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🍂Zilof🍂

@zilof.bsky.social

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30+//Robo-birb//Character Designer//Freelance Artist
Potentially Suggestive Content ( Pin-ups etc )//
I just like designing characters, other assorted weirdos, and telling stories.

🚫I don't do commissions🚫

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🍂Zilof🍂

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Alright after a lot of thought I'm caving in.

It was my birthday last month, so if you'll forgive this self-indulgence.

It'd be super cool to see folks' takes on her but please by no means feel obligated or anything, only if you want to.

November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM

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Had gotten some really nice paint markers for a birthday present this month, so had doodled some of my ghost lad Závoe in various states of laziness and apparent undress.

These markers are a game-changer, I love them

#oc #Závoe #ghost_oc #markers #traditional_art

Závoe lazily floating in the air with a tired look on his face with is hips towards the viewer. he is dress all except pants and underwear, and goods are on full display.

Závoe is carrying a pumpkin despite being a ghost. He is in his alternate costume consisting of a sleeveless black top, and a suggestion of a skirt.

A top-down view of Závoe in the same outfit. He's wearing underwear this time, and the image foreshortens from his head down to his legs ending in almost a point.

October 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM

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Broke out my markers and pen ( I need more tbh ) again recently. Dunno why i wanted to doodle a pumpkin lady with a very backless dress... and sharp teeth.

Anyway uh, here she is. Felt nice getting some motivation to doodle something. Dunno what to name her though. 🎃

#ic #Pumpkin_lass #flora-fauna

Initial sketch of pumpkin lady, after many erasures. Still mostly like the general proportions though.

Its a front/back 3/4 view. Her cheeks and mouth are carved in traditional lantern shapes, while her eyes are large ovals with her "pupils" being the light from the candle within. Her hair is three large leaves and a short, curly vine. She is very pumpkin shaped, with a larger busom and boote. She wears knee length heeled boots and a long, snug dress with an open back ( exposing half her tushie and pumpkin stem "tail" )

Various expressions for the pumpkin lady: neutral, grin/sneer, side glare, annoyed, shouting in a rage, annoyed squinting, absolutely shocked to the core/enraged, HUGE smug smile, and... not quite sure but something happened.

Pumpkin lady fall down.
She looks incredibly pissed off with her papers flying everywhere. Her pupils are small and fierce, with the eyelash wisps also thinning out. One eye in a bullseye and the hole is visibly cracking. Her frown is toothy and tilted. Her tushie is very prominently showing from her low-cute dress and busom smushed as she's laying down.

Pumpkin lady frantically and nervously lights a match to relight the flame in her head as it's gone out. Smoke wafts from her right ( you left ) eye socket, as her hand trembles with the lit match. Normally she uses a stemmed lighter for this, as she's essentially going in blind. The matches are for pinches only.

September 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM

🍂Zilof🍂

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Wish I could send giftart privately first but eh.

A bud turned me onto @desertp.com 's streams, they're super fun times! It was mentioned in one of the vods that if his sona were in the DK series they'd be a kremling so, wanted to take a crack at it.

Thanks for the fun shows dude, for real.

Twitch streamer Desert P's leezurd sona, but kremling'd.

September 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM

🍂Zilof🍂

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Sure.
i genuinely don't know.

July 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM

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Just been sketching.
Inspired by a bud's work, been having fun with this character.
They called her the "Orbmaiden" once and its stuck in my head, and probably going to be their placeholder name for now at least.
Scarlet the flower girl is her magic buddy.

#oc #Orbmaiden #Scarlet

First doodle of the Orbmaiden.
It didn't start in this theme but ended up unintentionally following one of 'what can i do with most everything made of circles, half circles, ellipsoids etc.
He head is a sphere, hate brim a flat plane with a poker chip motif for the inlay and two baubles hanging from the star's legs. She's very round, goes without saying. She also has two floating sphere gloves with stripes claw fingers.

Various doodles getting an idea of what she's about.
Top left: Bouncing in her hat like a pogo stick.
Top right: Rotating her legs like a helicopter kind of like Chun Li does, except her body here can spin independently 360 degrees.
Bottom left: She got smacked by something and literally made her head spin.
Center: She's skating on the spheres attacked to her feet.
Bottom right: BUTTE

More stuff she can do. Mostly using her head and hands etc independently from her main body, including putting her had on one of her gloves as a makeshift 'stealth mode'.

She is also astonished how huge her butt apparently is, giving an utterly shocked expression as her body tries to find where her head rolled to.

The Orbmaiden doing more weird stuff. She has extended her claws to act like a tripod for her weird camera.
Various expressions for funsies.
Laying on her front with an 'oh hi' happy expression.
Lastly she's showing off her buddy Scarlet, who had burst a bouquet from her arms and head is in full bloom. ( Yes I know roses don't have stamen like that, deal with it she's just a weird creature )

July 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM

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Additional bits since i typically work from a nude base and work up.
There's nothing there, just suggested shapes.
I don't think its much of a big deal but, suggestive just in case for underwear/doll-esque nudity.

#oc #Cinnamon #robot_oc

Same as the previous minus her purple dress, more featuring her mint green striped underwear.

Cinnamon without clothing, in her base form.
She's a robot so there's nothing there, just suggested shapes.

June 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM

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Updated ref for Cinnamon.

It was fun to explore how everything laid and fit together.

#oc #Cinnamon #robot_oc

Same as the previous without the yellow pinpoint labels.

June 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM

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Last three.

Might try to post more again once things have leveled out more.

For now here's robot ass.

#oc #robot #potpourri_robo

Potpourri grinds an old rake through his tors to dispose of it, as part of his main function. All the while he tried to look threatening/imposing.

He says: "Y o u w a n n a t r y m e ?"

Someone has asked Potpourri to apparently recheck the inventory dozens of times for something maybe missing?
While it is his job/function to check, he is impeccable at it, so he is confused by all these repeated requests.

He says: "T h i s i s t h e 2 4 t h t i m e I h a v e t a k e n i n v e n t o r y . I s t i l l s e e n o t h i n g a m i s s ."

Off screen his ( assumed higher-up ) says: "Keep lookin'"

Side view of previous instance. Potpourri has a big "?" displayed on his face panel. He is bent over 90 degrees going over the inventory.

Off screen the same person continues: "25th time's the charm! ( probably )"

June 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM

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Still on break from online stuff but, thought I'd share a few doodles I managed to do.
I think he's an employee at an open-air bath house.
He has a shredder in his torso, and don't worry he's waterproof.
Maybe from the same co as Cinnamon
Feeling the name: Potpourri

#oc #robot #potpourri_robo

Initial doodle of Potpourri ( or just by the nicknames "Poe" or "Claws" )
Self indulgent proportions, but I don't care. His face is a panel that spins when he's flustered. His horns' probably open up into more appendages or tools when needed. His detachable bangs always make him look pissed off.

Potpourri jolts out of the bath ( water pouring out of him ) and has caught people making a commotion. If anyone gets injured its his butt potentially on the line.

He's talking about... look he means old gardening tools but there's no way to word it without it sounding like innuendo.

June 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM

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The only mer for #mermay that truly matters.

#Dagoth_Ur #Morrowind #Nerevar #dunmer

Dagoth Ur recieves a call from his sweet Nerevar on some kind of nautiloid phone.
1: "Dagoth Ur answers your call Nerevar my old friend"
2: "What?"
3: "Do I know what month it is?"
4: "Nerevar I am aware of all time, past and future."
5: "Huh?"
6: "An Outer Realm tradition?"
7: "Mermay?"
8: "Nerevar every month is about me, I am a god."

May 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM

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I technically got this done before the week was up.

One last golden week swimsuit. Buff lifeguard birb dons the gold while on the job, surely it just makes her more visible and not blind swimmers. Well its a good thing she's a lifeguard.

#oc #buff_and_pengie #gold_swimsuit #birb

Still unnamed lifeguard birb with yellow/grey feathers for the community pool does a nice strut/pose with her arms over her head in a golden leotard. The local OL Penguin is once again soaking it all in excitedly in the background.

May 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM

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Despite golden week not being a thin in their world, it doesn't stop Rüek from trying on gold things to try to entice Ghrei ( and honestly gold is just her color ).

Ghrei's just happy to be here for her friend.

#oc #Mærrtefla #Ghrei #Rüek #gold_bikini

Rüek does a sassy pose while decked out in a golden bikini with the mild lace motifs their clothing usually has ( but not many ).

Ghrei in the background is supporting her friend by saying: "You always look so nice in gold Rüek <3"

Same thing but this time Ghrei's speech bubble is in Mærrteflaan.

May 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM

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What would a gentle giant like Ghrei and an impish dreamer like Rüek sound like I wonder?
I always have trouble with voices.

May 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM

🍂Zilof🍂

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Was hard to pick just four.

tbh i might use this thread you got going as a reference myself.

April 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM

🍂Zilof🍂

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Friend taught me how to play mahjong last night and i think I've found a new obsession for when the moon makes me want to fall asleep/punt Orbitingway into orbit.

#ffxiv #zilof_ffxiv

My first hand/game I did without my friend coaching me. I'm still not too familiar with the terminology but I think I did pretty okay!

April 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM

🍂Zilof🍂

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Sure #arttrain
I like to make weirdos so here's what I got.

Take a look at these folks' work though, they all rule and deserve way more eyes on their stuff:
@ozenshii.bsky.social
@shoesbedrawin.newgrounds.com
@raflcoopter.neocities.org
@mobstermelodies.bsky.social
@chaofanatic.bsky.social

April 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM

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When you opt to install Cinnamon with the new "Lightshow Lookyloos" optical sensors for your holiday and/or festive gatherings, please be sure to register the activation/cancel codes as well as setting intensity.

#oc #Cinnamon #robot

Cinnamon ( eyes still smoking from the heat ) is in a red leotard and metal bunny tail has just finished burning "Happy Easter" into the walls of the manor with the eye-beams from her new "Lightshow Lookyloos". Offscreen an individual asks in defeat: "Cinnamon... why?"

April 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM

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If you're gonna listen to the gremlin AT LEAST don't let them possess your body smh.

#oc #Yarnie_Myzrabelle #robot

Yarnie as climbed inside the robots head and like a bolt of lightning through the robot's body ( represented with a KRAKOW! sfx ), the robot's features begin to transform and morph. Her eyes bug out, her ponytail and pompadour split, she grows claws, and for whatever reason her calves and thighs becomes plumper.
The newly changed robot (not in a short, high-brimmed neck black dress with gold buttons ) exclaims "YEOW!" and is still steaming from the process, her eyes uneven.
"Oh I could havva lot of fun with this!" Yarnie exclaims from within her new form for wrongdoing.

April 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM

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Don't listen to/let inside your head the condensed evil spirit trapped inside a cloth doll being the devil on your shoulder, nothing good will come of it.

( been doodling these the past week or two just to chill and ease back in to drawing )

#oc #Yarnie_Myzrabelle #robot #character_design

Yarnie in her blue dress, orange horn-like pigtails, and scissor-blade ties(?) giving a smug curtsy in response to an off-screen individual saying to her: "Y-YOU'RE PURE EVIL!!"
Yarnie puns "With every fiber of my being~<3" in reply, while giving a snicker.

Yarnie takes out her scissor-blades and recombines them back into full scissors. She laughs out loud while frantically snipping, possible at someone's ankles.

Yarnie acts as the devil on some pretty innocent looking robot's shoulder. The robot has a pink, segmented ponytail and a yellow chassis/plating that resembles and wide-brimmed dress with black buttons and red boots.
Yarnie: "Haven'cha ever wanted to just go APESHIT?<3"
Robot: "Golly!"

The robot asks: "Gee... Are you sure that'd be okay to do?" ( in reference to going "APESHIT" )
Yarnie climbs on top of the robots heat and opens up the large ponytail vent while saying: "Sure! Just let ol' Yarnie Myzrabelle take the lead~!<3"

April 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM

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I don't have a new bunny draw for this year ( at least yet, I figure I have the week still ), but here's a couple from recent years past!

#oc #Ghrei #Rüek #Mærrtefla #robot #Váza #Gr4ce