raycatzdraws

[raycatzdraws]

Thanks Wind

#behold!!! #linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu wind #lu hyrule #102821 #wip??? #it was meant to be a comic but who knows at this point ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #doodle #Hyrule: what am I looking at? #Wind: BEHOLD!!!! *shakes the fork!!!*

[raycatzdraws]

many boops upon you for your lovely art

!!! >:'D thank you!!!

#asks #april fools #boops upon ye as well!

[raycatzdraws]

Hello! I wanted to ask if in the "Wild and Legend spook each other" Comic Wind is making braided or knotted bracelet or one using kumihimo (bracelet on a disc/round weaving)? I am trying to see what he's making but i am not sure.

Yeah! Wind's making a kumihimo bracelet with a disk. I wanted to give him a craft to work on. At the camp I work at we call these kinds of bracelets / craft project pirate's rope so I thought it'd be fitting. I was wondering if there was a better known name for it though, and yep, it's kumihimo!

For the sake of simplicity I drew circles for the cord. It looks knotted but it's meant to be braided.

Here's the drawing up close again under the read more!

#last year I cut out a bunch of kumihimo disks from cardboard during training #and handed them out as the summer went on #I am still finding them stuffed in the depths of my backpack haha #asks #ray responds

[raycatzdraws]

Local insomniac and amnesiac accidentally scare the ever living daylights out of each other for completely different and very personal reasons.

I like the headcanon that the chain end up sharing and learning each other's songs! (Whether on purpose or by accident in the case of Legend here. It also ties into how Wild knows a bunch of their songs in totk!)

As usual, there's some extras under the read more!

I started coloring and then decided not to! Anyways- Pink Link Pink Link! Wind and Legend are crafting~ Wind's making what I know from camp as a pirate's rope bracelet >:) (though the actual name of the craft is kumihimo!)

#linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu legend #lu wild #lu four #comic #Four as a voice of reason <3 #Four getting to be observant and a bit of a know-it-all <3 #Legend mending clothes <3 #Legend mending WIND's clothes <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[raycatzdraws]

A song that I think fits Hyrule. It's what I'm referencing in my last post, too!

#rays random ramblings #music #delete in a bit #song share! I have a couple songs that I think fit the chain #here's a roolie one #Red Red Red Red! bounce bounce bounce!

[raycatzdraws]

Red Red Red!

Whatever it is about Zelda 1 and 2 that makes artists go absolutely insane with the colors- I am not exempt.

I haven't drawn Roolie with his hat before and OOHHH MY GOSH YEAAAHHHH WOOO HAT!!!!!

#linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu hyrule #this is okay to tag as Zelda 1 & 2 ! #(it's not really one or the other (LU vs gen loz.) kinda both!) #anyways- and I thought my other Hyrule drawing was bright! #colors are so funky! I put down a bright red background and finding the right colors to use over it was.. idek #a bit rough but a good exercise! #because if you eyedrop his tunic here it is not green that's a mud brown. but it LOOKS green on that red #funky stuff #unrelated but it smells like spring outside #and I am glad for it -v-

[raycatzdraws]

Don't mind me, I'm just losing my mind over the fact that one of my fav' artist (YOU) had reblog some of my art 🥹.

I'm Always too scared to talk, so i'm sorry for not interacting much.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH RAY !!!

😭👌 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

aaaa ///;v;/// meeee???

You're one of the people I see regularly in my notes, so thank you for the company. I like to pop in and see what people are up to.

Your header's always stood out to me. The watercolors 💙 I'm glad I found the art it goes with!!! It's such a nice collection of gentle moments which I think is what encompasses one of the things I love most about the chain. Snapshots of each of them enjoying themselves. Existing together and feeling comfortable to be and find themselves in that space. Idk man it's nice. I think you captured each of them well.

The wonderful art in question! Go check it out! I've also seen you draw the whole chain together a few times which is impressive. That's,, ashfjsd that's a lot of guys!

#ray responds #asks #I'm scared to talk as well 'xD #I've been in the fandom for so long yet feel like I've spoken so little to individual people #I do what I can in the notes akshjgfsdf #I recognize so many people though and I'm grateful for you guys #thanks for reaching out

[raycatzdraws]

I'm gonna put this here and then probably make it private but I want to say

There's discussion happening in the LU fandom so if you don't care for that scroll on:

But, I love creating with the LU fandom. I don't create in a void. My work is a conversation. I hope that it inspires you to create, to think, to chat with friends! Thank you to everyone who's shared their art and let me be a part of it, and to everyone who's played a part in mine!

to copy paste something I've said on my main:

isn’t it interesting that there’s Jojo’s LinkedUniverse and then also the LinkedUniverse fandom’s LinkedUniverse? That LU became a conduit through which to examine and compare and contrast Zelda games with this cast of characters as a base? That was their original intention and the fans went “heck yeah!” and ran with it? The LinkedUniverse fandom’s LinkedUniverse is a monster of the week story where everyone contributes, it has hundreds of authors and storytellers all working together and trading tales. It’s a scenario in which Jojo’s LinkedUniverse is both the source material and also just one instance in the larger weave. And the LinkedUniverse fandom’s LinkedUniverse lore deviates from (and is much deeper than imo) that of the original comic mainly because of that 1 person building a thing vs hundreds of people building a thing. And isn’t that so cool? But then also with the decline of the fandom I dunno I feel like the LinkedUniverse fandom’s LinkedUniverse has been dying. Updates would spawn a burst of creativity and multitudes of branching ideas and what-if scenarios explored through art and fic and discussion, building on it, adding it in to pre-existing stories. I feel that activity around updates has been ticking more towards exploring the comic within the context of the comic itself (or just reposting clips), and less within the fandom’s takes on it (not taking that step forward of “yes, and,” and “yes-anding” fanworks as well.) Or not updates in particular, but the state of the fandom is deviating from taking this base and running and sharing to something more controlled and wary? Isolated? The LinkedUniverse fandom is a phenomenon to me. And it’s not something I think should be replicated in regards to other LinkVerse comics but it’s also something beautiful and creative? Like, Jojo to a certain extent has or had lost control of the fandom’s versions of these characters. She made them and we respect her wishes for them but they no longer belong to her? The LU fandom’s LU is a collectively written LinkVerse and exploration of the loz games, using these characters and relationships as a base (which is why I think people mistag by accident so much.) Sure, you could use the characters directly from the games or make your own LinkVerse to explore the relationships between the loz games. However, within the context of the LU fandom, you get the advantage of the template already being there for the character’s personalities, meeting, secrets, and an open ended goal, and these things are understood by a large number of invested people, leading to this huge collaborative project. This is what’s so special about the LinkedUniverse fandom to me. Watching this thing be built and getting to be a contributing piece of it. Maybe it shouldn’t have happened. Like, if something like that were to happen to anything I’ve made I think that’d be really scary. But it’s also something incredible? It’s why I have a hard time accepting it when people say they hate the LU fandom. How could you hate the creativity? The shared stories? What’s been made? Isn’t it incredible? It’s another LinkVerse, in a way, one that belongs to many. I'm frustrated by the instances where people have tried to police the way the characters are written, both within the fandom and towards Jojo’s comic, and the issues in communication, and callout posts asjhfksdf Problems in reconciling the LU fandom’s LU, Jojo’s LU, other LinkVerses, and gen loz. But the phenomenon of the fandom itself, the shared collaborative LU fandom’s LinkedUniverse? I think it’s such a cool thing. I think it’s such a cool way to explore and examine the loz games and craft stories with so many other people. I really enjoy all the LinkVerses that are around now. I don’t think the fandom for LU is something that can be replicated. (or should?) (it’s both something odd and a loss of control for Jojo but also a conduit for an incredible amount of creativity and community.) It’s really interesting to me. It’s really interesting to witness. Or to have witnessed?

and now tired rambling, but,, aaa

What I love about the fandom is seeing ideas and headcanons and art and fic be shared and then built upon. The community projects! The LU Zine. The valentine's day cards! The artist and writer appreciation projects! The weekly polls and prompts from the main LU server! The master door post! Long haired Sky! Tick-tac-toe on Hyrule's forehead! Crop top Roolie! Cheer up buttercup! Seeing small headcanons being adopted into fanon lore and being able to watch that progression. Seeing these tropes develop and being a contributing part of it! It's something we're building together and watching that happen in real time is so special! Again, it's that 1 person building a thing vs hundreds of people building a thing that is so alluring to me.

The creators, and analysis folks, and people who leave comments and nice tags: I see you as my peers! I want to create with you! I'd love to participate in collabs and trades! I haven't been able to be involved as much as I want because of a lack of spoons. But, I admire so many of the people here. Thank you all so much for sharing what you've made! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of it! Thank you for supporting me and my silly ideas for these characters! My art is a conversation and I approach what the LU fandom's made in the same way. It's not content to be consumed. It's an open hand. I'm so grateful to those who have taken it. You've inspired me to create. It's the greatest honor if I'm able to do the same for you. I want to keep making things with you guys.

(To anyone who's made fanart for fic and vice-versa, to anyone's who's seen a headcanon and let the poster know that it's changed how you view the characters, to anyone who's contributed game information to analysis, to those answering asks and doing requests? ya'll are the best keep it up!)

#rays random ramblings #I dunno.. We're in this together! #do hit me up for collabs and send me fic recs #there is so much more I wish I could do! #there are so many fics I want to make art for! #I have so many ideas to share! #if only I could get to all of it #what a way to start a tuesday huh? #lu fandom

[raycatzdraws]

I just wanna say i LOVE how you draw Sky 🫶🫶🫶

Thank you!!!!!

I try to draw him as someone who's kind and always a lil sleepy. His clothing would be soft. Someone who gives really comforting hugs that you can melt into.

#ray responds #asks #oh to be hugged by SkSw Link *sighs* #someone at camp offered to braid my hair once and I could have cried when they were combing through my hair #I want Sky to have the same effect for the chain hahaha

[raycatzdraws]

YEAHHH!!! WAKE'S JOINED THE GROUP LET'S GOOOOO!!!

Sploosh Kaboom doodles with Wake and Loft! Based on a moment from Wumbodorf's co-op Wind Waker playthrough where they beat Sploosh Kaboom first try!

Characters are from @ezdotjpg's comic @bonus-links.

#bonus links #bonuslinks #bonus wake #bonus loft #fanart #loz au #I love Wake I'm so happy to see more of him! #I look forward to what he'll bring to the group dynamic!!! #Wumbodorf's co-op playthroughs are especially fun as a linkverse fan asghjfdsdf a lot of good multi-link shenanigans! #I keep thinking of the Bonus Links when I watch them xD #the minesweeper comment makes it even more fitting for this duo because of the minesweeper minigame in SkSw >:D

[raycatzdraws]

It's not the Minish Cap anniversary, nor is it the anniversaries of either of the Four Swords games. But wouldn't it be funny- Wouldn't it be funny if the character we like to joke is 4'4" whose name is Four was also 4 years old.

Happy Birthday, Four!

#linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu four #or born on leap day

[raycatzdraws]

omg I LOVE all the sky content and overall zelda content you make!! thank you for this beautiful blog, and please enjoy some gremlin sky

Remlits can fly, right? Well, what if throwing them off high places is like the remlit-version of fetch. Anyway, imagine: The Chain portals to Skyloft, Sky is all excited to show everyone his home,

Twi: oh what a cute cat

Sky: awww hi Mia! [proceeds to YEET her off Skyloft]

[chaos and screaming]

Bonus:

Sky: "you guys are overreacting, but fine I'll go catch her" [yeets HIMSELF off Skyloft]

[more chaos and screaming]

THROWING REMLITS BEING THEIR VERSION OF FETCH... THAT'D BE REALLY CUTE ACTUALLY?? and it'd definitely give the rest of the Chain a heart attack, especially if Sky follows after Mia

#reblog #I'm going through my LU tag on my main and #THIS!!!!!!!! #I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THIS #BUT *POINTS* THIS !!!!!!! #it's almost exactly what I drew jhagsfdsjdhf AAAAA? #what's it called when like #something becomes part of your memory to where you no longer know if it's something you came up with or someone else #but yeah Sky playing fetch with the Remlits by throwing them off is like a key headcanon for me omg #my uncle tells stories of a cat that'd visit him and his housemates in college and like- they'd slide the cat across the floor #and the cat would come trotting back so they could do it again #same headcanon given to Mia #toss that cat #but also coming up with the same idea separately. like I wasn't gonna draw the whole chain but Twi definitely would have opinions #if Sky threw a remlit. So I drew Twi ajhsgfdsf #and then threw Sky because there have been a number of posts that talk about Sky jumping off of Skyloft and startling the chain that way #cool to see the same idea come up twice!!! >:D #omg?! #linked universe

[raycatzdraws]

I DIDN'T MEAN TO FALL AAAAAAAA XD

Yeah, they fly!

He's so happy omggg

they fly back to where you picked them up from

#rays random ramblings #ray plays games #delete in a bit #I spoke with instructor Horwell afterwards and he said he's taking care of Mia for the headmaster #does that mean Mia is Zelda's family's remlit??? #wahhh TAT <3 #Mia also chases after Link in Horwell's office it's soooo cuuute #mmm I did not open the game for reference when drawing and am now seeing that the lads are too big on those platforms... #anyways...

[raycatzdraws]

HI HI HI HI HI My initial request prompt was for silly interactions between loz characters and animals. Some requests I've received have gotten off track LMAO. Thank you for sharing your characters and ideas with me! I have so many things I want to draw and a bunch of animal requests still so Imma get to those first. I cannot promise I'll respond to everything or respond in a timely manner 'xD. It's been half a year and I'm still working on those auuuhg They're really fun, though!

Also as a general heads up to everybody- please don't send me links (as in urls lol) without explanation. I don't know if the one I got was from a bot or a person, but it's an immediate block.

To botw/totk headcanon anon, I'm going to hold onto your ask, but also answer it here:

"Headcanon suggestion; between Wild and Tears, Link has gained weight after slaying the Calamity. Zelda comforts him as his body shows that he’s letting himself rest after the scars he carried, the battles he fought, the people he saved."

This is a really wonderful headcanon! I love reading it and seeing it in comics and art. I swear I saw something like this just the other day where Link and Zelda were visiting hotsprings? If someone's also seen it and wants to link to it in the comments that'd be awesome :D This is a headcanon I see in @/gaylactic-fire's and @/the-phantom-peach's art! It's also something @/linked-maze is exploring with their Warriors and I recommend checking out their comic it's really great!

If this is a request for art I have to apologize that it's not something I want to draw at the moment. I had (have?) anorexia and the thought of dwelling too long while drawing with a character that feels,, aah,, it's that Zelda is comforting him, implying that he feels guilty or uncomfortable about his body? It's a feeling that's important to explore through art and writing and I like to see it. It's a comfort to know that I am not alone. But to dwell in that discomfort myself around one's own body, or eating, makes me feel icky, so it's not something I'm going to draw, at least not right now, sorry TvT I've been there myself and it's too easy to fall back into that feeling and remember what it was like when my anorexia was bad so for my own wellbeing I'm not going to.

I do like the headcanon of Link who's gained weight after his adventures and him enjoying his body!

I'm holding on to your ask as a reminder to draw.

(edit: I found the hotspring art I was talking about! It's the same ask, too. Thanks for including me.)

#ray responds #rays random ramblings #long post

[raycatzdraws]

idk if u still have requests open, BUUUT i personally never knew remlits could fly back up and thusly never threw one off skyloft. i was shocked when i saw a clip of someone doing that. maybe that w sky + the links?

YEAH! BYE KITTY!!!

Alternate ending under the read more!

(Twi doesn't know the remlits fly, but he knows Sky can SOOOO

Sky knew what he was getting into xD )

#happy valentines day!!! throw the cat off skyloft! :D #linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu sky #lu twilight #requests #comic #an opportunity to scare Twi HEHEHE #went crazy with this one with the colored comic #I really like your art ///0v0/// uhmm uuu #thank you for the ask!!!!

[raycatzdraws]

sometimes you need to take a moment and lie face down on the floor

#this post is two years old today! #happy valentines day too!!! 💖✨ #linked universe #linkeduniverse #srb

[raycatzdraws]

ribbonwood

#linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu hyrule #(also zelda 1!!! but idk how people would feel about me tagging it since I used Jojo's design?) #(ya'll can always tag my gen loz art as LU (or as any linkverse honestly if it inspires you to think about your favs) and vice versa) #(I want to inspire you to think and create! If you see my gen loz art and want to add that to your headcanons or it changes how you think?? #take it! play with it! invite me to play as well haha!) #(not ocs but like- gen stuff??? ye go for it) #mom walked in and looked at the comic I was working on #so I started rambling about my plans with it and what my peers are working on and how cool it all is and how I want to have more of that #and she said “what a waste of time” #so I got loosey goosey with it :\ #nice exercise to just draw w/o doing guides or being careful #did this in like under 15 minutes! >:D #but anyways #I haven't slept yet so gn! #.. he's holding stuff in the wrong hands!!!! a #look up ribbonwood / redshanks trees! If Hyrule was a tree- this is it #I imagine zelda 1&2's landscape to be california chaparral!!! I'm really passionate about it!!!!! #check out the california chaparral institute's website -> chaparral -> chaparral types #it's Hyrule's Hyrule!