The furry commission 🖋️✨ 

I had this EXACT experience. Almost $40 for a piece, and he insisted on paying up front. I finished it the next day, and he was so patient with me while we were waiting on cashapp to verify my account!! Furries are always 10/10 the BEST commissioners

I met KeKe at Anthrocon, awesome person! There was a whole Line and he didn't leave until everyone got a free Commission, even then when the dealers den closed he went out to the Lobby to continue to draw. Such an Amazing person and I can't wait to see you again!!

Funny anecdote about furries: in the beginning of the Internet, some companies were recruiting IT staff in furries conventions because they were usually the same people knowledgeable enough to maintain technical infrastructure for their online communities. Lots of cool people, for sure. Very open-minded and respectful (and sometimes surprisingly rich).

As someone who does lots of commission work (mostly 3d stuff), much of which is for furries, I am constantly and consistently surprised by how much they are willing to pay. I’ve had times where they just throw in DOUBLE the amount of money because they thought my work was deserving of it. Just a few days ago I was discussing a 2 part project with a client and after I named my price for it, they said “okay, and how much for the second half?” I was gonna do the WHOLE THING for that much, but they decided to pay that, plus more than double the original amount for the second half of the project. And honestly, out of all of my clients, the furries have been by FAR the nicest and most understanding. Plus they’re pretty familiar with how commissions generally go down so they’re always easy to work with

I read somewhere that the collective GDP of the furry fandom is roughly that of a small country. Furries are hella rich and hella ethical about making sure artists get paid what they're worth. The art, crafting, and fursuit/cosplay side of that culture is full of good eggs.

Also message for the furries if you see it: Keep being awesome! Really, so many people who join the fandom can feel better about themselves and jeep advancing, a friend of mine so full of anxiety and stress is now cured thanks to joining the fandom and meating (Meeting autocorrect!) Friends!

the appreciation a furry has for art is unrivaled

Tbh, Furries are actually sweethearts when it comes to commissions, I always feel bad bc sometimes they have offered me like 80 dollars for just like a small little drawing and when I try to refuse they just lost a paragraph on why I deserve it

"The Furry Commission" at this point is a rite of passage. If it's someone like this, it's incredible. If it's not someone like this, you begin to understand why it is a rite of passage.

It reminds me of a post I read a while ago, about someone who said they loved the furry community and whom was made fun of becaause of that. The reason was OP was once in a financial crisis and a furry came to them asking for a costume commission and paid the full price (furry costumes are expensive as hell) while being vey supportive. This post made me change my POV on the furry community, I only thought they were freaks or... morally reprehensible people before, now I know there are some extremely wholesome individuals out there

YES! I CAN AGREE WITH IT PERFECTLY!!! When me and my family were passing through some hardships, I opened comission slots and two ppl from the furry community messaged me! They were so kind to me, and didn't give me any trouble at all!! I just love this community hehehe

I'd assume furries are nice because they so rarely get treated with respect and kindness. Many see furries as weird and creepy, so when someone actually accepts furries, they are happily surprised.

Furries are literally some of the most sweetest and kindest people I’ve ever met, it sucks that they have such a bad reputation because of the like, 1% of very vocal weirdos…

You can’t deny their passion

As a furry, I get bullied online obscenely often. Seeing this and all the kind words in the comments restores a little bit of my faith in humanity.

Furries are two extremes, extremely weird, and extremely kind and supportive. Seriously, I've never met more kind folk on the internet or in real life.

"A good commission is done with care!" *"Just don't take a year to make it please"* Ooof, my stomach just dropped from that. Been a victim of that far to often lol.

"suspiciously wealthy furries" is a statement that will hold up forever

Furry: "Do you commission furry art?" Artist: "Yes, I can" Furry: "Great! Unrelated question, do you have any college debt?" Artist: "Yea, actually. It's such a probl-" Furry: "You don't anymore :)"

Aw, i really needed that "don't understimate yourself as an artist" i've been feeling pretty stressed lately about my drawings, this was incredibly nice to watch!❤️

Sorry, had to correct the title "The Curry commission" phone love to autocorrect furry into curry haha! To the few who seen the curry title, congratz xD

"Just don't take years to make it, please." Wish I could be this blunt with artists sometimes. I just sit around and wait forever like "I'm sure they're working on it...I don't want to bother them."

As someone who _may or may not be a furry_ I can say that the furry fandom is filled with really nice people like this, it’s mostly a very wholesome and appreciative fandom when it comes to artists and all that jazz

It has a wholesome ending and tone that doesn't reach for low hanging fruit. I should have expected such from Keke.

Many furries are loaded with money. And people often forget that to be that loaded, you need to be a responsible adult with a proper job.

It’s so refreshing to see a furry-positive piece of media. It’s so easy to just call the fandom weird and disregard it entirely because it’s so seemingly different from everything else.

honestly, even as a part time artist, like im literally just self taught, doodling in my free time, no real experience artist... this is very true. people asking for fursona/furry oc art are always the most generous, patient, kind, and responsive when you have questions about certain details and they always have tons of refs to help out.

The respect and talent in the furry commissioning community is like, legendary. Not that things never go wrong and there are no bad actors, more that this is a thing I’ve heard about for years before I had any furry interactions This is like a textbook furry commissions an artist interaction, and I love that

Hell yeah. Furries are a good bunch.

"Just don't take years to finish it." My god this is so accurate. I felt this in my soul. Everyone who's commissioned art in the furry community has had this happen at least once, I swear.

This is a clear example of how kind we furry can be and that, despite everything, we are human, that's why we should treat each other as family

Not all furries are like what you hear about them guys, most of them are just people that chill, love art and have a great time with others. There is small groups of furries that ruin it for every single other fur. So give the normal people in the fandom a chance everybody

A furry saved my life once, so I had a fairly positive view on them from the outset. Some friends of mine said some odd things about them as a community later in life when I brought up the subject, so I decided to do my own research. From what I found, the furry community was, and remains, largely a kind, caring, educational, and open community. They are also exceedingly generous to charities and artists. They have a few outliers and bad eggs, but no more so than any other group. In fact, between their charitable donations to hospitals and commissioning starving artists, they can really only be seen as a net positive in my eyes.

Speaking of furries, a LOT of your animations were displayed on TV Screens at Anthrocon 2022!!! It was awesome seeing them!

The furry fandom is literally a giant group of people who all love art and (for some) dressing up as a cute fluffy critter. Most furries are like. The nicest people on earth. Normies just get the crazy stories because its so sensational. Its a huge fandom, there are definitely crazies, but most furries are really chill and nice.

This reminds me of my first commission I took on, the customer was so happy he gave me a 60% tip and to this day the thought puts a smile on my face. It's very true not to underestimate yourself as an artist. Great animation as always, Keke.

Wondeful story, I made many commissions for many furries and they were all very kind!! your animation put a smile on my face!! Thank you Keke :D

I don't think ive had a single bad interaction with a furry when i was doing commissions! i dont care what people say they are lovely

Watching this made me realize that not everybody hates us, and that sometimes I can be open about being what I am. Thank you, for being so wholesome constantly and helping me when I was sad multiple times. Keep making people smile, dude!

Reading these top comments, it's so nice seeing the furry community actually having so many people with a positive attitude to it. It's made my day seeing, even if there are a lot of others who think it's weird or whatever, that so many people are so chill about it still ❤️

The virgin NFT "investor" vs the Chad furry commissioner.

It gets to a point where if you’re weird enough, you accept everyone else because you know what it feels like

This actually made me tear up in the end. I was once a furry but was shamed and laughed at so much that I eventually stopped identifying as one. It included some people I called friends, even my own brother. I don't understand why people think they're bad, it was such a nice community. Even though I stopped calling myself a furry, I'm still in and following the community, looking at the art, suits, and fun stuff they're up to. And personally, I love taking commissions from them. I just hope people can leave them be, yknow? Like if you don't like furries, just look the other way, no reason to give them a hard time because they're different.

The furry fandom is usually seen as weird and gross, but on the inside is a bunch of kind hearted people who care about each other. Thank you Keke for showing the world how caring our community really can be!

Finally, positive rep! I've talked to enough kids to know just how crazy the rumours about being a furry is. No, not all furries wear fursuits. No, not all of us want to act like animals. No, being a furry doesn't mean we want to screw animals. I don't even interact with the fandom other than watching blackie sootfur and being in a friend's tiny server. It honestly feels like more of an artstyle than a community at times.

Any time I see a drawing of a giant Falco, it warms my heart to know it was commissioned by a certain someone who went out of their way to find a little-known artist in need and pay them generously.

"Hey! Don't make fun of furries." "why not?" "if they can afford a ten thousand dollar fursuit, they can afford a ten dollar pipe bomb in my mailbox." The words I live by. Edit: this is a reference and I am a furry

Was feeling pretty sad about staying up so late, but being able to see this a mere 15 seconds after it dropped certainly cheered me up. Thank you.

One of my artist friends loves when a furry comes along to commission because they usually have many references or are able to communicate well what they want (if it's like a new character ref sheet), tip well and show off their new art a lot with the artist attached.

As a person who just recently signed up for some furry communities I confirm that they are so so soooo nice! Sure there are some weirdos but every community has that small group of assholes that gives them a bad rep. Furries though are majorly very polite and respectful and I love their community already. I feel so sad I'm not very much into anthro so I don't exactly belong there!

The furry commissioners are the ones who are always the kindest and most willing to tip. Bless them

It's not my "fursona" or anything like that, but I'm writing a book about just an incredibly adorable centipede and I commission quite a lot of art about her. Not a lot of artists have experience drawing bugs like that! So whenever I find one, I pay more than they ask for and give a tip. Artists are awesome.

I honestly thought this said Curry Comission, and was actively wondering when cooking food would come into play here.

I try my hardest to be an excellent client, especially when I'm working with an artist in a difficult financial situation. Never take advantage of low starting prices; if you feel on instinct what you're paying doesn't appropriately value the quality of the work you've received, offer more. You will most certainly feel very personally fulfilled even if your wallet is a bit lighter. Do not do too frequent check-ins! It obviously depends on estimates, but it's usually acceptable to check in about weekly, but make sure you checked with the artist beforehand whether they're starting immediately or if they're working on backlogged commissions and if yours will be started a bit later! Also, if you're going to check in, make sure the artist is healthy physically and mentally. You always need to be willing to give grace when it comes to the artist's well-being, both because it would be unethical to do otherwise, and because it can impact the quality of the final result! If the work isn't what you hoped, do not be *harsh* with your criticism, be *precise*. It can hurt to pay well for something you don't like very much, and you may think it'll hurt to have their work criticized, but this probably isn't their first rodeo. Just make sure you're using constructive terminology and avoiding negative connotations! It's okay to ask for corrections, but there is a balance! Consider how long things can take to re-draw. Try drafting the concept got the piece beforehand, or using references; either way, make sure you are firm about the concept, because asking for something at dramatic as a change in pose or setting after the scene is already being illustrated would be a bit rediculous! Even if it looks silly because you can't draw, it's okay! The artist will most likely always appreciate some direction with a rough draft, especially because it can be assurance that they won't have to make too many changes down the line! (this is all I can really think of right now, but feel free to reply some other good suggestions! remember to be good clients owo)

"So how did you become a furry artist?" "Two words: Crippling Debt."

as a furry, i must say thank you for doing this. not only has it made me feel better as an artist with the "dont underestimate yourself" but it also paints the furry fandom as really nice peeps. and i can confirm that they make sure people get paid for their worth but i must warn you there are some people out there who are trying to make profit off the fandom and being scammy. make sure to read seller/buyer bewares! they exist to help you out and avoid the bad eggs out there

Some of the biggest clients for freelance artists are furries Thank god for them

In the wise words of MoistCritikal “If you can morally bring yourself to draw furry art, do it. You will make SO MUCH MONEY.”

The pigeon-fox is so huggable, manly, and cute! 🥰

I'm not a furry, and I don't want to be one, but this community raised me, helped me to grow as an artist and supported me, so big shout-out to all my furry friends, they are the best and I will punch anyone who would say bad stuff about this community Yeah some of them are, weird, but not all and most I've met are just absolutely precious

At first I thought this was going to be a joke surrounding the stigmatized side of the furry community, but what came of it was much more light hearted and wholesome than I anticipated and it was an enjoyable 2:20s, and the design of the commissioner really sold the wholesome part of the video, they just look so sweet and welcoming. I needed this :)

now keke has discovered not only that furries are usually really nice people, many of them are suspiciously wealthy

I'VE HAD A HANDFUL OF CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS AND THEY LITERALLY MAKE MY WHOLE YEAR. It's crazy how sweet and generous furries are ;-;

You know what, I may not be the first to say it. But considering how I've only been exposed to the furry fandom through memes and slander my expectations of this video was one of expecting some kind of weird or disturbing plot twist coming from the client I was really surprised how wholesome everything turned out and now I have a newfound respect for community as a whole I've looked at them with prejudice and disdain. But I'll definitely be changing this mindset moving forward

Had the exact same experience with the ol NSFW community. I was expecting some real degenerate shit and a ton of weirdos but almost everyone of them was oddly sweet and polite. It's like the communities that have the most degenerate reputations have the most kind clients for no goddamn reason.

This tells shows exactly how people be judging about everything they do, when they're the nicest comunity in the world!

Sometimes people forget that if someone can afford a fur suit, then if they ask for anything for money, weird or not, your gonna get a pretty nice payment

"Just don't take years to finish it" *all furries that have commissioned something felt that*

I’m glad someone is spreading positive messages about my favorite fandom for once. Any community or fandom that appeals to vulnerable people has a lot of the same negative aspects that furries get so much flak for, and yet with the furry community it’s often looked in on externally as bad, toxic, dangerous, etc. when other similar communities experiencing the same issues largely have them ignored by their onlookers and critics. I don’t know why it’s all people seem to want to talk about, especially since many of the communities with similar problems tend to sweep them under the rug and avoid addressing them until they absolutely have to. I wish more people shared their positive experiences with furries so we at least have a chance to mend our image; it feels wrong that the furry fandom is so poorly perceived when the most compassionate and caring people I’ve met in my life are fellow furries. I’m so passionate about this because smaller subcommunities of the overall fandom I’ve taken part in saved my life.

Ah yes, the feared curry community.

I’ve been working with underground musicians for years and have always been so impressed with the artistic values the furry community upholds, even in their music. People have BEEN paying for artwork without the need for NFTs! I also love to think that the furry community is in a sense bringing back the tradition of people hiring artists for portraits, like they used to do before photography was invented.

As a small time artist who doesn't typically draw furries, this is such an accurate portrayal of my personal experience working on a furry commission. I only have two such experience working on furry comm and in both cases, 1. The client had a drive link full of reference for their OC 2. Offered to pay upfront (which I did decline saying how I'd rather have them pay once they're satisfied with my WIP) 3. Was super patient with me and gave me a lot of time 4. Was super grateful after receiving the artwork and told me to not doubt my skills. 5. Paid me double my asking price saying how it was a tip for doing such a good job. They really made my whole week! And I thought I was just lucky but after seeing this video, seems like this is an actual thing. God bless them!

I love curry, good on you for making some

I expected a nsfw joke, but ended with a wholesome experience.

God I've been in this interaction before, albeit non-furry commissions. Artists are awesome people, wizards that make what I want a reality I can see. And I dig that, thanks for making my life better one piece at a time! 🤗

Friendly reminder this was originally titled the curry commission It's good to remember we all make mistakes and to love the hell out of the fun ones ;3

Furries on their way to be incredibly kind and have generosity of equal scale

Most furries are decent to be honest And even those into questionable stuff most can still withhold that to private spaces and be normal elsewhere Very cool to see your wholesome introduction to the furry community We wish you well

I’ve gotten plenty of furry commissioners before and 99% of them are the most genuinely nice patient people ever. They give tips, they wait however long you need, they understand setbacks. Always lovely!

holy crap the comments section is actually good this is a miracle

Not gonna lie, I was expecting a meme about NSFW commissions or something, but this is way better! So wholesome!

This is something I’ve heard a lot of the furry community, though I’ve never experienced it myself. They pay a LOT for their art. I’ve also heard that a lot of them are just genuinely good people who are really misrepresented by those who don’t understand them.

It’s so nice to hear story’s about good eggs, instead of always hearing about the ones that paint us in a bad light. Happy to see that someone was willing to show how almost all of the fandom acts: respectful and happy to make others smile. After all, we’re just doing what we enjoy and want others to be happy

A lot of furries are really supportive of small creators, and their appreciation for art is unrivaled! I'm glad you had a nice time with my community!

Literally this video summed up every experience I've had with a furry commissioner. They're usually the nicest, pay the most, and I always end up drawing fast for 'em as a result.

I had a furry give me therapy at lunch one day, it made me realize that (some) furries are incredibly kind people. So the moral of the story is don't judge a book by its cover, and always give (some) people a chance

This makes me happy, a lot of people automatically assume all furries are incredibly deranged just because there are a few bad ones in the bunch (but so does literally every fandom, or group :/) Most furries are just funky little folks who like humanoid talking animals

No cuz I was so anxious of opening commissions just in case I'll get rude clients or scammed because of all the horror stories I heard , But because I only sell furry art I havent had that issue as of now , they've all been kind, patient, and some were extremely generous I was taken at back at first :")

0:22 Kinda love how they'd try to decipher what animal they are It's almost impossible really

I heard many artists say that the most kind and best paying ppl are furries. I mean the art i see is amazing even if im not into it. The community is rly weird but also friendly af. Id rather have a furry neighborhood instead of bitter and old white folks (im scared of them)

This was so wholesome. I was expecting a dark twist at the end lol

Furry community keeps us comission artists alive, they'll always have my respect for that 🙏

there's so much drama that surrounds this fandom and it's so sad. this community has so many amazing artists and just nice people in general. i'm apart of the fandom and will say that it's super fun and i love it! i'll never stop being apart of it. thank you, keke, for making this!

1:30 it could've been the bad plot 'twist' we were all expecting but im glad it took the wholesome route, so sweet :D

We loved seeing you at Anthrocon Keke, it was a privilege meeting you and learning about your inspirations. I hope you got a chance to look up Schoolhouse Rock! I know it was a quick interaction, so sorry about that, but Anthrocon really is sensory overload at its best. Thanks for your kind words in this video too!

I love how, since you draw all your characters as anthros, the furry is depicted as one of our weird new hybrid species, to differentiate them.

Lowkey furries paid my way through two years of college. There'll always be one or two bad apples, but don't let that spoil the bunch! Lots of my friends are furries and it's usually the vocal minority that are jerks. 99% of them are great.

I was expecting something else, the fact this was so wholesome made me happy.

This is genuinely one of the sweetest animations I have ever had the pleasure of watching.

Furries are low-key some of the most accepting people ever. Gender? Age? Race? Orientation? They could *not* care less. Most of them are so sweet, too! Not in the 'spam uwu' sense, but legit are some of the most selfless people I have met. I don't know who the general pop has been interacting with, but furries are gold a dozen.