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hi @nlg734, i'm your @natsume-ss secret santa this year!

my goal was to incorporate your likes of found family and natsume + youkai interactions into a short comic featuring little fox bc i thought they'd be a great fit for those themes! it's a simple narrative with very little context but i hope its meaning comes across all the same ❤️

Merry Christmas Leda @natsuni-ghostmoon . I was your Secret Santa @natsume-ss this year!

I had so much fun making this watercolor collage. For the prompt I went with soft/warm and sleepover.

I found the pillow fight screenshot in the "I drink and watch anime" blog below about how much they liked season 5. (Link below cut). At first I was kind of nervous trying to do so many humans. But I am glad I was able to step out of my comfort zone and am happy with how it turned out.

I traced the images on my light pad, water colored them, cut them out and then glued them all together. (In process picture below cut). I hope it arrives safely : )

I love this so much I don't even know where to start!

Your drawing is so detailed and well made. It gives such a cozy christmas feeling! The christmas tree is so pretty with the lights and decorations🎄

You managed to add my absolute favourite characters, Madara, Hinoe, Chobi, Misuzu and the mid-ranks. They all make such a nice group! I love how they peacefully and with joy interact with eachother in your drawing <33

Them decorating Madara and Misuzu is just such a funny and iconic idea. I wonder how long he'll put up with it for Touko-san's eggnog 😆

I love Chobi's dragon form and how he flies in the air! 🐉

The colours and brushstrokes are so perfect and really brings everything to life!

Merry Christmas @mintchocolateteacats ! 🎅🎄

I was delighted to find out that i am your secret santa this year too ✨

Here is a drawing of Nyanko, Reiko and Takashi having a teaparty together. Maybe they are in wonderland?

I chose to use your alternate universe prompt where i was inspired by the Fragment of Dreams OVA.

Hope you like it! 🫶

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I love it!!!!! The wonderland theme is absolutely delightful. It reminds me of how many shows that I love have an Alice in Wonderland crossover episode <3. I can't believe i get TWO pretty drawing <3 <3

I love how very expressive and in character all 3 of them are. Reiko's pose is positively dripping with attitude, Takashi has such a soft and thoughtful expression and Nyanko looks absolutely content. He gives off such old man vibes both in the show and with his expression.

I think nyanko's soft bunny tail and extra bunny ears are soooo cute. The blue coloring on Reiko's dress is gorgeous. The water color effect you chose for the top picture with really gives it a soft surreal feeling. You actually inspired me last year with the same beautiful effect. I bought a set of watercolors and have been practicing with them < 3

I also don't know if you intended this, but the way you used colors gives the whole piece a very balanced and deliberate look. All 3 characters have black accents. Two black bows on Reiko. Two red bows Nyanko and Takashi. Green vest and green hat stripe for Takashi go together and bring some of the greenery down below into the top half of the picture. Similarly the purple on Takashi's hat at the top paring with the pretty purple flowers in the bottom left. Takashi isn't in a chair, but his brown stripped pants have some of the chair color. <3

The second gift/picture with Tamami, Hakuhi, Nyanko and Tanami looks like it could be straight out of an episode opening or ending. I think it was such a good idea to pair Alice and Wonderland with the Fragment of Dreams OVA.

I thought it was cool that you changed the coloring effects to be more solid/anime like. It feels crisp, especially with so many small details and points of interest. I love all the small red accent on the playing cards, deserts and Nyanko's bow. Tamami having red shoes ties all the red back to the center of the image and to her. The striped leggings are so fun. They remind me of an optical illusion which is perfect with all the objects, floating, spilling around her as she is falling. Takashi in the demure and elegant black butler suit made me giggle. Nyanko with his glasses is absolutely perfect I really like how it looks like he is going to jump right out the screen at me. Love the bow and watch making Hakui the white rabbit. Perfect since Tamami entered the forest searching for him to return the ring.

First, I want to clear out a misunderstanding. The second picture is NOT my artwork. It’s actually a frame from the anime itself. I now realize that I wasn't clear about it in the comment and I am sorry. I hope you will still enjoy it!

Although i wish i could draw that well, all cred goes to the amazing animation studio for that one !(^o^)! If only they could hear your kind feedback!

So happy you like the colors, and it’s awesome that you started practicing watercolors last year! I hope it’s been going well and that you’re enjoying it. I’d love to see your art, so feel free to DM me if you ever want to share <3

@idak04 happy holidays, i was your @natsume-ss this year! you mentioned liking the dogs' circle's antics so here they are (with a few friends) all tuckered out after a long day of fun and games ❤️

i hope you like it, and have a happy new year!! 💖

The idea of Natsume being in the middle surrounded by his yokai friends is so heartwarming🥰 I bet theyve had tons of fun!

Im impressed that you managed to include so many characters, theyre such cuties<33 You really captured their personalities by the expressions and way of resting/sleeping, using Madara as a soft pillow (Im jealous).

Omg Misuzu using Madaras fur as a blanket while grinning😁 Love it! The little fox sleeping curled up just like foxes do is so cute too🦊

Thanks for letting another one of my favs Hiiragi join in! I like how shes sitting a bit further away, but is still close to the others. Its so like her!✨

Merry Christmas! @apolocelot I was your Secret Santa for @natsume-ss. I was super excited that you said you like Nyanko-Sensei 💖 a lot as well! I had so much fun making this and hope you like it.

I have always thought it was very pretty how Japanese Kimonos use lots of different patterns to make a beautiful ensemble. So I tried mimicking that with cutting out different patterned paper to make Nyanko-Sensei. I had fun picking out pretty patterned paper at the store for the 1st larger one.

Merry christmas @mintchocolateteacats !! Here is my gift for you🎄🎅

I chose to go with a crossover where Gin from Hotarubi no Mori e hangs out with Natsume and Nyanko \ (•◡•) /

And here I also had the chance to make both the boys silver haired like in the manga, but i drawed Natsume blond for ✨variation✨

Hope you like it!

@idak04 Thank you so much for the lovely Secret Santa gift. This is such a fun crossover and I adore how they are wearing each other's masks and mirroring their hands.

I love how you captured Gin's mischievous grin and Natsume's soft and happy facial expression fits him so well!

I want to give all three of them hugs. But for obvious reasons I would give Gin's hug to Nyanko-sensei (I would totally go Taki and hug that cat in excess if I had half a chance.) The squid Nyanko sensei is eating is a cool touch because it is just like him! He looks so squishy and perfect and huggable.

your art style is so pretty to look at. the peice feels so cohesive especially with the drop dead gorgeous background. It fits both shows's other otherworldly ethereal feelings.

The public library near me has a photo printer. So if it is alright with you. I would love to download it, print it it and put it in a picture frame.

Of course its alright to print it, thanks for asking! It makes me very happy to hear that you want to frame it :>

Some silly gifts i made for some friends!