Audity reveals the dream job that could lure her off TikTok
As Audity reveals her the dream job that could pull her from TikTok: she wants to design characters for Dropout's Dimension 20—and says she would do it for free. The 13.2-million-follower artist told Mashable at VidCon 2026 that the actual-play series is the one project that could briefly lure her away from short-form content.
Key Takeaways
- Audity, aka Audrey Hopkins, told Mashable her dream gig is drawing characters for a season of Dimension 20 on Dropout.
- She built a 13.2 million TikTok following with playful mash-ups after joining an early program that paid about $100 a month to post daily.
- Her husband Richard Conley is her muse and co-created the Wanna Draw inspiration app.
- When art block hits, she uses creative constraints—like drawing only with her left hand or only mice.
- Seven years in, she still feels new to creator life but misses collaborating with other artists.
Who is Audity, and why does she have 13.2 million TikTok followers?
Fans know Audrey Hopkins as Audity or AudityDraws—a California-based character designer and animator with a jubilant online presence. Her 13.2 million followers on TikTok tune in for surprising illustrated mash-ups that collide unlikely inspirations.
Think Pennywise paired with Tinkerbell, Disney villains reimagined as Disney princesses, or Bluey characters drawn as human incarnations. The results are winsome digital drawings that inspire viewers to create kooky characters of their own.
Her greatest muse, though, is her husband Richard Conley. Audity has drawn him as a merman, Sailor Moon, Handsome Squidward, and countless other creative characters. Their collaboration extended beyond the screen: Conley built Wanna Draw, an app that generates mash-up ideas for artists.
How did Audrey Hopkins go from NBC character design to viral creator?
Audity's path from studio work to internet stardom is a classic then-and-now creator story. Before TikTok, she worked as a character designer on projects including NBC shows. When she found herself between jobs, early TikTok agencies were recruiting people to post daily—for about $100 a month.
Most participants treated it casually. Audity took it seriously, posting her art and leaning into fun fusion videos. She felt guilty that her husband was the sole breadwinner at the time. That grocery-money side hustle turned into something far bigger within four months, when she hit one million followers.
She then faced a fork in the road: return to a traditional animation job or bet on content creation. She chose TikTok. Seven years later, she is still at it—a trajectory that mirrors how the creator economy reshaped careers once locked inside studio pipelines.
What dream job could lure Audity away from TikTok?
At VidCon 2026 in Anaheim, Audity sat down with Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko for a Creator Playbook interview. When asked about dream collaborations, her answer was immediate: Dropout, and specifically Dimension 20.
"I love Dropout so much," she said. "But Dimension 20, particularly. I want to draw the characters for a season of theirs. Honestly, I've told them before, I'll do it for free. I'll do all the work for free, just let me do it."
She acknowledged competition is fierce—many artists want to work with the team. She has met Brennan Lee Mulligan briefly and called him "one of the coolest people." Video game character design also ranks high on her wish list.
For a creator whose internet audience rewards the weirdest mash-ups, returning to structured character design for a beloved actual-play series would mark a full-circle moment. The internet became her chaotic boss; Dimension 20 could be the dream employer waiting backstage.
How does Audity beat art block and burnout?
Even a creator known for explosive creativity hits walls. Audity told Mashable she relies on exercises like turning random shapes into faces—tricks she has collected over years of professional character design.
She plans a book titled Dealing with Art Block When You're a Character Designer to share those methods in depth. Her on-camera videos offer glimpses, but she wants room to go further.
Her core advice: change the rules. Draw with your non-dominant hand. Limit yourself to one subject—mice only, for example. Constraints force fresh ideas when repetition turns stale.
"If you're doing the same thing constantly, constantly, constantly, it's gonna get stale," she explained. "If you challenge yourself... you're gonna make more fun, interesting things."
What does Audity miss about working with a team?
TikTok fame comes with solitude. Audity admitted she sometimes misses collaborating with other people. She gets a taste of that through Sir Feffers, a creator friend who runs Dungeons and Dragons campaigns—Audity serves as his primary character designer.
That partnership hints at why Dimension 20 appeals so deeply. Dropout's actual-play shows blend improvisation, comedy, and serialized storytelling—the kind of communal creative energy she remembers from studio days.
She also noted a cultural shift: no traditional animation studio would commission a Pennywise-Tinkerbell fusion. The internet rewards exactly that chaos. Working for Dimension 20 would let her channel years of mash-up mastery into characters built for long-form narrative.
For now, Audity remains fully committed to her audience. But as she told Mashable at VidCon 2026, one phone call from Dropout could temporarily pull her off the For You page—and onto the fantasy battle map.