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Imp Midna's proportions make me think of miniblins. I think it'd be cool if she was turned into a known species of monster and not a non-descript "imp".

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Vaguely related to that thing I mused about the other day.

Made with watercolors, for what I hope are obvious reasons.

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Finally made the refs for my humanizations a while back. No PotatOS/post-takeover fits yet, I spent all my brainpower on getting these to look consistent.

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My part of the trade with @rachell-redacted!

The idea here is that the flower crowns are made from the plants native to Michigan - black-eyed susans for Doug and woodland phloxes for Chell.

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So is this the feathered cloak The Smitten promised to make for The Damsel or?..

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I've had this idea for years now, and today's Doug Rattmann Appreciation day felt like a perfect opportunity to revisit it!

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Edited some fav panels of Tetra to give her her natural hair color back + removed the extreme lighting from the Trifоrce panel.

"Is this a Rаpunzеl situation?" Partially. For the most part it's just natural sunbleaching, which can occasionally get this extreme IRL, but the Hуliаn princess bloodline magic™ shenanigans do enhance the effect somewhat. She needs to stay away from the sunlight for a very, very long time for the roots to start growing in.

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And here is the concept artwork I was talking about! I almost forgot about these — really happy to dig them out again.

These doodles were among the very first serious attempts at brainstorming this AU, all the way back in 2021. It's interesting how I used this artstyle that's somewhere halfway between my own stuff and WW's key artwork; something about it is really compelling to me to this day.

The first one is mostly... a noble attempt at a ref sheet, but even so you can see I was set on giving Tetra a better dress from the start, and here it's even closer to the concept artworks I referenced. The outfit next to it is going to have an appearence very soon. Also Ganondorf looks so sad :^(.

The second sheet contains a ton of pretty significant spoilers (hence the tag), but they're so out of context I doubt anyone can deduce what's going on. Really curious what I had in mind for the bottom right one — it was meant to be that moment where Tetra reassures Link to go on with the plan, but why is her arm bleeding instead? And on the bottom left you can see Link signing "Triumph Fork Squad", which makes for a much cooler team name than "Triforce Trio". I always liked this gag, so I think Link deserves to be a little silly about it, too.

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Original, from 2018.

Redraw of something very old and dear to my heart.

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Bac(terra) In(cognita)

Usually I am not an OC person, but I do have these guys, which are near and dear to my heart. I've been working on them since 2015-16-ish, and, while initially it all started as an imagined reboot for a super obscure animated mini-series from 2000's, by now the whole thing evolved into an entirely independent project of big personal importance. I've been cagey about them mostly because I really want to make something significant out of them, maybe like a comic or a children's book, all with a major focus on edutainment, but have been stuck on the topic for years.

The overall premise goes as follows: one day, an empty Petri dish rolled under the sink in a microbio lab, never to be found again by any human working there. However, it quickly became a home to a vibrant community of all sorts of microorganisms, who, as it turns out, are not that different from the humankind. They even have schools!

Main cast:

Eccoli (based on E. coli): he's the protagonist. A smart, but thouroughly burned out kid who skips classes to go eavesdropping on the lessons taking place in a rival school. This is how he stumbles upon the other three guys and reluctantly befriends them. He's very anxious and secretive by nature, but blossoms whenever he gets a chance to talk about his special interest in viruses. Also, being a bacteria, he is by far the tiniest of the main quartet - yes, not all microorganisms are equally small.

Penny Cilly (based on the penicillium mold): a diligent and energetic girl with a short temper and an over-achiever.mindset. May not be able to grasp some topics from the get-go, but makes up for it with lots and lots of hard work. Her family wants her to make a career in antibiotic production, but she's more interested in looking for the alternatives, as antibiotic resistance is on the rise.

Muchor (based on the mucor mold): despite being Penny's childhood friend, he couldn't be more different from her. A born genius, he never struggles in class, grasping even the most complex of concepts on the fly, but having to sit down and do homework will make him crumble. His intellectual prowess also led him to developing a self-centered and condescending attitude, but under all that he's actually a pretty chill and pleasant guy. Has a knack for dangerous experiments and stupid pranks.

Ameeba (based on amoebas): the token nerd of the group. Shy and timid, but very observant and analytical - she definitely rivals even Muchor in that regard, which he openly admits. She has a wide range of interests, but mostly they revolve around art, anime and fashion. She has a very eclectic taste and changes outfits constantly. Also, she can shapeshift! Usually it's confined to her hair, but changing the whole body is definitely possible. It's a very handy ability, as amoebas are significantly larger than most microorganisms (some are even visible with the naked eye), and not many places in Ameeba's life accomodate for that.

Here are the size comparisons (the left one is super old and has an outdated Ameeba design, but it's the best that I have):

Here are their humanizations:

And here's their classroom:

Side characters:

Vol'ka (based on the volvox algae): he's a little younger than the main cast and goes to a different school, but often gets himself involved in their shenanigans. Just as smart as everyone on the team, but his main love is math, maybe also chemistry, while the protags mostly gravitate towards biology. Also, he's the fabled single mom teenager boy: every little cell that makes up his poofy hair is actually one of his little sisters, and he has no choice but to babysit them.

The teachers! The one on the left is Mrs. Inforia (based on Paramecium caudatum), who teaches the main gang and is niceys; the one on the right is Ms. Aurora (based on Staphylococcus aureus), who is Eccoli's teacher and is horrible. Honestly, they're both kind of placeholder-ish, I definitely need to work on the adults of this setting more.

Eulene (based on the euglenas, who are... technically not algae? It's complicated): she's also a teacher working part-time at both Vol'ka's school and the main school, but she's significantly younger than the other two teachers - so much so that she was only in her senior year when Ameeba, Penny and Muchor started middle school. So she's in that awkward position of both being their close friend, but also an authority. Honestly, I love this dymanic, it's very true to some of my experiences.

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My gift to @pretzeldinosaur for a @portal-secret-santa exchange: something of a character study on the topic of "Wheatley vs. GLaDOS vs. the absence of Chell". Hopefully it was worth the wait.

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As a rule of thumb, I don't plan on reblogging things from my sideblogs on here (that's what the sideblogs are for), but I like this image enough to make an exception.

Plus, it's going to become funnier relatively soon and even more funnier in a few years. For plot reasons.

Hi, everyone! How were you holidays? It looks like there were several at once? I don't celebrate any of them myself, but this still feels like a perfect opportunity to thank all my wonderful readers for your time and love <з.

As promised, here's the big reveal: I'm launching a ComicFury page for LAoG! Of course, I plan on keeping Tumblr my main hub, but I've always wanted to host this comic on a proper webcomic platform, and CF felt like the perfect place. It's a bit of a work in progress, but a lot of the pages have already been cross-posted, so, if you're interested, look no further than:

✨ little-acts-of-gratitude.the-comic.org / or here for a CF profile page ✨

And, as a little bonus gift, here is my New Year's resolution/roadmap for the comic:

Finish chapter 1, ideally in a year or so;

After that, onto part 1 of a big Tetra-centric intermission, featuring a very special guest;

And next, a Ganondorf-centric chapter 2~!

See you in January!

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Hello! This is @goopi-e's sideblog for all (well, most) of my art. For more of my projects, you can also check out:

@psychoportalnauts — Psychoportal, my Psychonauts × Portal crossover, inspired by and done with the occasional help of some of my lovely friends! Technically on a perpetual hiatus, but not dead.

@little-acts-of-gratitude — my ongoing Wind Waker fancomic!

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Welcome to the Dark World, population: these jersk.

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He had this whole scene of listening to classical music and being pretentious and stuff... she sings and occasionally composes opera... can I make it any more obv— *exploded*.

Anyway, yeah, suddenly remembered about this incomprehensible AU-ish thing that I had since 2016.

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Out of context Malon from almost 3 years ago. Don't wake her cucco!

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My piece for the recent @facesofevilzine, featuring Great Fairy Veran and the little spirits of seasons!

You should absolutely check out the full zine tho, it is free and has some banger artworks in it!