My name's Christina, an artist and writer who loves fantasy, great stories, and animals.
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What to expect:
• Fanart, comics, concept art, concept stories, short stories, original works, and more!
• My fanworks usually center around the Legend of Zelda right now, and some other action/adventure/puzzle franchises on occasion like Ninjago, Nancy Drew and Layton. There's plenty of things to find! ^u^
• Doodlesaur. I will never be parted from my tiny, cookie-loving mascot.
Want a shortcut? My art tag is #Doodlesaur Doodles ! 🦖
And here's my Fanfiction Master Post ! 🦕
Other common tags for art, fandoms and such below!!!
Every art piece I've made: #Doodlesaur Doodles
Artworks made before the blog went live: #Old art from the ruins
ALL my writing works, WIPs, full stories, etc.: #Doodlesaur Drabbles
Random thoughts and ramblings: #Doodlesaur Rambles
Answers to asks, tags, and reblogs: #Doodlesaur Answers
Updates about my book can be found at both: #Dapple Grey Books #An Assembly of Animals
Doodlesaur!!! #Doodlesaur (His family and general world building is at #DoodleLORE!
Common fandom tags as of late: #The Legend of Zelda #Linked Universe #Skyward Sword
Christian and God-based posts and praise: #God is good
To everyone's joy, they found the town the next day. They received some supplies and information, and per a nearly unanimous vote, some milk for Wild to use in his meals. It was also unanimously decided that Sky be forced to try some.
He took it. Only as repayment for all their kindness, but he drank it. It was... not as horrible as he'd thought it would be. Maybe even decent? He even began to apologize for his prior fuss...
...until he fell terribly ill.
Wild said he must have been "lactose intolerant".
All Sky knew was he was never touching a glass of milk again.
An illustration for Grounded by @doodlesaur-central. Sky and Time from Linked Universe.
Today’s challenges: head angle, hands, table, fabric folds
She's been watching me play Skyward Sword, and while I wasn't sure if she'd like it initially, she quickly got so invested in the story and the characters, and it's made the whole experience 10x better with someone to bounce off of (especially since she doesn't really have that much Zelda knowledge, so it's all new to her)!
She's been getting hyped up with battles, cheering with me, and then in the next minute she's noticing all these little details in the background, like how much Link has grown and how admirable he is for standing up to insurmountable odds. She's cooing at the remlits and then deeply feeling for how Gaepora laments the loss of his daughter, because she can imagine how devastating it would be to have your child disappear so suddenly. Her perspective on the story is really fascinating, and it speaks to the timeless nature of Zelda games that they truly can be loved by any generation.
She may raise an eyebrow at the occasional odd character design, but she's really grown to like the others. Seeing her go from despising Groose and how he picked on Link to smiling and "aww" ing at how Groose cares for Grannie was so rewarding ^u^ She also really likes Owlan and says his hair is handsome like Legolas’s 😂 And she thinks Link has a gentle, sweet face, and I have to agree, he's just so kind and expressive in this game!
Plus I adore how she's so protective of Link when Ghirahim shows up. During the last Ghirahim fight, I paused it and we were talking about how cool it was that he's Fi's parallel, and then when I was about to unpause the game and asked if she was ready for the final fight, she told me, "Oh yeah! He's a big piece of dirt, and I can't wait to see him IN the dirt!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀 If Ghirahim could hear her I don't think he'd ever recover, I was laughing for a solid two minutes after that 🤣
We were both on the edge of our seats at the end (Well, I was OUT of my seat flailing around against Ghirahim and Demise respectively), and even though I had seen the ending cutscene many years ago, my mother had not, and it made both of us emotional, her especially so. It also made me realize that Link, Zelda, and Groose ALL had to let go of their steady companions on the Surface: Fi, Impa, and the elder, respectfully, and boy that hit hard >u< I absolutely ADORE this game, and getting to play through it, and take time to explore at my own pace, talk to everyone, and discover secrets has been more fun than I can put into words. Going from playing Nancy Drew PC games with my mother to having her be a part of this adventure has been extra special, and time that I wouldn’t trade for anything. In the words of Fi, “Thank You,” Skyward Sword, for being an amazing adventure ^u^
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Henri proceeded to roll a nat 20 in deception and Sarah executed it flawlessly. James was not amused. >w<
This was one of my favorite scenes from Liberty's Kids when I was growing up (does anyone else remember that show?) 🤣 I had planned to do this comic for the 4th but it didn't pan out, so here it is today!
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~A list I put all of my Owl City loving heart into ^u^ Also give these songs a listen they’re great!~
Sky – “Take to the Sky” 🪶
Four – “All my Friends” 🎇
Time – “Firebird” 🕰️
Wind – “Learn How to Surf” 🌊
Legend – “Lucid Dream” 🌖
Hyrule – “House Wren” ⛺
Twilight – “Silhouette” 🌃
Warriors – “Kamikaze” ⚔️
Wild – “When Can I See You Again?” ⛰️
More details on why I chose these songs (and the insane parallels in them) below the cut!
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~Why I chose each song:~
Sky: Obvious title aside, this song was made for Sky. You couldn’t get more perfect. It’s all about setting off on a new adventure, finding bravery but also wonder in a new realm, wide blue eyes, wings and flight, “a realm above the trees,” need I go on? It’s also got a gentleness and yet a power to the instruments that sounds like Sky to me.
Four: I had the most trouble finding Four’s song, but I think this fits him for Minish Cap and especially Four Swords. His adventures lead him to new friends (Ezlo, the Minish, the colorful versions of himself), and though the world tries to “tear them apart”, they are stronger together and get through whatever the challenge is! Oh and that “We’ll always be young at heart” line is great for him too ^u^
Time: The literal lyrics are less one-to-one but the theme of the song is 1,000% Time. “Tell me why I look back and I want to cry/Sometimes I feel like we grew up too fast… But it’s all right/Cause everything changes.” Ooooh! The song is all about the loss of childhood, about memories, and life changing as you get older. There’s even a lyric about “It isn’t my bedroom anymore” and that hits hard with Kokiri forest…
Wind: Aside from the ocean/beach theme and general upbeat nature of the song, the lyrics SO well represent Wind and his unwavering determination. This is the kid who chose to fulfill a legend rather than be explicitly born to do so, and had to learn how to be a hero on the fly. "Sink or Swim, diving in is the best way to learn/Kick up the sand 'cause your tan proves you lived through the burn/And when you wipe out it's gonna hurt/You can't stop the waves but you can learn how to surf" =)
Legend: LUCID DREAM! OK so this one was a sleeper, I didn't think of it as a Legend song until I thought: "I am a heavy dreamer" = Koholint. =) There's "when I wander away to some other place" where Legend has DEFINITELY wandered to many places outside Hyrule, many lyrics about impossible yet wondrous things... "heartache", "That black rabbit of death wakes up in a breath of beautiful dreams" ??? Legend all the way.
Hyrule: This is such a pleasant song, the epitome of "humble traveler" music. The bird in the song is simply looking for a new place to live, but doing so with experience and optimism, always looking forward and never back. He's happy with whatever shelter he gets but also loves the excitement of travel. "As far as I know, I am halfway home" and the acoustic, up-beat music really seem like Hyrule to me!
Twilight: The angsty song for the edgy Zelda game? I felt at first it might be too cliche, but boy does it work for Twilight after his adventure mourning Midna and everything that happened to his village (AND partially works for his "phobias and fears" concerning the Hero's Shade while in Time's midst!) And silhouette, Twilight Princess, c'mon it's right there =) His adventure fundamentally changed him, and he's not quite sure how to move forward sometimes.
Warriors: Oooh another sleeper! Cutting to the meat of it, “My captain on a snowy horse/ He's coming back to take me home… fighting back the terrible force / 'Cause I'm not afraid to die alone” is SO Warriors. In addition to being a captain, he, like many Links, is ready to face terrible odds and monsters alone and even die if it means protecting people. The whole song seems to describe the chaos of good vs evil and of war, even in the instrumentation. It’s great!
Wild: Hang on hang on don’t dismiss it just listen to the lyrics—This is SUCH a Breath of the Wild song. HUGE emphasis on exploring what you can see: “Life is a trip and the road map leads you/ Look all around at the mountains you haven’t climbed / It’s just a matter of time before we learn how to fly” (post-tutorial paraglider!) Also Wild’s high energy and new life in “Life is way to short to take it slow” to “Don’t close your eyes… your future’s ready to shine,” (open your eyes). AND There’s that need to find Zelda… “When can I see you again?” It’s a fun bouncy song that screams Wild to me ^u^
Thanks for reading/listening! (Seriously go listen to all the songs if you haven't I highly recommend them!)
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Would y'all like to see me link (haha) each Linked Universe hero to his own Owl City song? I've been thinking about this for a while and have some thoughts >u<
(Also y'all should listen to Owl City the songs are so good =D)
And here they are!! Congrats!! Thank you so much for all the wonderful submissions!! I had such a hard time picking only two people, but I was very happy with the two pieces that got 1st and 2nd place! Love your art! 🫶✨✨ I also decided to add some favorites that made it to the final round of elimination ✨ again! Thank you everyone! I cannot express how especial it was for me to see ALttS Link in all of y’all’s wonderful styles! It was definitely such a gift! Love ya! 🫶 ———(Winners under the cut✨)
@mochiwei really captured Link in somehow of a more classic look that just enraptured me immediately after seeing her submission🫶✨ I just could not stop thinking about it! I loved the planet details and even though the piece is simple, I can really see masterful detail when you zoom in. Just look at that yummy texture and gradients ✋😔✨✨
While the composition by itself is beautiful (like no words!) what made me pick @doodlesaur-central ‘s piece was just the obvious love I saw for the series! I can see doodle definitely put a lot of work into researching and remembering different moments from the series and that just made me smile so much! It feels like a whole journey just looking at the piece and as your eyes move around you remember more and more about ALttS 🫶✨ Thank you so much for this! 🫶
WAAAA!!! I won?!? 😲Goodness I've just been sitting here blown away by all the other submissions, this blindsided me a bit, thank you @coffebits !!! I'm so happy you and @abbyz-elda enjoyed it and that I did your guy and your world justice, ALttS is so much fun! I'm flattered the piece made you think of a journey though the story, that's certainly what it felt like to draw it! Aww Korkeyy's art is so cute with the animals, I hadn't seen that one before ^u^ Everyone here did such a good job!!!
I remember seeing you post about The Sheep Detectives a while ago and I just watched it today and
THIS IS SUCH A MOVIE! ONE OF THE MOVIES OF ALL TIME! THIS AND PROJECT HAIL MARY OH MY GOODNESS
Sebastian…😭😭😭
- Nevermatch
*scrambles to the sketchbook* THE SHEEP DETECTIVES!!!!
I'm so happy you got to see it!!! It really is such a wonderful move ^u^ It feels like it could have come out around the same time as Nanny McPhee, just so much timeless charm. All the sheep are so precious, especially the Winter Lamb, goodness 🥰 And Sebastian, I agree! 🥹 We've been really blessed with some wonderful movies between this and Project Hail Mary this year ^u^
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@coffebits and @abbyz-elda have done SUCH an amazing job crafting this story, taking a fun concept above and beyond into the distant stars. I had a blast drawing and painting this, and took a lot of inspiration from the beautiful illustrations of Coffebits for the series. If you haven't read the story yet, I highly encourage you to do so! It's like Zelda meets Star Wars but still very much its own story, and is a wonderfully fun, romantic, nail-biting, and exciting tribute to the Zelda series as a whole. Thanks for this art challenge Coffebits! (I had SO much fun with the planets and photographs!)
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I know the tumblr word count limit hates to see me coming into the comments when you post a new chapter 😂
I will hopefully have the chance to read the new update tomorrow, but I want you to know the cover art alone is so good I feel like I could run a marathon! The vibes are immaculate!! 🩷💕
🤣🤣🤣 The word count might not appreciate it but I certainly do!!! I'm just now starting to catch back up with asks and comments but I really look forward to reading yours, they're always so thoughtful! AAAAAAAA I'm so glad you like the cover art!!! I spent the longest time on this one compared to all the others and it was worth it. I got some good practice in, and I'm thrilled you enjoyed it so much! 🥰🫂🫂🫂Thanks for your uplifting words! (We're talking about my Linked Universe Fic Grounded, Chapter 13; you can find it below!)
Masterlist | First | Chapter 13 (The final chapter!)
Hey Dont know if you remember me but I was the one that took your grounded fic on a plane, ironic I'm going on a plane tomorrow for a con again, fitting for the end of the series lol
I had a thought that I'm surprised nobody has taken yet (if you want I won't be opposed because I'm not a writer)
So we alllllll know sky and sun are the beginning of the royal family, yes water is wet and the sun is hot
But I haven't seen anyone acknowledge that four would also be a pretty foundational part of the royal line if he married his Zelda as he is the link Directly After Sky (if him and his Zelda are endgame, which I think they are as, childhood friends to lovers go heeheehoohoo)
And as he's before the timeline split that means that it's true for All the royal line across All the timelines even before they merged again
I found it fascinating, I've seen a million "sky learns he founds the royal line" but not a lot of "four finds out he married into the royal line and thus is the ancestor to most of the royal line also"
I dunno if I'm making sense, I love hypotheticals
Great fic, great art, you write everyone beautifully
Have a lovely rest of the day/week :]
Plane anon/yinvestigator I do remember you! You sound like a frequent flyer, hope you've had a lot of fun at the con! As to your thought...
YES. YES I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT QUITE A LOT :D
At one point I even considered adding it to chapter 3, but it was already a dense chapter. >u< Very quickly, Four, Warriors, Legend, Hyrule, & Wild are going to see how much Sky loves his Zelda, think about the royal family, think about their own princesses, and realize... if I marry my princess will that make me Sky's in-law???? 🤣 Time, Twilight and Wind wouldn't be as directly affected but would still be amazed at that line of thought (Wind's too young to think about love but it does cross his mind for the future). Several of the Links put this together silently during chapter 3; see who you can spot making that connection for a fun challenge!
It would take them a little longer to realize the true impact of your thought, though; Four might be the first one to really think about it: "Oh yeah I've got the most stories of Sky, I'm probably pretty close to him in our eras. So the royal family is pretty young. Wow I miss my Zelda, I love her so much, hahaha I wonder if I should ask Sky for his blessing, hahahaha... guess Sky and I are really similar... super in love with our Zeldas... both of us are kind of excited to be fathers one day, but wow that means our descendants would be royal....ty..... ...........WAIT." 🤣🤣🤣
Whenever they all notice and somebody finally says the quiet part out loud, it's either going to be Embarrassed Denial Time (tm) or the beginning of a LOT of family teasing, like "Listen here, son-on-law!" ^u^ Or maybe even both, hahaha. Plus if you like the theory that Time and his Zelda are separated siblings then Time AND Twilight get to be related to Sky and the WHOLE CHAIN is technically part of one huge family, ha!!!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you've enjoyed the fic, it's been really fun chatting about it! (LU Grounded Fic Masterlist | First )
Have you posted Grounded on AO3 or is it only on tumblr?
Just Tumblr for now; I do have an AO3 but life has been stressful lately and I don't wish to juggle posting fics in two places right at this time 😅 One day I will put them on my AO3 but today is not that day >-< You can find all my fics in my Fanfic Masterpost for now! Thanks!
Happy 4th of July to those who celebrate!!! WOO! The big 250!
*Jams out to Schoolhouse Rock's "Fireworks" song on loop*
May your day be blessed with delicious foods, dazzling lights, and delightful company! Oh and I'll be getting to those asks and comments about the last chapter of my LU fic Grounded soon if you sent one, fret not! I've simply been really busy getting ready for celebrations and visitors ^u^
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