Fursona Design vs Character Design?
I've been trying to do a bunch of research on character design in general in order to improve at creating furry designs. However, I keep running into a major sticking point when I go try to design a fursona with what I've learned. One of the biggest character design tips is to make the design FIT into the world/story, and make it clear exactly what purpose the design is fulfilling within that world/story.
Does anyone have tips for figuring out how to do this with a character that is supposed to represent Yourself? I tried picking a story theme, of sorts, but I want my fursona to be able to represent me within my real life, and real life is so messy. I've been struggling to narrow down into a focus for the design, but when I try, then it doesn't feel like it "fits" real events that I've experienced.
Or does anyone have another methodology that they use to design fursonas?