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privTri Volpeon areonNSmol @volpeon@icy.wyvern.rip
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Wyvern-shaped software developer and hobby vector artist. Also sometimes a fluffy werewolf alien creature (Areon).

Creator of the neofoxes, neocats and other emojis.
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Website
https://volpeon.ink/
Speaking German, English
Age 30s
Pronouns he / him
Backup Account @volpeon@goto.wyvern.rip
Bonus Content @areon@icy.wyvern.rip
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privTri Volpeon areonNSmol @volpeon@icy.wyvern.rip
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@DarkOverord neofox_googly_shocked
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Colleague: "Volpeon, why does this report a wrong thing?"
Me: "It's an external API I have no control over"

some weeks later

Colleague: "Volpeon, why does this report a wrong thing?"
Me: "It's an external API I have no control over"

some weeks later etc

We've been at this for months now.
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I found a radio station playing all of the music I grew up with, and I realized several times that I'm now old enough to understand the English lyrics easily
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@catraxx drgn_uwu
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Despite the name, Corveon is going to incorporate aspects of other bird species I like, too. You can actually see it with the beak already
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@krutonium I'm always amazed how it's possible for someone to look so much like an alien wearing a human skin
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I had to fight with myself to not add more details to the bird emojis, but now I've not only gotten used to it, this art style is also growing on me. This is more like how emoji should be: simple and easy to read. The emojis I've made so far aren't bad, but they obviously don't work at "normie emoji sizes" rather than "fun side of fedi emoji sizes".
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read this to ruin how you see this emoji @frawst oh god, I can see it neofox_lul
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Goof
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@karb Actually, that's a good idea neofox_lul
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Vel keeps reacting with a woozy emoji that doesn't exist yet drgn_woozy
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The flock is growing
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@nytpu Yay drgn_nom_dragn_heart
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eepy wvrnFlat
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@finn mcfox_spin2 Oh shit, how do I stop??
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@HourlyFoxes Floof ear
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I'm thankful for all the nice replies, but also let me clarify something: I didn't think of it as complaining. People can have their opinions and share them without demanding anything, and that's the usual attitude with these posts. I also don't think I'm infallible so it can be helpful if someone points out a flaw I missed.
It can be annoying when it's about things I already spent a lot of time thinking about or when this is the best I can do, but how are they supposed to know?
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@hj @lanodan In any case, I already have found a solution that doesn't involve adding an outline. neofox_boop icy.wyvern.rip/notes/ad14gldx0ezeq581
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@raccoon thanks for your kind words. drgn_heart

The problem is that I want to make emojis without a border for once. If you look at
neofox or wlfBlep or most other of my emojis, you'll see that they in fact have one.
White borders don't work because on dark backgrounds, what they do is pulling all of your attention and blinding you to the actual emoji itself. It would be harder to read than without a border.