Syrel
@syrelnumal.bsky.social
Bi furry, fledgling artist, video game and TTRPG lover. Retired from IT career.
He/Him, 40.
He/Him, 40.
Just some sketchy chee faces. Trying to break away from using references for faces since furries sadly not being real means I constantly feel worried about copying other people's art even though I'm changing things. I think I'm getting better.
#sketch #furry #furryart #cheetah
#sketch #furry #furryart #cheetah
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
As I get older I want to just indulge in being furry but like, as a TTRPG person, I love being able to be a Tabaxi/Dragonborn and my friend be an elf or dwarf (or even human) and everyone gets to be happy and have fun. Plenty of high fantasy is this kind of setting and it works great.
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
As I get older I want to just indulge in being furry but like, as a TTRPG person, I love being able to be a Tabaxi/Dragonborn and my friend be an elf or dwarf (or even human) and everyone gets to be happy and have fun. Plenty of high fantasy is this kind of setting and it works great.
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This article is extremely illuminating and frustrating:
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
It's likely not the sole cause of declining literacy rates but it's been a colossal fuck-up nonetheless.
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
It's likely not the sole cause of declining literacy rates but it's been a colossal fuck-up nonetheless.
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This article is extremely illuminating and frustrating:
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
It's likely not the sole cause of declining literacy rates but it's been a colossal fuck-up nonetheless.
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
It's likely not the sole cause of declining literacy rates but it's been a colossal fuck-up nonetheless.
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You can love someone you love even if you don't love yourself🏳️⚧️
But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold.
So take care of yourself.
Your soul is beautiful.
But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold.
So take care of yourself.
Your soul is beautiful.
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
You can love someone you love even if you don't love yourself🏳️⚧️
But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold.
So take care of yourself.
Your soul is beautiful.
But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold.
So take care of yourself.
Your soul is beautiful.
With all the people willing to bash us, it's super exciting to hear anyone just be loud and proud about enjoying furry/anthro aesthetics. We've had good last few years for games too. But it goes beyond furry, you can feel when somebody has real passion and love for what they make, and it's better.
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
With all the people willing to bash us, it's super exciting to hear anyone just be loud and proud about enjoying furry/anthro aesthetics. We've had good last few years for games too. But it goes beyond furry, you can feel when somebody has real passion and love for what they make, and it's better.
Quick sketchy hand study with pencil brushes. It's amazing how much easier hands are when you use a reference picture but I keep hoping someday it will percolate into my brain to just free draw hand.
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Quick sketchy hand study with pencil brushes. It's amazing how much easier hands are when you use a reference picture but I keep hoping someday it will percolate into my brain to just free draw hand.
Remote work does solve a lot of problems. It's hard to tell exactly why companies went back on it after covid, the most plausible one I know is real estate pressure (empty buildings / crashing prices / difficulty for local retail). Managers not knowing how to manage without seeing people works too
November 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Remote work does solve a lot of problems. It's hard to tell exactly why companies went back on it after covid, the most plausible one I know is real estate pressure (empty buildings / crashing prices / difficulty for local retail). Managers not knowing how to manage without seeing people works too
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Just finished a starter pack for small artists who need love! It's INSANELY hard to start from 0 in here, so any follows or reposts for them means the world! I tried to stick with the ones I knew were over 18
There's still 40 slots open if peeps want to join in!
Please help share this around! 💚🦜
There's still 40 slots open if peeps want to join in!
Please help share this around! 💚🦜
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Just finished a starter pack for small artists who need love! It's INSANELY hard to start from 0 in here, so any follows or reposts for them means the world! I tried to stick with the ones I knew were over 18
There's still 40 slots open if peeps want to join in!
Please help share this around! 💚🦜
There's still 40 slots open if peeps want to join in!
Please help share this around! 💚🦜
I always thought the 'suspiciously wealthy' came from a high concentration of IT/tech workers visible in the fandom, so they overall had a higher amount of disposable income than people in other fandoms. That likely isn't as relevant now, and your point about how the fandom supports art is spot on.
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I always thought the 'suspiciously wealthy' came from a high concentration of IT/tech workers visible in the fandom, so they overall had a higher amount of disposable income than people in other fandoms. That likely isn't as relevant now, and your point about how the fandom supports art is spot on.
Thank @tremor-ferrum.bsky.social for it!
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Thank @tremor-ferrum.bsky.social for it!
Quick (well about 2hrs but that's still quick for me) flat color chee sketch. I want to play with fur brushes to try to render this later. I'm also trying to practice more poses, particularly with arms/hands. Front view is still my safe spaces for faces.
#cheetah #furry #furryart #sketch
#cheetah #furry #furryart #sketch
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Thanks for including me. I don't art for the exposure but I do admit it's nice seeing people like my stuff ❤️ I'm not great at using social media much in general but I'll try to share the love to the others as well!
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Thanks for including me. I don't art for the exposure but I do admit it's nice seeing people like my stuff ❤️ I'm not great at using social media much in general but I'll try to share the love to the others as well!
Finished sketch from earlier, I tried hard for me things with this like kneeling poses and rear head angles, so I'm pleased with what I was able to do even though I didn't get it quite right. Two slaves pray in a secret temple to the god of light for deliverance.
#furry #furryart #scalie #cheetah
#furry #furryart #scalie #cheetah
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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To try and help clear up confusion going around BSky at the moment regarding the gov’t shutdown:
The Democratic Party folded. They agreed to re-open government for a PROMISE of a vote.
Yes, SNAP recipients suffered for *nothing*.
Yes, there was NO ACA extension.
Yes, they accepted ALL the blame.
The Democratic Party folded. They agreed to re-open government for a PROMISE of a vote.
Yes, SNAP recipients suffered for *nothing*.
Yes, there was NO ACA extension.
Yes, they accepted ALL the blame.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
To try and help clear up confusion going around BSky at the moment regarding the gov’t shutdown:
The Democratic Party folded. They agreed to re-open government for a PROMISE of a vote.
Yes, SNAP recipients suffered for *nothing*.
Yes, there was NO ACA extension.
Yes, they accepted ALL the blame.
The Democratic Party folded. They agreed to re-open government for a PROMISE of a vote.
Yes, SNAP recipients suffered for *nothing*.
Yes, there was NO ACA extension.
Yes, they accepted ALL the blame.
IDK if it was intended as a lion but if so definitely not enough cute lion boys in the world.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
IDK if it was intended as a lion but if so definitely not enough cute lion boys in the world.
Without the ACA subsidies it isn't worth it for us to have health insurance, and we even have a fair amount of money. I can't even imagine what it's like for people who are just scraping by. I don't understand why aside from you and a few others, Democrats always want to capitulate and not fight.
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Without the ACA subsidies it isn't worth it for us to have health insurance, and we even have a fair amount of money. I can't even imagine what it's like for people who are just scraping by. I don't understand why aside from you and a few others, Democrats always want to capitulate and not fight.
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the angry base has been right and the savvy "calm down" caucus has been wrong every step of the way for the last 10 years
This seems significant
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
the angry base has been right and the savvy "calm down" caucus has been wrong every step of the way for the last 10 years
Yeah, and before that they used other people's actual art to trace over and steal. People who are bad are gonna be bad, but they're the minority of artists and spending a ton of time and effort 'vetting' is mentally damaging to everyone (artists and viewers). 99%+ of furry artists will be valid.
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Yeah, and before that they used other people's actual art to trace over and steal. People who are bad are gonna be bad, but they're the minority of artists and spending a ton of time and effort 'vetting' is mentally damaging to everyone (artists and viewers). 99%+ of furry artists will be valid.
I've watched you and another LPer on SH-f and your struggles were wildly different. And both of you still ended up not wanting to deal with the combat at the end. (Which, also same here when I played on Hard) Sadly the fun boss fights really just don't make up for the slog the rest of the time.
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I've watched you and another LPer on SH-f and your struggles were wildly different. And both of you still ended up not wanting to deal with the combat at the end. (Which, also same here when I played on Hard) Sadly the fun boss fights really just don't make up for the slog the rest of the time.
It's just not worth witch-hunting. People who use AI will probably make it clear on their own, and if they don't.. why destroy your own love of art worrying about it? The tech is going to get harder to spot but if you fail to spot one yourself it doesn't make you a bad person, don't overanalyze it
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It's just not worth witch-hunting. People who use AI will probably make it clear on their own, and if they don't.. why destroy your own love of art worrying about it? The tech is going to get harder to spot but if you fail to spot one yourself it doesn't make you a bad person, don't overanalyze it
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
Me: I want to draw butts. No.. I need to make the butts arty or something.
So I came up with this sketch of poor slave boys praying for deliverance in a secret shrine to the god of justice. I'm sure future me will not regret trying a snout from this angle. I like the concept at least.
So I came up with this sketch of poor slave boys praying for deliverance in a secret shrine to the god of justice. I'm sure future me will not regret trying a snout from this angle. I like the concept at least.
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Me: I want to draw butts. No.. I need to make the butts arty or something.
So I came up with this sketch of poor slave boys praying for deliverance in a secret shrine to the god of justice. I'm sure future me will not regret trying a snout from this angle. I like the concept at least.
So I came up with this sketch of poor slave boys praying for deliverance in a secret shrine to the god of justice. I'm sure future me will not regret trying a snout from this angle. I like the concept at least.
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Remember to go vote! Even if you're depressed! Even if you don't think it matters!
GO VOTE.
Some of the biggest pushback has been from mayors and governers!
GO VOTE!!
GO VOTE.
Some of the biggest pushback has been from mayors and governers!
GO VOTE!!
November 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Remember to go vote! Even if you're depressed! Even if you don't think it matters!
GO VOTE.
Some of the biggest pushback has been from mayors and governers!
GO VOTE!!
GO VOTE.
Some of the biggest pushback has been from mayors and governers!
GO VOTE!!