#cantins

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two unfinished cantin custom concepts could not finish got too sick

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It came to my attention there is a new closed species that looks exactly like Cantins. I believe they're called Faenions. I've unfortunately become used to copies. I probably won't be reaching out, I know that will only do me emotional harm and is not likely to change any minds. Too many are already sold and circulating to stop such a thing at this point. I thought for a moment that it could be partially my fault things have gone this far, that if I was more active in the art community still I could have stopped it from happening, but there's no use in that type of speculation. What's done is done, and I unfortunately have no power here as is usually the case when this happens.

Other people making money off of my character design is something I have experience with and in recent years I've begun to cope better with. I take solace in the fact I created Cantins as something very dear to my heart, a form of gender expression, my own religious beliefs, my love of raising insects, and as a way to be close to loved ones who have passed.

I still encourage others to create Cantins, but whether other people participate in making their own or not, they will always be near to my heart and mean more to me than any CS-of-the-day can possibly hope to stir in anyone else.

Thank you for reading, and have a good day <3

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simple doodles of other animals from the cantin world

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Thought i'd share this- Old art from 2015 or so of a feathertail dragon, creatures that live in the cantin world. It was apparently done for an art class

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Cantins have been special to me a long time. Over ten years. They did have an established canon world, one that is connected to other worlds of mine that I’m not as eager to share, but... I have thought for a while that I want to make Cantins live in a more fantastical world, with magic and that sort of thing 💞 When I am up for it, I will be revamping this entire blog to reflect that. I will archive the old world info somewhere just in case, and it will always be their true home world in my heart and mind, but I want to lean into fantasy.

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If most cantins do not have gender, does that mean they all gay?

...Yes!

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hi! i was wondering if its possible to have a cantin exist in other universes/places with non cantin species, or do they only exist in a cantin society? thanks so much and have a great day! ^_^

They can totally exist in other universes! Feel free to use cantins in a “non-canon” environment how you wish!