12 cats on venus

Inactive & unused. this is a relic of ye old times

[masquayla-the-splendid]

Have I ever told you about my rarepair that I've had for like 3 years straight?

Rarepair. Jumpscare.

He's got a real big HEART. Ehehehe.

I might've. I forget. ┐('～`;)┌

Listen. It's genius the longer you think about it. Non-canon, obv, I know how fnaf ships work.

Okay this drawing in particular was kind of everywhere. I wanted it cel shaded, but everything else looked good airbrushed, but I already liked how the cel shaded areas turned out, so now I have this.

Render I made as reference, because I had 2 obstacles and caved. Sometimes I should stick with readability over anatomical accuracy. 🫩

Few more for the road

Literally, the video is from 2023.

[masquayla-the-splendid]

Acid reflux Freddy, and Baby's Halsey/Melanie fueled angst phase after one rejection.

I like the idea of the art style changing depending on where you are in the timeline, but that takes a LOT of commitment. 😵‍💫

The Scraps have this weird gritty YK2 vibe in my head that I have a hard time categorizing. It's not exactly the frutigers, but it's not all grunge either. I even have a pinboard. Like,,,?

🤨👆 waszis? Cuz I been calling it punky cyber-bling.

Anyway, the 2000s thing was super easy to determine and crank up with Scrap Baby, because she has the most locked-in design.

Her strandy hair on model made it hard to draw her highlights flat. I didn't wanna cheap out and make them these big blocks of color one after the other either, because her hair is obviously 80% orange.

It's so dependent on when you think SL takes place, and whether Fnaf1 is before or after,😭 but I KNOW The Split happens somewhere in the late 2000s...I can feel it...

So um, thanks Scott, for being so detial oriented with Baby, let's see Molten Freddy.

I didn't feel like full rendering him. Lol

I like the excuse of Scrap Baby's designed compared to Molty's being that she's more observant of what the people are doing, and wants to fit in with the trends, and Molty's just here for a good time. Lol he's got a few accessories, but that's for their own sake of keeping semblance of who they were, and their own diy physical aid/protection. Not much style. Mostly comfort. Both of them got dressed up at a car junkyard.

So I always wondered why he had the molten metal thing and Ennard didn't, considering people's reasoning for that being the amount of remnant. So, that can't be it. My reasoning is that most of their cooling system was Baby's, so when they kicked her out, that put them at a larger risk of overheating. I like to think of it being something that's triggered by emotion. Like it's their equivalent of an adrenaline rush, but they have a harder time cooling down.

Also he has bear mannerisms, and moves like a snake. His temperature matters for his fluidity though. If he's not all warm enough, he'd move around like a mole. If he is, he can slither around, and be as gloopy as a lava lamp.

☆ミ

[masquayla-the-splendid]

Fun fact, a lot of Fnaf characters got slight remodels over the years. I first noticed this with Chica in UCN, but apparently this goes for a handful of characters, according to people who are like super accuracy experts. It's mainly her eyes and head, as far as I can tell.

(Left column is Fnaf1 and the trailer. Right column is UCN and a merch render.)

To further exaggerate the difference I was seeing, I drew. As usual.

I noticed, because the things that were changed were the things that initially creeped me out, which is also the reason she's like my second favorite.

[masquayla-the-splendid]

<- So I wrote. 🤭

I may ramble...

I had fun with this one, especially the score. For once, I hit "record" and played the notes on my keyboard instead of playing with ideas on my keyboard and then clicking in each note in the midi track. Improvising seems daunting at first, but you literally just pick a key signature and play any of the notes in the scale in random order and spacing. I think everyone knows what makes a good sound, it's just you gotta learn how to do it yourself. Gaining confidence through failure is the hard part. Figure that's what keeps a lot of people from pursuing any performative art of expression. The witnesses being scarier than the faceplant. ┐(ﾟ～ﾟ)┌

Anyway, you know I'd kill to have the official soundtrack's instruments, but there's some charm in using the GreatValue versions. The whole idea of using sounds or reiterating songs from the game comes from the Mario cartoons lol. It's an immersive detail that I always liked. The soundtrack to those shows weren't being made on an NES, so they just did their best to make the instruments video-gamey. (Though, a square wave is like the most simple computer sound to create.) There's just a level of flattery when you can tell they're working with what they got. That's what I did with that Low Bell™️, the submarine radar sound, and the fact that every time Ballora is on-screen there's some form of waltz or music box.

As for the actual narrative contents 😮‍💨, I'm glad I spun in it the direction I did! Ballora and FunFoxy are portrayed as sort of a duo in my take, if you've seen my previous scenes. I was worried Jeane (the ghost inside FunFoxy,) was gonna be the least written, because FunFoxy himself doesn't have much official characterization compared to the other three, thus making it harder to build a dynamic off of. BUT! While I was drawing, I remembered this:

And I realized I was drawing Jeane's spectral forme with much detail for the point in time, and I thought oh! What if she's just way more strong-willed? Like FunFoxy's actually kind of an introvert, and his 'pompous theater kid' persona is literally just performative. It'd make a nice contrasting dynamic between the two, and he learns bravery before he gets scooped. Like he gets this huge ego boost over catching Mike. I also like to think he drags it on to distract the both of them from the fact that Ballora's getting scooped.

Ballora's ghost, Donna, however, is at a very late stage of remnant recycling. This is because she "doesn't pretend." She does whatever she can to call for help when she's rented out, the people think she's malfunctioning, and then it's off to the scooper. Also she's crying in this scene because Baby's trash talking her in her last moments being a semi-individual.

If I had to list them off, in terms of how put-together they are, most to least, it'd go: Baby, Foxy, Ballora, Freddy. You'd think Baby is at the end, but nah she'd win. Freddy is at the end, because he's the other storage tank bot, and gets rented out the most, (see: the schedule source code thing,) therefore, getting more scoops by default. He's next on list of scenes I gotta write...📝

Also yeah, he's my The Character, but none of them want to be Ennard. What. Would you?

[masquayla-the-splendid]

Bolts4Brains Update 11/26/25

I don't remember what my last update was, but we're approximately at the halfway mark. (;´∀｀)

Working on another Funtime Foxy part.

I passively made a story post on Instagram on it at like 1am, and I did not expect to cook this hard???

I gotta write the scene to this, man. I already wrote a pretty string tugging interaction between FunFreddy and Ballora, but this one would be even worse because of the personal aspect of FunFoxy and his ghost. (*｀ω´*)

I gotta write some lighter scenes too lmao I default to conflict and drama. Angst, if you will.

☆ミ

[masquayla-the-splendid]

Bolts4Brains Update 11/26/25

I don't remember what my last update was, but we're approximately at the halfway mark. (;´∀｀)

Working on another Funtime Foxy part.

I passively made a story post on Instagram on it at like 1am, and I did not expect to cook this hard???

I gotta write the scene to this, man. I already wrote a pretty string tugging interaction between FunFreddy and Ballora, but this one would be even worse because of the personal aspect of FunFoxy and his ghost. (*｀ω´*)

I gotta write some lighter scenes too lmao I default to conflict and drama. Angst, if you will.

☆ミ

[masquayla-the-splendid]

Hii, I want to start off with how much I adore your work and i am greatly excited for the finished product of bolts4brains !!! Your designs for the sister location animatronics are very inspirational to me & have helped me improve as a character designer and artist myself :^)

By any chance, will you ever possibly release your character design sheets/notes/full bodies for the other animatronics, such as your bidybab & electrobab one, and that (extraordinarily helpful) ennard guide ?

GYAHAHAHABZBEHWEEHEE THANKS MAN ﾟ+.ﾟ(*´∀`)bﾟ+.ﾟ

Okay so Imma be honest, I usually just wing it. Like I'll probably draw a couple of rough sketches to get the hang of the character, and then I figure it out as I go. (´ﾉω；`) The Bidybab one just turned out really good, so I made it its own drawing.

I do however have a character line up from a couple years ago!

It's a lil different than how I draw them now. If anything, Funtime Foxy's the most unchanged.

I have one of the Nightmares. The only ones that have changed are Nightmare Foxy and Nightmare/Fredbear. I give them all a ratty plush motif as opposed to their unnatural Minecraft withering patterns.

Nightmare Fredbear this year, for comparison. (*notice how details on their design alone affect everyday objects. As seen here, Fredbear's photo album is raggedy and torn because of his lethal digits.)

And here's one of the classics that I did for Paranormal Powerhouse. Well. It was really for general purposes, but it came in handy.

(Yikes. I'd redo the shading if I really felt like it.)

I'm an ancient fan, so ofc I gravitate towards purple Bonnie, but purple leaning on pink???? Ugh no way. I tend to keep Bonnie's colors muted in order to achieve the ambiguous blurple. Decided against Foxy's tail. If anything, I'd probably add it to Withered Foxy. My Withereds designs have extra fur/feathers going on, so when they get refurbished into the classics, it sells the idea of them losing more and more of themselves.

I don't think I have any recent drawings of the Marionette, but I haaaate when artists give him a dumbbell body. It just don't sit right for some reason, and exaggerating features is like, what I do. (´～`；) Notable differences in how I draw him is the eye shape. Never got the hang of that weird almond shape, so I just made him smile with his eyes. I also draw his peets like lil nubby hooves. Makes for a more believable walk cycle.

WAIT a minute I lied I DO have a recent Puppet. You can also get a better look at what I meant by "extra fur/feathers."

I am OUT of slots for pictures, so I hope these are somewhat useful for your endeavors. 🙏

Other things I think about when adaptating a Fnaf in my style is putting myself in the mindset of what my style is based on. Since Fnaf is a video game, it very easily fits under the category of video game cartoons, of which there are a handful of from the 80s-90s. It's a real mixed bag on how accurate they are to source material, and it all depends on the game's premise and relevance, and the studio making the show. Overall, you're looking at slight changes for the animators sake, and/or your references are limited, (that's why my Electrobab is blue,) and some room for error. I don't limit myself to this genre though, I like to stay near late 40s animation quality, and I'm quite fond of the awkward jankiness of the 2000s learing curve of digital 2D animation. Rankin-Bass also has some unique visual inspo.

☆ミ

[small-lightning]

I am filled with unbelievable amounts of joy......these are so awesome, holy peakness... thank you so much for your insight & guides :^) I will most definitely take to heart what you have shared <33

[danealighieri]

my ennard design for a dsaf au (danesaf) !!

i hope you find this as delightful as i do

[stabbetartestercraft]

SHE'S EMPTY AND SO BEAUTIFUL I'LL KEEP HER HERE WITH ME!

[javaskullz]

Childhood fave

[daily-grian]

“DID YOU THINK YOU COULD ESCAPE? YOU’RE NOT EVEN SAFE IN YOUR OWN SMP-”

[mismess]

*They Might Be Giants voice* Hi, your head's on fire.

[doodlefright-art]

cricket actually have a consistent design for a fnaf character challenge

[emosyzoth]

normal. normal core

[gentlebliss]

jeff the rapper

[gentlebliss]

[gentlebliss]

guys stop its not funny anymore im scared stop i dont wanna talk about this anymore

[emilygaming]

I think it’s really important that everyone here know that I made a sentient subway sandwich tonight in spore

I even ended up figuring out how to add some spinach and turkey slices

[avianreptiles]

OKAY HEAR ME OUT

Eldritch Darkstalker