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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 17h

for #SpectacularSpookoween day 16 + 17, I used the "Off with their Head!" prompt to draw my skeleton son Estanro! <3

[ #skeleton #skeletonart #digitalart #hamlet #tobeornottobe #skull #victorian #mushrooms #popart #ocart #originalcharacterart #originalcharacter ]

A drawing of a fancily-dressed skeleton holding its own skull in that one Hamlet pose. The skeleton has a large mushroom "hat" on its cranium, with smaller mushrooms growing from its shoulders.

It's wearing a black vest, grey pants, a white jabot, and a long red overcoat. The overcoat has light green splotches all over it that are meant to be Mycelium.

The words "To Be? or Not to be? That is the question" are written around it.

Behind everything is a background made up of pop art inspired elements. A tan square is behind the figure's head, and screen tones are used in various places.

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 2d

#SpectacularSpookoween day 14 + 15 I dealt with the devil and had to combine "Creepy Cute" with "Deep Waters"! what's more creepy-cute than a Labubu? XD

[ #labubu #ariel #digitalart #creepy #cute #creepycute #mermaid #fishtail #underthesea #fantasy #funny ]

An image of a creature with the upper half of a Labubu and the lower half of a mermaid. It looks visually similar to Disney's "Ariel", with red fur and a long green tail. The tag hanging off of the Labubu's neck is purple, a similar shade to Ariel's seashell bra. The pose this thing is pulling off is similar to the "draw me like one of your French girls" pose, with the character looking at the viewer.

Above the character's torso (between its head and tail) are its name: "Mer mer" (pronounced Murmur, spelled like "mermaid").

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 3d

y'all can you can you tell I really liked #SpectacularSpookoween 's "Metamorphosis" prompt? lmao

[ #animation #digitalart #digitalanimation #animator #transformation #metamorphosis #animated #lipsync #ocart #ocanimation #characteranimation #originalcharacters #ocs #cartoon ]

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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · Spectacular Spookoween Day 12+13 - Metamorphosis · y'all can you can you tell I really liked this Spookoween prompt? lmao been wanting to think about my OC Elise's transformation…

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 3d

#SpectacularSpookoween day 11 brought "Stitches" w/ the challenge of "Non-Traditional Blood" ! this was actually really convenient lol bc this was my other sketch idea from "Surgery" <3

Characters: Natalie + Elise (link in img desc)

[ #digitalart #art #stuffedanimals #plushies #sewing #familyart ]

A drawing of a woman stitching up a crying stuffed animal's ripped leg. Her mouth is open as if speaking, and her eyes fixed on her task.

The stuffed animal is a light grey cat with darker grey appendages and a white muzzle/stomach. She has a pink heart shape stitched on her chest, a pink butterfly-shaped bow in front of her right (viewer's left) ear, and pink button eyes. Her tail is striped, with alternating light and dark grey. She has one hand up covering her right (viewer's left) eye, and she's looking off to her right away from her left leg which has a rather large rip. Her other hand is sitting on the table beside her.

The woman has long curly blonde hair, pale skin, and blue eyes. She's wearing a sleeveless white dress (though only the top half is visible) with blue straps and a star design on the front.

Both characters have a pink ribbon choker with a large yellow bell attached.

You can find more information about these characters at the following links:
https://toyhou.se/3654150.natalie
https://toyhou.se/4579231.elise

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 3d

for #SpectacularSpookoween days 9+10 we got the prompt "Surgery", so ya boi used it as an excuse to be queer on main lol

it's probably really obvious, but I heavily referenced DaVinci's "Vitruvian Man"!

[ #digitalart #transart #trans #transgender #ftm #transmasc #needles #scars #hrt #tboy #pride ]

A square image with an obvious nod to DaVinci's "Vitruvian Man". The background is a blurred version of the trans flag. The figure colorpicked the white and blue stripes, with white being the main color and blue filling in the trans-related aspects of the piece. Layered on top are various symbols of transmasculinity (which will be described in more detail), and the following quote:
"Transition is a Divine Act of Creation"

The hair in this piece references the artist's current hairstyle. A third eye is added to the forehead, some fangs are added to his mouth, and an eight-pointed star covers his genitals. Large bat wings are on either side of his torso, disconnected but visually referencing the shape of the scars on his chest.

The following trans-related medical procedures are referenced:
1) HRT (in the form of a halo surrounding the figure's head made out of needles and testosterone bottles)
2) Top surgery (in the form of large, overly-exaggerated scars connected to star shapes where the nipples should be)
3) Hysterectomy (in the form of two smaller scars on either side of the stomach)
4) T-Shots (in the form of a band-aid on the figure's right / viewer's left thigh)
5) Phalloplasty (in the form of a square on the figure's left / viewer's right calf where the skin got taken)

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 3d

I didn't have much motivation last Tuesday's Spookoween prompt, so I "dealt with the devil" so to speak and merged two prompts ("Life and Death" + "Outer Space") for double points! it was pretty fun, though I wish I started earlier (work got me busy :'3) so I coulda finished it

[ #digitalart ]

An image of an astronaut in space whose helmet has a crack in the glass. A few small shards are drifting off into their surroundings. Coming out of the crack is an alien that looks like a mixture of plant life and a removed eyeball, with something akin to the optic nerve wrapped around the plant's stem.

The figures (astronaut and alien) are both sketches, colored flatly without shading or lineart. The astronaut has a simple white hue. The alien has green plant matter, a white eyeball with a blue iris, and red bits where the muscles might be.

The background is more detailed, making the figures stand out. The shards of glass are small, looking a little bit like the stars glittering behind them.

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 3d

a few days behind on posting, but I'm still doing #SpectacularSpookoween! day 5+6 brought the "Nature" prompt, so I did a photo study on a neat pic I've had saved for a while :3

[ #photostudy #digitalart #bird #snake #artstudy #digitalart #natureart #wildlifeart ]

A redraw of the other image in this post. It is lineless and shaded, and the background has a heavy lens blur.

A screenshot of a twitter post form user @localmusichoeee (nickname "AG"). The text states the following:
"speechless. the pose. the expression. this should be a painting."

The image it's reacting to is a snake hanging down from the roof of a house holding a bird in its coil. The bird is roughed up with its feathers visibly ruffled. The two creatures are looking into each others' eyes. The bird's body language looks defeated, while the snake's seems triumphant and malicious.

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 3d

depends on the person! most folks feel that their therianthropy is caused by either something spiritual (like reincarnation) or something psychological (like autism), but you can also identify with both or neither

I'm physically a human, sure, but my brain is a cat's and my soul is an angel's ^^

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Akane ⚔️🫀 DTIYS pinned! @akanelogics.bsky.social · 5d

‼️ REMOVE AIslop from your PINTEREST results.‼️
Let's see how true this is....

1. Go to ‘Refine your recommendations’ and remove everything related to ‘generative AI interests’.

(As if anyone who visits the site for reliable references would be interested in that...)

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 4d

welcome over to Twitter But Good™ lol, congrats on the move :3

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 7d

neat! research papers are always fun to read <3

are you gonna make a google form, or have one-on-one convos? :3

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 7d

as a therian:

gatekeepers are cringe, be your true self and do what you want forever

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 9d

as a housecat: same

nature is pretty to look at but the inside is comfier :'3

CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 12d

a sketch commission I did yesterday! :D

link to user + char in img desc <3

toyhou.se/34545911.com...

[ #commissions #digitalart #sketch #frog #originalcharacter #oc #ocart #pastel #sketchcommission #opencommissions #cuteart #cartoony #comms #commsopen ]

A simple sketch of a girl in a long dress holding up a frog. Her dress has ruffles at the bottom and along the sides of the front panel, with three large buttons on the skirt. She has a long ponytail with a big bow. The background is a simplistic watercolor-style pastel green gradient with white stars.

You can find more information about the character (including a version of this image with a transparent background) at the following link:
https://toyhou.se/3743010.tsumugi

The owner of this character (orangethief) can be found at the following link:
https://toyhou.se/orangethief

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 13d

and now for day 4 of #SpectacularSpookoween! the prompt here was "teacup", but since it's Saturday we had an extra challenge to add star(s) somewhere in our piece! the hands holding it belong to my OC Stella (link in img desc) <3

[ #teacup #stardust #stars #galaxy #spaceart #hands #ocart #starry ]

An image of hands grasping a teacup full of stars.

The hands have dark skin and black nail polish. They're wearing black fingerless gloves with studs on the back. There's a star-shaped stud on each of the four non-thumb fingers, and circular studs that make the shape of a star on the back of the hand.

The hands belong to my original character, Stella. You can find more information about her at the following link:
https://toyhou.se/5421416.stella

The teacup itself is plain and white. The liquid inside shows a galaxy with a multitude of stars inside. There's a cyan galaxy at the top right, and a pinkish purplish four-pointed star shaped one at the bottom left.

This piece originally had a transparent background. To see it in its full glory, please go to the following link:
https://sheezy.art/crescentcaribou/gallery/spookoween-day-4-teacup-of-stars

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 13d

The third day of #SpectacularSpookoween! as a pastel multicolor horse enjoyer, the only option for "Sun and Moon" was to doodle these two princesses lol

[ #mlp #mlpfanart #princesscelestia #princessluna #laptopwallpaper #computerwallpaper #digitalart #fanart #alicorns #cutiemarks #sisters #mlpfim ]

Fanart of Celestia and Luna from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

In the center are a combination of their cutie marks. Celestia's sun is on the left with four rays of sunshine coming off of it, and Luna's crescent moon is overlapping it on the right. The background for each half is the same as their fur color, with white on the left and black with navy blue splotches on the right.

On top of their cutie marks is a bust of the princesses. Celestia appears on the sun's interior, and Luna on her crescent moon. They're looking at each other with a smile.

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 13d

#SpectacularSpookoween day 2! this time the prompt was "snails", and I couldn't resist making #trafficsmp fanart lol. the WL snails were so cute!! I mainly referenced @cherrifire.art's sticker designs <3

[ #grian #scottmajor #pearlescentmoon #goodtimeswithscar #smallishbeans #inthelittlewood ]

An image of the six winners of the Traffic SMP / Life SMP turned into their snails from Wild Life.

Grian, winner of Third Life. His snail has brown hair + a maroon shell with a red blanket on top. 3 hearts (green, yellow, + red) are on his shell, denoting his season. He's falling, bc his final death was to fall damage.

ScottMajor / DangThatsALongName, winner of Last Life. His snail has tricolor blue hair with a sprig of green on his forehead. His shell is light blue with a simplified 3-color half-rainbow on the back (yellow, orange, red). In the center of his shell's swirl is a single heart cut in half, denoting his season. 3 lightning bolts are near him, bc his final death was a /kill message + final deaths are accompanied by lightning bolts.

PearlescentMoon / Pearl, winner of Double Life. Her snail has long brown hair + a lighter brown shell. She's wearing a black leather jacket. A red heart appears on her chest with a red string coming off of it, denoting her season. At the end of the string is an explosion, bc her soulmate ended himself with a piece of TNT to give her the win. She looks sad.

GoodTimesWithScar / Scar, winner of Secret Life. His snail has 3 scars (1 on his face + 2 on his tail). He has dark brown hair + a green shell with a brown hat. He has a scroll around his neck, denoting his season. His snail is winking + covering his mouth with his tail.

SmallishBeans / Joel, winner of Wild Life. His snail has light green skin, a brown shell and hair, + has a leaf on his head. He's holding a d6, denoting his season.

InTheLittleWood / Martyn, winner of Limited Life + Past Life. His snail has blonde hair, a black bandana, + a green shell with a white swirl. His snail is curled up, in the center of a rewind symbol with tick marks around it (a combination of his two seasons).

This piece originally had a transparent background. To see it in its full glory, please go to the following link:
https://sheezy.art/crescentcaribou/gallery/spookoween-day-2-snails

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 13d

day 1 of #SpectacularSpookoween! the theme here was "baked goods" :3

I chose churros + pan dulce / sweet bread because me and my love found a bodega near us and were sharing our faves! I still prefer my churros, and he still loves his sweet bread, but it was a fun lil experiment ^^

An image of two churros and two pieces of sweet bread. The left churro is dipped in chocolate, and has some dripping off of it.

This piece originally had a transparent background. To see it in its full glory, please go to the following link:
https://sheezy.art/crescentcaribou/gallery/spookoween-day-1-baked-goods

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🌈 KipnChipps ⟣ COMMS OPEN @kipnchipps.bsky.social · 17d

Existence is Rebellion 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

[ #art #artsky #furry #furryart #therianthropy #therian #lgbtq #transartist #trans ]

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 13d

oof, good luck!

I usually try to keep my TH images hosted on TH, I have a private "character" for it n' everything. that way I don't gotta worry about any site beyond the one I'm currently using them on lol

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 18d

I think the infographic is really good (as you can probably tell by how many times I've linked it to folks, if you get notifications for that lol)

if I were to add anything, maybe a mention of non-animal alterhumans? like angels and concepts and fictionkin

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 18d

this is a pretty good infographic on the topic ^^

you don't have to hit all the boxes btw, I myself only fit like five-ish!

HearthFox ΘΔ @hearthfox.bsky.social · Sep 10

Are you an Alterhuman? It's more likely than you think

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 18d

this is a pretty good infographic on the subject! not everyone hits all of these boxes (I myself only fit like five-ish), but these are some of the more general experiences that make someone identify with the label(s) :3

HearthFox ΘΔ @hearthfox.bsky.social · Sep 10

Are you an Alterhuman? It's more likely than you think

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CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 19d

I personally use CashApp, but afaik it's not available in EVERY country which can be a bit frustrating. usually I just use PayPal for obtaining funds, then immediately move it to my CashApp

CrescentCaribou @crescentcaribou.bsky.social · 19d

My two ponies are now officially ten years and four days old!! the original DeviantArt DTA was posted on September 24th, 2015 :3

toyhou.se/567208.coffe...

www.deviantart.com/orange-calci...

A picture of two My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic OCs on either side of a cake.

The one on the left is an earth pony stallion with white fur that has brown splotches, each brown splotch filled with white splotches. His mane and tail are short and pink, while his eyes are blue. He's sitting on the floor in a dark brown party hat, gazing at the cake with a smile.

The one on the right is a pegasus mare with dark brown fur. Her legs are all a light creamy shade of brown, and she has two more splotches of this color on her chest/stomach and forehead that each end with a point. Her wingtips are a slightly darker shade of brown than the rest of her fur, and they match her hooves. Her mane and tail are both long and fluffy, while her eyes are a shade of pink. She's standing on her hindlegs while leaning on the table with her forehooves, looking at the cake in excitement with a big smile and outstretched wings.

The cake itself is coffee-themed, and is meant to be a coffee cake. It's a light creamy shade of brown that sits on a white platter, which sits on a brown table. Small dark brown coffee bean shapes line the bottom of the cake. The front of the cake faces the viewer, showing a design on its side: A square of a slightly darker brown framed with blue and pink icing with another bean shape on each of the four corners. In the center of this square is an even darker brown "10", signifying how long the characters have existed for. On the top of the cake sits two objects: a white to-go coffee cup with a light blue sleeve and a pink lid on the left side, and a pink expresso coffee cup with fake brown liquid inside it on the right. On the top of both are candles, lit with a bright pink flame that serves as the image's light source. On the cake's surface near the bottom of the cups, even more of these bean shapes are scattered.

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