Author: Middlesfur

Artist of the month News

June Artist of the Month 2018: Zod

Hey furs, as the heat rages on and those of you who have been to ConFuzzled resuscitate your bank accounts, Neptune brings back from the dealer’s den Zod! He has an impressive attention to detail and use of texture in both his portraits and landscapes. Also, his captivating, more realistic style and subtle expressions bring his subjects to life.

“Hi! I’m Zod, and I’ve been in the fandom since the early 90’s. Back then, I was inspired by shows like Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs, and created toon-styled artwork on traditional media, as well as on the Amiga.

I decided to pursue art seriously around the early 2000s and have spent countless hours painting and attending life drawing classes. With that background, I managed to work my way into the graphic design field as a designer-illustrator. My current style has evolved into a far more painterly look, but I enjoy a bit of line art as well!

My influences come from a wide range of artists, but I’d have to say the ones that have been key to my success include John Singer Sargent, Craig Mullins and Dave Rapoza.”-Zod

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Meet Dates & Info News

10th June meet and 13th June Coffee & Drawing (Please read)

Hey furs,

We hope you are enjoying the sunshine while it lasts! As you may or may not be aware we have gone and made a couple of changes to our meet. Firstly we now have a new logo. This is because recently we were contacted by a furry convention as our old logo looked strikingly similar to theirs. As they had their logo first we agreed to change ours. Secondly, we are now downstairs of the Resolution, this is to have better accessibility for those with limited mobility and for the safety of our beloved suiters. Lastly, we are continuing our coffee and drawing meet on the Wednesday after our traditional meet.

10th June Traditional Meet Schedule

11:30 Meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station.

12:00 Head to Resolution (downstairs at the back).

13:00 – 14:30 games and socialising

14:30 – 15:45 Fursuit walk (optional, usually at least one committee member will remain at the pub).

17:00 Meet ends at Resolution.

Location

13th June Coffee and Drawing Schedule

11:45 Meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station.

12:00 Coffee and Drawing at Off the Ground Coffee

13:30 Meet ends at Off the Ground Coffee

Location


(Image was drawn by PastelClaws)

Artist of the month News

May Artist of the Month 2018: Tatyana(AriesRedLo)

Hey furs, it’s May and we hope you’re doing well. For the month of May we bring you ?HORSES? with Tatyana(AriesRedLo). Tatyana is a Russian artist who started out drawing exclusively horses but she has started to branch out into the anthro market in recent years. Her work is primarily digital but has a traditional painterly aesthetic with vibrant and dramatic backgrounds.

“My name is Tatiana, I’m from Russia and I’m 21 (it’s tomorrow). I’m drawing on a graphics tablet since 2011. But, from 2011 to 2016 I painted only horses! Therefore, it is still very difficult for me to draw an anthro, but I try to improve my skills. I can not say if I have a certain style, I think it is only at the stage of formation, since I still have a lot to learn. For me, the main thing in drawing is the atmosphere. Therefore, my favorite artists are Wildering and OKITHAU. My inspiration comes from beauty of nature and from communication with animals, especially from horses :D” – Tatyana

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VKontakte: ariesredlo

Fur Affinity: AriesRedLo

Meet Dates & Info News

13th May Meet

Hey furs,

We hope you’re doing well, we know this time of year is a busy one with conventions and the like so we’re keeping it simple. The drawing and coffee meet might not be running this month but we’ll update you when we know if Neptune will be free to run it.

13th May Traditional Meet Schedule

11:30 Meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station.

12:00 Head to Resolution.

13:00 – 14:30 games and socialising

14:30 – 15:45 Fursuit walk (optional, usually at least one committee member will remain at the pub).

17:00 Meet ends at Resolution.

Location

16th May Coffee+Drawing Schedule(TBC)


11:45 Meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station.

12:00 Coffee and Drawing at Off the Ground Coffee

13:30 Meet ends at Off the Ground Coffee

Location

(Image was drawn by PastelClaws)

 

Artist of the month News

April Artist of the Moth 2018: GeeWolf

Hey furs, as the snow fades away and the rains start to bring in the spring, we bring you our April Artist of the month, GeeWolf. GeeWolf is a up and coming digital artist and a studying architecture at university. His paint like style, with energetic posing and expression add extra character to his subjects. A long with his use of shadow and perspective, it all comes together to create an appealing style sure to grab attention.

“My favorite thing about drawing is capturing or creating personalities. Drawing anything without a face is extremely boring for me :) I started drawing furry stuff at the beginning of 2017. This was also the first time i got my hands on a graphic tablet. Probably the biggest influence on my style is that i’m still learning, and that i like going for dynamic and realistic lighting. As for inspirations, i take them from absolutely anywhere, but if i had to pick my favorite furry artist, i’d pick Caraid :)”-GeeWolf

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Social Media

Fur Affinity: GeeWolf

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: Art_GeeWolf

Picarto: GeeWolf

Meet Dates & Info News

8th April Meet & 11th April Coffee+Drawing Micro-meet

Hey furs,

We hope you are doing well and that spring has finally come! As some of you will know, we had a second micro-meet last month with a focus on drawing and coffee. Due to the success of that meet we have chosen to continue hosting them as long as interest continues. So for the month of April we have two schedules as seen below.

8th April Traditional Meet Schedule

11:30 Meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station.

12:00 Head to Resolution.

13:00 – 14:30 games and socialising

14:30 – 15:45 Fursuit walk (optional, usually at least one committee member will remain at the pub).

17:00 Meet ends at Resolution.

Location

11th April Coffee+Drawing Schedule

11:45 Meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station.

12:00 Coffee and Drawing at Off the Ground Coffee

13:30 Meet ends at Off the Ground Coffee

Location

(Image was drawn by PastelClaws)

 

Artist of the month News

March Artist of The Month 2018: Mintoony(Jeff)

Hey furs,

For the month of March, to keep you distracted from the freezing snow, we bring you Mintoony! Mintoony is an animation student and graphic art designer from Newcastle. They primarily work in the digital median and has a magical dynamic style that accentuates the form and movement of the subject.

” I would like to think I draw for the same reasons everyone else does; expression and bringing ideas to life. From intense horror to the sweetest lil marshmallows, as long as you FEEL the art then the art is a success”-Mintoony

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Social Media

Fur Affinity: Mintoony

Twitter: @Jeffasart

Facebook: Jeff Bridgewood

Meet Dates & Info News

Middlefur 11th March Meet

hey furs,

We hope you are doing well, we were so happy to see lots of new faces. For march we are going to leave you hanging on any additional activities to be added to our schedule. Your will be updated on any changes that we make but as it stands the schedule is asfollows:

Schedule

11:30 Meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station.

12:00 Head to Resolution.

13:00 – 14:30 games and socialising

14:30 – 15:45 Fursuit walk (optional, usually at least one committee member will remain at the pub).

17:00 Meet ends at Resolution.

Venue Map

(Image was drawn by PastelClaws)

Artist of the month News

February 2018 Artist of the Month: Kyander

Heya furs,

We hope you had a great holiday period, and for the first Artist of the Month for 2018! Kyander’s work makes exceptional use of light and shadow to produce depth in their work. They are known for their pinup work in both digital and traditional media and their expressive posing. This comes together to create a clean professional art piece that would feel right at home on the side of a Harley.

“Well, the reason I draw is just because I like the process of doing it. And it’s a cool feel when you make a piece of art from nothing. I get my ispiration from my friends, from different sci-fi themed things like art, movies, games, etc. Sometimes photos of interesting, cozy and beautiful places on the Earth inspire me.

I mostly use my FA and telegram for sharing artworks, but sometimes i appear on twitter and DA” – Kyander

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Social Media

Fur Affinity: kyander

Telegram: kyanderscraps

Twitter: @Kissyander

Deviantart: kissa-artist

Meet Dates & Info News

Middlefur 11th February Meet

hey furs,

We hope you are doing well and have recovered from the holidays! Firstly we would like to say thank you to all of you wonderful members for keeping us going strong. We are so happy that we can continue to run regularly and reliably with our new venue and we hope to continue to grow over the next few years. We are planning to become more consistent with our Artist of the Month dates, to show you new awesome artists.

The Schedule

11:30 Meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station.

12:00 Head to Resolution.

13:00 – 14:30 games and socialising

14:30-15:45 Fursuit walk (optional, usually at least one committee member will remain at the pub).

17:00 Meet ends at Resolution.

Venue Map

(Image was drawn by PastelClaws)