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ThaPig

Uncircumcised penis: Are you drawing it wrong?

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I wanted to mention a few things I have seen recently on artistic depictions of penises, both on this site and all over the internet. So, for the sake of artistic integrity and the universal love of cocks, I wanted to clarify some misunderstandings about standard edition penises as they come from the factory.

One is depictions of people sticking one or more fingers under the foreskin.
That's not how a penis works.

The foreskin is not a loose sleeve hanging around the penis like a poorly wrapped burrito. It's very tight. So tight that in some cases it can get stuck and needs surgery. It works pretty much like the eyelid rolling over the eye, there is not a lot of space in there to stick anything, let alone a couple of fingers. And even if you did it, it would be very uncomfortable. People who have been circumcised at a very young age don't know this because their penis head has become hardened from years of contact with the fabric of the underwear. But the head of an uncircumcised penis is very tender and sensitive, it has the texture of the inside of your lips. So sticking fingers in there would be almost as unpractical as sticking a finger between your eyelid and eyeball. Not as painful, but still pretty uncomfortable. So please, stop drawing fingers stuck inside dicks.

The other is drawings of an erect penis with the foreskin covering the whole penis.
That's not how it works either.

The foreskin covers the penis when it's limp, but when the penis gets erect the foreskin retracts and the head pops out. Cut and uncut dicks look almost indistinguishable in erect form (a keen eye will notice the head of an uncut one is a little smoother, because of the reason explained above) Think of the foreskin as the top of a convertible, it folds down when you are going for a joyride.

And the third one, this is not something I have seen in art, but I'm throwing it in to make this a trilogy.
It's the common belief that uncut penises have smegma.
Well, yeah, if you never wash it, of course. Like any other part of the body, it will get all stinky if you don't take care of it. But it's not like an uncut guy always has a dirty dick.

Smegma is to a penis what plaque is to the teeth. You don't wake up one day with a ton of tartar on your teeth, right? It accumulates over time if you don't brush. Same with your dick, if you keep it clean it doesn't have to build up any nasty residues. I have heard many people say you have to be circumcised to avoid smegma. That makes as much sense as saying you have to cut your lips off to avoid tartar buildup. Of course, there are cases where the foreskin needs to be removed for medical reasons and that's understandable, but doing it only for the cleanliness is overkill.

On a totally unrelated topic, my comic bookis now for sale as a printed book. You probably would not have noticed my journal if it didn't have dicks.
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FrancisJCat
FrancisJCat
3 years, 11 months ago
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" The other is drawings of an erect penis with the foreskin covering the whole penis.

I can prove you wrong on this right now
Furlips
Furlips
3 years, 11 months ago
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Perhaps the entire head, but NOT the entire penis.

The foreskin is attached right below the head.

Bunners
Waccoon
Waccoon
3 years, 11 months ago
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Yes, for many people the foreskin covers the WHOLE thing.... with skin to spare.  I know.  I am also perfectly capable of inserting two fingers at once.

It always looks really bizarre to me when artists draw a foreskin so short and tight that the glans peeks out.  Mine doesn't even remotely look like that.
Furlips
Furlips
3 years, 11 months ago
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You might want to look up the means of penis and glans.

Penis, entire dick. Glans, dick head.

The foreskin most certainly does NOT cover the entire penis.
It covers the glans.

Bunners
ThaPig
ThaPig
3 years, 11 months ago
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I used a poor choise of words. What I meant is some people draw an ERECT penis in a SEXUAL situation where the foreskin is covering the glans. When you are having sex, the foreskin is pulled back and the glans is fully exposed. That's why I used the convertible analogy.
ThaPig
ThaPig
3 years, 11 months ago
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I mean when they draw an erect penis with the head still covered by the foreskin. The head is upposed to be popping out of it.
FrancisJCat
FrancisJCat
3 years, 11 months ago
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Not necessarily...
Foreskins comes in very different shapes and some don't retract when erect, at least not by itself (you have to manually pull it back)

I should know, I have one of those :3
KevinSnowpaw
KevinSnowpaw
3 years, 11 months ago
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I also want to point out while we are at it that Some people DO have thicker loser foreskin I have personaly witnesses sombody running a finger tip under there foreskin XD
ThaPig
ThaPig
3 years, 11 months ago
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I can run a finger too when it's limp. But I'm talking about drawings of SEXUAL situations where the foreskin is covering the glans and there are two or more fingers inserted there.
Furlips
Furlips
3 years, 11 months ago
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Quite accurate, thank you dear.

Bunners
ThaPig
ThaPig
3 years, 11 months ago
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Thanks! I'm an authority on dicks, because I am one.
Furlips
Furlips
3 years, 11 months ago
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Giggles

Bunners
Taonas
Taonas
3 years, 11 months ago
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There's plenty of people for who point one and two are simply not true. Not every person has tight foreskin, and some people's foreskin is so long there's a ridiculous amount of overhang, meaning the head is mostly covered even with an erection. I've seen photographic evidence of both things. Not everyone has an average foreskin. Outliers exist.

Even if they didn't, the furry fandom is hardly known for its realistic depictions of all things sex-related... People often just draw what they think looks appealing. ;3
Taonas
Taonas
3 years, 11 months ago
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Oh, yeah, misunderstood point two.
ThaPig
ThaPig
3 years, 11 months ago
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Totally possible, but those are exceptions. I'm talking about general penisery.
LordFoxhole
LordFoxhole
3 years, 11 months ago
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Do you know Moodyferret  / Seekingrelease ?
This lady is a great artist who always carefully works  on her characters anatomy.  ðŸ˜ƒ
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/moodyferret
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/seekingrelease
DiogenesShandor
DiogenesShandor
3 years, 11 months ago
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Edited 3 years, 11 months ago by Owner
I'd like to take this opportunity to encourage everyone involved in this conversation to please consider donating to Foregen
bulletcrow
bulletcrow
3 years, 11 months ago
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Looking it up, it seems that half covering the glans is pretty normal. People seem to prefer the looks of uncut cocks but since they also prefer them erect, it seems like a reasonable compromise.
ThaPig
ThaPig
3 years, 11 months ago
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It's a cultural thing. The uncut penis is popular in America, but in other countries, the uncircumcised is the norm.

I know a person who needed circumcision for medical reasons and had experiences where partners were freaked out when they saw the "weird" penis without foreskin.
Irfie
Irfie
3 years, 11 months ago
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I actually was surprised to know how many of US citizens are circumcised, and that someone once said by photo that I'm "uncut" - you need a separate term for it? For me (and probably, for most people in my country), circumcision was "that weird thing that those jews (and arabs?) do".

Also, as I feared, for one book shipping cost would be about 70% of the total price. :(
ThaPig
ThaPig
3 years, 11 months ago
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Yeah, I know it's too expensive for a comic from an unknown author, but that's the lowest price I could set.
I have the book mostly to order them myself and give as gifts.
Irfie
Irfie
3 years, 11 months ago
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Uh, sorry, perhaps I was not clear enough with my comment. I meant the shipping price was somewhat high - $26 is more than twice than the book itself! Damn Atlantic ocean.
ThaPig
ThaPig
3 years, 11 months ago
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Oh, I didn't realize it was the shipping price.
I guess it's more expensive when it has to cross the sea.
moyomongoose
moyomongoose
3 years, 11 months ago
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Edited 3 years, 11 months ago by Owner
Though I am not circumcised, my penis has always been during my lifetime somewhat an innie...When mine is limp, it is situated kind of like the way it is on male cats, with only a foreskin and overhang looking drawn up and short being visible....Not for anyone to feel sorry for me about that though...It does pop out for the most part when erect, thus I am still sexually functional despite of that condition.
Another comparison I can point out to how mine is like is the way it is on a very young baby before the penis descends in length...The foreskin and outer covering having a very short appearance, while the main part of the penis is still recessed inside the body.

That being said to say that in my particularly unique case, I still would have some doubts about the ways to draw a normally developed human/primate penis as it is normally situated. I'm familiar with the "innie" version nature gave me.
However, how to draw the normally developed human form of it is not an issue to me anyway, as any drawings I do of genitalia are always anatomically correct for the animal species I am drawing. I never endow any of my animal characters with a human penis anyway.  That is evident in the NSFW drawings I have of my fursona and other characters.
Waccoon
Waccoon
3 years, 11 months ago
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I have a feeling that even when it comes to the "uncut" look, much of it is influenced by culture and fashion.  People can't tolerate a fully covered look, so they compromise.  I always figured the fear of a painful, very tight foreskin was just a myth to promote circumcision, sort of like how some dentists recommend pre-emptive removal of wisdom teeth.

My foreskin covers everything under all conditions, and is loose enough for me to insert two fingers no problem.  To me, that has always been "normal", and to see the glans peeking out just looks... wrong.
ThaPig
ThaPig
3 years, 11 months ago
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The tight foreskin is not a myth. It's called phimosis and it's an actual condition. I know people who needed surgery for it. Even a recent one right here among us.
frubaklop
frubaklop
3 years, 11 months ago
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I am impressed at how many joke responses this doesn't have.  I am fortunately unequipped to offer one.
ThaPig
ThaPig
3 years, 11 months ago
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That's a good one!
GreenPika
GreenPika
3 years, 11 months ago
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It really depends on the guy. Yes uncut guys are ALL very sensitive, as they are supposed to be. However some have a tight sheath, others a loose one. Some sheaths are long/large enough to still cover the cock when erect, most aren't. Some guys are loose enough that you can do that docking thing where you stick your dick head in another guy's sheath and kinda rub it around and junk.

umm yeah people just say uncut are dirty because DIRTY people can't have a sheath without hygiene troubles. Kinda like saying you shouldn't have finger nails because SOME PEOPLE never wash their frickin hands. @.@; fucking retarded.

Soulfire
Soulfire
3 years, 11 months ago
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id just like to say that un cut cocks are  not aesthetically pleasing to look at! Seriously have to skip by pics or close my eyes. ugh.   Please please spay and neuter  your pets and get that cock trimmed!  
ThaPig
ThaPig
3 years, 11 months ago
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It's a cultural thing. As I mentioned before, in some countries having a circumcised cock makes you a freak.
VictorLeason
VictorLeason
3 years, 11 months ago
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I was about to discuss a point, but the poit is there's a comic update. Thanks for let us know.
ThaPig
ThaPig
3 years, 11 months ago
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You still can discuss the topic!
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