How to make a fursona!

HI survivor! Hope this helps you make your first fursona! Or possibly other fursonas if that's you thing. Also sorry if I seemed tired recording this. We were having some real trouble getting audition to work so this was like the 10th take of the night! Anyways stay safe! See you around!
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#Furry #Fursona #HowTo

[@Sencilia]

I made my fursona on accident. I was playing Skyrim and wanted to make a Khajiit and I was playing around with the hairs and colours. I ended up making a ginger tabby with long gold hair and a white nose and I just... felt a connection.

[@Clouded_flowers]

Side topic, always wondered if bethesda has a team of furries because those argonians in skyrim are weirdly high quality

[@1NK-T3A]

haha... same

[@NovaTheScreechingDragon]

same but i was making a minecraft skin lmao now it’s one of the main characters in my story

[@ravencandraw]

​@thegreatdearleaderspriest9184 if this is correct i shall feel serotonin

[@RoxyFox090]

Same bro

[@yipyotee]

Love all these, ‘not a furry, BUT-‘ comments.

[@sohlesworld9999]

NI I DOJT WANT TO HEr it YOU HATE THRMSMMM

[@sohlesworld9999]

GOOOOO EU. DODNTT EANG TOT RUA EHAGD SUSPEU

[@hashinai7935]

I mean, I'm not a furry really, but...

[@Yuekitty]

Might be a Furry but still… :3 Cat

[@CatoTato]

Yes lol

[@KiyoshiArts]

Not a furry myself, but I love making character designs. It’s cool seeing how other people design and make characters! Edit: I might be a furry

[@lightningmcgeequeen8091]

Same here

[@vinqyl5812]

Sammeeeeee

[@extremebonbon]

Just like me

[@sagepupper]

It all starts with "I'm not a furry, but"

[@dreadfunk6067]

@@sagepupper mhm

[@Oat-the-otter]

I’m going to be telling about my fursona that I made with this vid! If you read it all the way thank you! Oat is a calm shy otter. He lives in America (I’m going for America before the Europeans came) most otters live in groups, but Oat is a lone wolf. He travels alone because that’s how he was raised. Alone. His main food source is berries leaves, and small insects. During the day he gathers water from natural wells in the soil with a tightly woven basket he wears around his back. In Oats free time he is gathering berries and leaves to make paints with. Oat has a strange addiction of having paint on his fur all the time. Oat also enjoys playing with a sling shot he made. He keeps most of his supplies in his belt. Everywhere there are these huge flowers that soak up lots of sun during the day and curl up during the night. Oat usually sleeps in these flowers as they make excellent sleeping bags. Ty for reading all the way here:3 here is a cookie!🍪

[@SeveredSundae]

ofc imma read to the end! i read all of the comments. and thays a very lovely character

[@mangofoxy]

Really nice and educational video! I love how much it differed from the typical "how to create a fursona" video. It was really cool to see you create an original species as you went along too! And I love the joke at the beginning, Susan being very similar to many a furries first fursona XD

[@SeveredSundae]

Lmao mine was just as bad. Soooooooo edgy and color vomit XD

[@aurbonas8849]

HEya Mango

[@Sillyfella15]

@@SeveredSundae hm, what was I gonna say? OH yeah, can you uh wipe your nose please you gat a little nose bleed

[@JonnyCruz-uw2yg]

Shut the f*ck up this is no "Educational'' vid you B*tch!

[@Laidorma]

Oh hey I'm subscribed to you :D

[@BearInABallgown]

I really like all the thought and consideration that was put into this video. There's so much detail here, and lots of considerations and creative problem solving when it comes to informed design choices. But it feels more like "How to make an Original Character" than "How to make a Fursona". Of course, the definition of "fursona" is different for everyone, but I think this method goes way further than what most people are looking for in terms of "an anthropomorphized animal-creature to represent me". There's nothing wrong with that, and this level of intensity and world-building very well might be what some people out there are looking for, but I think for a lot of people in the fandom, they seem to want something more with a more narrow and specifically pertaining to the character than the world. And perhaps more focused on how to represent parts of THEMSELVES, rather than representing the cool creative ideas about whole original planet with an original creature running around on it. Something centered and rooted in who they are, and what parts of that they want to express or highlight. Tips for how to use visual design choices to express an individual's own personality, interests, and values on a fursona character would be something I'd love to see y'all tackle cause I think you'd do a really good job.

[@SeveredSundae]

Thanks! And yes we considered the approach you are referring to before making the vid. However we noticed that there were A BUNCH of vids that were already taking that approach. We wanted to tackle the topic in our own fun way! Plus its the way we came up with our characters

[@dustfoxy7455]

This is a very informative video! As a writer, I think this going to help me a lot in making relatable characters for my book, a great video as always! ^^

[@SeveredSundae]

Thank you! Also good luck on your book!

[@cxbeical]

Why am i watching this, its 1am, i have 2 tests tomorrow, and im not even a furry.. edit: I became a furry!!!

[@R3my14]

lol that used to be me

[@InsertTopic]

We gave them 5 months to cook. Have you created a femboy fursona yet or...? Edit: Welcome to the community!!

[@Beekoi]

SAME

[@cxbeical]

@@InsertTopic I did!!!

[@Ratty_Ratzz]

Ik im late but welcome to the community!

[@Sandwichscoot]

As a furry with several sonas, this video was really informative! Now I want to redesign one of them with these points in mind. Thank you!!

[@dearest..dolly3]

0:18 “What do you think, Susan?” … “ AAKKJSJSUSUSJSJSJSJSZJJ”

[@QuorryA]

This is definitely really helpful for people struggling out there, and straight from the start, it goes into super helpful detail. You both have done a fantastic job!

[@SeveredSundae]

Thanks! I tried to take it into a route i havent seen yet. Alot of people seem scared to give guidance on character creation. Maybe its out of a fear of backlash? But honestly i think by not giving structure you end up basically saying nothing at all. Its not that people cant break that framework and rules, but its important for them to start with them before they do so they know why they want to break them!

[@gr1ndale727]

I don't draw much so I'm not too used to drawing fur because I mostly draw persona's but now I want to make a fursona cause I'm feeling a bit brave about it this time, Thank you for making this video because it will definitely make designing my character a whole lot easier now thanks to you.

[@zur1_the_manokit]

The "Hi Survivor" never gets old, its amazing

[@ieajackson5518]

I’m not all too familiar with this community, but I’m going down a bit of a rabbit hole and it’s quite interesting to be sure. I’m happy everyone has something like this they enjoy!!!❤

[@CanKotaCreate]

This is a super good run through and very nice info! One thing to REALLY consider is if you’re going to make a fursuit OR commission a fursuit of this fursona. Please do make sure to stick to a more simple design and colors that aren’t to hard to find and not to specific (as if fur color) as for the person you commission, it’ll be hard for them to work if there are so many patterns 😊❤

[@Tofu_manya]

not a furry, but in my opinion, the fluffy goober ocs are wholesome.

[@aviationcrew2168]

Your a furry you just don’t know

[@vlcharlie4884]

Wasn't a furry, decided to become one to piss off conservatives Now I'm having fun making my fursona, thanks for the tips .w.

[@SeveredSundae]

always happy to share stuff that helped me!

[@LioBiblio]

I love how polite your voice is, very nice to listen to. And amazing advice as well, thank you ^^!

[@PotatoesPH]

THIS CHANNEL NEED MORE SUBS And thank you Soo much bfornthe Tuturial from your previous videos it really helps me alot

[@TigahariX]

I remember when I was first trying to make my sona I found this, helped a lot! Don’t think I would’ve been able to get very far without this video. Thanks!

[@TheYellowDuckie]

i just wanted to make a sona based of me, and now im neck deep into how to make a character with backstory and an entire universe surrounding it.

[@SeveredSundae]

All creations are reflective of thier makers, if you and I were both given the topic "Space man" we would both likely make very different things! so dont worry too much if you think its not YOU enough because i promise it very much is

[@MaxKarmaCat]

This is the best tutorial I've seen for making a bit of a complex character!

[@Greyscal3Rainbow]

This is such a good video! I’ll definitely be applying this advice to my own characters when I revisit them.

[@killerpup8442]

I do appreciate this tutorial, it can help people make lore for there fursonas as well.

[@mangestuu]

I just wanna say thank you for putting in 3:20 - 3:35 because I've been seeing a lot of hate towards these people & having a metal illness isn't fun to joke about. So I wanted to say thank you a lot for adding this (again)

[@georgeoooart5462]

Wow! This was really helpful to me, I now finally have a an idea of how I want to make my fursona! The only negative I would have to say about the video is that the background was a bit distracting for me. Other than that, great video!

[@SchizophrenicMpd]

Ye too fast and doesn't loop properly

[@Ghostie22]

The background helped me focus on the video

[@peachyjjarred]

I love how detailed this is with so much creativity

[@fluffuwu1922]

0:09 meanwhile neocryptics arm has gained sentience and is trying to get free from being attached to neos body

[@SeveredSundae]

I mean, it happens to everyone

[@fluffuwu1922]

especially zombies

[@SeveredSundae]

@@fluffuwu1922 exactly!

[@fluffuwu1922]

@@SeveredSundae so if i put two and two together thennn Neco must be a zombie

[@Chill.GAT0]

This helped so much I was struggling with my fursona

[@CheeseCharleyYangsimp]

I watched this in front of my antifurry friend

[@SeveredSundae]

lol hell ye!

[@thesoupbird]

This is the best character design video I've ever watched! Now I kinda want to make a fursona...

[@Skittles37767]

0:18 AND I'M ALREADY DEAD 😂😂😂😂

[@SeveredSundae]

OMG im dead tooooo

[@Skittles37767]

Why does she/he sounded like that

[@SeveredSundae]

@@Skittles37767 spooky demon

[@mistertailson4889]

Don't know how I got here, but I found the process extremely fascinating. Was very much worth the stay to hear the analytical aspects of character design during the process of creation.

[@SeveredSundae]

Im glad you enjoyed!

[@CalmedCChaos]

I almost always give the characters that represents me the same disabilities as me (most notably the hearing aids my sonas have based on mine)

[@SeveredSundae]

excellent! By having real life experience in it you can really make a character shine by your deep understanding of the challenges and victories associated with them!

[@RedTabby10]

Wow, thanks! I didn’t realize there were so many important things to keep in mind when designing a fursona, good timing too, thanks KZbin recommendations. I’ll definitely think about this when designing characters from now on

[@Unrealistic_Fox]

I love, love LOVE this video, I know I wanna base my fursona off of the song The Exorcist and now I realized that is should start with worldbuilding before a design or backstory, thank you

[@PepperVeryUncool]

I’m not exactly a part of the furry fandom, but I really like their creativity! I don’t know how to make something I’m happy with though I hate everything I make 😀

[@steventalvinzvestal420]

That was actually way easier than I expected, thank you!

[@lostgarbage4055]

Hope you both are doing okay. No uploads for more than a year, and abandoned twitter...

[@aria_ready2452]

Okay, so I was interested to know how to make a fursona, But I think you just cured my writers block paired with that. Sooooo, thanks for that! :D

[@cheesechedder5262]

I made a arctic wolf who is named Icey! Don’t have fur suit of it and don’t have many drawings of it, but their main color is white and their secondary color is blue! I like it being simple.

[@SeveredSundae]

every character started with 1 drawing dont let the lack of stuff make them feel any less valid in your eyes

[@Someonesnsnsnsjskmwbdhshsj]

Why did this vid teach me more than my science teacher

[@SeveredSundae]

cause teachers arent rad zombies

[@DuTcHy252]

I'm working on a Dino mask, his flaw is forget fulness

[@SeveredSundae]

good choice! how he deals with that flaw will really shape the character in interesting ways!

[@DuTcHy252]

@@SeveredSundae I based his flaw off of me since I'm very forgetful

[@FizzyMoonBeam]

Susan is so cute!! :D 🫶✨✨✨💗💗

[@SeveredSundae]

Your definition of cute almost scares me as much as susan lol

[@katie4957]

I watched a lot of videos "How to make fursona" but this one helped me the most. Thank u! It was very important to make fursona look different than others, because i will make fursuit of my fursona and i want to ppl remember me when they will see me. So i deleted all canines from my list, then cats and dragons. And because birds r kinda rare i wanted something like bird, but not exactly bird and lizards r kinda rare too. So option was clear; my favorite dinosaur, archaeropteryx lithographica. But now her colors and markings. I love sunsets, so she is themed around sunset colors like red, yellow, orange and purple. Because in sunset there r starting to shine stars, she has glowing parts too on her tail. On what she likes/dislikes i'm still working.

[@50catsinatrenchcoat]

I have a fursona that is supposed to reflect me with all my likes, dislikes, abilities, disabilities, and more, but honestly this tutorial has made me see that its kinda weird for what i was going for. theyre supposed to be a hybrid between a racoon and a canadian lynx, with an astral theme (cause i like space a lot lol), but it dosent make since. it mostly looks like a standard house cat with purple dye and stars taped on XD. guess i have some redesigning to do

[@ilikechoccymilk5605]

If you like the design, keep it. It's your fursona and should look how you want it to.

[@whatinthesixtysix6715]

Just started watching, 0:35 seconds in, and I LOVE your aesthetic ❤️

[@TheCarolean]

Great video as always! Deffinetly put a lot more thought into this fursona than mine lol

[@SeveredSundae]

Well this is just one of many methods! I think yours is lovely!

[@nexcoyolt_0]

This is a pretty good tutorial, glad I come across this one!

[@SeveredSundae]

Im glad you came across it too!

[@Silly_willy_afton]

People don’t understand furries. Not all of them are… *sexual*

[@junkyosha8729]

Honestly when making my fursona, my species was a secondary thought cause I just wanted a character that was me. Making her a bat was just an aesthetic thought afterwards.

[@Meowkid1000]

I’m a furry and also want to be a character designer and these are honestly great tips for making any character I think!!! This was awesome

[@aced_pomachu1]

So many things were weird since OoO powers~ Yeah I chose shapeshifting- although one weakness I can find in it is when it’s up against mind control

[@SeveredSundae]

Thinking about how your character will deal with difficult situations will better help you understand them!

[@hyro1198]

You guys are doing something right, because I am from other countrie that don't talk English and you too were recommended to me... I really liked the content on your channel.

[@Kaen_anADHDinsomniac]

When he chose blindness and said a lot of people could relate because of reasons, I was immediately like- “Now I’m not completely blind, but-“ *takes off glasses* “This is KINDA similar.”

[@beatrizplayscruz1404]

Soo this vídeo Gave me enough creativity to make my own species its name is: kamos my character has a leopard like tail , deer ears , normal Paws ( like the typical Paws with beans-) now the legs are like a deers legs ( colors: primary color is a light brown , secondary : white , hooves , beans : black they are Also really floofy and kinda weak) they live on a planet filled with flora and fauna they are Also omnivores, theyre main prey are: bugs fruit and fish. Now my character is a male , 1.56 in height ( they are short-). Flaws: they are half blind due to a injury from a Giant bug that it was about to catch when it was 11 years old Food: fish: they have a long tongue that they put in the Rivers to catch the local marine animals . Fruit: the use their tail to grasp onto branches to easily move around on trees and pick its fruits/berries. Bugs: they just find a bug and use its long tongue as like a frog tongue and just eats it as a snack- Water: it basicly just drinks water from a river as its body has enough cells to decompose the bacteria in the water. And this is the abomination i created :D

[@jamesgoodwin1741]

i recently started talking to friends about converting my fursona into a living plushie, watching the more hesitant ones suddenly enthusiastically support the idea by simply posting a picture of Sally from TNBC has been so much fun.

[@chilipowder5900]

helped more than literally any video so far

[@SoraOzaro]

I Have Been Really Wanting To Make My Own Fursona And This Helps A Lot Thanks! ^^

[@v.s.4166]

Dang, what a sophisticated approach to art

[@Pomygranit_icepop]

as a writer and artist, this is great! not just for fursonas, but for making any other sort of character! (but especially non-humans)

[@Feral_Fettle]

is it ok if I make my character have autism and adhd?( I HAVE THEM BOTH )

[@x_mewmart]

yes of course!!

[@cats-a-lot3609]

Yes :D

[@G00mysWorld]

0:18 Truly inspiring words, I have to agree

[@thecasualloser9715]

I’m kind of in the denial stage. I guess that I’m just scared of getting a million toxic comments for everything I say and do if I were to come out as a furry. I’ve always been super interested in the humanoid animal kind of design, and have been drawing similar things for years. Especially anthropomorphic creatures. I’m not entirely sure if I should go ahead and come out or just keep ignoring the suspicion-

[@squarohedron0664]

advice: don't outright say you're a furry and everything should go well

[@emojothejojo]

Susan is some sort of Eldridge nightmare from the 5th dimension

[@SeveredSundae]

for real

[@PrincessofKeys]

This also helps with not just furries but ocs in general! It really does break it down simplier to wjere ots understandable for those havig a hard time coming up with something. So yeah I have a furry I created haven't done much with it yet except wabted to redesign it perhaps I can follow this.

[@SmilezGaming29183]

I'm not a Furry but I'm making a fursona and I speak using OwO and X3 and I might buy a fursuit but I'm not a Furry you know

[@SeveredSundae]

Ofc im not a furry either lmao that would be wierd

[@RawrFizzy]

WAIT, SUSAN IS JUST MY DESIGN BUT A SPARKLEDOG AND I WANT HER- But thank you for this tutorial, I've always wanted to make one for myself, but I never knew where to start.

[@gavinxxonline6397]

Sculpt the new child to perfection

[@mossgob11n]

“what do you think susan?” *insert most demonic scream ever*

[@jessicabell2814]

Yay new video! Love ya vids sundae and neo

[@SeveredSundae]

That means a lot to hear! Thank you so much!

[@_thepuncha]

im so inlove with peoples fursonas like theyre so pretty and i just have sylveon and medic from tf2 combined into a furry

[@whenthethe2133]

rule number one of making a fursona THERE ARR NO RULES AND THATS A FACT

[@cats-a-lot3609]

REALLLLLL

[@isabellathetiger4802]

i love this video sm٫ such a unique approach to making a fursona if im being honest!

[@SeveredSundae]

thanks! there are like a billion vids on the subject so we tried really hard to approach it from a new angle

[@thegreatbaguben]

Great video, it really puts a new look on how to create a fursona

[@SeveredSundae]

We really appreciate it! thank you!

[@Shifting_sparrow]

This helped me make more ocs!! This isn't just for lil silly furry guys it's also can be used for lil silly oc guys!!!!

[@Jupiter-Leaves]

My first fursona is an alien racoon who is also a jester (i was actually pretty proud of it) but this helped still

[@nuhuh-tu2nn]

no way!! finally!! A "how to lose your father guide"!! finally he won't beat me tonight!! joking ofc don't worry about me

[@RedBulliiAnonymouse]

Im a gumball fan, and my oc is a furry/human, i want to have a custom fursuit and fursona. Ig im techincally furry-IDK IM ONLY 10 OK---

[@SeveredSundae]

lol its ok you can like stuff and not participate in the fandom. there is no pressure! just enjoy what you enjoy and save the stressing for when you are older lol

[@res6148]

This is good information for any character creation

[@protogen-posting]

i thought this video was called "how to make a funeral" LMAO

[@SeveredSundae]

Step 1: die lol

[@ellixseaals9645]

Me making a racoon, ferret and opposum mix with autism cuz I have autism with a marshmallow on a stick as a prop >:)

[@squarohedron0664]

even if you didn't mention it i still would've been able to tell you're autistic 💀

[@memereposter-id]

​@@squarohedron0664 💀

[@cats-a-lot3609]

Ooo awesome :D

[@mostlywholesome]

@@squarohedron0664 Are you one yourself? After all, you didn't have any issues recognizing it, which happens to be one of our telepathic abilities.

[@mellomy7175]

This video has been pretty helpful to me! As obvious at this may seem, I haven't even thought about the size and body. So far I went in the same direction as most bases and stuff you see, but that doesn't really match the animal my fursona is going to be. Thank you for making me consider and think about certain things :)

[@someone-338]

Me: IM NOT A FURRY My search history: bull shi-

[@Popochy123]

XD

[@invalid-human5738]

underrated comment

[@anonymuswere]

good general overall advice for character and story development here. also,you're the first promethian type sona I've seen in 20 years (yes, I'm a gremuzzle...or greybeak in my case). sometimes it takes years to completely settle on all the aspects of one's character, so don't worry if things take a while.

[@astriodia]

I’m gonna turn my roblox avatar into my fursona lamo

[@silkmorii]

Hehe, im totally gonna follow this guide! I have figured out I wanna make some form of lava themed moth or smth who’s basically me :D might give them clothes, might not, we’ll see. but the clothes would def be alt as hell bc that is my desired fashion/somewhat what I kinda wear sometimes when the depression isnt kicking my a$$ lol

[@galactic.rat.from_mars]

As soon as susan came on screen and screeched, my light bulb burnt out. Nightmare fuel

[@SeveredSundae]

Don't worry she scares me too

[@galactic.rat.from_mars]

@@SeveredSundae Lol she scares everyone

[@azure-mist]

I enjoy this video a lot! Good character design advice. Although, as a disabled person, I’m honestly a little peeved that you describe disabilities as a “flaw”. Perhaps “challenge” would be a better word?

[@mrvoid4282]

The frickin changing the whites to a different color to indicate color blindness IS GENIUS

[@dogguitar1]

Okya so,, this video was really useful! I loove your chraracter design skilss and the edititng and stuff was amazing!! Keep up with the great work, new subscribrer!

[@wacasommerfell469]

Oh nooo... watched to mutch Pokemon and WarriorCats Content today.😂 Not a furry, but love character design... Why the fuck is this intresting to me D":

[@SeveredSundae]

I think appreciation for art is universal in all genres. I for instance am not a painter but i love hearing them talk about thier craft

[@cinna.bunnii]

I don't consider myself a furry but I want to explore my creativity and make/draw a fursona and I found this video very helpful!

[@SeveredSundae]

glad we could help! good luck on the character!

[@Ranbowbarfgremlin_]

Damn I never made my fursona like that. He was a pizza delivery guy in a dream I had. I might try this method for making some new ocs though.

[@blazingsword2578]

This definitely helped me think about stuff for my fursona. I already had a bit of personality, species and a name, but I gotta finish the personality and a design. I think a flaw is a good thing too and I thought of of one perfect for her during the video

[@Aira--]

SUPER HELPFUL!! My characters are so much more dynamic now!!

[@-pawsdraw-3481]

Nice vid owo

[@SeveredSundae]

We appreciate it! Always looking for improvement!

[@BdawtJones]

I’m Not color blind, but I decided to make my character color blind so they can only see black, white, gray, white, gray and dark gray

[@DoomCrow27469]

I LOVE THE DIRT DOG (Or mud puppy)

[@SeveredSundae]

goodness its been a while but i think it was supposed to be a clay sculpture of a sergal?

[@DoomCrow27469]

@@SeveredSundae ohhh pk

[@Blaze_The_Fire_Wolf]

I love that face at 4:02 XD but seriously don’t ponder just don’t.

[@Tre33333]

What's ponder