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'''Zen''', generally seen as '''ZEN''', (born March 13) is a [[Wikipedia:South Africa|South African-born]] [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|British]] [[artist]]. His [[fursona]] is a [[tiger]] called '''Joshua'''. He is one of the top 10 most popular users on [[Fur Affinity]], according to [[FA Rank]].<ref>[http://popufur.com/?history=zen Zen's History Page on FA Rank]</ref><br />
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Zen was a [[guest of honour]] for [[RBW 2008]].<ref>http://www.rbw.org.uk/goh.php Retrieved October 26, 2008.</ref> He also attended [[Confuzzled]] 2010.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1395906/ "Confuzzled 2010" - ZEN]</ref> <br />
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Because of Zen's love for cheetahs, he had considered working at a cheetah conservation firm when he still lived in South Africa. If he had done so, he likely would not be a part of the furry fandom today or in the same fashion, as he found the fandom a few weeks after he decided against pursuing the job.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3927932 "Cheetah Brothers Info" (ADULT) - ZEN]</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Zen was born in South Africa, though he is of British descent. He is [[mated]] to [[Icelyon]], whom he met online in 2003. In 2004, he moved from South Africa to the [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] to be with Icelyon, which would be the first time they met in [[real life]]. However, while they were both in the UK, they were not living together.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/17876/ "Good things almost came to an end." - ZEN]</ref><br />
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They finally moved in together in 2006.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/34250/ "Back 2 the grind stone" - ZEN]</ref><br />
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==Art & style==<br />
Over the years, Zen's style has grown from his beginnings, from rough lines and little to no backgrounds, to a far more realistic style and greatly detailed foregrounds and backgrounds. He is known for his photo-realistic fur patterns and highly stylized highlights and shadows.<br />
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At one point in time, Zen began drawing a comic, though the idea was eventually scrapped. Titled "Home Alone", it encompassed fifteen pages in various states of finish, from rough sketches to a few fully colored pages.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/view/973076/ "Unfinished Comic page 1" (Semi-Adult) - ZEN]</ref><br />
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==Fursona==<br />
Zen's fursona is a tiger named Joshua Tiger. Originally designed in 1997, he has undergone several different revisions as Zen's abilities in art have grown, though his overall look has remained largely the same.<ref name="Field"></ref> He was created by Zen to represent his "perfect friend and mate", which is the reason why there are some discrepancies occasionally in the situations Joshua is drawn in that wouldn't pertain to how Zen would act himself, such as [[submissiveness]] when Zen himself is normally [[dominant]]. <ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2429412/ "Joshua Tiger" Info - ZEN]</ref><br />
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Joshua is a commonly patterned and striped tiger with bright red hair and green eyes. He also wears a purple collar with a large yellow bell hanging from it. <br />
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===Joshua fursuit===<br />
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While having been a fan of fursuits for a while, it was only after Zen's first [[convention]], RBW 2008, that he began to have a greater desire to have one of his own.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/582986/ "The Fursuit Bug" - ZEN]</ref> He commissioned one to be built by [[FirestormSix]], a friend of his and fursuit maker.<ref name="Field">Artist Profile Field on [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/joshuatiger Joshuatiger] User Page</ref> The commission was started in 2009 and was completed in May 2010.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1433377/ "Joshua Tiger has arrived ! " - Firestormsix]</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/zen/ ZEN] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br />
* [http://www.bluefurry.com/paintbbs/display.php?name=ZEN ZEN] on [[Bluefurry.com]]'s Oekaki board<br />
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