Thinking Outside the Fox

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I finally got myself Photoshop, and whoa did it improve my art. I played around with the brushes for hours trying to find the perfect brush to paint fur with, and I created such a fine brush. AND using the stylus that comes with my Surface Pro 2, I can not only paint it on with a writing tool, I can now add pressure to my strokes! I made this one rather than the next one in my queue (a request) because I wanted to get a feel for it using a professionally made photo to make things easier to start with and I did not want to use Dog Days first because I didn't want to mess that up.

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Story
Shelia was just doing her job as a news reporter. She was taking a tour of a genetics lab that was working on a way to, essentially, "accessorize" humans with tails, hand-like feet, etc. The place had finally finished their product and was reaching out to the media to publicize their products. "And over here is our brewery. Let's take a look inside," the tour guide said, leading the group of reporters through the double doors.

The brewery had a lot of bookshelves filled with vials and flasks of random liquids with labels on each one. In the center was a big pool of an orange, opaque liquid. "That liquid in the pool is one of our latest successes. It hasn't been branded yet, but it goes far beyond simply adding limbs. Would anyone like to try? It is completely reversible!" She looked around to see if anyone was volunteering, but no one was. What she did see, however, was her rival reporter, Victoria, with a grin on her face. She was standing right next to her - right next to the pool.

"Don't you dare," Shelia said right as Victoria pushed her into the orange pool. Shelia emerged, gasping as she caught her breath, but she wasn't covered in the orange liquid. She climbed out of the pool completely dry. She quickly examined herself for any changes, but found none. She started to pick back up her stuff and by the time she was done, all of the reporters started filming or taking pictures of her. She was growing fur out of every inch of her body. The fur got denser as it grew until it became a full orange, white and black fur coat. She felt around her face and found she was growing whiskers and that her nose had already changed. Her ears were gone, replaced by pointy ones on top of her head. Suddenly, she felt her skirt shift to make way for a big, bushy tail. She grabbed it with her padded hands to see if it was real. Her eyes darted around the room for a mirror. There was one by the door that she immediately ran to. She was now some half-fox creature. As she looked at herself longer, the more she kinda liked it. It did suit her and she did look amazing. "Can I keep it?" she asked. A big look of disappointment came from Victoria.