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#i also specified late 00s because like. designs following this philosophy are a little different
merethicera · 2 years
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what is a late 2000s sparkledog???
oh god ok. So like. "Sparkledog/Sparklefur" is a term people use to describe a really specific Flavor of fursonas/animal ocs (usually dogs) that were popular among teens on Deviantart in like... The late 00s/early 2010s. It was initially an insult bc there was DEEP fucking discourse ab what constituted a "good" animal oc design (people in 2009 were VERY split on the Very Serious Issue of What Colors Anime Dogs Should Be) but people use it more as a descriptor now.
The ocs themselves were typically REALLY fucking colorful (usually either being entirely neon or black w neon markings), and more often than not dressed in like scene/emo fashion w TONS of piercings/accessories/etc. The criteria is a little broader now but THAT's what I'm referring to when I say like. Late 00s.
Anyway I don't wanna link to anyone's 10-year-old art (i think sparkle ocs rock but a lot of ppl r embarrassed by their old art) so here's my best replication of the designs n popular art style at the time for a visual.
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