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WildeHopps Month - Suggestions Needed!

Calling all WildeHoppers, it's time for another monthly event - WildeHopps Month! And with February literally around the corner, it's time to get those ideas in ASAP.  Suggestions are open to all Rainforest, Tundra and Sahara citizens! Illustrations will be posted publicly as well as here on Patreon; you can find the pics on Twitter under #WildeHoppsMonth! šŸ’•

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Patreon Stream: Tonight at 9PM, The ZPD

Tonight I'll be continuing my boards for the teaser and you're welcome to swing on by! If you can't make it no worries - all the saved streams are accessible via the link in this post. See you there!

*Do not share stream links outside of Patreon*

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2020!

New year new WE! Happy New Year, everyone! 2019 was fraught with hurdles that severely diminished my drawing output, but this year is my year. I've got plans. From the spin-off mocumentary The ZPD with Jasken, Team VoiceActs and our team of creatives to themed months, to comics, to merch, to new fields I've got a lot planned for this year. 

I'm gonna need a lot more Tropicana!

The ZPD

The amazing folk...

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The ZPD Live Stream - To Storyboard a Teaser

First stream of 2020, woop-wooop! Let's board The ZPD!

This event will start at 8:55PM and be recorded for those unable to join live.

Patreon has a new feature for live streaming because they knew I wanted to do my first staff and Patreon-exclusive stream for The ZPD! I'll double-up on notifying just to make sure you all are properly informed, but yeah! Let's do some streaming!

On tonight's stream I'll be revisiting the boards for the teaser - you'll get a look into...

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Stream this Friday!

Hi there everyone! Are you all geared up for the holidays? Need a little holiday cheer? Well feel free to stop by my stream this Friday at 8PM EST where I’ll be finishing up this little piece! Bring hot cocoa!


Make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and boop the bell to know when my alcove is open and streaming. See you there!

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I’m Dreaming Of A Wilde Christmas

I’m Judy Hopps and I know it’s sound super silly, but I’m hoping this Christmas is the one where we turn our ā€œfriendshipā€ into the ship Clawhauser believes we’ll eventually become.


You guys had some really fun ideas in the comments, so I might sketch them out and post them here this month so we can see them come to life! But as somebody already mentioned...

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WildeHopps Day Progress + Uplifting Words from Cimar!

Happy Hump Day! Thought I’d share my progress on my WildeHopps piece for WildeHopps Day! I springboarded off your ideas and am loving where it’s going. I’ll be adding more detail tonight, but if I can I’m hoping to finish tonight as well - colored and all!


But when you ship, every day is WildeHopps Day! Stay tuned for progress on when my private stream/ video for you guys on ...

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December 12th is WildeHopps Day!

Did you know that "nikudy" is the Japanese ship name for Wildehopps?

In Japan, there are a few fan holidays that have been created based on what sounds - or looks like - like a number. Kit-kat Day is Nov 11th (11.11 ... see it?) for example. "Juni" means 12, and since "Ju" is in Juddi- and Ni is in Nikku and I can't get it outta my head, I'm claiming 12.12 as Wildehopps Day!

I personally don't mind Hopps N' Wilde staying friends. But if I were honest, I'd admit I'm a huge fan of t...

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Updates and 2020

Good morning, guys! I didn’t realize that this post failed to post due to an error so I apologize for the delay. With a new desk and the house all together, I’m happy to say I’m finally back to the Alcove and preparing to make 2020 a very big year for my art. I’ve got a lot to unpack and questions to ask you all, so let’s jump right in!


The ZPD: Into the Storyboard

2019-12-01 16:21:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Zinktober: Day 31 - Ripe (Halloween)

That’s all folks! Zinktober is OVER! Thanks for joining me this month in trying to keep up with Inktober, and I hope we can do this again! Thank you SO much for helping me come up with ideas - you guys are the real creatives!! 

I’ve uploaded 2 versions just for you guys. Happy Halloween! šŸŽƒ



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Day 31 Sneaky Peeky + Bonus Doodle!

Good morning, all! I thought I’d share today’s final Zinktober piece - Ripe! This one is based off Ztpia’s suggestion of the pair eating caramel apples. I just added Dracula and the witch! I’m hoping to be done by Halloween night so cheer me on so we can finish this by 8pm!


Also, a bonus doodle! Nick knows not to A) agree to anything when Judy asks ā€œHey Nick?ā€, and B) never to look at the pouty bunny eyes during said interaction.

2019-10-31 05:37:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Zinktober - Day 30: Catch

Walking past her son’s old room, Mrs. Wilde can still hear the voices of her only son and her sweet husband. She remembers the bedtime stories, the father-son talks, and the junior baseball lessons. But although these memories are sometimes bittersweet, she takes solace in the fact that she can still see one of her greatest loves again.

A melancholy variation of Colonel Arbuckle’s baseball idea - thank you!

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Zinktober: Day 29 - Injured

I got this one based of Ztpia’s comment! I wanted the press to be involved on this one, because prior to this a train almost collided with another one and fell over in broad daylight - SOMEONE had to notice this.

I discovered the magic of coffee - this piece took me 25 minutes to draw. I can’t afford to be addicted to coffee. Pray for your squirrel.

Two days of Zinktober left! Thanks so much for all the encouragreement, everyone!

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Zinktober: Day 16 - Wild

ā€œDoodle Judy and Doodle Nick trying to be ferocious...and failing because they're too cute. XDā€ - CimarWildeHopps
She may be a bunny, but Judy’s just as fierce as she can be. Just ask her sparring partner. Any time I can draw these guys as full-on animals (aka DJ and DW) then I take the bait! There’s only a few days left of October so instead of beating myself up for not drawing everyday I’m just gonna be very chill and keep pulling from you guy’s ...

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Zinktober: Day 14 - Overgrown + Preview for 15

Thank you Matt for giving me this idea for #14! The idea was for a different day I'd used another prompt for, but I couldn't let this one go - Tarzan is one of my faves! At first I was gonna go with Judy as Tarzan (because she's Judy) until my desire to put Judy in a dress won out. And rabbits can't climb trees, so :P .

Finalizing the apartment hunt slowed me way down, but I haven't been beaten...

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Zinktober: Day 13 - Ash

I had a COMPLETELY different idea here, but in the interest of time decided to go with the low hanging, but still fun, fruit - I present to you all a young Nicky Wilde as Ash Ketchum! With Finnick as Pikachu. Finnick never gets a break XD.

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Zinktober: Day 12 - Dragon

I decided to do a piece of a few of the Hopps kids on Halloween of ā€˜97šŸŽƒšŸ‘»šŸ¬! There’s  embarrassed tween sister Lizzie (who I’m pretty sure was saddled with taking some of her siblings trick or treating to avoid getting into trouble herself), older sis Sarah, older bro Duncan (who strangely looks like the abandoned concept hare Jack), baby sis Maddie (DON’T scare her, it’s her first Halloween), and of course the trendsetter herself - 5 year old Judy in her dragon costume!...

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Zinktober: Day 11 - Snow

Revenge was served cold in the form of a chopper with a water bucket filled with snow. I don’t think Higgins or Wolford we’re expecting this (though Wolford seems very chill about all this).

Don’t mess with HoppinWilde! 

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Zinktober: Days 6 - 10

And here are days 6 - 10. A lot more comic-style pieces in these.

Enjoy!

2019-10-13 15:50:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Zinktober: Days 1 - 5

Thank you guys SO much for all the different ideas for Zinktober! This is a hard challenge, but it's a lot of fun! You guys had some really cool ones suggested for days 10-20 so lookout to see who's ideas I went with (or mix-and-matched)! 

Without further ado, I'd like to share with you guys the full-res, textless versions of days 1 - 5!

#001 - Ring

2019-10-13 14:55:46 +0000 UTC View Post

#Zinktober Ideas

Thank you guys so much for all your ideas! If you have more feel free to keep posting throughout the month! I know some people do like my timelapse videos - I find them quite interesting - there’s no easy way to upload videos onto Patreon/ I don’t know how to make a video into GIF w/o it taking 30 minutes. I’ll keep working on it!

I had to share this idea that Cimar had f...

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#Zinktober

Remember how #JudyJuly didn’t work out? I do, and it hurt my pride not to finish it. And while I thought to continue the remaining pieces just for fun, the fact that the last piece was done the day before my dad passed away makes it impossible for me to continue that project mentally.

SO! Let’s join in ZNN’s #Zinktober event! 31 days of art and potentially Halloween-y vibes! Nothing too fancy, just sketches at the very least. Unlike July, this will be a public event. I’ve been s...

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No Billing This October

Just a quick note for all supporters that you will not be charged on October 1st for September. Since I’m in a huge adjustment period, I personally don’t want to charge you when I’m unable to deliver. There’s nothing you need to do, I’ve already taken care of it :-). Thank you all so much for bearing with me while I try to get back to 2018 levels of normalcy!

BUT, we the dust is finally clearing, and I have an update due on October 1st  so stay tuned for that! Thank you g...

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Silly Buds

Early access of ā€œSilly Budsā€! Adding this to my ā€œBudsā€ series. I wanted to be more creative and give it a little more detail so this is the result! Judy’s been looking silly in the last three pictures so next Nick will be the one with the derpy face.



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August Update

Hi guys, I hope you've been having a great summer! It's been a busy summer finding a new normal here in the U.S. but we're just about ready to get back to drawing squiggles and lines on glass!

#JudyJuly - The Last of 'Em

Due to life we all know #JudyJuly wasn't going to work out, but I still wanted to share the one completed and two drafts that I could squeeze out. These are the last pieces I've done on my tablet before I did a complete factory reset. I'd love to try ag...

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Temporary Account & Contact Freeze

Temporary Account Freeze

Hello everyone, I hope you're doing well. 

I'll try to keep this short: I want to apologize for the delay and complete lack of contact. Unfortunately, I was informed last Wednesday that my father had passed away. Because of this, I'm now in the process of rushing to ship items, close accounts, and move out of my home in Japan within the next 2 days to move back to the U.S. and tend to my father's estate. As of now I've cancelled my ce...

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#JudyJuly 16th - Underwater Explorer

Idea taken from Mattimeo's suggestion of Judy snorkeling! I didn't want her eyes to be covered so I had her free diving instead. As you can tell I'm going through a water phase right now XD.

We're halfway through the month and already got so much accomplished. But there's still more cool ideas to go! I think I'll do the beach/ water sports idea by InTheLionsDen and Colonel!

  • Sports f...

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#JudyJuly 15th - Marine Day

Idea by Cimar! What better way to appreciate the ocean on Marine Day then by going to the beach with your best friend? 

How far away from the ocean do you think Zootopia is? I used to believe Outback Island was a big area that was scrapped, but you can actually see it on the map at the ZPD - it's that little islet near Gnu York along the Bayou Bay. When I was world building for LittleThing...

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#JudyJuly 14th - Kickin' at ZA Fitness

*I've opened this one up to the Little Rodentia Supporters as well since you guys have all made a lifetime contribution of $5 or more. I appreciate you guys!*

Another idea by Reader! Here we've got Juju training at her local ZA Fitness. I'd bet money that Judy is one of - if not the best - boxer in Bunny Burrow! Headcannon time: I think boxing is a common or popular sport among leporid...

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#JudyJuly 13th - Some of My Best Friends Are Predators

Zootopia OST: 

This idea is brought to you by Mattimeo! I actually progressed to her actually being able to play an instrument. I originally chose a flute and was gonna make something bright, but after considering the score I picked my second favorite track: 2019-07-13 15:29:31 +0000 UTC View Post