albw link by @chained-spirits

albw link my beloved. i like how this design gives him such strong red hair (his model is ginger so i love seeing ginger versions of him!) and the balance with the green is nice. also love seeing albw links with that hat pattern like he has as a painting. the patterns on his cloak + hat are so nice & i really like the idea of the two triforces on his gloves, it's cute + creative. and i love seeing albw link with purple eyes, because ravio's are green. they match!

alttp link by @churomo

i love all of churomo's designs, they are so cute. and i really really love this alttp link design. the pink & blue are so nice, good colour balance, very striking. and the pink used for the hair is especially nice, it looks so soft & pretty. speaking of the hair, i love it; i am always a fan of a side-braid and this one is so cute. the hibiscus flower is also a nice touch, and i like that it matches the eyes.

bstloz zelda by @loz-furbies

very much a lesser known game here (not even ancient stone tablets, og bstloz) so i've never seen any art of this zelda design save this one. luckily this one is adorable. excellent interpretation of the sprite, i love the dress. and the poofy sleeves. and the hair. she's so cute. i had a hard time picking which palette to use, she looks so nice in every colour!

sksw zelda by @the-phantom-peach

another artist whose designs are all bangers. this one stood out to me mostly because of the dress, and also because she is so so cute. i love her wavy hair. truly i adore her, i want to print this design out and eat it

oracles link by @lilyblossom-art

you may be able to tell, but i was considering this design for day 15 before settling on the design i used instead. i'm quite happy with how that day turned out, and with day 12, when i used a different design by this artist- but i still wanted to draw this link with the mermaid suit. (honestly, it was quite helpful to have this in mind, because otherwise i would've spent weeks trying to decide which lilyblossom design to put in this post. i love them all so much.) it's rare to see an oracles link that isn't also an alttp link, so this design is really interesting to me! i love the blue & yellow palette and the fluffy hair.

botw zelda by @macaroonkitti

this is THE botw zelda design to me. when i picture botw zelda, this is who i see. she's perfect. love her different hairstyles depending on outfit, also. i just love her. 100/10

totk zelda by @jackie-mae

i've seen a lot of post-totk zelda designs and this one is my favourite. she is so pretty. the colour palette is gorgeous, the green and blue and teal, paired with the warm tone of her hair, it's SO nice. i am a big fan.

albw zelda by @clowns0up-felix

all of the zelda designs linked there are fantastic (as are all of the link designs from that au) but i admit, i am biased, and so of course i went for albw zelda. this design of her is so nice- the pink, the orange, the gold... she's like a sunset. (shoutout her gloves, which i am a big fan of but which did not make it into the drawing.) and i always love designs that give her (or alttp zelda for that matter) short hair like this. she's so cute.

hilda by @minas-linkverse

my most beloved of all time. i was gonna draw her for the "favourite character" prompt, but that wasn't on this year's calendar, so she goes here instead! i love her hair and her dress and her vibes. i love her. hilda <3

aoc link by @author-main