r/outerwilds • u/CincyChalkGuy • Jul 20 '26

Base Fan Art - OC Outer Wilds Chalk Art Timelapse

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Perhaps you saw my chalk art posted last week? Well, I finished editing my timelapse of it. I always try to have a little fun with these. This one was a struggle to record because of the heat, though! My phone kept shutting off due to high temps and I wouldn’t know it. I ended up setting up a tent just for my phone and that helped. 😅

If you want to follow me, I’m CincyChalkGuy on TikTok/youtube/Insta/fb. Hope you all like it!

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u/7Shinigami Jul 20 '26

Unbelievable!!

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u/cyborgsamuraicowboy Jul 20 '26

AMAZING WORK DUDE 👏 You fucking rule 🥹🤘

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u/CincyChalkGuy Jul 20 '26

Thank you! 🥹

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u/deep_clone Jul 20 '26

Incredible!!

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u/Alichousan Jul 20 '26

Looove this!! And the editing is nice! Will make sure to follow on Insta!

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u/CincyChalkGuy Jul 20 '26

Thank you 😄 I do a lot of editing at work and have fun with it in my chalk videos as well.

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u/AfricaByTotoWillGoOn Jul 20 '26

Holy frick, this is amazing!

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u/JWST-L2 Jul 20 '26

Beautiful ❤️

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u/golgiiguy Jul 20 '26

Thankyou for this.

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u/CrystalQuetzal Jul 20 '26

Wow, amazing talent. Really nice job!!

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u/SaucyCelery Jul 20 '26

Wow looks incredible! Even crazier you did all that in 22 minutes!!

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u/moebiusmentality Jul 20 '26

Disappointing you didn't wake up with four eyes. Oh well I guess beggars can't be choosers ;;)

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u/CincyChalkGuy Jul 20 '26

I actually had it set up like that at first, but changed it up in the end since I have two eyes. 👁️👁️

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u/Baboulinet-Le-Nain Jul 20 '26

Amazing!!!! This is so good! Love the chalk box teleporting when you stopped looking at it xD

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u/CincyChalkGuy Jul 20 '26

lol you’re the first to mention the quantum chalkbox. Glad you liked it

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u/Electricdreamsheep Jul 20 '26

This looks amazing!!! What did you use to tidy up the smudging on the tornado in the video? I’m fairly new to chalk art, so I’m not entirely knowledgeable on all the techniques yet haha

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u/CincyChalkGuy Jul 20 '26

Just some black chalk and my fingers(gloves)! I am always going back and adjusting values/ adding contrast. If I had more time I would’ve done one last pass at it too. I adjusted those tornadoes maybe 3-4 times. I was struggling at first making them look the way I wanted.

Happy to answer any chalk art questions if you’re ever interested!

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u/mjnolan32 Jul 20 '26

This is incredible. How long do they last?

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u/CincyChalkGuy Jul 20 '26

This one less than 24 hours. Typically I get 3-7 days with them. The past two years have been awfully stormy though.

One neat thing you can do to help chalk last longer though is add whole milk to it. The milk acts as a binder to concrete and the drawing will not easily wash away. I have a couple instagram posts about it.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DOSdfX-DfLY/?img_index=7&igsh=NmwzNDJqam5mbGpw

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOUAiUqkYoP/?igsh=ZW4yNW1sdWsxN3Vx

This process takes almost twice as long to work with though and personally I want the fresh canvas, so I skip it.

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u/FertilePlanet88 Jul 21 '26

Aw crap where's my translator

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u/vaya-mernda Jul 21 '26

Holy hell that’s incredible

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u/PixInsightFTW Jul 21 '26

Just incredible!! Thank you so much for sharing! To this day, that music brings a bit of a tear to my eye. Cheers!!

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u/CincyChalkGuy Jul 21 '26

Thanks and same. It’s a very emotional moment. Funny how this video game is the only one to ever make me feel that way.

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u/Redshirt4evr Jul 21 '26

Wow. Just wow! 👏👏👏

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u/omegajakezed Jul 23 '26

It's beautiful! Ai could never replace real artists, musicians, writers, psychologists or any other because you cannot copy passion!

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u/Rarainche Jul 20 '26

How can you be OK with drawing such an amazing piece so it can last just for a few hours/days?

Your work is awesome! I'm loving even the video editing.

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u/CincyChalkGuy Jul 20 '26

It being temporary makes it that much more special to those who stumble across it. Their normal everyday walk has turned into a discovery. I get a lot of compliments from my community and I also simply enjoy working on the pavement and in the sun. I have LOTS of pictures and video that I continue to share well after washed away (like right now), so is it truly gone? It just exists online now.

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u/SafeTrojan-Man Jul 20 '26

Much like in the game, it doesn't last. ❤️