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[taffywabbit]

So I’m working on a fursona with a friend of mine and I wanted to ask something about which color is more important to decide first: fur color or clothing color?

almost definitely fur colour! that's the part that'll be more or less constant, whereas you might put them in various different outfits and colours and styles later.

it's certainly good to at least think ahead in terms of "what clothing colour schemes would look particularly good on this character? what accents their fur/hair colour nicely? what's their favourite colour, or some colours they'll often be paired with aesthetically?" because that can AFFECT how you design the colour scheme/pattern of your fursona, but i' woul'd definitely say that your first priority should be to make sure the design has the right vibe on its own, even without clothing. if you do that first, you'll likely leave yourself with lots of options for how to dress them later

[stardustaberration]

Can DID manifest in adulthood? I thought DID mainly showed up early childhood but I think something of that nature might be happening to me and I’m 24.

that's a difficult question to answer.

simply put: yes, it can happen. to explain further, DID is a covert disorder that the person is not supposed to be aware of in 90% of cases. (leaving the 10% for the ones who do happen to be overt, which are every bit as valid.) in many cases, DID begins in childhood but is hidden until adulthood. to only be discovering the disorder now, or to only be seeing the disruptions now, is extremely common. especially if you have recently moved away from an abusive household or other distressing event.

i would heavily suggest looking into therapy if possible, and doing as much research as you can if you cannot access it.

[personaheadcanons]

When Nanako gets older, she’ll get the wild card and her own persona

[taffywabbit]

For making fursonas: how does one decide fur color? What elements go into picking one?

it's kinda the same process as any other aspect of character design, I guess? like, thinking about the vibes you wanna convey, things you want to express about yourself through your sona's design, maybe some aspirational elements that you think are cool/fun but wouldn't necessarily wanna try IRL, that sorta thing.

colour theory is weird and subjective, and all of this stuff is sorta personal when it comes to fursonas so I can't really tell you an exact way to approach it, but I guess the biggest thing is deciding between a critter with natural fur colours (browns/greys/etc) vs more vibrant ones? it can kinda convey the "whimsy level" of the character based on where you land between darker, muted natural tones (which are often meant to blend in with surroundings and thus tend to make a character feel "ordinary") to bright, cartoony, eye-catching ones. you can also do a mix if you want, like a character who's mostly dark grey or tan but has blue or red accents for example.

honestly, my best advice for any of this if you're really unsure is to find a few existing character designs that you enjoy and feel like they fit the kind of vibes you're going for, and then sorta pull various elements from each to give yourself a baseline aesthetic that you can customize to your liking. you can always change things further over time, hardly anybody's sona design is entirely static and set in stone, but you've gotta start somewhere

[kira-vera]

You have 6000 followers. 6000 people love your art and your content and you. Just a reminder if you ever feel down. We’ll always be here for you.

Aww thank you ;;7;;