#very messy lazy doodles

[maybeophe]

Hello Tumblr, happy MerMay, I bring you an Orca Duncan sketch.

[storfulsten]

Draw more Whitty x bf (?)

yee ok

sussy space boyfriends counts right

[willowwee]

Some random 1 am messy doodles

[lazywriter-artist]

begging for more mosh and fret content i love them both sm /pos

Well good news for you I’ve been doodling them a lot and also love them UwU

They drip!-

Speaking of their fashion choices mosh actually means more to typical punky-glamrocky kiss style aesthetics while Fret is more David Bowie meets the artist formally known as Prince :3

<3

You Better not be.

Stolen flesh hound to cuddle!!! Bc He can be a bit softie sometimes 🥰

Also!!! Had to be an over achiever and do a little something for my beloved angel face darling Vitus 🥰🥰🥰🥰

They’d be besties and rock out together!! With the levels Mosh and Fret listen to their music I’m shocked THEY don’t have any hearing issues 💀

[goomergrubby]

Doodle of my skrinkle and their bug

[siixkiing]

Sharing this lovely { X }

[alinkthroughtheages]

Altta Link & Ravio reference sheet + notes

I finally got around to make a somewhat presentable reference sheet for these two. These outfits haven’t been properly shown in the comic yet, but they will very soon :D

Sorry abt how messy these doodles are :,) More notes below the cut

Ravio’s merchant attire is also what can be considered his “casual clothes”, and the robe is actually the same overcoat as he puts on in this panel (I made some changes to the colors that will stay consistent from now on). It may be worn as just a normal coat, or styled with a belt as shown above. It also has a hood with an embroidered “bunny face” that isn’t shown here

I have an old “outfit guide” for Ravio that’s more or less the same as the final version, except the length of his hair. Here

Another thing I want to talk about is Link’s hair! It’s pink at the tips even though it’s been many years since ALTTP. This will be explained more in detail later on, but long story short Lorule has… some similarities to the Dark World.

This one was probably obvious, but the staff Ravio is using is indeed the one Yuga had in ALBW. In ALTTA it’s called the Color Rod!

Here are some rough first sketches of ALBW-era Link and Ravio

Edit/some more random details: Ravio’s scarf used to be a normal, very long scarf that he wore wrapped around his neck in a way that left two “tails” down his back, somewhat resembling bunny ears? After the events of ALBW he got the opportunity to redesign/“upcycle” it so that it drapes differently. Idk anything about sewing, but Ravio loves to sew and is good at it too!

Link definitely wears at least chainmail under his tunic, I was just too lazy to draw it properly. With my limited knowledge of how armor works, I suppose it would go between his red undershirt and the green tunic

Link’s master sword (?) Is based on the one from ALTTP even though he wields many different swords and the blue version of the master sword in later games..

[1neptia]

just randomly dumping slenderverse art, doodles here from twitter. forgive me for i am a VERY messy artist ehrgehhrhehrehrhgrh

oughghghg i'm too lazy to put them all here

[art]

Creator Spotlight: @velinxi​

Hello! I’m Xiao Tong Kong, better known as “Velinxi.” I’m the creator of the webcomic Countdown to Countdown and have been doing freelance artwork since I was a teenager. I love telling stories with my illustrations! Tumblr was where I first got my start as an artist, specifically a small fandom artist as a hobby… and now I’m somehow here! When I’m not trying my best to stay awake in front of my tablets, I’m usually cooking, gaming, or sleeping. Sometimes all three, in my dreams.

Check out our interview with Velinxi below!

Did you originally have a background in art? If not, how did you start?

Yeah! I’ve basically been on track to become an artist since I was a child. I went to a middle school with an emphasis on arts and a high school specializing in it. I went to SVA briefly for computer arts but dropped out to pursue freelance and webcomics after my first year.

Over the years as an artist, what or who were your biggest inspirations behind your creativity?

My biggest inspirations growing up were Yuumei and Shilin Huang, two titans on DeviantArt back in the day. They still inspire me today, but the list of inspirations has grown exponentially over the years, including artists, movies, entire art movements, etc.

What was your thought process behind the creation of your webcomic, Countdown to Countdown?

Well, Countdown to Countdown started as a passion project back when I was 15, in high school, and pretty depressed. I just wanted to draw whatever story I thought was cool, inspired by my favorite media at the time. There was a very loose beginning and outline, but I was truly just writing as I drew the story. That’s why I had to stop the comic in 2018 and restart from scratch the year after. Now, the story has a set story and a clear outline. It still has similar roots, characters, and themes of neglect, abuse, and escape—but I think the story is a lot easier to follow now. It’s got an artstyle I can actually keep up with in the long run. The origin of why CTC exists also remains the same: I simply wanted to make a story I wanted to read for myself. Which happens to be about two dumb boys with superpowers navigating a hostile world that wants them dead or caged—together.

Have you ever had an art block? If so, how did you overcome it?

Oh, all the time. It’s part of the process. Personally, though—I just have to draw through it. Every month on my Patreon, I have my patrons vote on a theme I have to draw by the end of the month, and I try my best to make it as interesting as possible. I draw quite a few—tens even, of doodles or compositions for each of these themes to try to make something that tells a story while still being aesthetically pleasing and clear. I think pushing myself like this helps with art block, really. I also do remember to take breaks and simply consume other media I like! It gets the inspiration juices flowing.

Advice you would give to an aspiring creator?

If you do one—your first webcomic should be a short, fun, messy thing. It’s not often you can get it right the first time, but you’ll certainly learn a lot through sheer experience. This goes for a lot of things in art, to be honest.

What is a medium that you have always been intrigued by but would never use yourself?

3D Animation. I briefly learned it at SVA, and I think that’s enough of that tech for me. I accept that there are some things that are truly beautiful if done right, and I am too simple and lazy for it.

What is your goal for the rest of this year?

Get Countdown to Countdown book 2 finished! And live HAHA

Who on Tumblr inspires you and why?

@yuumei-art on Tumblr, still! They’ve been a huge inspiration for digital artists and storytellers online for years. I have no doubt that many digital artists of my generation have been influenced by them, and they’re still here, making beautiful art and stories. It’s a thing to behold.

Thanks for stopping by, Velinxi! If you haven’t seen her Meet the Artist piece, be sure to check it out here. You can also follow her for more amazing art over at her Tumblr, @velinxi!

[captainbobbin]

another lazy messy Sylvando doodle - I've been trying out new sketching techniques lately and Sylv is a very fun model to use them on!

[toastedjeans]

Siren Tower Maurice, Doise and Peddito!

The main cast is over here!

I just realized Doise's gloves should be more white but I'm too lazy to change that, just imagine they're white okay?

Some info about them down here

Maurice

Peppino's older brother and a piece of shit, who constantly belittles him and calls him a disappointment. His apartment has water damage or something similar, or maybe it got destroyed, so now he temporarily lives with Peppino until his flat is repaired. (Alternative: he didn't pay rent and got kicked out, continues not to pay rent to Peppino because "we're family, you can't charge your own brother.") He's either divorced or his girlfriend left him, is only allowed to see his son once a month. It's probably for the better.

Peppino is incredibly fed up with him but he tries to endure it, until he one day snaps and probably slaps him, they end up both kicking the shit out of each other (but Peppino is stronger because i said so).

Maurice invites himself to poker night and other activities Pep and the others do after work times, then complains that he's bored or something (M: "This sucks, why did you invite me?" P: "I didn't??"). He gets along a little with Mr. Stick, but only because they're both gamblers, he's somehow even more unlucky than Stick and keeps losing almost all his money. Doesn't get along with Hazel cause he doesn't take her seriously, thinks she's childish and stupid.

Doise

Goblin shark. He's basically Noise but blue. Noise hates him because he thinks Doise is imitating him, but they're just the same species of siren. He's a little more mellow and doesn't go feral as much or as easily as Noise. He throws rocks cause he doesn't know he's immune to sea urchin and puffer fish poison / venom. He can also go on land but needs water nearby.

He has heterochromia (one eye is blue, the other is purple-ish brown), and has the same "whiskers" as Noise, just turned down.

Absolutely terrified of Peddito, as he seems to always want to kill him, and has tried doing so a few times. Sometimes plays dead hoping that Peddito leaves him alone, it doesn't really work though.

Peddito

A failed clone of Peppino, made before Fakey. Pizzahead didn't like him as much because he didn't get the eyes right so he threw him out (basically the Other Eye problem, but he ended up leaving his eye sockets empty out of frustration). He can't see because of this, but he can still navigate through the water effortlessly. There's way less sea creature DNA in him, so he looks almost completely human just with a fin on his back and webbed hands. It's unclear where his vibrant coloring comes from.

He's strangely obsessed with Doise for some reason and doesn't interact with anyone cause he's just not interested in anyone else. He actually wants to be friends with Doise, but since Pizzahead designed him to be a killing machine, he doesn't know his own strength and ends up almost killing Doise several times. His "killer side" comes out every time he's near Doise, and he can sense his presence because of this.

When not near Doise, Peddito seems almost dead, he moves very little, and is unresponsive. He can't talk, neither human nor siren language, but he understands both. He doesn't swim, just floats through the water like a dead fish, despite this he's incredibly agile and fast. Would follow Doise on land, and could survive with pretty much no problems. He just slides across the floor when on land, as if he was on rails. The bottoms of his feet are always slippy, making it easier for him to move. Might leave a trail wherever he goes.

And here's your reward for reading, some doodles of various age and messiness

Also some shippy stuff hehe

[ginkgo-mist]

very lazy messy doodles but i lobe them…ueeuee..

[storfulsten]

colorful funky space friends

hm kinda sus tbh

[leo-interactive-fiction]

Leo! Hope things are going well for you! I was wondering if you've considered what the RO's handwriting looks like / have an idea of it in your mind. If so, could you describe it? I've been wondering about it off and on for a while. (Although, I'm pretty sure that if I skimmed through the code, I might find some references to specific characters' penmanship in flavor text that I end up missing in a normal playthrough ...)

Hmm, it's very interesting to think about. Let's see...

E: Their handwriting would a quickly jotted print, but still fairly neat. Their handwriting is naturally nice looking, and be the type to dot their I's with small hearts, or have small doodles beside it, attesting to their restless nature.

R: Their handwriting is a neatly done cursive, and they write almost everything in cursive. It was less of a choice for them to learn it in the first place, as such writing is often needed when they handled aristocratic business, but it has since become second nature.

L: They write in very small, well-defined print, as if a computer had typed it onto the paper. They've grown a habit of writing small, in order to fit all of the thoughts -- and any coherent tangents they may have -- onto the paper.

V: You could imagine what a small infant would doodle onto the page, and come relatively close to the outcome that V would manage if asked to write, not assisted by the fact they hold a pencil like they're gripping a knife. Though, they do manage a very primitive writing of their name. It seems someone had attempted to begin teaching them at one point, before their situation led them to the academy.

P: Their handwriting is somewhat careless and utilitarian, not caring how neat or tidy it looks as long as it's legible and has whatever information is needed. In some ways, you can imagine this is what V's handwriting would look like if they had learned to write.

M: It is a mix of print and cursive, as if too lazy to pick up the pen when transitioning between letters. This leads to a slightly illegible jumble, although M can read it just fine.

K: It is a scrawling chicken scratch, as if written frantically. Much like a doctor's note, it is almost entirely illegible, although sometimes you can make out certain words in places where they seem to have slowed down. They are almost always related to you, and often traced over multiple times with emphasis.

S: Their writing is rough, messy, and unorganized, often dipping through or extending off the printed lines, requiring substantial erasing or scrunching of the lettering to fit the last word. Although it's fairly legible, it's often a rare sight to even see it, as most notes generally taper off after the first couple of lines as they give up, filling the rest of the page with idle drawings and scribbles.

F: Their writing is an ostentatious, almost unnecessarily elegant cursive. It could even be considered an artful calligraphy, clearly designed to attract the eye and outdo any other writing it may be compared to. If questioned, F will say it is simply how they were taught, belying the countless hours they've spent in their own study attempting to perfect it.

Thank ya for the ask! It was very fun to think about how their writing can subtly represent each of them haha

[soranker]

hi….! any chance we can see your art process ? it’s fine if not! i was wondering if u do a sketch before your lines or you just skip directly to lineart? your art is very beautiful!

HI!!! AUGGHHHJHH THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH T__T my art style is kinda simple imo so my process is pretty bare-bones ^^;; there's not rly much too it!! it also kinda changes depending on how uhhhh lazy im feeling in the moment HAHA

probably around half of my drawings are straight to line art bc they're rly just doodles or things i decide to draw without any planning (but also im kinda impatient so i try to skip the sketching step if i can LOL...). but if i DO have a specific pose in mind for a drawing, i'll start with a sort of mannequin sketch or loose pass, then depending on how messy it is, ill either do the lineart pass on the layer on top or duplicate the sketch and then clean it up.

and then my coloring process is not sophisticated at all i just create a new layer and then paint bucket tool away LMAOOOO

here's an example of a drawing where i did sketch first ^_^

[littlesapphicraccoonguy]

A couple very lazy and messy doodles of Koshi(Dashi’s sister) and one of her and Howard Lotor(from Tails Noir, it’s a game i like and Howard’s a detective so i think they would get along)

Having an adult who you look up to or does something that you find super cool compliment you is the best feeling ever for a kid, i think(at least if you’re a nerd like me)