntdawg]

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

[@criesincowboy9629]

I already have a fursona/main oc and their rival/counterpart,(plan to have a fewmore)but I'm still watching this,Pocari! I need to make a reference sheet for both of them still,I have their color schemes pretty much all sorted out.

[@rykosablueberry]

Me who can't draw: Help meh

[@bruiserbunny8923]

this video helped me so much i am newer to the fandom and i need all the advice i can get

[@rougeakane]

*when you can’t draw animals*

[@flizzycat]

One day I was bored and decided to draw fursona. So I drew it in a corner of notebook, took picture of it and then traced lines in Autodesk SketchBook app (in another layer, like you showed). I knew it was not good but I was proud of myself because I don't know how to draw nor ever tried drawing anything similar. Btw, I never watched any tutorial before and was trying to be completely original. Hope you understood everything

[@Not_Olya]

Me- draws a fursona. Looks up fursonas. Finds one that looks a lot like mine. Me-REeeEeEeeE

[@User-ghcwvouvmgs]

The music in the beggining still spooks me because your the only youtuber I know about that has louder vids than 2% volumetric forms (my phone suggested that volume was spelt like volumetric so I have no idea if it's what I thought it was)