Greetings! Allow me to introduce myself: my name is Simon, but I’m mostly known around the internet as RedDiamond. I’m a self-taught artist from southern Italy, specialized in anthropomorphic animals (also known as furries).
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If you would like to learn more about the person behind RedDiamond02, feel free to stop by for a while! Just a little warning: my story is rather long as you can imagine, but I’ll try to be as concise as possible. Ya know, I don’t want you to fall asleep while reading this... I mean, you can if you want to, you do have free will afterall!
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Jokes aside, in this page you will find everything you need to know about me: from the history of my artistic journey to some random fun-facts, just in case you want to get to know me better!
I can't remember the exact moment I started my artistic journey as I've been drawing since I can remember, so I'd say it began the day I held a pencil for the first time. I was just a toddler back then so I didn't even know what I was drawing but, as years went by, I began to experiment with different subjects and scenarios until I reached the age of seven, where I started making my first comics. The main character of these short stories was a small light pink poodle named Ami (Which then became Amy, one of the main characters of this comic).
Back in the day I didn't know what furries were but, despite that, I started making more anthro characters that would occasionally join Ami in her adventures, one of these was Jerry: her lover and future husband. I still remember how much I used to fill my exercise books with those little comics and show them to all my friends, it was such an enjoyable activity!
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A couple of years later I discovered Ms Paint and from that day I began to make digital art. Seeing my characters drawn on pc with bright colors was such a wonder to me, they almost looked like cartoon characters... well, at least that's what my nine-year-old self thought hahahah!
(Amy and Jerry getting ready for a lovely day at the beach - 2014)
(Illustration of Amy and Jerry chilling by the pool - Dec. 2021)