ZEN

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[[File:Zen Joshualick Fursona.jpg|thumb|right|Joshua Tiger]]
'''ZEN''', also known as '''Zen Joshua''', '''Joshua Tiger''', '''Zen the Tiger''', or just '''Zen''' (born March 13 in [[W:South Africa|South African]]) is a [[W:United Kingdom|British]] [[artist]] who lives in [[W:Norwich, Norfolk|Norwich, Norfolk]], United Kingdom.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/zen.joshua.7/about Zen Joshua's profile] on [[Facebook]]. Retrieve December 12, 2014.</ref>

== Biography ==

ZEN was born in South Africa, though he is of British descent. In 2004, he moved from South Africa to the United Kingdom to be with his [[mate]] [[Icelyon]], whom he met online in 2003. It would be the first time they met in [[real life]], however, while in the UK, they were not able to live together due to location.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/17876/ ''Good things almost came to an end''] post on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved ?.</ref> They finally moved in together in 2006.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/34250/ ''Back 2 the grind stone''] post on Fur Affinity. Retrieved ?.</ref>

Because of Zen's love for [[cheetah]]s, he had considered working at a cheetah conservation firm when he still lived in South Africa.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3927932 ''Cheetah Brothers Info''] post on Fur Affinity. Retrieved ?.</ref>

== Fandom involvement ==

Zen was a [[guest of honour]] for [[RBW 2008|Rather Brilliant Weekend]] in 2008<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090303143853/http://www.rbw.org.uk/goh.php ''Guests of Honour and V.I.Ps.''] page at the [[Rather Brilliant Weekend]] website (Wayback archive). Retrieve December 12, 2014.</ref> and at [[Furnal Equinox]] in 2011. He also attended [[Confuzzled]] in 2010.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1395906/ ''confuzzled 2010''] post on Fur Affinity. Retrieved ?.</ref>

He is one of the top 10 most popular users on [[Fur Affinity]], according to the [[FA Rank]].<ref>[http://popufur.com/?history=zen ''FurAffinity.com popularity ranking''] page on [[Popufur.com]]. Retrieved ?.</ref>

=== Fursona ===

ZEN's [[fursona]] is a [[tiger]] called '''Joshua'''. 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">[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/joshuatiger Joshua Tiger's profile] on Fur Affinity. Retrieved ?.</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''] on Fur Affinity. Retrieved ?.</ref>

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.

=== Fursuit ===

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''] on Fur Affinity. Retrieved ?.</ref> He [[commission]]ed one to be built by [[FirestormSix]], a friend of his and [[fursuit maker]].<ref name="Field" /> The commission was started in 2009, and was completed in May 2010.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1433377/ ''Joshua Tiger has arrived !''] on Fur Affinity. Retrieved ?.</ref>

=== Convention attendance ===

* [[Confuzzled]] - 2010, ?
* [[Furnal Equinox]] - 2011, ?
* [[Rather Brilliant Weekend]] - 2008, ?

== Art ==

Over the years, Zen's style has grown 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.

At one point in time, Zen started drawing a [[comic]] untitled '''''Home Alone''''', though the idea was eventually scrapped, leaving 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''] on Fur Affinity. Retrieved ?.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/zen/ ZEN] on [[Fur Affinity]] (main account)
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/joshuatiger Joshua Tiger] on Fur Affinity (fursona account)
* [https://www.facebook.com/zen.joshua.7 Zen Joushua] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/zenthetiger Zen the Tiger] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://zenthetiger.tumblr.com/ Zen the Tiger] on [[tumblr]]
* [http://www.bluefurry.com/paintbbs/display.php?name=ZEN ZEN] on [[Bluefurry.com]]
* [http://zenthetiger.blogspot.com/ Zenthetiger] on [[blogger]]

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