#the Trading Tree

[nayialovecat]

The Ink Demonth 2023 - Day 23. Contraband

Day 23. Contraband Crossover: Craig of the Creek, Disenchantment Apparently Workshop toys are a pretty bad currency at least for the time being, but wait until you have some more of them, Kit, and you can make the best trade in your life: "limited edition toys from haunted studio, only from me!"

Kit, as well as the Trading Tree itself, come from the cartoon "Craig of the Creek" (I drew Craig once), which is an extremely nice Cartoon Network production showing kids playing on the titular Creek. I love it for many things - firstly, it brings back sentimental memories from my own childhood, secondly, it is a wonderful cross-section of different types of kids and their behavior, thirdly - it shows small problems in a completely different light. Every parent should watch this series to understand things better. I especially love the episodes that alternately show what the kids see - and what is really happening (e.g. during the game "the floor is lava"). My objection is the same as against Bluey: that it is a bit unrealistic that all the kids always take part in the games and accept the sometimes problematic rules (e.g. when playing hide and seek or being trapped in a maze) - that no one will say "ok, I've had enough, I'm not playing with you anymore". But apart from that - a wonderfully presented world of imagination, actually a mini-community. This series was also "nominated" for the City entry for a while, but I decided that I wouldn't find anything else for the Contraband (plus wanted to draw Kit).

I really like the character of Kit. This little, enterprising girl is something of a higher instance of the creek - thanks to her, kids (for a small fee) can eat their favorite sweets or snacks without having to leave their playground and go to the store, she also sells toys and gadgets. I ship her with Craig - all the episodes of them working together confirm in my eyes what a wonderful couple they'll be when they become teenagers. I'm honestly counting on it, because of all the girls hanging around Craig, Kit is the one who best suits him in terms of character and common interests.

More observant people may also notice a guest from another cartoon, this time absolutely not for children - the demon Luci from "Disenchantment" - a series by the creators of Futurama aimed at adult viewers, a somewhat modern fairy tale, and partly a parody of many well-known stories. If someone is an adult and doesn't know it, I recommend it. A wonderful story with a very good ending to the whole plot. Luci, the personal demon of the main character, Princess Bean, is undoubtedly my favourite character. I love his physical two-dimensionality, to his absolutely non-one-dimensional character. I love his texts and the fact that in all his participation in Bean's adventures, he never forgets for a moment that he is a hellish being, and his "do it, do it" is always wonderful. In his original storyline, Luci was considered a "weird cat" by those around him, hence Kit's text (while he's actually just another of Bendy's "cousins" that the ink demon is wandering around with).

As for the technical side... it took a lot of time to colour, but was surprisingly fun. It was the first time in a long time that I shaded in such a strange way. Oh, it's worth noting that the colours of Bendy's clothes were entirely developed by my daughter, Ursa. Kudos to her! By the way, I wonder who Bendy stole these clothes from X"D

Finally, I will just mention that the Contraband theme was originally associated with "The Owl House" and Eda's stall, but I moved it to another place with a better idea. And that's why Craig landed here.

PS. I don't like Kopiko, but I'm not crazy about avoiding showing existing products in my drawings. But seriously, I didn't feel like changing the name, so here you have it, a covert advertisement for the hideous Kopiko coffee candies. You're welcome, Kopiko.

Bendy and the Ink Machine (c) Joey Drew Studios Inc. Craig of the Creek (c) Cartoon Network Disenchantment (c) Matt Groening Sammy and the Ink Machine (c) Nayia Lovecat

[dreamyblanket]

Sorry guys, wafer on the brain, it's terminal u.u

Anyway, I'll elaborate on this in the tags bc omg I'm going to yap your metaphorical ear off.

[pwh3]

Christmas in New York.

[apostatefeverdream]

nothing will ever be funnier to me than making the HoF, hawke and the inquisitor all related somehow. cassandra wdym you're looking for my cousin. no not that cousin, the other cousin. yes that's also my cousin. well, my father's father's mother's brother-

[doobledabbadoo]

lifty & tarisa!! my part of an art trade for @whimsicalpup !!

here’s her part of the trade! dont forget to check it out <33

[druidofsuburbs]

Artist Trading Card. 2.5"x3.5" Watercolor. 2023

A gift for my grandparents. Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) and Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) in winter pine boughs.

[dearythehtfdeer]

Art trade for @lumi-koneko

I LOVE THE DEERX DRAWING BRO ‼️‼️

[vee-isaweirdartist]

YOU THOUGHT I WAS DEAD? NAH BITCH WE COOKIN'

a bunch of sonic artists here got together for a secret santa thing and this here is My entry! My secret santa is @colorfulplasma !!! and GOSH THIS WAS FUUUUN, I tried mimicking their style while keeping a bit of my own spice and I'm proud as hell of the result! and I didn't meet lil baby Twitch until this moment, and now I NEED to draw Twitch and Free meeting >:D

"It's not december why are ya'll posting a secret santa on february-" stfu I don't have anything else ready and I'm hella proud of this take it or leave it

HOPE YA LIKE IT PLASMA, THIS WAS FUN AS HELL!!! LOVE YOUR DESIGNS AND TWITCH AND OMG AAAA

Lil secret, I thought at first ur propmt was about some sort of streamer shadow introducing sonic to his livestream

[milf-lover42]

Mari wasn’t doomed by the narrative, she was doomed by us. The narrative could have changed, Hannah existed for a reason. But it was always going to be Mari. They faked us out so many times for a reason. “She’s already in the pit it can’t be her!” It has to be her. “They gave her a last name it can’t be her!” Where’s the best seller book then? Van rigs the cards, but it’s still her. It always was. And once it happened, they showed her face over. And over. And over. Because of course it’s Mari. The wilderness didn’t choose, we did.

Even Van “Death Won’t Catch Me” Palmer couldn’t stop it, because death finally won. I think if Van had survived this season Mari would have too, but they lost their tether to adulthood and couldn’t bring Mari with them anymore.

And all she wanted was a slushee and some shitty fast food.

[anna0826]

Always believe the future will be better and better

[16archive]

daily faceoff's matt larkin on the toronto maple leafs as a playoff team that could miss in 2026

full transcript below the cut

toronto maple leafs

mitch marner's playoff struggles are well documented, but he's the nhl's eighth-leading scorer since debuting in 2016-17. he's also an excellent two-way forward who plays in all situations. matias macelli and nicolas roy were savvy additions but don't come close to replacing marner's production. now the leafs' top-end scoring will largely depend on auston matthews fighting off the chronic injury that reduced him from superstar to merely great in 2024-25, while they'll hope john tavares can repeat a 38-goal season at 35 years old. the leafs, despite their reputation as a tighter-checking team under coach craig berube, were a mid-pack defensive team at best this past season, relying heavily on fantastic years from goaltenders anthony stolarz and joseph woll. if I'm placing a bet, I still have the leafs making the playoffs next season – calm down – but they may slide back in a highly competitive atlantic division. if matthews can't stay healthy and the goaltending regresses, the leafs could be playing white-knuckle april games to earn a berth. if they don't add another top-fix forward by any means necessary between now and october, gm brad treliving's offseason is a massive failure.

[lumi-koneko]

ARTTRADE W MY BESTIE @dearythehtfdeer i love deerx and u sm sm sm i love your art pls marry me/hj

[relaxedstyles]

#China #Tariffs 🤣

[druidofsuburbs]

Artist Trading Card. 2.5"x3.5" Watercolor. 2023

Gift for a friend. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) in autumn forest

[igamer12]

my htf humanizations \(^o^)/ girls and theys edition

^^^ original sketches! still kinda proud of them but there have been many design changes and improvements since then hahahah (especially in regards to giggles and lammy)

anyways!! additional info :-3 this is kind of an au but also i don't want to do much with it other than design the characters so idk lol BUT: they're supposed to be like. vague college students age-wise. i like to think doing childish things in their universe is just socially acceptable. at least in my au. also: petunia goes by she/they, giggles and lammy go by she/her, and flaky goes by any but mostly they/she/he ^_^ petunia is bi (with a girl preference), giggles is pan, lammy is aroace and flaky is nonbinary and questioning. also petunia and flaky are autistic now. hi

might make more in the future btw hehe :-3 i already have some ideas for splendid cuddles and toothy so they may be next

[sceebybeeby]

law kids of the creek