User blog comment:Sammy Mouse/New Fursona/@comment-1910960-20100904194443

I also think I might be able to help you~

1) What animal do you portray yourself as? As in: What animal do you act most like? It doesnt matter if the animal is already used or not; the character itself matters the most.

2) Fursonas usually have the same physical appearance as their creators. So an idea you could use for clothes is to pick out the most unique outfit you have in your wardrobe, or your favorite. That's what I did with Tec (though I might change her outfit a bit, since I got some awesome new outfits ;) ).

3) Make sure the character's personality is the same, if not very similar, to yours. Physical appearance can also depend on the personality.

I might be able to come up with more tips, but I'll give you those for now. But to tell you the truth: I like the meerkat idea. I honestly havent seen many of them used in character ideas.