Matonne - Blog Posts

I wish it weren’t so cold out today, cause I could really go for a donut from the nearest donut shop right now.

Another old drawing of Matonne (hence the streaks in her hair) that I just now spruced up.

This was gonna be part of a larger project years ago, but this is the only part I even started on.

Guess it counts now as vent art, of the frustration of being both sick and/or disabled and having to go through so many hoops just to get the care you know exists, with some of those hoops being financial in my case.

Some ideas (subject to change) on my furry characters and their relationships. And because this a terrible diagram, here’s the info in text form.

Matonne Cerise and Bev: Each other’s main romantic (and sexual) partners. Their love language is making all manner of animal noises at each other and cuddling a bunch. They have a shared love of speculative fiction, abstract art, food, and encouraging each other to be bold.

Matonne and Camry: They date, sometimes swap clothes. They in particular like to have group dates (and sleepovers 😉) with each other and their main partners.

Matonne and Flora: Probably the most physical of the two’s platonic relationships, since both of them crave physical affection. Occasional bedmates.

Matonne and Octávio: Housemates and drag performers who work together. Most of their bonding is over fashion. Every so often they’ll, uh, share a bed.

Matonne and Joan: Matonne highly respects (and is slightly intimidated by) Joan who admires Matonne for his artistry. Joan sells the clothes Matonne makes in xir store.

Matonne and Tristan: Neither of them quite know how platonic or romantic their relationship is. Both are really good at (and comfortable with) listening to the other vent. And yes, Matonne’s bed is open to Tristan too. Bev and Camry: Met through each other’s main romantic partners. Like going out for sweets together, with or without their partners. They love talking with each other about their crushes (which include their current partners).

Bev and Flora: Best friends who met in college and currently live together. Bev and Flora helped each other out a lot in their queer journeys. Bev has a slight crush on Flora (Flora knows). Traded entire wardrobes.

Bev and Octávio: Gym buddies who also trade recipes. They also both really love speculative fiction, mostly movies though where they fawn over the costumes.

Bev and Joan: Joan sells Bev’s books. Bev is less intimated by Joan than Matonne is.

Bev and Tristan: Gaming buddies. Sometimes Tristan proofreads Bev’s writing.

Camry and Flora: Lovebirds. They’re constantly reassuring of each other through hugs, and head pats, and words of affirmation. They’re both can be pretty sensitive, and are both the most understanding of that for each other.

Camry and Octávio: They absolutely love clothes shopping together. Often these two, plus Flora, will just give each other makeovers.

Camry and Joan: Camry works at Joan’s shop and lives with xir. He’s often very jokey with xir and is the only person Joan trusts to run the shop without xir.

Camry and Tristan: Cousins, best friends, and roommates. They’re always finishing each other’s sentences (and sandwiches) and playfully bantering. Camry is the person Tristan near always turns to when he needs physical or medical assistance.

Flora and Octávio: Octávio teaches Flora makeup. Flora teaches him board gaming. Octávio can sometimes be a bit much for Flora, but he’s learning to tone down his intensity around her.

Flora and Joan: Flora was at first intimidated by Joan, but xe quickly made sure she felt welcome around xir. I mean, Flora is at Joan’s house a lot.

Flora and Tristan: They trade gaming and gender tips. Frequently mistaken for siblings in public.

Octávio and Joan: Octávio is the muscle of Joan’s store, taking care of most of the heavy lifting. Joan is probably the only person who can reign in Octávio’s wild energy.

Octávio and Tristan: They did it once together when Tristan was still figuring out his orientation. You’d think this would make things awkward from then on, but actually, they’re really chill and hang out a lot.

Tristan and Joan: Joan may be Tristan’s boss, but they’re almost like family at this point. Joan is pretty lax with Tristan when it comes to his work and understands his limitations and medical needs. They both bond over media and art preservation which they use to guide the direction of the store.

Decided to make some changes to my fursona and make some more extensive references for her. Wanted to give her facial hair and make her ears smaller to better show off her earrings and allow her to emote with them. I also removed the extra colors from her hair cause they were a bit difficult to work with at different angles.

Some self-indulgent (well, more than usual) art of my fursona. I’ve pretty much always wanted to be a dad-mom, settle down and have kids with someone, but a lot in my life has made that very unlikely. So instead, Matonne gets to be my proxy.

His wife (and other mother to their kid) is the cat gal I sketched up 3 years ago (to the day and that was not planned). I still have no name for her or their kid.

[Image Description: Drawing of two humanoid furry characters sitting on a couch, talking to each other while drinking hot cocoa. The one on the left is an adult with tan fur, the head of a rabbit, the tail of a lion, and the legs of a horse. He is wearing a dress that says “World’s Okayest Dad” and holding a mug that says “#2 Mom, My wife won out”. He is also pregnant. He is smiling down at his toddler child as they raise their fist in joy. The toddler looks like a Siamese cat with white hands and white hooves for feet. They are wearing a yellow shirt with a blue heart on it, striped yellow leggings, and a bracelet. On the walls are various photos and paintings, some of these photos are of the characters and their family. End of Description]

A set of quick colored sketches of Matonne again. Really helped me to get my creative juices flowing again and experimenting with poses and expressions.

[Image Description: Seven drawings of a brown anthropomorphic character with the ears of a rabbit, tail of a lion, and legs of a horse. She is in a different pose and outfit in each drawing.

[In the first drawing, she is slowly walking and wearing a turquoise tank top with the letters SD on it, colorful floral leggings, flower earrings, a flower bracelet, and a flower on her tail.

[In the second drawing, she is running and wearing a pink and white t-shirt, a pink triangle patterned headscarf, and pink triangle patterned leggings.

[In the third drawing, she is walking with her eyes closed and wearing a black dress with sunset-colored stars on it, a sunset-colored bow on her tail, sunset-colored eye makeup, and gold jewelry.

[In the fourth drawing, she is laying on her belly, reading a book titled Duck Fails. She is wearing an orange plaid button up and brown pants

[In the fifth drawing, she is standing and looks angry. She is wearing a blue sports bra with the word “Boi” on it, blue shorts, a yellow, pink, and purple skirt over the shorts, and a rainbow scarf on her tail

[In the sixth drawing, she is sitting down and looking at her hands. She is wearing a red sweater with a silver heart on it and silver pants with a red stripe on the side

[In the seventh drawing, she is sitting and laughing. She is wearing a pink and blue vest over a spotted pink, yellow, and blue blouse, pink and blue pants, round gold earrings, pink, yellow, and blue eye makeup, and a spotted bow on her tail. End of Description]

[Image Description: A drawing of a humanoid animal twirling while looking at the viewer. They have light brown fur, long rabbit ears, a long, lion-like tail, and hooves for feet. He is wearing a striped, pink open sweater over a light pink t-shirt with a heart on it, a dark pink heart-patterned skirt, light pink lace leggings, a choker with a heart pendant, and a heart-shaped earring. Text on the image reads: Single or taken, I hope you have a Happy Valentine’s Day. End of Description]

Once again using my fursona as a dress-up doll. I’m such a sucker for pink that I just had to dress him up for V-Day. If my executive dysfunction weren’t such a bitch, I’d probably have drawn him in more outfits, but I guess I don’t really need an excuse to put Matonne in my favorite color.

[Image Description: Six drawings of the same anthropomorphic furry character dressed in different outfits. The character is brown and has the head of a rabbit, the tail of a lion, and the feet of a horse. The outfits are labeled with different names. The outfits are:

[Outfit 1 - Punk Tutu: Red flannel hoodie, a white band t-shirt, a long black skirt with lace around the top, and a silver chain around the waist

[Outfit 2 - College Hippie: Green and brown button up, black t-shirt, jeans, backpack, teal pendant necklace, holding a book

[Outfit 3 - Pins and Patches: Long sleeve black shirt with a pattern of gender symbols on it, jean vest covered in pins, black skinny jeans covered in fabric patches

[Outfit 4 - Rose Leather: Long green and pink floral dress, pink and black leather jacket, floral neck scarf

[Outfit 5 - Purple a Jaguar PJs: T-shirt with a purple jaguar graphic, purple leopard print shorts

[Outfit 6 - Disco Sunset: Yellow pink and purple ruffled blouse, yellow pink and purple pants, heart-shaped gem on belt, polka-dot bow on tail, polka-dot bow on hair, polka-dot cape, yellow pink and purple eyeshadow

[End of Description]

Once again using my fursona as a paper doll during the days when I can’t be as fashionable as I’d like.

[[Image Description: A drawing of a brown furry humanoid furry happily walking. This humanoid has the head of a rabbit, legs of a horse, and tail of a lion. He is wearing a pale yellow t-shirt, a pink skirt with a pattern of pink and yellow lemon slices on it, and a pendant necklace and earrings resembling lemon slices. The background is a pink watercolor lemon slice. End of Description.]]

For someone who loves fruit patterns, I don’t own any clothes with fruit on them. Guess that’s what a fursona’s for.

Had this old drawing of Matonne sitting on my tablet for some bigger project, but decided to scale it back to a more proper ref sheet.

[[Image Description: The image is the reference sheet of a furry brown humanoid character. This character has the head of a rabbit, the tail of a lion, and the legs of a horse. They are shown in four different outfits.

The info on the sheet is: Name: Matonne Pronouns: She/Her and He/Him Birth Year: 1998 Orientation: Bisexual Gender: Female-Male Genderfluid Likes: Hot dogs, cupcakes, ducks, and books DIYed about half her wardrobe Works as a drag king and freelance fashion model Cannot stand the smell of flowers Loves comics and animation End of Description]]