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Cryptid Shadows
@cryptidshadows.bsky.social
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Shapeshifting cryptid {he/him} 🍂 Comic artist living in Massachusetts 🍂 Monsterlover

18+, may contain trace spices 🍂 https://cryptidshadows.carrd.co
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Cryptid Shadows @cryptidshadows.bsky.social · Oct 21
Hey I'm Jay! 👋 I write and illustrate Wanderlust, a paranormal romance comic with a trans man lead! You can read the first two chapters on readwanderlust.carrd.co and on Webtoon/Tapas (links on carrd)!

#comics #webcomics #OC #OCSky #comicart #comicartist #trans #queer #queerart #queerartist
Watercolor style comic page. Panel 1 depicts a red haired woman with glasses and a blonde and brown haired man in a brown hoodie. Both are wearing backpacks for hiking and a row of trees are behind them at sunrise. The woman's dialogue reads, "I know this group socializin' stuff ain't really your thing." The man, with a sarcastic expression, responds, "How'd you guess?" Panel 2 fills the rest of the page, showing the two characters from behind, walking into an autumn forest behind the silhouettes of their two friends. The woman's dialogue reads, "Just a hunch. But I think you're gonna like this place." 3 panel comic page without dialogue depicting a scene at sunset. The first panel is a closeup of a woman's face, her hands clasped over her mouth, her eyes filled with shock and horror. The second panel shows her drop to her knees, her face cropped from the image. The final panel shows her bent over, face in her cupped hands in sorrow. 5 panel comic page. The first 3 panels show a man's hand, dripping in thick black substance, as the fingers twist and shift into long, gnarled claws. The fourth panel shows a man's face as he screams out the word "FUCKaugh..." with the black substance overtaking his face, strands entering his eyes and mouth. The final panel shows his face stretching, the skin pulling and tearing away as his skull elongates, revealing dripping teeth and fur. A full page illustration of the head of a bobcat, half of its face revealing the skull within. An upside down night scene is depicted growing beneath the head, with barren trees and a full moon glowing from behind them. The whole image is enshrouded in shades of green.
cryptidshadows.bsky.social
Commission for @zharn.bsky.social of his brother's robot OC~
A small humanoid robot with one large blue eye, wearing a black cloak with a sword in one hand and glowing blue magic in the other, poses for adventure on a watercolor sepia-toned background.
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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smogteeth.bsky.social
I have some flawed prints (the seal and hair are now covering)

I will be getting a replacement order, but I couldn't just let these go!

Upper tier supporters will be getting a copy of these in the mail! ($5+)

7x5 inch mini prints

Only 50 of these are available!
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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danliimatta.bsky.social
Sketch/study in #HEAVYPAINT
Wolf painting
January 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
cryptidshadows.bsky.social
Rise with the Sun ☀️ Design for @styxtheheretek.bsky.social
A black dragon with red and yellow highlights flies upward in front of a stylized red and yellow sun with the words Rise with the Sun surrounding it.
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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awkwardos.bsky.social
The autumn vibes are injecting themselves into my bloodstream atm

www.deviantart.com/awkwardos/ar...
October 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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dexmckinnery.com
Rapid delivery of my next piece for this collab! =) Jonas from Story of Seasons!

Another guy who seems to be ever suffering... 😔
Full body art of Jonas from Bokujou Monogatari/Story of Seasons. Drawn for the Massive Bokumono collab!
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
cryptidshadows.bsky.social
Shipping things out tomorrow if anyone else would like something! Thank you for the support!
cryptidshadows.bsky.social Cryptid Shadows @cryptidshadows.bsky.social · 19d
Hey all, I know it's been a lot of radio silence - I did update ko-fi with priced-to-sell spooky friends! 👻 Very limited quantities and once they're gone, they're gone! Help my little guys find new homes 🙏 ko-fi.com/cryptidshado...

#plushart #halloween #kofi #supportartists
Handmade patchwork bat plushies. Handmade bottled ghost charms. Handmade patchwork ghost pillows wearing different bows. Handmade ghost charms hanging in a white tree.
October 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
cryptidshadows.bsky.social
Hey all, I know it's been a lot of radio silence - I did update ko-fi with priced-to-sell spooky friends! 👻 Very limited quantities and once they're gone, they're gone! Help my little guys find new homes 🙏 ko-fi.com/cryptidshado...

#plushart #halloween #kofi #supportartists
Handmade patchwork bat plushies. Handmade bottled ghost charms. Handmade patchwork ghost pillows wearing different bows. Handmade ghost charms hanging in a white tree.
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
cryptidshadows.bsky.social
Jace and Nemesis, art for @unstablearcane.bsky.social 🔥
A marker drawing of Jace, a blue-haired anime character with a metal arm, orange goggles, and a blue coat with fur fringe, poses looking up at the viewer, hand outstretched, with Nemesis, a dark mucky shadowy mass with blue eyes, lurks over his shoulder.
August 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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amalasrosa.bsky.social
Happy birthday to me!

In 2021 I started to draw a nice summer pic of my ocs for my birthday every year. This year I sadly don’t have the capacities to create one and I truly miss it.
Even more so a reason to enjoy the ones I already did!
Digital art of original characters Aran and Tao as young teens in the backyard of a neighbor. It’s a summer scene and the colors are warm and saturated. The backyard only has a few plants which are already yellow. The feeling of a hot high summer day. Aran stands next to an old car that’s up in the backyard to be repaired and is all excited to learn about it, leaning over the engine. An older man, their neighbor, stands next to him and explains the car for him. Tao sits on the roof of the car and throws a basketball in the air. He isn’t really excited about learning about cars but wants to spend time with Aran Digital art of original characters Aran and Tao as young adults on a warm summer day sitting on an electrical box in front of a basketball court. They both have a fresh drink and they enjoy their time, smile, and talk to each other. It’s a warm day but not super hot. The colors are dominated by yellow and orange as well as green and some blue and soft purple Digital art of original characters Aran and Tao as young adults in their mid to late 20s on a morning walk over the local small farmers market. It’s morning and the shadows are still long but you can tell it’s already very warm. The two men hold hands and Tao gets excited over all the fresh produce. Aran carries a bag and Tao a backpack which are both already full with fresh vegetable and green Digital art of original characters Aran and Tao as teenagers on a hot summer day out in their local nyc neighborhood. They just crossed the street and Aran is playing with a basketball which Tao is trying to steal from him. Both boys are laughing. In the background we see a bodega with fresh produce outside and the overpass of a subway as well as some houses. It’s a hot day and the colors for this pic are inspired by orange soda, so there is a lot of orange and yellow.
July 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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viergacht.bsky.social
I have no $ in the bank & would like to eat, so I'm offering $10 (via paypal) portrait sketches, like seen below - monster, furry/anthro, alien, fantasy, humanoid, whatever! Comment below to grab a slot (no DMs plz), I'm taking 3 right now.

#commissions
Rough sketches of several creatures including a bunny, the Beast, a goblin, a goat-man, a Frankenstein girl, a dog and a Frank-style snow leopard.
June 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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antleredvulture.bsky.social
Redstar Badge ⭐️

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[ #furry #furryart #art ]
June 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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ottobre.bsky.social
All right, finished 🎨 ✨
On a page of a sketchbook there are some trees painted in watercolor on a light blue sky.
June 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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cryptidshadows.bsky.social
Badge commission for @styxtheheretek.bsky.social 🐺🧡✨
Furry con badge of a male eurasian wolf. He is facing the viewer with a toothy mischievous grin and his clawed paws are framing a banner with the name Styx.
June 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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toadally.bsky.social
Reference sheet for a big woof! This was a redesign commission, and I'm very pleased with the results!
June 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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vgfmak.bsky.social
They're both going for the high score

Featuring @wonderwaffle93.bsky.social 's Mosh

#art #oc #anthro #frog #pinup
Hedy, a shark-like girl, standing in sea water with Mosh, a frog girl. They have both dipped their hair in the water and thrown their heads back to arc the water through the air.
June 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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ribbongrove.bsky.social
Deer
May 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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saetje.bsky.social
This small comic is coming along too. Already feeling a *bit* disappointed with a resigned "Well. I'll get it NEXT time", but it's an improvement from the first mini comics I did this year art-wise, and I've already got ideas for another one I'm itching to do.
photo of a WIP comic
June 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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jessasininger.bsky.social
An illustration featuring the Big Bad Wolf for my Grimm Fairy Tales project.

#art #kidlitart
March 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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datcravat.bsky.social
mkw✨
Fanart of Rosalina in her "touring" Mario Kart World outfit, with Daisy and Peach in the background. It's a waist-up shot of Rosalina on a motorbike at a 3/4 angle facing left, looking ahead. Her and Daisy are both smiling, Rosalina gently while Daisy has a huge smile with her eyes closed. Peach is in the distance in the air on a bike, looking at Rosalina and Daisy with a competitive frown. The picture is brightly coloured and cel-shaded. There is also black ink-spotting. There is text in Japanese katakana in the top left and bottom right that translate to "Rosalina" and "World."
June 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
cryptidshadows.bsky.social
Badge commission for @styxtheheretek.bsky.social 🐺🧡✨
Furry con badge of a male eurasian wolf. He is facing the viewer with a toothy mischievous grin and his clawed paws are framing a banner with the name Styx.
June 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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dexmckinnery.com
When I saw this meme, I had to...

#art #dgiacomo #giacomo #pokemon
Fan art of Giacomo (DGiacomo version) from Pokémon wearing shades and holding a hotdog based on a meme with the text "bad news for hot dogs: i woke up" on top of him
April 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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eenocs.bsky.social
"Whaaaaaat? It wasn't me, honest!"
April 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM