Iced Coffee Cat Studios

Cat Artist, Fursuit Maker, Sculpter, Seamstress. Art Comms to be considered.

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just finished my bead embroidery project 🪩 🐦

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No thoughts, head empty, just Chase's face when Buddy outwardly shows that he cares for him/is affectionate towards him

The surprise to hope to delight pipeline makes me ill. He looks at Buddy like he's a wish come true.

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Chat should I go back to drawing gt Stargoth? It’s been like a year since I last drew them and I used to draw them all the time…

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For funsies, this is the poem before I decided to do the S alliteration through the whole thing. I really liked it, but wanted to do better. This one still took me several days/weeks to write, not as bad as the 2nd version (see previous post) which took weeks. on posting day alone i worked on it for 7 hours straight

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Poem for the end of Chapter 6 of my CB Grocery store fic.

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Some fursuit progress. I got fairly far with my "new" patterning technique before i realized I made a mistake and seam ripped a days worth of hand sewing -_-

It's part of the process, unfortunate, but it happens.

I then redid the pattern piece. Now to cut/alter the existing pattern again.

When I say "new" I mean, a technique I have not used for fursuits before. I wanted to try patterning more traditionally with muslin fabric as opposed to duct tape and plastic wrap. I feel bad every time I pattern that way.

In class, we were taught to drape fabrics over dress forms, so without going into too much detail, I did that for fursuits that time, and it was successful. More notes on this when I pick her back up again. Whenever that will be.

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Earlier this year, I painted a tree with watercolors. It was still early on in my tree study, so the form was not as refined. There were aspects of the original that I liked, like the foliage and color, but the base I wanted to change. So, I used some reconstituted paperclay, sculpted it to look and feel like bark, then painted it with watercolor. I like how it turned out in the end.

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so i have a mildly popular “reblog and put in in the tags” post going around and its. very clear how many people don’t know how to interact with a tumblr post

so, first of all, tumblr’s culture has changed a lot in the past couple years. there’s a genuine community effort to not start any drama, and ironically a lot of the current hostility is an effort to keep things calm. there’s also a change in how people interact with posts, so if you haven’t been here in a while please skip down to the tags/replies/reblog with text section.

for newcomers: you should be reblogging posts about as liberally as you would like something on twitter. if you only like stuff, people will think you are rude/a bot. you’ve probably heard people talk about “cultivating your dash,” and thats because this platform is 100% centered around your dashboard. trending matters less, unfollowing and blocking in order to shape your dash into it’s best form is widely accepted, the majority of the content you’ll find and interact with will be because of your dash, and the only way to put things on your dash is to reblog them. tumblr users are deeply distrustful of algorithms and have largely turned off the “see posts your friends have liked” function (i recommend you also turn of the various algorithms in settings → general settings → dashboard preferences).

so, once you’ve reblogged a post, there’s three ways to add content to it. the tags, replies, and reblogging with text. all of them have different connotations

the tags: an inside voice. originally they were meant for organizing your blog (and they’re still used for this), but they’ve also morphed into a way to share thoughts that aren’t funny/insightful enough for non-followers to be interested in. when in doubt, put your comment in the tags

replies: basically talking to your friends in class. your followers have no way of finding your replies (they don’t pop up on the dash, nobody gets notified except for the original poster) so chances are, only the person who made the post is gonna see your comment. it’s for quick one-offs that you’re okay with other people overhearing, but really is only made for one person. they’re like a public dm

reblog with text: an outside voice. you’re getting up on a stage in town square and entertaining people. make sure it’s funny or insightful— bottom line, add something new to the conversation. you should use this the least

general rules of thumb: 

when in doubt, reblog. people will judge you if your blog is only personal posts and you only interact with other content by liking it.  

the only things people will judge you for reblogging are personal vent posts. leave a like to give a little virtual hug

if a post is asking about your personality/opinions (i.e: tell me what’s the last tv show you watched, that kind of thing) put it in the tags 

also if you see a nice edit, gifset, or art, reblog and say something nice in the tags! it’s that nice sweet spot of common enough that no one will notice but uncommon enough to make the artist’s day

[dovewithscales]

Finally real advice for new users. This is a solid guide for how to make the transition from Twitter to Tumblr.

In particular, artists need you to reblog. A reblog helps them get seen. A like doesn’t help them at all.

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And I would like to add image descriptions and audio/video transcriptions can really help increase reblogs. Please remember to make your posts as accessible as possible.

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Reblogging cuz i don't actually use tumblr all that often. I dropped off most social media as it was too much for me to keep up with and honestly did too much negative to my mental health. I like art, seeing art, sharing art, and experiencing all the emotion art has in it. I do like when people leave little bits of thoughts in regards to my art cuz it is encouraging to get feedback or just general acknowledgment that I exist somewhere on the internet.

Most of all, I like giving and receiving encouragement. Especially when it comes to art. Art discussion is one of my favorite things in the world. It is inspiring. You never know what kind of impact your words and art can have.

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I finished a pillow yesterday!

Worked on it on and off for like 2 years, but it came out well. It has some flaws in the cording, but then again, for a first time cording project, I am happy with how it turned out. I have 3 more pillows in this set, who knows when i will finish them all, but regardless, I am happy with my fuzzy pillows.

I had run out of fabric and had already cut the front so I wasn't sure how to proceed, but i had just barely enough overlap to do this technique, so I did, and this is how it turned out.

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Some cat pic spam. My kitties, the stray cats, some random run-in orange cat at a cafe, Macchi being sus, Holly screaming at Mistletoe for playing with a teabag, and Holly Enjoying being held by my husband.

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Kinda blurry, but oh well.

Coffee, my fursona, sleeping.

Long messy hair, drool down her face, and a paw tucked under her.

Ah, such grace and beauty <3

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A cat version of Heizou mid pounce with some of the sketches that led up to it.

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Some cat doodles of Heizou and Kazuha.

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A doodle I drew of my friend Vess. This isn't her fursona(tho she is a furry) just my interpretation of her as a cat.

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I took a pottery class with a friend about 4 weeks ago, and this little dish was what I made. I was rather proud of my first pottery piece. It took me 3 hours to make this one thing.

I left with an appreciation for how much strength goes into pottery.

As well as adoration for this little cat thing I made with my hands.