"Kian" or "Eddie" ☙ ☼ ♫
☉ 24 yrs
☉ Gay androgyne man (he/she/fae)
☉ Algonquin-Anishinaabe Territory ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒃ (ON, Canada)
Hey, I'm Triage, but you can call me Kian or Eddie if you'd like.
I've been teaching myself illustration since '03, and building costumes since '09. I like experimenting with a lot of different styles and mediums in my work, but my main focus is digital paintings with anthropomorphic animal characters.
My main fursona is Hyson the vampire bat; part vampire, part fairy, and has a fiery heart of gold. He lives in a headworld I have with the rest of my characters and keeps himself busy with a number of different careers and hobbies while living on disability benefits.
I also have a few other fursonas; Kardia the serval, Ainsley the zebracorn, Angelo the Scottish Fold, Daquiri the angel dragon, Angel Kitty, Pumpkin the lykoi, Servo the sparklecat, and Clive the airplane.
My main inspiration for my work is music, even if I don't know how to make it myself. I love genres like electronic, space rock, alternative metal, industrial, EBM, new wave, hard dance, DnB, hip hop, and anything experimental and eclectic.
Outside of art, I'm very enthusiastic about toy collecting, amusements and theme parks, photography, horror media, cooking and baking, coding and web development, technology, and politics. I also wish to become a disability rights activist in the future.
I'm a firm believer in leftist ideology, and while I'm still learning a lot about my beliefs, I am to working make sure that they're rooted in compassion above all else. Marxist-Communist; prison abolitionist and pro-rehabilitative justice; pro-BLM, pro-LANDBACK; trans rights are human rights; free Palestine, Sudan, the DRC, Artsahk, Yemen; pro-harm reduction; anti-colonialism, anti-imperialism, anti-fascism.
I identify as the following: Irish-Canadian diaspora; physically and developmentally disabled with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Autism; LGBT+; therian
About the site
I'm the webmaster of this site, and I built it in order to have a place to put all of my artwork, independent from any of the other popular artwork-hosting sites across the web. Although I do enjoy these sites and use them myself, I know that nothing lasts forever, and anything can happen to these websites at a moment's notice. Therefore, I wanted to code a place from the ground-up that hosts all of my artwork and commission work information.
On this website, you'll be able to view a catalogue of artwork by me- from scraps and sketches, to fully-fledged paintings, and even some of my fursuit and costume building work as well. You'll also find all of the necessary information needed to work with me on commissioned artwork from me.
This is far from my first website, and you may even know me from my other, more personal website, FaerieMachine. Although I could've very easily put all of my artwork onto that site, I thought it would be worth it to put in the work to code a separate website that is entirely dedicated towards my work. I prefer to create a fair separation between my art and personal aliases, especially when the latter feels a lot more intimate to me, so it just made sense for me to create spaces for both of them.
My history on the internet
I go into this more on my personal website, but I've been on the internet for most of my life (which is crazy to think about in hindsight.) I've gone very few years without having internet access at all, and the minute I was allowed to use it, I was curious about this magical place that is the internet (to a fault, admittedly.) My beginnings on the 'net started with children's games like Club Penguin and Webkinz, before I would eventually "graduate" to sites where I could share my artwork, like DeviantART, FurAffinity and YouTube. This is where I'd gain my first pieces of knowledge on coding, teaching myself how to customize and personalize my pages on these websites (back when they allowed us to have way more freedom with profile customization.)
I'd even build my first website around this time specifically to put all of my digital art that I'd make in MS Paint! Although this site has since ceased to exist, and even if it was still around, I wouldn't remember the URL at all since it was this stupidly long website URL that Google spat out for me. Even so, I learned a lot about website building from that experience, and would carry it with me throughout the years until it came time for me to create these websites.
I'd dabble with Neocities here and there to create websites that were essentially just extensions of my social media accounts, and would often use templates that others used since I didn't understand CSS to save my life. It wasn't until late 2023 where I actually made the leap into creating my first layouts from-scratch, and while they weren't exactly good by any means, I still learned so much valuable information about coding that has gotten me to where I am today.
The future of the website
This site will always be a work-in-progress, as I don't deem something as big as a website to ever be truly 'finished.' Plus, I have many ideas I hope to execute on this website in the future, such as fully-fledged fursona Wiki pages, a blog for art and furry-related writings, and much more.
If you're interested I encourage sticking along with me to watch the progression of my website.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do you use to draw?
For digital art, I use Procreate on an iPad 9th generation with a 1st generation Apple Pencil the most. Rarely I use Clip Studio Paint Pro on an XP-Pen Artist Pro 13.3", because my tablet causes me a great amount of pain. Traditionally I use Ohuhu alcohol markers, Prismacolor Scholar pencil crayons, and Gellyroll gel pens on Ohuhu 7.6" x 10" 200GSM marker pad paper.
What brushes do you use?
Typically I stick to the default brushes, which I modify slightly to fit my needs, but I sometimes like to use these Copic-inspired brushes.
Computer specs?
Intel Core i5-9400F CPU @ 2.90GHz CPU with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 GPU and 16GB of RAM on a BenQ GW2480 monitor. My computer was built by Canada Computers, so I am no help with actual computer building.
How did you learn how to draw?
A lot of patience. Yes practice is a huge part of the learning process and everyone will tell you that, but so is having patience with yourself and the progression of your skills. As much I would've loved for it to happen, I didn't wake up one day with the skillset I have today, and I had to wait through years of being a total amateur before I got somewhere. Be patient with yourself, we all learn things at a different pace. That being said, I also have a few other pieces of advice for those who are just starting out with art:
‣ Learn about composition in visual arts, especially the 7 elements of art. In fact, I consider this pre-requisite material because everything you create will involve these elements.
‣ Reference everything, and don't believe a single soul who tells you that you're cheating by referencing. Everyone uses references, everyone has to use references at some point in their life, it's no different when you're an artist. Reference from real life, reference from 2D artwork, reference from 3D models, reference from costumes and fursuits, reference from everything you need to.
‣ Studying doesn't have to be boring either- try and relate it to your interests somehow! Wanting to study fabric? Do 30 minutes of study, then draw your favourite or original character in long flowing clothes! Doing value studies? Draw your favourite animal! Studying might still be a little bit boring, but while you genuinely just have to draw things that don't fit your interests, you also don't have to eat your vegetables without seasoning.
‣ Waiting until you magically develop the skillset you need to draw certain things is just shooting yourself in the foot. Take risks and be sloppy about it, because it's the only way you're going to be able to get your feet in the water with learning different skills.
‣ That being said, tutorials are your friend and I highly recommend seeking them out for yourself. Find tutorials for whatever you're interested in - such as perspective, anatomy, lighting, and composition - and study.
‣ Your unique style will come with time, practice, and studying. Don't get down on yourself for not having a distinct style when you're still a beginner.
‣ And finally, remember that the artists you look up to have all started at the same place as you, and needed to do the work to build their skills to where you want them to be.
How did you learn how to build fursuits?
A lot of the same things I said in the question above could be said the same about fursuit building, but I especially recommend saving up and putting in the money to buy yourself good quality tools and materials, especially when it comes to your fabric. Fursuit building on a budget is still possible, but there are some things that will fall apart and render your project unrecoverable if it isn't up-to-par in quality (not to mention, the possibility of injuring yourself by wearing a fursuit head made of cheap and dangerous materials.)
You'll also want to learn four stitches in particular, as they'll be used the most when making fursuits: blanket, back, ladder, and muppet.
Our community even has a ton of tutorials made for newbies to read and watch on practically every part of fursuit building, don't be afraid to use them!
How did you code [X]/how did you learn how to code?
All of my learning has come from DuckDuckGo searches. If you need help with something, feel free to email me, but I highly recommend searching the answers for yourself first.
Alternatively if you want any of the free codes I've used on this site, be sure to check the resources page.
Can I take inspiration from your artwork/fursuit work/website?
Absolutely, the world is your oyster! In fact, I don't really care that much about having my stuff copied from or traced, just be sure to credit me in some way.
Can you code a website for me?
No, I just don't have that kind of time or energy (except for special projects with people I already know.)
Can I request art from you?
I don't do free art, but you can commission me for personalized artwork. I also do art trades with mutuals and friends.
How'd you become a furry?
The age old question, isn't it. I blame Warrior Cats YouTubers and DeviantArt in the 2000's the most for telling me what a 'fursona' is and how to build your own fursuits. I also just consider myself to have always been a furry, I just didn't always have the words to describe why I was the way I was until I discovered them myself.
Are you really disabled/do you really have [X]?
Yes. If you don't believe me that's your problem.