A Nerd of Doodles

I like lots of things, legend of zelda, hermitcraft, drawings/doodles, all the things! Reblogs welcome!

[doodlenerd]

Tagged by @sharpjay217

Original Post Rules (from @fallen-knight): "WIP Tag Game: Rules: In a new post, list the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs." Weeeeee first time doing a game like this! If I'm very happy to talk about my WIPs, even if it's been a while since I worked on them. Chatting about them is always a great motivator for actually working on things for me anyways :P MCYT: Ethos Lab AU: An au that I have posted a decent portion of on AO3, under the name "Rosethornrandomness" Hyrule Hermits: an art-based au where I'm re-imagining the hermitcraft members, and possibly friends/other MCYTers, into the races from the Legend of Zelda series. You can find some of my old designs either on my blog from a while ago, under the "#hyrule hermits" tag or check out my side blog @hyrulehermitcollection RP AU: Evil wither: what if the wholesome sweet character fell to her curse? MY ORIGINAL WORLD Tobias and the conqueror: a finished story that I'm working on expanding and editing. I think one of these I posted on fiction.net some time ago but I don't remember which one and most of them aren't published anywhere other than that. Three girls two potions and a cat: Writers block hit me three years ago but if you're curious please ask about it! The Mythos Mother: Story time with grandma! aka expanding the mythology of my oc world. The Fox and the Dragon: they go on a revenge quest I think that covers pretty much all of my bigger wips! As I said before, if you read this and think that any of these sound interesting, feel free to shoot me a DM or ask in the replies! As for people I could tag, Idk who all remembers that I exist or if they've still got wips but here goes: @redeemed-wren @mawofthemagnetar @hyodinary @memoryoflife @a-plethora-of-peters @sondronism @digdeepergravedigger09

[croxovergoddess]

My “draw the squad” memes so far

[croxovergoddess]

Also you can buy my Ref folder here 

Patreon

[croxovergoddess]

[croxovergoddess]

Updating with some newer ones!

[theawesomeraccoon]

@mexicanesecat @raimeyl references for y'all!

[amira-zahirah]

WOW! THE OG POST!

[blintzy-pumpkin]

i will let my mind go wild with these knowing i’ll finally be able to credit the original artist

[mothanon-deactivated20200918]

EEEE FINALLY THE ORIGINAL ARTIST

[embergeist]

Oh hell yeah, going to use these later!

[boiled-teeth-and-eggs]

FINALLY! PINTEREST GO SUCK DICK WE FOUND THE SOURCE!

[croxovergoddess]

Pinterest is one of the reasons why I’m broke

[croxovergoddess]

Speaking of broke, my newest ref folder’s full of new DTS doodles is out NOW!

Buy it in my Ko-Fi store!

[nattousan]

ok so, I approached my local library with a proposal to donate a mural as a way to A: build portfolio/gain practical experience and B: give back to a beloved public institution. The director was very enthusiastic about it and i've been working on it since the beginning of March. Come with me as I endeavor to paint what is in all honesty an excessive amount of birds

I wanted the birds to look like they were actually in the space so first thing after doing the draft was to do a lighting study

after that I covered the walls in letters in lieu of a projector/vr headset bc i have neither of those :) Then i take a picture of the section of wall and superimpose the lineart over top of it so I can pencil in the lines

et voila

and that was a whole week on it's own so next comes the paintin' >:)

[nattousan]

and now, the birds

Birds 1 and 2/14: Red Winged Blackbird, Male and female, Agelaius phoeniceus

[nattousan]

Bird 3/14, American Robin, Turdus migratorius

[nattousan]

hoo boy, ok *out of breath*

GIVE IT UP FOR BIRD NUMBUH 5, THE CANADIAN GOOSE, Branta canadensis!!!!

this guy took me about 4 days to completely finish, all of those freakingk coverts were a bear to render

[nattousan]

speaking of obnoxious coverts:

bird 5/14, Bluejay, Cyanocitta cristata

the friggin stripes almost got me chat, i may not make it

[nattousan]

Madam....

[nattousan]

birds 6 and 7: American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, male and female

pleasantly simple to paint! next is the flickerrrrr

[nattousan]

*melts into goo*

BIRD NUMBER 8, (yellow shafted) NORTHERN FLICKERRRRR, Colaptes auratus

genuinely made me start questioning my sanity around day 3, it's half the size the of the goose, WHY did it take me 4 days to finish??

nothing but pain and suffering, i'm sure hope the next bird will be much easier and with FAR less barring :)

[nattousan]

in other news, I am losing my mind hairline

[nattousan]

SHE'S DONE!!

Bird number 9: Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis

my chains are broken i am FREE. although i did have a great deal of fun with this, the barring on the wings itself took me like four days and i am READY to move on

this was a week and a half of continuous work so please excuse me for getting a little emotional in the bg 🙏

[nattousan]

*does a little jig*

BIRD NUMBER 10!!! The Male Mallard Duck, Anas platyrhynchos

the male and female ones are gonna be posted separately bc they're taking a lot longer lol but yea! super happy i was able to capture the iridescent green of the head, i found metallic green and blue paint at a craft store that really made his head POP. it looks better in person i promise

ALSO!! As this is the 10th one, BIG announcement. The end is in sight!!!!! I plan to finish within the next 3 weeks and there will be a small dedication ceremony/ unveiling happening at the library to commemorate its completion on the 16th of May. If you live in the Western New York region and want to check it out for yourself shoot me a dm!

Also thank you everyone for your kind words and support throughout this whole process, it's been a genuine treat thinking there are potentially thousands of you out there cheering me on while I paint this 🥹

[nattousan]

aaaand another one bites the duck,

we're movin right along with bird numero 11!! The lady Mallard!! Anas platyrhyncos

the 16th is looming in the distance so i'm trying to get thru these as quickly as i can so i can have as much time for the GBH as possible. i still need to do the names next to all of them so i've got about a week and a half to finish everything which is GREAT because i have adhd and nothing gets my ass in gear like a fuckin deadline, let me tell you

[nattousan]

power couple that they are, here's bird number 12 and 13,

the Northern Cardinals, Cardinalis cardinalis

and NOW that they are complete, ITS GO TIME, in the next five days (library's closed for mother's day 😭😭) i need to have the GBH fully rendered, the names of the birds vectored, weeded, masked, applied to the wall, and then painted, plus additional cattails throughout. I may be able to get away with just getting the GBH done in time for the unveiling and then just have the names and cattails added later, but i'm gonna really try to get it all done in time. BUT, i have a plan. Part of why i take so long on these is because i really am just figuring it out as I do it lmao. there have been many a time where i am sitting on top of the ladder googling "how to paint birds" but I think if i take the time tomorro to do all that figuring out how to approach it beforehand, this will go a lot faster. I may also recruit some of my artist friends to help with the placing of the names... hrmm we'll see.

Anyways, shout out to the librarian who tracked down exactly the thing i needed so i could figure out where to place the highlights in my birds eyes, ur the real mvp

[nattousan]

thanks for the reminder, kid

[nattousan]

at long last, we've reached the end...

Bird number 14 out of 14,

The Great blue heron, Ardea herodius

thank you to everyone who reached out or got excited about this project, it genuinely gave me the fuel i needed to keep going. In total, the 480+ total hrs it took me to cover this wall pales in comparison to how long its expected to spend on there, hopefully imparting a sense of beauty and love for the natural world to the next generation and here's hoping i'm only getting started with these.

i'll see y'all soon :')

[firexima]

Haven’t drawn him in a while

[boobilby]

Day 19 ETHO!

[cannimochi]

my magical girl grumbo to match my magical girl convex

[patronsaint-ofthedenial]

Upon my last viewing of Cinderella's Castle I have become convinced that most "modern fairytale retellings" don't really get the point. The complaint about Cinderella is always that "oh she's so passive and has to be saved by a MAN" and the people making these complaints don't think about how for a very, very long time, marriage was the only way for young women to leave their abusive families, and marriage is not guaranteed to be abuse free. Cinderella's Castle doesn't take the story about abuse and make it "she doesn't need a man, she can save herself", it's a revenge story. That's what "feminist" retellings lack. Cinderella is a fantasy about escaping abuse and for girls today, the fantasy is no longer "I wish I could get married to a rich powerful man and get away from my abusive family" it's "I wish I could enact revenge"

Many attempts to make stories more progressive for a contemporary audience fail to analyse what exactly the outdated or regressive elements of a story actually mean and think that simply removing those elements is enough to make it modern and feminist, when in reality you just removed all the layers without adding any new layers or rethinking the narrative in a way that is compelling. Let's say that Cinderella doesn't need the prince to save her. She still needs to escape somehow. If she can just save herself because she's a #girlboss then what's the point of telling the story? That's boring. I like that CC doesn't turn Ella into a generic girlboss character. She does need help! She needs the help of Justine and Lucy, the help of the fairy queen, the help of Sir Hop-a-lot and Crumb, and the help of Tadius. She doesn't need the prince! She doesn't marry him! She isn't rescued in the end, instead, she gets to take revenge on her stepmother! And the revenge is cathartic because of how much she has lost over the course of the story!!!!

Also I just want to note that having one of the stepsisters marry the prince only for both of them to die is a really clever way to get Ella to the throne without making her get married

[kikorangiblue]

Hermit a day May

Day 13 Rendog

[inkvild]

He didn't get to bring his hat in :((

Please consider donating to Gamers Outreach!

[ace-disgrace-on-the-case]

There’s something so uniquely terrifying about memory issues. I feel like my self is slipping away from me.

[ace-disgrace-on-the-case]

Here’s the thing I feel like a lot of folks don’t get: I’m not trying to forget what you said. Honestly, I really tried not to. I can’t control what I do and don’t remember—forgetting things just happens. It’s annoying for you, I know, but for me it’s distressing as hell and when you make a big deal out of it rather than just reminding me you make me feel ashamed. I’ll remember that, at least.

It costs you nothing to be kind to people with memory problems. Please. It’s scary enough without people treating memory lapses as a personal failing.

[ace-disgrace-on-the-case]

Hey, reblog this version instead, please!

[sharpjay217]

Hermit-a-Day May #8 - Xisuma

Xisuma!! This was crammed in between final projects, but like? I'm super proud of it?? I was not expecting to draw his helmet that well, considering it's been over a year since I tried, but I actually ended up with something I really like!!

Also I'm super proud of both, so y'all get lineart and flats for this one!

[jayevrd]

witch kitty pile :]

[jayevrd]

witch kitty pile :]

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

It's a lot healthier to go for a daily walk than to sign up for a gym membership you won't be using because you hate that kind of exercise. It's a lot healthier to eat a frozen meal than to skip a meal because you were too tired to cook something healthy. It's a lot healthier to take a quick shower than to procrastinate an elaborate routine for days. Don't aim so high that you won't be hitting anything!

[creamypancakebatter]

this is actually really helpful and affirming thanks

[breelandwalker]

[1969chevycamaro]

*in tears* Thanks kitty, I needed this...

[living400lbs]

[miyuliart]

Trying to figure out how to draw armour. These are some of my notes I uploaded on patreon. A lot more to come since I really want to figure this one out.

[gin-juice-tonic]

I used to be a proficient googler who never wasted a word but since Google is near useless no matter how good you are at it now I have reverted to just typing in entire questions like an old person

[rnoonpie]

Type the word "fuck" into your query

"Fucking corn bread recipes" will disenshittify your search results as opposed to just "corn bread recipes"

[oarfjsh]

what

[oarfjsh]

WHAT

[jsong0-0]

I don't know what I'm drawing.😇