ALRIGHT!! Let's see where we're at along this process.
[x] Pick 3 animals
[x] Do studies of those animals. Takes notes on any defining characteristics that could be included in an anthro version (1 hr)
[x] Do studies of anthro art (30 minutes)
[ ] Create 3 anthro designs (1 per animal)
[ ] Iterate on them each of them once
[ ] Pick the one I like most
[ ] Iterate on it 2 more times
[ ] Make a cool drawing of it, where I vary up the angle and pose a bit
We've done the first 3 steps, so today we'll be tackling THIS:
[ ] Create 3 anthro designs (1 per animal)
Before doing this though, I do want to make this a recognizably "Shen" fursona, so I need to figure out what actually makes Shen recognizable. I've decided it's these things:

The hair shape, the face, the sweatshirt straps, and the color yellow. We'll use these poses as the template. Let's do this.
THE CRAB

THE RACCOON

THE OWL

Next up, I'll be doing this:
[ ] Iterate on them each of them once
Meaning that I'm gonna see if I can make each of them a little more appealing before I decide on which one I like most.
Any favorites so far? :]