where I dump my scribbles
foxy and mangle = Booky
Anonymous

…. Oh my god, wow. That would actually make sense design wise! <XD

Hi, I just thought I'd let you know that I was having a mild nervous/anxious feeling that was really intense and I looked at some of your art and it calmed me down a bit ^^
Anonymous

I’m super happy to hear that. Good part of the reason why I enjoy drawing is if it can make people ‘feel’, and I’m glad it was for the better. :)

Hope you enjoy the rest of your day without feeling any of that again! <3

Hey Orlando! I really look up to you and your art style, and I've been having some drawing problems. I can never get the little spikes on the side of foxys face right. Can you give a little tutorial on how you manage to do it?
Anonymous

Heya! Aww, hehe, I’m flattered, thank you! 

I don’t think I’d be much help on that, considering cheek fluff of any sort is like second nature to me! But more times than not, I’ll simply draw the head of Foxy and quickly add on the spikes to the side. I typically start from the top spike, and usually begin these spikes closer to the bottom half of his head!

To possibly help clarify with visuals! -

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Again, I know it’s likely not helpful, but this is how I do things!

My girlfriend has to put up with a lot of *censored* at her home, and there is no way that I can possibly comfort her, because we live so far from each other. Is there something that you could possibly draw, or even say, which may cheer her up, and make her see that everything will be okay? I wish I could comfort her, but again, I have no way of physically doing so. Will you please help me out, Orlando? Your art, and personality in general, seems to cheer everybody up. Thank you so much.
Anonymous

My range of art comfort for anyone seems to mainly revolve around Orlando giving my hugs and saying a few comforting words, but I hope my words mean something when I say I hope things get better for your girlfriend! Heck, you two in general!

More so to said girlfriend, know that through all the *censored* that may be going on at home for you, there is someone that cares about you a lot and is concerned for your well being, and they reeeally wish they could be there for you! I’m sure things’ll get better, or at least the bad stuff will go away, in time with this in mind! 

For now, though, I’m wishing you both a good night/day. Ya’ll deserve it from all this stress~ <3

Do you answer all of the questions or statements that are received through this "Ask away!" box? If not, what makes you decide which of them you choose to respond to?
Anonymous

Hehe, not all I’m afraid! <X)

Can’t say I can determine what exactly makes me choose which ones to respond to and not at that! I tend to get quite a few asks these days, it’s hard for me to keep track and remember to get back to some! Asks about art advice and such that I haven’t exactly answered yet are ones I try to get to, and art request asks seem to vary in general! But I do tend to privately message back to folks that send me comments from their actual account. :)

Heya Orlando. I really love your art, it cheers me up/ makes me smile everytime I see something new from you. I really hate to ask you this but recentely I haven't been feeling like myself. Something happened to me and it's something that I really couldn't see it comming and it's just making me more depressed these days. I was wondering if its ok for you to sketch something for me that could help cheer me up, I won't upload anywhere without your permission ofc.
Anonymous

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(I know it’s not much, especially since Orlando hugs are pretty meh, but~)

Do you have anything you do for art block? Please don't give me the usual "keep drawing" thing everyone says. I've been stuck in art block for almost half of the year now and it's making art feel tedious and ugh but I really want to work, just not sure where to start...help?
Anonymous

Ah… I’m not sure if I could give any easier solution to this myself! If ever faced with art block, there are times when I look for new things to draw and times where I go back to my usual drawing subject(s) (friends, favorite characters, etc.).

Other times, I’ll simply attempt the impossible and just go easy on drawing. (*gasp*)! I usually fail and find myself trying to pick up a pencil again after a day, but taking that small time away from trying to make something and simply thinking about drawing can help a bunch.

Aside from that though… my apologies that I must say that the best way to get out of it is to draw constantly. Every doodle you make is improvement somewhere, even if it seems like it’s not. Every artist has that period when they feel like they’re in a rut and can’t draw anything for days, maybe even weeks, at a time. I’d imagine a few months isn’t too unnatural as well.

I’ve had my few occurrences where I felt like a lot of what I drew was poop. I would mull over any past pieces I made that I felt were the best I’d ever be capable of doing and get a bit frustrated I couldn’t do that on a whim at a that given time. But, rather than get SO overly frustrated and quit drawing, I kept at it.

Getting other opinions on my art from friends, family, and folks also influenced me to keep going with it, even if I wasn’t overly satisfied. Finally, however, I noticed my artwork was starting to change for the better. I still kept going with it, and I gradually got out of that rut.

One may find this hard to believe, but that was actually fairly recently I kind of felt like this; the later half of 2013 to be exact. There was something about my art that I just felt so… ‘ugh’ about, I couldn’t understand it. I had the drive to do it, but I wasn’t sure if my results showed it. As time kept going, though, and people actually told me they liked my stuff, I kept at it with my head held high. And, in these past few months (around the beginning of… May-ish or so) is when I really felt out of my art block. It’s also when I actually felt proud of more of my art pieces.

Trust me, I know hearing the usual ‘keep drawing’ from any artist get’s old and frustrating really fast. Heck, maybe my attempt to tell you this pushed that frustration over the boiling point. But, it DOES help you get out of art block in time. Drawing can be a challenging thing to do. One can only perfect it with patience… and of course, practice!

I hope you get out it it soon! <3

I've only been following you for a few days but I can already tell you are just so chill, it's really nice considering so many people I follow are always on edge, you're just totally cool with whatever people say, even if they're straight-up disagreeing with your opinions. That's a great trait you have and you're special.
Anonymous

Aw, hehe, thank you! I’ve been told I’m pretty laid back, and I do try to stay that way! People have their reasons for their personalities though; I suppose one has yet to been thrown at me to get me frustrated very easily. <:)

That and people have their opinions! I’m weird with my thoughts, so is expected that I’d get disagreements or counter-arguments at times, if anything! 

Hey Orlando, I think someone has been using your art. They didn't claim it, but they used it in a youtube video. Here's the title (It's the first pic) FNAF Confessions simulator v2
Anonymous

Hey!

Ah, I looked this up and I’m fairly certain I found it.

To be fair, though, it seems that these videos seem to contain actual fan-made artwork as well. True, permission to use my stuff (at least) wasn’t given, but at the same time, there’s barely any description to these vids, much less no claim that they made any of the actual art in it. I don’t want to make any bigger sceptacle about it. <X)

I appreciate the want to notify my, though! <3

sorry if this is rude or anything, but what animal is Booky? or is she an undetermined animatronic?
Anonymous

Oh not at all, hehe! Booky is a fox!