Special Art of the Day #454: Qalcove – an Appreciation, Pt. 2

Our first image was the cover pic of our latest Summertime Collection.   Qalcove’s artwork has been the featured image in many an Art of the Day gallery…as you’ll see for yourself below.

Summers are Better Together by @QalcoveArt Source [2]

This one was the cover of our Easter Collection.  I was privileged to attend the livestream where Qal created this masterpiece.  She was such a delight to see working, and was even open to taking a few suggestions. (The bowed handle on Nick’s net.)

Happy Easter From Tokyo Disneyland by @QalcoveArt Source [3]

This one was the featured image of last year’s Christmas Collection.  It just barely beat out the image below for that honor.

‘Tis The Season (lit-up version) by Qalcove Source [4]

This one almost became the cover of our Christmas collection–except that’s not Nick and Judy in the pic, it’s a pair of OCs (Original Characters.)  More’s the pity, because I absolutely love this piece.  The squirrel playing Cupid on top of the fox’s head is Qalcove’s fursona.  (You’ll see more of her shortly.)

Christmas Week – Under the Mistletoe by Qalcove Source [5]

And here’s some more Qalcove pics from our Christmas Collections

I say…is there something just a tiny bit familiar about that snow figure?

Do You Want to Build a Snowbull? by @QalcoveArt Source [6]

 Snowbuns in Bunnyburrow lose more noses this way.

Christmas Week – A Quartet Of Roses by Qalcove Source [7]

And after Christmas, comes New Years.

Happy New Year From Savannah Central by Qalcove Source [8]

Next we present a series of images Qalcove created for the Zinktober challenge.

D1-Ring by @QalcoveArt Source [9]

This may be the most relatable picture Qalcove ever created.

D2-Mindless by @QalcoveArt Source [10]

D3-Bait by @QalcoveArt Source [11]

I’d love to have seen Qal do a fully realized version of this one.  Look at Judy’s face; what an amazing piece of work this is.

D4 Freeze by @QalcoveArt Source [12]

Of course Qal had to include at least one feral pic for Zinktober; she’s just so good at these.

D5-Build by @QalcoveArt Source [13]

And, of course, she also included a crossover pic, another one of her fortes.

D7-Enchanted by @QalcoveArt Source [14]

D10-Pattern by @QalcoveArt Source [15]

This is kind of a rare one.  Qalcove almost never drew pics of Zootopia’s secondary characters, (without either Nick or Judy in the frame that is.)

D11-Snow by @QalcoveArt Source [16]

D12-Dragon by @QalcoveArt Source [17]

♪ “Jungle life
You’re far away from nothing
It’s all right
You won’t miss home

14-Overgrown by @QalcoveArt Source [18]

D16-Wild by @QalcoveArt Source [19]

Remember Judy, respond to each question with one of your own, and then answer that question.

Day 29: Injured by @QalcoveArt Source [20]

D 30 Catch by @QalcoveArt Source [21]

This pic is from the second livestream of Qal’s that I attended.  (I especially like her rendering of little Nick at top center).  She did this in a tandem stream with Beatz another of our favorites at drawing Nick and Judy in Feral form.

Livestream Feral pics by @QalcoveArt Source [22]

Detail from the above image.  I don’t think Nick can hold out for very much longer.

Don’t Laugh by @QalcoveArt Source [23]

This one was the cover of our ‘Someone’s in the Kitchen’ collection, gallery dedicated to all thing culinary.  It’s one of my personal favorite Qalcove pieces.

Spicing Things Up! by Qalcove Source [24]

And wouldn’t you know it, she later created a whole series of images, wrapped around the same theme.  Featured here for the first time.  (Not complete.)

Our Graduation by @QalcoveArt Source [25]

The Next Steps by @QalcoveArt Source [26]

Try Everything by @QalcoveArt Source [27]

First Impressions by @QalcoveArt Source [28]

“There, There, Carrots…”

It Still Worked by @QalcoveArt Source [29]

Fox Takes the Floor by @QalcoveArt Source [30]

One of our very favorite WildeHopps images, ever.

Opening Up by @QalcoveArt Source [31]

I’ve always loved pics of Nick interacting with Judy’s brothers and sisters.  This is another one we haven’t featured before.

Sing By the Carpalcas by Qalcove Source [32]

This too, is an image we haven’t yet featured.

Better Together2 by Qalcove Source [33]

This one we have; it was part of our ‘Under the Moon and Stars’ collection.

Let’s Celebrate Tonight by Qalcove Source [34]

Random doodles; but still one of the few pics Qal ever did that included Benjamin Clawhauser.

Random sketches by @QalcoveArt Source [35]

A pic created by Qal for our last Feral Fanart collection.

Bad Day 4 Feral Nick by @QalcoveArt Source [36]

This image was intended to illustrate a story that Qal planned, but sadly never got the chance to write.

Once in a Lifetime by @QalcoveArt Source [37]

Another story cover, this one created for OptimusPowere92.

Cinderella by Qalcove Source [38]

Here’s a birthday pic Qal created for another of our favorite artists, Monoflax.

Happy Birthday Monoflax by Qalcove Source [39]

And here’s a birthday pic created for her by Joaoppereiraus

Happy Birthday Qalcove2 by joaoppereiraus Source [40]

Another birthday pic for Qal, this one featuring her fursona.
By The Gory Saint

Happy Birthday Qalcove by TheGorySaint Source [41]

And that leads us into some more images of Qalcove’s squirrely alter-ego…by her and also by other artists.

Qalcove-sensei, otanjoubi omedetou by Koraru-san Source [42]

Qalcove together with the fursona of another of our favorite artists, Ziegelzeig, (Yes, this is the fox from the Mistletoe pic above.)

If it Fits, I Sits by Qalcove Source [43]

Nutcove by TheWyvernsWeaver Source [44]

Self-portrait

Qalcove by Qalcove Source [45]

Two sketch-pics done by Qal of her fursona.  I love the second one, showing her running off with that grape.

Squirrely Antics by Qalcove Source [46]

Next up a series of commission pics Qal drew, featuring other people’s OCs.  (Not necessarily Zootopia fanart.)

Most Beautiful Ever by @SlyFoxSC1 Source [47]

Two of a Kind Cover by @ansem_d Source [48]

R and R by @Gerry_AAB Source [49]

Lorenzo and Domino (Commission) by Qalcove Source [50]

The Colonel by Qalcove Source [51]

We wraps things up with some pics created as a tribute to Qalcove and all her work.

TYQal by @Stuffwell303 Source [52]

Don’t let them get to you by @Ennesia_Art Source [53]

Qalcove Fursona by @ocerydia Source [54]

Support Qal by @AlexKonnrad Source [55]

 

And finally…this pic by Samur Shalem was created as part of an art-trade with Qalcove, a trade that sadly, she was never able to fulfill.  The lynx on her right is the fursona of CasVoiceActs, another one of her fans.  As you may have guessed from this piece, Qal is an avid surfer.

And that leads us to…

Art Trade by @SamurShalem Source [55]

This pic holds the record of having appeared in more Art of the Day collections than any other image…and it’s easy to see why.  You can almost hear the roar of the surf and feel the spray in your face when you look at it.  And is that saltwater I smell?  The expression on Judy’s face is just pitch perfect.

Ride on, Qal.  Wherever you go in life, may you always catch the curl.

Joyride – Beach Bunny by Qalcove Source [56]

Until next time…we leave you with this musical thought.

For Qalcove…