The collectible “fursona” sticker series was actually commissioned by the government and created by Landeg a 2D artist usually focused on comics who is based in South Australia.
While Landeg isn’t exactly a “furry artist”, they told Junkee the collection was designed together with the Royal Australian Mint (RAM), which was looking for artists who could draw in “anime style” for their Tokyo Olympics coins.
After hearing that the RAM was interested in replicating art similar to what Tokyo has used to promote the Olympics iconic anime characters like Sailor Moon, Astro Boy, Naruto and Goku Landeg submitted their portfolio and, to their surprise, was selected for the project despite not having any furry drawing experience.