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Art Posts For Oakie - Blog Posts
@its-or thank you for supporting Oakie! Here’s a pencil sketch of a squirrel and an acorn (not Oakie lol)
(If you see this post and want us to post more art, vote for Oakie here and reply, message us, or like the post linked here to let us know!)
@printerpenguin thanks for supporting Oakie!
We present: a beetle.
(If you see this post and want us to post more art, vote for Oakie here and reply, message us, or like the post linked here to let us know!)
@afoolandathief thank you for supporting Oakie! Here are some bird sketches from my ornithology class last summer.
(If you see this post and want us to post more art, vote for Oakie here and reply, message us, or like the post linked here to let us know!)
snail shell doodle (done with a real shell for reference as I was listening to my TA talking in marine biology lab)
@joaniejustwokeup Thank you for voting for Oakie and spreading the word! Enjoy the shell, I think it’s a moon snail.
(If you see this post and want us to post more art, vote for Oakie here and reply, message us, or like the post linked here to let us know!)
Thank you @anyconstellation for voting for Oakie! We made this as a traditional piece and edited differently for color/contrast/etc in the two photos.
(If you see this post and want us to post more art like this, vote for Oakie here and reply, message us, or like the post linked here to let us know!)
Mascot Madness definitely involved some madness
For those who have been following Oakie the Acorn, round 3 of the college mascot tournament poll they’re in ended with their opponent being withdrawn by the school, Stony Brook, because students cast “excessive votes,” probably using bots.
So Oakie has moved on in the competition, and we will continue with our art posts for Oakie. (If you vote for Oakie and like this post or otherwise let us know, we will post art)
Semifinals are today (12pm) until Friday (3pm).
We’d appreciate support for our acorn!
Please play fair, but it is explicitly in the rules that you can vote every 12 hours during a round!
@lizardonatoadstool thank you for your continued support of Oakie! You've been one of their steadfast supporters and we appreciate it! People can vote every 12 hours on each device and browser, and I know you've been doing that! :)
Here’s a silly doodle of Oakie we did (that doesn’t quite do them justice lol). And these are some other doodles
(If you see this post and want us to post more art like this, vote for Oakie here and reply, message us, or like the post linked here to let us know!)
fish by Jacob
@its-or thank you for voting for Oakie!
This is a Zentangle-inspired fish Jacob drew (traditional art, in pen).
If you want us to post more art like this, vote for Oakie here and reply, message us, or like the post linked here to let us know!
Thank you @amanita-strange-and-true for voting for Oakie! This is a traditional piece we did together in an Entomology Club activity. The moth is a sphinx moth (family Sphingidae) :)
Here's a close-up:
And just for fun, we put a photo through an art filter:
If you want us to post more art like this, vote for Oakie here and reply, message us, or like the post linked here to let us know!
Vote for Oakie in SUNY Mascot Madness!
This round will be the hardest yet! Oakie Acorn (they/them) is up against last year’s champion, and we’ll need every vote we can get!
[Image description from alt text: An image of Oakie the Acorn, a yellow acorn mascot with big green eyes, green arms and legs, and a smile. Text on the bottom of the image reads "SUNY Mascot Madness." End ID.]
Vote for Oakie here!
Oakie’s opponent is also… not the nicest. "Wolfie the Seawolf" from Stony Brook University, is quoted as saying these things on the official Mascot Madness webpage.
[Image description from alt text:
A screenshot showing an interview with Wolfie Seawolf. Interviewer: Read any good books lately? Wolfie: I just finished rereading The Art of War. I think using some of the tactics included will help me to win Mascot Madness for the third time in a row. After that, you might as well crown me the supreme ruler of SUNY Mascots. Why even have the other ones? Interviewer: Favorite pizza topping? Wolfie: I've recently grown fond of devouring acorns, I bet they would go particularly well on pizza…
End ID.]
Oakie, by contrast, is:
all about sustainability
the only officially queer mascot in the tournament
also the only plant
Their commentary on their opponents is much kinder!
[Image description from alt text:
A screenshot of an interview with Oakie Acorn. Interviewer: How would you celebrate being named SUNY Mascot Madness Champion in 2024? Oakie: The same way I celebrated in 2017 when I won the title – surrounded by the best students, faculty, and staff ever! We had a party that the whole campus attended. My friend, Victor E. Knight from SUNY Geneseo, was gracious enough to come and present me with the trophy and join the festivities. I think it would be great to host Wolfie on campus this year.
End ID.]
You can vote every 12 hours on each browser and device you have access to until the round ends at 3pm on Tuesday. If you vote for Oakie (and like this post, reply, message me, reblog, or otherwise let me know) I will post an original art piece, as I have before!
Thank you @mangobronypower for voting for Oakie and spreading the word! This is a digital piece we did featuring a lady beetle :)
Hi :)
Posting silly propaganda for a poll battle not on this hellsite again; everybody support my favorite non-binary acorn.
Oakie the acorn is our school's mascot and they're the silliest. Every year there is a poll tournament for the best SUNY college mascot and I think they are the tumblr-iest. They're an acorn and officially non-binary. I will post art if people vote for them (and like this post or reply or reblog to let me know) as I have previously.
Anyone want to join my silliness?
@lizardonatoadstool thanks for reblogging! This is a digital piece we did based on a stock photo, and we're super proud of it!
Tumblr people, can I ask something weird? Can I ask you to vote in a popular tournament poll…. Not on this hellsite? 🥺👉👈
My school’s mascot is Oakie the Acorn, and they’re probably the Tumblr-est mascot you could think of.
I mean, they’re an acorn for goodness’ sake, they’re officially non-binary, and they’re all about sustainability. The school they represent is also very tumblr- SUNY ESF is a school dedicated to saving the Earth, and its student culture makes it a place where the genders are queer and the neuros are divergent :) People just stop to stare at a weird mushroom or interesting insect all the time here, and if someone spots them, instead of ridicule, you’ll probably have two people staring.
In conclusion, vote for Oakie!
@theoptimistictabby thanks for voting for Oakie and spreading the word!
These are roughly inspired by my soulless mad scientist OC, Dr. Kaye.
First art post for Oakie this year! We've been doing more digital art recently since we got a new laptop/tablet. Thank you @jtranageder1 for voting for our favorite enby acorn!
(the more people vote for Oakie in this poll and like or comment to let us know, the more art we will post)
Hi everyone, we’re doing this again! The not-on-this-hellsite mascot poll is happening, and we’re encouraging people to vote for our favorite non-binary acorn! Like last time, we’ll post an art piece we’ve done for everyone who votes.
Tumblr people, can I ask something weird? Can I ask you to vote in a popular tournament poll…. Not on this hellsite? 🥺👉👈
My school’s mascot is Oakie the Acorn, and they’re probably the Tumblr-est mascot you could think of.
I mean, they’re an acorn for goodness’ sake, they’re officially non-binary, and they’re all about sustainability. The school they represent is also very tumblr- SUNY ESF is a school dedicated to saving the Earth, and its student culture makes it a place where the genders are queer and the neuros are divergent :) People just stop to stare at a weird mushroom or interesting insect all the time here, and if someone spots them, instead of ridicule, you’ll probably have two people staring.
In conclusion, vote for Oakie!
So. The acorn we were all rooting for lost the poll. Wolfie the Seawolf has been announced the victor. But! It was the closest race in the 10-year history of Mascot Madness.
Thank you all for joining me and supporting the silly acorn with me!
Especially, I ought to thank those I haven’t made an art post for! Thank you @gelatinous-jellyfish
Enjoy some insect doodles!
Thank you @neon-draws-sometimes
I drew this on one of those scratch-off things. They’re such fun!
Thank you @ephemeral-system
This is similar to the last one, but I edited the photo of it and I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to post the original or the edited version. So I made a collage with both!
Again, thank you all!
😊
One hour left- last chance to support Oakie! I will post art pieces if you do :)
Seriously, my family and friends are all going crazy about supporting this acorn. Please vote for them.
Thank you nervoussaladbard! Enjoy this Art Thing. No, I don’t know what this creature is either.
Vote for Oakie: SUNY Mascot Madness
Remember when I asked if people would vote in a tournament poll hosted somewhere other than this hellsite? Well, the final round begins now! Please vote for Oakie the Acorn for me, they’re a quirky little acorn and it would make me very happy! Plus, just like last time, 1 new vote for Oakie = 1 post featuring an art piece by me*! Please like or comment when you vote so I know :)
*which might just be a doodle, but I will try to share things people enjoy!
Reminder about this because I am passionate and will not shut up about it lol
This is a little drawing I did in order to stick it to my laptop because I don’t have enough stickers as many stickers as I want :)
After I stuck it to my laptop, it tore, so I decided to fix it and make it look intentional. It’s a Shade from Hollow Knight- I love these funky little blobs of void
Thank you @printerpenguin for voting for Oakie :)
Thank you @lane-thepencilthing for voting for Oakie in the SUNY Mascot Madness tournament (link). So maybe I could’ve posted these separately but this screwball nonsense all kinda goes together. This is a silly Hollow Knight modern/gijinka AU in which the characters are trying and failing to be normal people in the normal town of Hallownest. Chaotic ideas under the cut- it’s mostly just silly.
Hollie is a Gifted Kid who just wants to be “good” and ends up being the one who mostly takes care of their little siblings because their parents are absolutely slacking off on that. They’re very tall and stand out in a crowd, but they’re shy and quiet and don’t want to stand out and are always hunched over. Also, everyone in the Pale family is autistic. When I tried to make these characters act normal they all gave off extremely neurodivergent energy XD
Hornet is a tween who is Not Like Other Girls and likes spiders and will probably bite. Herrah is basically a Crazy Cat Lady, except she has a bunch of pet spiders. This combined with the fact that she’s crazy strong and kinda intimidating anyway means most people avoid her. If you say anything bad about her mom, Hornet will come after you. Ghost, predictably, is a little chaos child. They lose speech/can’t always speak and have both autism and ADHD. Grimm is kinda frenemies with PK, but Ghost and Grimm Jr. are the best of friends. They get into trouble together often. Grimm will often just drop his child off at PK’s house unexpectedly, and Ghost will get all excited about the surprise sleepover, and PK will be like “Grimm you can’t just do this” and Grimm will be like “Watch me.” The one good parent in this is the crazy woman whose house is full of spiders.
Linking back to my post about my weird college mascot
If you would vote for them it would mean a lot to me :)
FYI: the rules allow you to vote every 12 hours, so if you already voted you can do so again tomorrow!
This is a little drawing I did in order to stick it to my laptop because I don’t have enough stickers as many stickers as I want :)
After I stuck it to my laptop, it tore, so I decided to fix it and make it look intentional. It’s a Shade from Hollow Knight- I love these funky little blobs of void
Thank you @printerpenguin for voting for Oakie :)
@lizardonatoadstool Thank you for your continued support for Oakie the Acorn! Enjoy this bird I was drawing in class :)
This is a painting we’re very proud of. Thank you @anyconstellation for supporting Oakie :)
Cute cat doodle :)
Thank you @theoptimistictabby435 for supporting Oakie!
Edit: vote for Oakie here (link back to my original post so I can thank people who vote): https://www.tumblr.com/spectruminterests/713686350203863040/vote-for-oakie-suny-mascot-madness?source=share
Vote for Oakie: SUNY Mascot Madness
Remember when I asked if people would vote in a tournament poll hosted somewhere other than this hellsite? Well, the final round begins now! Please vote for Oakie the Acorn for me, they’re a quirky little acorn and it would make me very happy! Plus, just like last time, 1 new vote for Oakie = 1 post featuring an art piece by me*! Please like or comment when you vote so I know :)
*which might just be a doodle, but I will try to share things people enjoy!
I’m not going to post something for everyone who liked or commented on Oakie posts after the polls closed today, but I will post two more pieces, because we had two more voters I haven’t mentioned yet. I am however doing this again for the finals, so you all can have your chance then!
Here’s what was supposed to be a quick sketch of Lucina from Fire Emblem Awakening. It kinda got away from me a bit. Thank you @sacredstones2004 :)
This one is a recent drawing (I did it because I was bored) of an old OC I made in high school. Adria Black, hailing from a world full of beings best summarized as vampire ghosts that only adolescents can see, hunted these monsters with her best friend Vivian… until dying and becoming one herself. She wanted to destroy herself, but Vivian wouldn’t accept that, and so now she acts as a spy of sorts. After all, few vampire-ghosts would expect one of their own to be working with a hunter. I hope you enjoy it, @lizardonatoadstool !
Oakie just won in the semifinals!
It was insanely close- 50.1% to 49.9%. Each of your votes were crucial! They will be in the finals April 4 - April 6, and I will post about it and do the same art thing as previously!
Thank you all for voting!
@lane-thepencilthing I hope you voted here
Because here is an art
@ephemeral-system
I present a doodle
Thank you for supporting Oakie!
