MistyStriker

2007-07-20T01:42:18Z

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[[Image:EllenPhoto.jpg|right|The real life Misty]]
'''Ellen Dekker''', also known as '''MistyStriker''', is a [[furry artist]] living in [[Brisbane]]. Born February 3, 1986, in [[wikipedia:Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], [[wikipedia:Australia|Australia]]; Misty moved to Brisbane in early 2004. After moving between various housing arrangements, she now resides in a furry share-house called [[The Den (house)|The Den]], with fellow house-mates [[Bingo Dingo]] and Rhiannon. Her [[fursona]] is a two-tailed wolferret ([[wolf]]/[[ferret]] [[hybrid]]).

== Becoming Furry ==
Possibly a furry from an early age, Misty first picked up a pencil and began scribbling animals when she was around 10 years old. She showed an affinity for animals that echoed in her art, never choosing to draw people unless dictated. Through her Internet access while visiting her father twice a week, Misty discovered [[Furcadia]] when she was 13, an incident that changed her life from that moment onward. Her first attempts at furry art were crude versions of a [[portrait]] set for the popular chat program.
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Eventually expanding out beyond [[Furcadia]], Misty discovered [[VCL]] and [[Yahoo!]]. She applied and succeeded in joining the well-known art archive and began her own Group within Yahoo entitled the "Furry Art Club". Through this group she made contact with her first real furry artist friends including Leona Preston, [[HollyAnn]] and Kimbo Demonica.

Continuing to draw throughout this time, she improved at a steady rate, looking to drawing and colouring tutorials within the web and always adding her own touches. Provided with [[wikipedia:Photoshop|Photoshop]] by her graphics teacher, her skills increased further when she was awarded with a [[wikipedia:Wacom|Wacom]] graphics tablet by Inkfox of the drawink [[LiveJournal]] community.

She now maintains her own website, [http://mistystriker.rules.it/ FurFetch'd Creations], and her art also resides on the online archives [[VCL]], [[Fur Affinity]] and [[deviantART]]. Her commission rate, while not steady enough to provide a stable source of income, allows her time to continue to draw for herself, something she continues to be passionate about. She also works part-time in a [[wikipedia:McCafe|McCafe]] and studies a course in Animal Care via correspondence.

Misty is a [[wikipedia:Candy raver|raver]] by nature. She loves electronic and dance music, including the [[wikipedia:Bonkers (compilation)|Bonkers]] mixes, but also appreciates most other genres of music. She loves to collect anything rainbow coloured and has also decorated more than one pair of shoes with fabric paints. Misty also has two piercings, which are echoed within her fursona design and plans for two more and a couple of tattoos.

===Social life and Friends===
The social circle of Misty is much too large to name everybody but her close friends within Brisbane include [[FlameDrake]], [[FoxyMalone]], Milestheotter, [[Nikita Wolfpaw]], [[Neox]], FoxofFire, [[Tyresk]], [[Dimruthien VerenLaulaja]], [[Bingo Dingo]] and [[Moreth]]. Other friends include fellow Australians, [[Tursiae]], [[ShivalWolf]], [[KazCougar]], Scamps, [[boodie]], Kementh, Baskiero, and Leilah. She also has many online friends overseas that are far too numerous to mention.

Misty's social life online exists mainly within three areas, [[LiveJournal]], [[Furnet (IRC)|Furnet]] and [[wikipedia:.NET Messenger Service|MSN]]. Her username within these areas is MistyStriker. Misty runs a channel within Furnet called #brisfurs, a gathering place on IRC for the furry community of Brisbane and Queensland. She also frequents [[ozfurs|#ozfurs]], #artcommissions, #dragons, #felines, #zoo, #thetrollfactory, and #bondagefurs.

Misty has also attended the 2007 [[RivFur]] furmeet. She collaborated with [[Bingo Dingo]] to make [[chibi]] [[conbadge]]s for the event.

== Fursona ==
[[Image:WolferretSheet.jpg|left|thumb|200px|MistyStriker Character Sheet]]
The [[fursona]] of MistyStriker is a female wolferret with two [[tail]]s. Her shoulder length hair is a deep black colour, she has medium blue eyes, and her tongue and right nipple are pierced with silver barbells. She also has two black tattoos, one [[ferret]] paw on her lower left abdomen and one [[wolf]] paw on her right buttock next to her tails. Misty's fashion choices range from the simple slogan or picture t-shirt worn with customised graffiti jeans, to all-out crazy raver clothing with rainbows and glowing accessories. She constantly prefers pants to skirts, and never dresses in anything overly feminine. Misty always wears a simple purple collar with a green [[wikipedia:RSPCA Australia|RSPCA]] rectangle metal keyring, and a yellow hexagonal registration tag.

=== Variations ===
MistyStriker is a [[polymorph]], and can shape-shift as she chooses. Any form she takes on is generally a variation of her original wolferret appearance, with the same colourings, markings, and clothing. The forms listed below are just a few examples of her versatility, as Misty can create any kind of new form as she wishes.
*'''Mistywuff''': A [[non-anthro]] form of MistyStriker, she is a quadrupedal two-tailed wolferret complete with the standard purple collar.
*'''MiniMisty''': A [[micro|miniature]] version, standing roughly 6 inches tall. Her appearance is exactly the same as her regular form, only smaller in scale.
*'''MistyRaptor''': A [[raptor|velociraptor]] form, non-anthropomorphic. She has the same colourings as her original form but with only one tail.
*'''MistyMaid''': While still an anthro wolferret, MistyMaid dons a customised French maid's outfit for doing house chores.

=== Character Evolution ===
MistyStriker began in the year 2000 as a black [[panther]] with white markings who was originally a descendant of a distant royal family. But somehow one day the artist chose to represent herself as a simple wolf in the infamous [http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/MistyStriker/2001%20Art/new_misty_bad_day.jpg Bad Day] picture. Since then, the [[species]] has stuck, and while she has undergone slight changes in appearance and style, MistyStriker has remained true to the artist behind her. The change to a wolf-ferret hybrid in 2006 was brought on by Misty realising that she had more characteristics inside herself that were other than wolf. She had also desired for a little bit more of originality and personality in her appearance.

=== Second Life ===
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Misty can be found in the online community of [[Second Life]] under the name of Oboroten Dorn. She is generally a rainbow [[tiger]], but can also be seen as a [[draconic]] [[wolf]], or a black gargoyle. Her primary lurking spots are [[Furnation|Furnation Prime]], [[Rainbow Tiger|Club Rainbow Tiger]], [[Furry Vermin]] and Dragon Spire. She operates as a dancer, pole dancer, raver, cuddle slut and aspiring model for AnthroGasm Magazine.

== External links ==
{{Contributor|MistyStriker}}
* [http://mistystriker.rules.it/ FurFetch'd Creations]
* [http://mistystriker.deviantart.com/ Misty] at [[deviantART]]
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/MistyStriker/ Misty] at [[VCL]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mistystriker/ Misty] at [[Fur Affinity]]
* ''[http://mistystriker.livejournal.com/ Midnight Dreary]'' - Misty's [[LiveJournal]]
* [http://www.myspace.com/mistystriker Misty] on [[wikipedia:MySpace|MySpace]]

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