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Giftmas for my friends and peeps 2025

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone I hope yall had an amazing day/ night depending on timezone and happy to give yall gifts. ^o^

Although I’m gonna be pretty much busy celebrating with my family irl on Christmas at most part so yea also I hope everyone also have a nice day/ night to those who doesn’t celebrate holidays as well Keep being amazing and I hope you all keep going with drawing journey and amazing lores love you all ^w^

- 💠🎨Mercy🎨💠

Valfrey: @gethoce

Moxie: @artxeevee

Rainbow Dee and Sir Dragato AU: @cali-kabi

Adult Kirby: @quanblovk

Fettuccine belongs to @kachikirby

Candy belongs to @hermitcrabstar

Meta knight and Mari belongs to @ledgends-of-the-stars

Comet knight belongs to @kittenvirus

King Fisher Pelles Patchwork belongs to @kirbybecomesastarwarrior

Mira belongs to @consume-teeth

Kirby, Bandana Dee and TU Robobot Armor human version belongs to @technicianlearner

Ajak belongs to @m0n0morph

Lady Astra belongs to @sticker-star4

From: @karolldr1

To: @artxeevee

Hello! Here lies a bunch of entries I did for Art Fight 2025.

The only ones I'll be showing are ONLY ARTWORKS, not character designs I gifted over. Also, the artwork has to include at least one Tumblr user to be considered viable to be part of the list. Got that? Good!

@someamateurartist , hippo986 on Toyhouse, introtomayhem and KarlosArt.co on Instagram

@forestguardianstudios , @somethinginworl , @snowthedemonfox , @lasercharger

@blrbzz

@fortnitebeast52

@yesanartblog

@ransewarrior

@quanblovk

@boa35

@levichouphys

@mercyillustrator

@ceoofmetagala

@faerieaxel

@solarisaeon and @poppybros-jr

@artxeevee

hippo986 on Toyhouse (again) and @hannaglameow

@twizaaaaa

@shxoti

@zombiecicada

@ignisiumz

@waddledoodledee

@maybeher0

@rockium-z

fortnitebeast52 (again)

someamateurartist (again)

Headed by @deafeninggardenerpanda

Moderated by @starrveria , @gemapples , and @starflungwaddledee

Masterpost:

What is it? and how it works

The in-depth rundown

Sign-up sheet (closes November 15th)

Click the links to be directed to the corresponding post. Send an ask or a message if you have any other questions.

Other announcements: Welcome one and all! Whether it's your first time here or you're a veteran Santa, we're happy to have you! This event will run about the same as previous years. Due to this event's yearly run, we're asking returning participants to specify additional information on their sign-up form in order to avoid reassigning the same people.

Holy cow this is gonna be a LONG post

character: Emma by @purplemageddom

I was listening to Vending Machine of Love (banger song I highly recommend it) and the urge to draw something bubbly and pink took over soooo-

Emma has a really great desgin! and it was a blast to draw her!1! her colors are all absolute eyecandy to look at and im really proud of how the soda gradient turned out!1!1! >:3

Character: Colby by @porcelainclash

MY REVENGE!1!1!!!1!

i knew i had to get them back for the Salem art (since i was brainrotting over him) so i exploded mech with a slightly lazy thing

Colby is a very silly guy and i wish him the best with his robot children

(also Lavender is there ig.../silly)

Character: Snenom by @crypticscarecrow

sooo this is where the burnout came in and i came up with a plan to fight it back

that plan being to stick in my comfort zone and by my comfort zone i mean Prince AHiT

my plan was to bookmark every Snatcher/Prince AU i saw and collect those twinks like pokemon cards but it didn't work out QwQ

but hey! at least i got to draw Snenom! ive been wanting to draw this guy for a while now and i finally did!1!

Characters:

Stitches by @artxeevee

Bucket, Pyre, and Tammy by @corrupted-tale

Subconite OCs by @gaysheep

Indigo and Luna by @kirotuffenuff

Ani_ by @mothhue

Salem Kosotpoulos by ME!1!1! (the brainworms are real...)

MASS ATTACK TIME YEEAAHH!1!1!1!

ok so i was talking with my friend about how i was stressing coming up with Mass Attack ideas (the mad scientist and Lavender ones didnt work out) and while "collecting those twinks like pokemon cards" i kept seeing a few subconite OCs and got an idea

this idea fused with OC brainrot and thus i made this

Salem looks a lot like Snatcher right? (it was very intentional-)

well heres a group of subconites mistaking the poor guy for their boss while Salem desperately tries to tell them he isn't the giant ghostly murder snake

i had a lot of fun drawing all these guys and tried to make each one as clear as possible even though i ran out of space for a few QwQ

character: Heni "Kidd" Hattori by @chipistrate

welcome to part 2 of "Witch tries to fight burnout with the power of their biggest special interest" Hat Kid addition! (this plan also failed-)

the concept for this AU is incredibly silly and i WISH i read more of the description instead of just giving it a glance before drawing I COULD'VE COOKED SO HARD I LOVE MAGICAL GIRLS1!1!1!

well theres always next year... >:3

either way this design was a VERY welcome break from drawing a ton of complicated designs and stuff im not familiar with

Hat Kid is always fun to draw and this version of her is so silly111!

Characters: Kassie, Elaine, Daniel, and Jorden all by @hplonesomeart

RAAHHHHHH I LOVE THE R.I.P GANG!1!1!1!

ok let me be normal for second:

hi im someone who has i ridiculous obsession with Halloween, the paranormal, monsters, curses, and symbolic character arcs

EVERYTHING ABOUT THESE CHARACTERS I AM INSANELY NORMAL ABOUT

also AROACE REP!1!!1! I LOVE SEEING AROACE REP!1!1! LETS GOOOOOO

all these guys have such good designs and i wish i could've locked in and done full colors on all of them but my hand wanted to kill me so i didn't take the risk

HOWEVER not having to deal with colors or shading means i can do funky background stuff and focus more on unique composition and lineart color stuff!1!1!

so really it just helped make it cooler!1! (at least to me-)

anyways if you write or draw or do anything with these characters im shaking you and shaking you and shaking you and shaking you and shaking you and shaking you and shaking you an-/silly/pos

Character: Vesper by @icykosmo

WE'VE REACHED THE LAST MINUTE REVENGES1!!11! IM KILLING YOU FOR THAT SCOOPS ART/silly/pos

ok but in all seriousness vesper is so COOOOLLLLLL i love animal shapeshifters sm!1!1!

also MORE AROACE REP!!1!11 YEEAAHH DEMI!!11!!

also "gee i sure wonder why i like the cat witch hmmm its a mystery"/silly

Character: Vivi by @spookyhollow1308

FINALLY DREW ONE OF YOUR GOOBERS RAAAAHHHHH

Vivi is o CUUUTTEEE1!1!!! and even though i messed up on the spots im still happy with how this turned out!1!1!

Character: Rara Rabbit by @hueyacc

killing more people for drawing Scoops/silly

Rara is a very silly goober and i was originally gonna draw their human form however the voices took over and i did this instead-

...

Turbo-Tastic!

Character: Cotton by o0Benzene0o

i dont have much to say other than how FREAKING ADORABLE COTTON IS and how much i adore her colors but i had a lot of fun trying to draw big sparkly shojo eyes :3

character: SD-K by DragonCaty

again not much to say for this one ouside of C O L O R S/pos but hey i love drawing murder Drones and K is very cool!1!

Character: Morgana by @flowey-hatter

once again-again not much to say (trying to conserve my typing energy) but awesome colors, awesome hair, awesome character, and bampire :3

Character: Ascii by eggtoasty

OK LAST ATTACK OF THE SEASON TIME TO GO FERAL

I LOVE ASCII1!11!!1! I LOVE HER SM1!1!1!1! HER COLORS ARE AMAZING, HER DESIGN IS SO COOL, MAD SCIENTISTS ROCK!1!1 I HAD AN ABSOLUTE BLAST DRAWING HER AND THIS WAS AN AMAZING WAY TO SEND OFF ARTFIGHT!1!1!

however this is only my 2nd favorite piece my favorite is...

Character: Circuit by @mothhue

CIRCUIT MY BELOVED!1!1!!

/platonic

WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN?

HI YES, IM NORMAL ABOUT MY COOL AWESOME SWAGGER BESTIE'S CHARACTERS THANK YOU VERY MUCH/silly

CIRCUIT IS SO COOOLLLL IVE SAID IT A MILLION TIMES BUT ITS TRUE

HER LORE IS SO SWAG AND IM EATING IT AND RIPPING APART IN MY TEETH

since this was revenge for THIS AMAZING MASTERPIECE i knew i had to go all out AND IT WAS SOOOOO WORTH IT

the body horror and blood was ridiculously fun to draw as always (i have a problem-) and once again: CIRCUIT IS JUST REALLY FUCKING COOL AND AWESOME AND SWAG AND FUN TO DRAW!1!1!!1!!

im usually against over complimenting my own art cuz i dont wanna get an ego BUT THIS IS THE EXCEPTION I LOVE HOW THIS TURNED OUT SM I COOKED I DID AMAZING!1!1!

also for the sillies heres some additional doodles i did to practice drawing them because every other time i drew her was from memory

also to wrap up this post i would like to take a moment to honor Sparky Sunstain for being the BIGGEST LOSER this year with a grand total of 0 ATTACKS in her name, everyone slow clap shes truly such a bitch that no one drew her lmao

on the other hand i would like to congratulate Lavender Stein for not only getting the most attacks this year but also being featured in a REALLY SWAG MASS ATTACK you go girl

AND WITH THAT

ARTFIGHT 2025 ART POST IS COMPLETE HOLY SHIT THAT WAS A LOT-

uhhh it would be really swag if anyone reading this reblogged instead of liked becuase it helps spread my art to more people and also my hands hurt from typing so much that i would really like this post to do well QwQ

Round 2 of Batches for Art Fight

ACK, I forgot to post these 2nd batches cause I been sick from 2 weeks and art block which messed up my schedule a bit sorry to keep you waiting ^^’ but luckily I’m better and able to draw others from past couple days plus I had a lot of fun with drawing so far cause everyone OCs, gijinka AU are amazing and phenomenal ^^ - 💠🎨Mercy🎨💠

Camellia the Seedrain belongs to @cali-kabi

Moxie belongs to @artxeevee featuring my OC Lady Nebula having a picnic

Sir Uther belongs to @quanblovk

Castella belongs to @itsquakey

Kirby Batamon belongs to @somethinginworl

Tiff and Tuff AU belongs to @gethoce

THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR IN KIRBY'S BIRTHDAY COLLAB!

Organizing an event of this magnitude and in this format was somewhat of a new experience for me, I must admit. The road was a bit bumpy even with all the precautions I took, but we made it in the end! I am proud to present you all the fruits of our collective labors - this collage.

(The full image is too big to be uploaded to Tumblr, but you can click on the link under the image to see the full version uploaded to Google Drive! Trust me, it's worth it.)

Most importantly, this all couldn't have been done without the help of these wonderful people. This year we amassed 72 participants, with 119 characters total drawn. Roll the credits, and (hopefully) see you all next year!

-Mod May

@chocokeyboard - Coo @lady-zephyrine - Mine, Nyupun, Vividria, Dark Matter Swordsman, Dark Crafter @matadede-good - Traitor Magolor @skitty-kirby - Sword Knight, Blade Knight

@sonyodreams - Dark Meta Knight, Squeakers @starstruck358 - Taranza @somethinginworl - Ribbon @technicianlearner - Robobot Armor, Captain Waddle Doo @thease2096 - Kracko, Ice Dragon

EYO! IT'S FINALLY HERE AND EVERYONE DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB ON THE MAJORITY OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE COLLAB! This is my first time in a collab like this and I'm really glad that I get to be a part of this! And also, big thanks to the host, May, who has put this all together and is a beast on powering through the background!

This is my part that I did Dark Mind (he should be on the top left-ish of the piece!) and I like how it turned out! I am loving the fact that it's in the spectrum of those who are just so done with being at the party, lmao!

From: @deafeninggardenerpanda

To: @artxeevee

Message from Santa: "'And the Clouds Part for Us!'

@deafeninggardenerpanda

OH MY GOODNESS, OH MY GOODNESS. OUT OF ALL OF THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE OF THIS SECRET SANTA EVENT — YOU, ONE OF THE MODS AND THE ONE HOSTING THE EVENT, HAVE BEEN MY SANTA TO BAMBOOZLED ME THIS ENTIRE TIME??? Like, this is such an honor (to me anyways that I really was not expecting this)??? HELLO?!?! This is seriously an amazing surprise and warm welcome by this being my first time. ;0; Usually I would have crying cat meme reactions at the ready, but I ended up up making a quick yet lil doodle of Moxie fawning in her own way; at this gift art. BUT, I do yap below to gush about this too, because I know the 30 tags limit will just cut me off on sight. XD

From: @artxeevee

To: @dddesc (Tumblr2)

Message from Santa: "Hiya! I'm Rook and I'm your Secret Santa! I gotta admit, not only that your wishlist has such fun prompts for me to do relating to the kirbyverse anime of Dedede and Escargon (DDD in that version is iconic that I so validly support), but also, you have such a cool artstyle especially how shaped your human gijinkas are of the sillies from your Tumblr's. I ended up locking in on the winter-related prompt you have, because the two snow-heavy episodes are a couple of my few personal favorites that I found myself having a blast working on this piece and yet another rewatch of the series so I thank you for that! If I had more time, I would have made another art through 'A Toast to the Great Gatsby' meme of Dedede for the New Years, lmao! 

THE FACT THAT YOU PUT IT AS YOUR WINTER DESKTOP BACKGROUND, IS THE BIGGEST COMPLIMENT TO ME, AAAAAAAAAA!!! ;-;

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Moderated by @matchamiel , @starrveria , @gemapples , @starflungwaddledee , and @michirikapchiyyy

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