Uhm. No, Rerg1. I think you're confusing the sexual fetish "furries" where people actually dress up as furry animals and, ahem, fornicate. Weird, but shockingly true.
What Digitaldust is doing, is actually not out of the ordinary at all. In fact, that's what turns me off about it. It's been done a billion times(cough*deviantart*cough). In my personal opinion, I think his art is fairly good. The only problem is his subject matter. It's just not for me, as I respect the older dedicated practice of learning from LIFE, and not fiction. I'd rather life studies came first, then fiction second. Of course, as been said before, it can most definitely work the other way around, but I feel learning from life is one of the biggest rewards art can give to learners of the form. I hope you don't think we're attacking you, Digitaldust. That's not it at all. I just feel that the large "anthro" creatures that you've submitted thus far, aren't the norm at this specific web site. There have been a couple as wips, but not too many. If that's your bag, then have at it, Hoss. It's your art, and no one can decide what you want to draw. Just saying that it probably won't be received too well, or that often here.
Again, this is just my personal opinion, and it does not reflect any other of the forum's opinion...