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Daggers and Spears and Songs => Fuck-Awful Art => Topic started by: ProvincialTwit on August 26, 2012, 09:35:28 pm
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Everybody loves Kickstarter and its ilk.
From self-aggrandizing projects by embarrassing Internet people (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pennyarcade/penny-arcade-sells-out) to...self-aggrandizing projects by embarrassing Internet people (http://www.indiegogo.com/teslamuseum), 'crowdfunding' is the hot new bandwagon everyone is jumping on. As with any sort of popular thing, furries are no exception.
By way of example, perennial terrible artist and former CYD whipping boy 'Daveykins' Foxfire has set loose this abomination (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1716370612/the-ballad-of-johnny-briz) upon the world. I can't really make any sense of what the hell the project is about; all I see is a poorly-drawn mouse character he claims is 'an homage' to the films of Don Bluth. Also a pose where the character is holding a keyblade. Oh and he needs $2,500 to, in part, 'find a server to house it in'. Spoken like a true relic from 1996.
For those unaware, Kickstarter only gives out funds raised if a project meets its goal; hence why you'll only see the most deluded of would-be furry fundraising superstars there. That should give you some small idea of just how out-of-touch with reality folks like ol' Daveykins are.
I figured it was high time we had ourselves a thread to chronicle some of these hilarious, disturbing, and (for those that actually get funded) depressing examples of furry panhandling. Feel free to post links to Indiegogo, Offbeatr, or any other similar 'crowdfunding' sites. Just do us all a favor and mark 'not work safe' as appropriate.
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EVERYBODY DONATE
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Does this (http://www.pozible.com/index.php/archive/index/4813/description/0/0) count as furry? Well, Wikifur says so, so that must be factually accurate. 25k+ sure is a lot of dough and suggests spendthrift furry involvement. Will the resulting webseries represent the "next level of furry" Conway augured to be ushered in by Bitter Lake? I, for one, hope it.
Any proposals when the market for "crowdfunding" will finally collapse?
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Some might say these people are deluded to think that they're going to raise any money for such fuck-awful projects, but the Two Kinds comic kickstarter did raise almost a quarter of a million freaking dollars... for the printing of two furry graphic novellas... One guy donated $5000, and got to put his fursona in the comic. I hope the guy spends the extra 100 grand he wound up with on something wise... Even if the average donation was only $20, that's still means more people donated than show up at Anthrocon. After that, I'm surprised more furries aren't jumping onto this...
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Some might say these people are deluded to think that they're going to raise any money for such fuck-awful projects, but the Two Kinds comic kickstarter did raise almost a quarter of a million freaking dollars... for the printing of two furry graphic novellas... One guy donated $5000, and got to put his fursona in the comic. I hope the guy spends the extra 100 grand he wound up with on something wise... Even if the average donation was only $20, that's still means more people donated than show up at Anthrocon. After that, I'm surprised more furries aren't jumping onto this...
At least the twokinds comic is competent, not really much to say about the kickstarter in the OP other than what the fuck. Also I don't know where you're coming from, but printing comics, especially those that are over 200 pages in limited print, costs a damn load of money.
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Well, the original Kickstarter goal for Two Kinds was $25,000, so I would assume that amount covered the printing.
Now, I know they threw in some extras as the amount got larger, and maybe printed additional copies, but the fact that they raised 10 times their original goal is insane. I have nothing against Two Kinds, but I just don't see how the author didn't wind up with a huge surplus, at least $100K more than he expected. Of course he wrote a comic about a guy that has a furry waifu and they love each other so much even though nobody understands them and they're outcasts, so naturally tons of furries think it was written specifically for them, and eat that shit up.
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The only thing worse than a furry or a weeaboo is a furry weeaboo. Ugh.
But as v777 said, at least TK is competently-drawn. Gonterman's been drawing pretty much exactly the same thing for 20+ years and thus far hasn't managed to improve in any noticeable way.
There are some other disgustingly well-funded furry crowdfunded projects out there, but they're pretty much all porn and I really can't be bothered to go dig up the links for them.
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But as v777 said, at least TK is competently-drawn.
Debatable.
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2008zn.jpg)
"What is this strange thing you call... perspective?"
He may have gotten better over the years, but it's still just animu, the imitation of low-quality anime with snout-face, pointy chin and everything.
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Ahahahaha okay apparently I was thinking of something else.
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Highly nsfw (at least it's censored unless you agree with the disclaimer):
http://offbeatr.com/
This site seems to be an adult kickstarter with plenty of furry content... They have some kind of convoluted system where a project first has to have enough votes before it can be funded. Note: the site is extremely explicit, certainly not suitable for work EVER. I haven't really looked around much, but there should be something interesting to find there.
Little note: there's a button in the upper-right corner that lets you switch between sfw and nsfw.
About the twokinds thing: seems like I was mistaken as well, I thought it looked better than that, never mind that statement about it being competent.
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The year is 2050, and mega-corporation GENtech heads all human genome research and experimentation. Amidst controversy and questions from the public, a set of secret experiments goes awry and they create anthropomorphics (furries) from a batch of unsuspecting test subjects. GENtech has no choice but to release the new anthros back into the public, causing a new level of controversy. The anthros try to fit back into society, but with little luck-- the public attention and mistrust previously focused on GENtech focuses on them, and despite their best efforts to appear good-willed and the same as everyone else, they are eventually the victims of violence. One such event-- a shooting at a anthro-sponsored charity-- starts an all-out war between the anthros and humans. Who will you side with?
(http://i.imgur.com/5WPty.png)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93139375&searchtext=furry+wars
Q: Why the Furries Vs. Humans story?
A: We wanted our game to be unlike anything on the market now. We're not trying to create controversy or pick sides, furries is just a topic not covered yet in a FPS/3RD.
Well, there is Vivisector (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/vivisector-beast-within), but I suppose it isn't furry because it wasn't made by furries for furries.
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What happens if you throw a party on the Internet, and nobody shows up? En Den is asking $2,000 to release an art compilation (NSFW) (http://offbeatr.com/project/tendencies-an-art-compilation-by-en-den-29826195079)... the only trouble is that only 3 people have pledged in nearly 3 weeks. That's gotta sting, especially when Onta's project (NSFW) (http://offbeatr.com/project/unigan-caravan-print-drive-29020714697) has raised over $4,000 in 3 days.
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Who will you side with?
do they only give you rifles?
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http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93139375&searchtext=furry+wars
At least $100,- goes to charity. That's the only good thing this thing would be good for.
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http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93139375&searchtext=furry+wars
some choice comments
Why is yiffing in the comments not allowed? As a dedicated yiffer community member I am very upset about this. I don't see how I can support a game with such a narrow-minded view of the furry community. By limiting your comments in such a way you have alienated a good majority of the furry community.
I really don't want to get banned, but I don't like feeling bullied for being a who I am. I'm male, 15, and bi, and I wear mouse ears, tail and facepaint everyday to school (sometimes I like to be a horse, just to mix things up). I get picked on alot, and people are always telling me where I can't go, what I can't do, what I can't say... you get the idea. It's just not fair.
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I think they're making fun of furries. I mean, take this comment:
Is there going to be any kind of romantic side-story in this game? Like the main character falling in love with an caring, mature, slightly overweight, but highly attractive anthropomorphic female Arctic Fox? That's kind of a fantasy of mine (they make such kawaii noises desu desu) =^.^=
I burst out laughing when I read that. I don't know how much more obvious you want these people to be. I mean, I really hope... eh, fucking Poe's Law.
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oh i'm dumb.
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/683115472/furry-fuel
Yeah...
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/683115472/furry-fuel
Yeah...
Expect it to be pulled soon, that kind of stuff is against the rules apparently...
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/683115472/furry-fuel
Yeah...
My favorite part is how there was no attempt to make the can design seamless.
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"Furry Fuel"? What does this remind me of...
(http://i.imgur.com/QhW01.jpg)
I guess instead of all-night Halo sessions, it's for those all-night "pawing off" sessions.
My favorite part is how there was no attempt to make the can design seamless.
Oh, but isn't it also lovely how there's no attempt to put the title in dead space on the label, or make it stand out from the, ahem, artwork? Nope, just slap it right onto the rocket and the fox's hand. At least they did their homework and put together a Nutrition Facts label (albeit with some clumsy capitalization), but it still looks likely to be about as successful as OK Soda without Coca-Cola's financial backing or Daniel Clowes's mad art skillz.
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Expect it to be pulled soon, that kind of stuff is against the rules apparently...
Aaaaand sure enough. (http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3860737/)
So, apparently a day ago, Kickstarter opened up their version of a trouble ticket with the following message:
"Our community guidelines specify that fundraising for energy drinks is prohibited (http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines). Because your project contains one or more of these, it will be suspended within 24 hours of this notice, unless you elect to cancel it yourself. It is recommended that you alert your backers of this situation via direct message or by posting an update.
Best,
Kickstarter"
Somehow, I was not alerted to this message. At all. Zero, zilch, zip. Now, I'm fairly certain when I checked the guidelines when I first opened my account a few months ago that energy drinks weren't on there, but...
If they are, they are. No appealing that. I'm just wondering A) Why did Kickstarter approve my project in the first place, and B) Why didn't I actually get alerted by that message.
.....well, oh well.
To EVERYONE THAT DONATED:
If you're still interested, I've got a Google Checkout I can use. Send me a note and we can discuss the details.
The reference to "community guidelines" is not quite accurate (you have to look under "Project Guidelines", not "Community Guidelines", and refer both to "Projects must fit Kickstarter's categories" AND the "View prohibited items and subject matter" drop-down to make sure your project's kosher), but really someone starting a new project should be going over the instructions with a fine-toothed comb anyway. (insert joke about furries being unfamiliar with combs)
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There's a joke to be made here about a FA admin not being familliar with rules...
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There is a kickstarter, which is being aimed at furries by being advertised on FA amongst other places. Its for some fighting computer game where people punch and kick each other etc and who should be on the team but Adam Wan/Zaush:
(http://i.imgur.com/skE7aKv.jpg)
Thing is though, these people already got $20,000 last year on indygogo to make a playable demo:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/beast-s-fury-project#activity
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"This campaign started on May 04 and closed on June 18, 2013 (11:59pm PT)."
And they didn't manage to produce the playable demo they said they would. So they're now back for more money just to produce a playable demo.
In response to people who ask why Zaush is on their team they are actively defending Zaush, and hiding comments:
(http://i.imgur.com/4kLEBjw.jpg)
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http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13512341/#cid:83155858
That comment above was in response to someone who ask if Wan was running that FA account ; he has to be because that is such an arrogant dismissive response that only he could have made it.
(http://i.imgur.com/HWPrtal.jpg)
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http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13512341/#cid:83155689
Also, someone commented on lulz.net:
Fun Fact: Several peers I knew were slated to voice for this.
After I pointed out multiple red flags from a developer's perspective, and a couple from a voice artist perspective, all but one of them jumped ship (because the one who stayed is voicing the main character).
1/10 would not purchase the funding is both non-existent and all over the place.
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http://lulz.net/furi/res/2934138.html#2934428
don't get involved with this game. Their entire focus is on getting more funding to pay their animators, which apparently the first couple of times (I think this is their 3rd attempt at this now?) couldn't adequately pay. Yes, the art looks great now, but they are also stiffing entire other departments and members in order to do this. Don't condone that, please.
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http://lulz.net/furi/res/2934138.html#2934463
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As bad an omen as Zaush's involvement is, what jumped out from the screencap at me is "Voice Actor / Writer / Editor: Poesy Rosewood". That's, uh, a lot of work for one person. Is this Wolf: The Animated Feature all over again?
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at least something not abjectly horrible came out of the non-completion of wolf: the animated feature
wan sure is able to attach his name to a lot of shit that doesn't get done. you'd think people would take the hint
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(http://i.imgur.com/4kLEBjw.jpg)
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http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13512341/#cid:83155858
That comment above was in response to someone who ask if Wan was running that FA account ; he has to be because that is such an arrogant dismissive response that only he could have made it.
(http://i.imgur.com/HWPrtal.jpg)
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http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13512341/#cid:83155689
If that isn't Adam, then they are trying way to hard to get into his pants. All they have to do is willingly drive over to his house.