Wintermara's Shenanigans

Demigirl - She/they, Winter/Mara, I like drawing cats :)

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Hub, finally.

So do you ever have the hubris to make three [maybe four. . .] xenofiction projects all involving cats in some way? Yeah. That is the position I found myself in. . .so I finally decided to make a pinned post, a hub if you will, of all my projects and their beginnings!

A Litter's Tale, tag is #a litter's tale: LINK

A parody comic of the Warriors series by Erin Hunter starring the protagonists Patchpaw, Darkpaw, and Violetpaw. Inspired by The Average Adventures of Genericheart by Tessusayshi/Turkyflight.

The Tales of The Counties, tag is #TToTC: LINK

A multimedia project of three new counties learning to survive and form their own cultures in a wide land, following the protagonists Swan, Hound, and Freckle.

Owl School, tag is #Owl School: LINK

A clangen comedy comic following a bunch of housecats abandoned in a haunted highschool. . .even if the only ghost to introduce them is an old woman named Grease. Comicfury Alternative: LINK

Other notes: I made this blog when I was 15-16 and am only keeping the posts PRE 2024 up for archival purposes. Please keep that in mind :)

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your design for @our-clangenwas AMAZING, and I think you should draw more cats!

Thank you! I actually draw cats a lot, I just don't really think to/want to post them to Tumblr half the time. . .I may try and look through some of the recent ones and see if there's any I'd want to post, though!

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DESIGN CONTEST RESULTS

Its time to announce winners!! It was NOT an easy choice to just pick 3 winners, but I have managed... thank you so so so much to everyone who entered, it has been so awesome going through all the entries. I did not expect to get so many!!

REMINDER OF THE PRIZES:

1st place: Your design will be made official! you will be credited upon their first in comic appearance, and on their toyhouse profile! Also a fullbody drawing of one of your characters!

2nd place: Fullbody drawing of one of your characters and a big thank you!

3rd place: a bust drawing of one of your characters and a big thank you!

MESSAGE TO WINNERS: PLEASE DM ME WHAT CHARACTER YOU WANT ME TO DRAW AS YOUR PRIZE! i will get to them as soon as i am able. Turnaround time for winners arts should not be more than a month, but im about to start a new job this monday which may slow things down.

Here we go to the winners, no more messing around!

HAWTHORN

THIRD PLACE ⬇️

@hushclancats i LOVED the fur shapes on this one, and also the colors of the spots! the way the white spots had a lighter pale color under them very much appealed to my eye barls. also the clouds (i did not do a good job of drawing them but) the way they were colored and flowing off the markings was so pleasing!! thank you!!

! SECOND PLACE ! ⬇️

@eepylittlething this idea of the markings coming off in a foggy shadow is SO FUCKING COOL and i love how bristley and hawthorn-y the fur is as well!! your style is lovely and he looks like such a little sneak , i love it! thank you so much for entering!

!! FIRST PLACE !! ⬇️

@fox-blabs this one just captured my heart instantly omg... the awesome hair, the spooky view under the hair, AND THE GHOSTIE FACES IN THE MARKINGS. this guy is so awesome omg this entry gave so much personality to a guy who was def just background fodder but now im so interested in what he has going on i feel inspired to work on his character more, thank you so much and congrats!

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JASMINE

THIRD PLACE ⬇️

@crimsonglare-clangen I love the fire mane so much AND god the shapes are so cool, the dangly cheek fur and the long hair over the face, and then the markings ALSO looking like the cheek fur danglies are good cohesion right there, thank you for entering!

! SECOND PLACE ! ⬇️

@leohnoz The colors here caught my eye first, those blues and purples are SO good. and again with the firey mane SO COOL and those eyelashes are so fire (!!) i love the markings too the simple shapes of them are very appealing!! thank you so much for the entry!

!! FIRST PLACE !! ⬇️

@coolpikachu The colors ohh the colors... i fell in love in an instant.. the design is a little more complicated than id usually do myself but you know what. shes so fucking pretty i dont even mind, its so worth it, the white spots being flower shaped is so good, the soft shapes of the markings, the COLORS the blue/yellow/pink oooooh my goddddddd THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATS

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LILY

THIRD PLACE ⬇️

@nimbusclan this one is nice and simple but so efficient and to the point, and i LOVE the lilypad collar, so freaking cute... the colors are lovely and the collar like his momma's marking is so smart, i really love it, thank you for your entry!

! SECOND PLACE ! ⬇️

@major-monster This design is SO critter i love the froggy eyes a lot, i also love the markings and their little gradient going on, emo bangs lilypad, so awesome.. i also love the pink fishy bits a lot, the subtle accent is so nice! such a cutie, thank you for entering!!

!! FIRST PLACE !! ⬇️

@ghostofdanu THIS WAS SUCH A HARD WIN TO PICK LET ME JUST SAY. but this one i eventually decided i enjoyed drawing the most, and i just love it, i love the tail shape and the cheek shape, i love the lilypad over the eye, i love the markings, i just love it, this design is so soggy and so awesome thank you so much for entering and congrats!!

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My design of Lilypond for @our-clangen's design contest! I would've done the other two, but things came up. I am still immensely happy with this, though!

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Moon 16.10

Warblerstalk: she/her 36m (orange + gray calico)

Ashenkit: he/him 1m (gold + white tabby)

Better read on ComicFury! Support me on Patreon

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Brush Week 2025 Day 3 - Garden

A day late because i took al lof yesterday to just. rest. rest is nice I'd recommend it :)

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Brush Week 2025 Day 2 - Plush

This was fun despite getting VERY carried away during the rendering process, but hey, i ACTUALLY did the body shading I wanted to do yesterday!

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Brush Week 2025 Day 1 - Cosmic

So my comic is still on hiatus because December took me to the back alley and beat me up with a steel chair. HOWEVER. I really really REALLY wanted to do Brush Week 2025 with my silly little object blorbo. So.

This is Cat Treat, a character I've had since July of 2019 and have been utilizing in Roleplays and Art for. that same amount of time. Wow that was a long time ago.

ANYWAY she is my mannequin for this challenge, since i also wanted the added challenge of doing the outfit designs for a very simply shaped character.

I also added the wips and doodles as some bonus content, and because I wanted to draw as much as I could, for funsies :)

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OCCCtober Day 1: Pumpkin Patch

So. Working on Owl School is not going to plan, due to every possible factor of life refusing to let me use my drawing tablet. HOWEVER, I wanted to work on the challenge @cccdiscord is hosting and remembered I have a power that I have not utilized in years. Pencil and Paper.

So here is Blue Cheese by a pumpkin patch :)

I may also post a writing expansion to this at some point. we'll see :)

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Clangen Ask Game V2

I had some questions I wanted to edit, some I wanted to add, so here’s round 2 of the Clangen Ask Game! Most are phrased in reference to clangen comics or fan writing, but this can apply to whatever clangen/clangen-adjacent media you create!

For the cats, please include a cat you’d like to answer

🎨 Favorite Hobbies?

🌙 Heavy or light sleeper, what are their dreams like?

🐀 Favorite Prey?

🌿 Favorite herb?

🎉 Favorite Holiday/Seasonal Event?

👯 Wild circle of friends, or a few close ones? Who’s their best friend?

🌳 What does their family tree look like?

⚡️Special powers or abilities?

🌷Quirks or other mannerisms?

🎯 What do their life goals look like? Deputy, Leader, Medcat, a family?

🏠 Would they ever consider becoming a kittypet?

🐾 What do they think of nearby clans/groups?

🪲What do they value the most?

🌲Favorite location on the territory?

🌧️ Favorite weather?

🧹 Favorite and least favorite clan task/chore/patrol?

🙀What do they fear the most?

✨ What is their relationship with StarClan like?

🍀Secret they’re hiding?

For the clan

🏞️ How did your clan start?

📜 How does your clan’s warrior code differ from other clans?

🎭 Does your clan have any specific traditions, rituals, or holidays?

🌌 Does your clan believe in StarClan, or another sort of afterlife?

💥 What’s the most dramatic event in your clan’s history?

🗿 Does your clan have any important or physical artifacts they keep?

🗣️ Which cat is the biggest gossip in the clan?

👑 Your leader and deputy disappear into thin air, who takes over?

⚔️ Who is the best and worst fighter in the clan?

🐾 Best and worst hunter?

🌟 Which cat has the strongest StarClan/Dark Forest connections?

🔮 Which cat is the most superstitious?

⚰️ What are your clan’s death rituals?

🛡How does your clan choose new deputies?

🌠 Are there any cats in your clan who don’t believe in StarClan?

🐱 Who are some of the cats outside the clan, and what is the clan’s relationship with them?

💔 Which cats have the most complicated relationship with each other?/make you go feral?

🎆What do omens/messages from StarClan look like to your cats?

For the World

🗺️ What does the territory look like? Any unique landmarks?

🐇 What are typical prey you’d find in the territory? Rare or unusual prey?

🐺Typical predators?

🦌 Are there animals that the clan can’t or won’t hunt?

🏘️ What is the twoleg activity like?

⚠️ Are there any dangerous areas cats have to avoid?

🏵Areas that are considered cursed or sacred? Your clan’s equivalent to Moonstone/Moonpool?

🌋 What sort of natural disasters happen here, any that have significantly changed the landscape?

❄️ What is the most challenging season for your clan?

🪴What herbs are most important to your med cats? Rare or magical herbs unique to your world?

🪵 What natural resources does your clan collect for tools, rituals, decoration, etc.?

For the Author

✍️ What inspired you to make your clangen comic/ other media?

⏩ How far ahead do you play in clangen? How far ahead do you draw/write?

📝 What do your notes look like?

⏳ What sort of deadlines or rituals do you follow to keep yourself on schedule?

⛔️How long are you planning on making your comic? For as long as you feel like it, or is there a set end?

🎲 How close to “canon” clangen RNG do you follow?

🔄Do you let clangen fully control names, or do you interfere? Where do you get inspiration for names for warriors and kittypets?

❔Do you have any suggestions for people looking to start their own clangen blogs?

💘 Any cats you ship? Any non-canon/crackship/oddball pairs?

™️Who is your saddest little guy?

😻Which cat would you steal to be your kittypet irl?

🐈 Are there any characters currently based on your irl pets?

🌀Out of context spoilers/WIP?

🏔Lore you’ve been wanting to share but haven’t gotten a chance to?

✏️Who’s your favorite character to draw/write?

❤️ Which character does the audience seem to love that you weren’t expecting?

🌍 What are some of your irl inspirations for the lore/worldbuilding of your comic?

💭 Fan theories or headcanons you love? How much does audience interaction change the events of the comic?

🤝 If you could collab with any other clangen creator (or just want to shout out your favorites), who would it be?

This also might just be me, but be sure to give your favorite creators time to draw or write their responses! Don’t be discouraged if it takes a minute

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DOING THIS ASK GAME FOR MY CLANGEN COMIC OWL SCHOOL

Decided to use this ask game as a way to bide time until I actually work on Owl School again [or rather, until the next update releases on Tumblr.]

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Artfight!!!

while I wait to have the mental capacity to work on Owl School again, I wanted to show some attacks I got this past Artfight of the cast! I am genuinenly so thankful to everyone who drew art of any of my ocs this year!

@ranchclan

@runeclangen

@our-clangen

@eveningclangen

Next post will probably be the three mass attacks I made, and some posts relating to TToTC, and then the next moon of Owl School. Thank you all so much for your patience for the past month <3

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So. I forgot I can, indeed, post some of AF attacks on tumblr. Anyway, Slugpelt from PATFW.

Character is from @barrenclan

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❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 HAPPY PRIDE 2025 FROM THE CLANGEN COMMUNITY! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

This year I had the very high honor of co-hosting the Clangen Creator Community’s first pride event with Relgnira of @direclan, and I couldn’t be more grateful. With background art drawn by the wonderful and incredibly skilled @coffeecats900 of @bristleclanismissing, this truly turned out absolutely amazing and I’m extremely grateful for all her help. Please go check out Coffee’s work and shower her with all your love and appreciation <3 I really couldn’t have pulled this off without either of you guys, thank you so much! <3

With a total of 55 entries, all of this comes from the Clangen Creator Community discord server! It’s been so wonderful getting to share pride month with all of you. Every now and then I almost got a lil teary-eyed whenever I stopped to think about all these different artists coming together in one big community to celebrate queerness, freely and proudly. You guys have made such a wonderful and welcoming community, and I’m so happy to be apart of it. I can’t wait to do it all again with you guys next year, hopefully bigger and louder than ever before!!

Happy pride month you guys, and thank you <3

Credit to all the contributing artists and their participating clans under the cut:

@aphidclan-clangen (you are here!) / @shelter-clangen

@the-lostclan

@eveningclangen

@kcsparkclan

@noteclan

@the-rise-of-chimeraclan / @whispering-in-the-woods / @dreamclan-clan-gen

@wtclangen

@playgroundclan

@jumbleclangen

@wintermaractus

@runeclangen

@dustclan-clangen

@haven-clan-blog

@sootclan

@stoneclangen

@featherclan

@jumalanpelko

@whothemosskeeps

@skygur0

@moonstone-draws

@falling-wisteria-clangen

@direclan

@hillclan-ruins

@whimsy-clangen

@ask-graveclan

@shiftingvalley

@flickerclan-blog

@leopardusk

@birchclancomic

@canyonclan-gen

@amazonsclan

@tidalclan

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All of my pieces for the event! The first four are from my current Clangen comic Owl School, while the last one is from a future comic/story I am planning to make in the future!

This was so fun, and I hope to partake again next year!

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Prologue 6

And the end of the prologue. . .yeah, that patrol rolled as a fail, and Ashley isn't the nicest cat out there. Oh, and ghost's become darker when they're angry in the Owl School universe!

I will be taking a one week break from making pages, and then get right back to it, however. . .asks for Owl School are now open! You can ask anyone in the cast a question :)

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Prologue 5

Sludge and Volt's introductions! This also is the first patrol I did, it's just shown later in the comic for pacing reasons.

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Prologue 4

Probably the page I am the least happy with, but I am glad to introduce Mari Mouse and Fudge Brownie :D

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Prologue 3

Our first full cast shot woo!