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Kathaja Krim
@kathaja.com
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In love with the Strange.
art ⬥ writing ⬥ OCs ⬥ aliens ⬥ monsters ⬥ sci-fi
she/her, 30s, Austrian

I'm trying™ to write a book.
www.kathaja.com ⬥ linktr.ee/kathaja
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Kathaja Krim @kathaja.com · Sep 9
Hi! 🤍
I'm Kathaja and I love writing sci-fi & romance—yes, that combination—while sharing my alien world through my art. My work is traditional and digital, quite often a blend of both.

Want to know more about my world and novel?
Read on in the replies! ↓
Collage of 4 artworks tinted in muted, dark colors. Top left: Fineliner art of an alien character, Zhaikes Nazkarath (OC), buffing out his chest and looking over his shoulder, with an angry expression. Top right: Digital art of a cat-like alien character, an Arka (species), with long flowy hair and white eyes without pupils. Bottom left: Pencil art of a snarling creature, the Ozyres, showing a maw full of pointy teeth and a long tongue. Bottom right: Digital art of a reptilian alien character, a Vortecc (species), with an elongated face and bendy tendrils on their head.
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Are there any runners and/or gym rats out there? :>

I thought you should know that I like both, running and strength training. My 2026 goal is to do 3 pull-ups without assistance. Let's see if I'll get there.. A half marathon would be great too.
January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Hello there!
I love me some futuristic machines, aliens cyberpunk and armors and I mostly do characterdesign :3
January 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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my online shop is live again<3
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December 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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If you are a sci-fi creator and want to be added to the starter pack I just shared, you can leave a comment on the original post. I quote posted my own comment as a reference.

I know there are many new ppl out there, so pls ask if you have questions :)
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kathaja.com Kathaja Krim @kathaja.com · 13h
Hi, thanks 🤍
I draw alien creatures and species of my sci-fi world and go into speculative evolution too. However, the focus of my story is on the complex relationship between a human woman and an alien man. Most likely this doesn't fit into the genre of the pack. But here is art anyway :D
A page with four drawings of a reptilian alien, the Vortecc, with a long tail and three bendy limbs on their head. There is one bust to the left, a full-body to the right, a small close-up of the face on the top (with lots of tongues bursting out of their mouth) and a small close up of their back on the bottom (it shows how the back can split up and reveal more limbs). Text on page: [Vortecc], 5th nation of Araz. 1. The third pair of eyes is usually closed. It sees in the infrared spectrum. 2. Limbs and tongues are equipped with olfactory receptors. 3. Back and neck can split up and reveal more limbs. 4. Only the tail and the three limbs of the head cannot be retracted into the body. 5. Slits for breathing are located on the chest, not the nose. Pencil drawing of an alien character (species: Arka) with big pointy ears and long flowing hair. Her glowing eyes are completely white, with no visible pupil. She has a septum piercing and dark markings on her skin. Digital art of Lara, a human woman, hugging Zhaikes, an alien man. Lara stands over Zhaikes and has her arms around his neck, while pressing his head to her chest. Zhaikes seems to be indecisive, his hand hovering next to Lara with his fingers being curled. While he likes the experience, he is unsure if he may reciprocate the hug. One tiny detail to notice: On the inside of Zhaikes' wrist is a small symbol that looks just like my artist logo. Art by Kathaja Krim. Digital sketch of an alien character (species: Vortecc) with six eyes, three of them visible. The alien is standing on a bolder, with long reptilian legs. Their arms flare out in mid-turn, thick tail swishing behind them. Three long tentacles sit on their head, flying through the air along with the alien's dynamic pose. Art by Kathaja Krim.
January 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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To all the sci-fi enthusiasts and creators, here is a starter pack for you! 🤍
ewdocparris.com E.W. Doc Parris @ewdocparris.com · 1d
Your random reminder that I’ve got a starter pack for #ScienceFiction creators, reviewers, and fans. If you make #SciFi, if you’re a reviewer devoted to sci-fi, or if you’re an uber sci-fi fan and you want to be in on the fun, leave me a comment.

#WritingCommunity
#BookSky 📚🪐

go.bsky.app/5BL1giA
January 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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This is me being interviewed in detailed on the nuts and bolts of writing technique.
novocean.me Sergei Yakupov @novocean.me · 3d
Very interesting interview of @aptshadow.bsky.social . As an amateur want-to-be sci-fi author, I’ve found so many great insights about writting good sci-fi. Concept of One Big Lie is a very useful thing, for example.

youtu.be/LO0qHnhpkDs?...
How to Write Great Science Fiction — Adrian Tchaikovsky
YouTube video by David Perell
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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I often make sci-fi art! Lots of it is original designs for sci-fi creatures like robots, etc., though I also make other types of sci-fi illustrations as well.

Can I be added to the starter pack, if there is still space? Here is some of my work, as an example:
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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Yeah, Zhaikes hates humans.

Lara has no prejudices about anyone, besides.. WAHH ALIENS
dailyocs.bsky.social Daily OC questions @dailyocs.bsky.social · 1d
Are there any prejudices other characters in your universe have (or had) about your OC? How does (or did) your OC deal with these?

#dailyocs
January 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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—Felidae guardian beast—

Acrylic and color pencil on wood board.
A painting of an feline like creature with white skin and a featureless face with a crack running down the center.
January 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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one time I took pics of cool lookin meat and made an OC out of it :v

🥩
January 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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#Commission - Emil

for @edubenart.bsky.social

#ArtSky #OCSky #DigitalArt #VGenCommission
digital art, a pale blue, bat eared toymaker in steampunk inspired clothing holds a brass wind up steam engine he had been tinkering with as he looks to the side in mild surprise. Three small brass ducks are at his feet following his line of sight. Mint colored mist emanates from the toymaker's prosthetic arm and the back of the lead duck.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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It was amazing *-*

Don't grill me about the story or whatever, I'm in for the fantastic alien designs, the great animations and the beautiful word building. It had all of it. ♡
kathaja.com Kathaja Krim @kathaja.com · 1d
I'm going to see Avatar 3 today :))
January 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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I'm going to see Avatar 3 today :))
January 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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I need to draw more stuff like this
January 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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Congrats MC on the 1.3k! 😎 🍷
A few of my recent pieces and a few (optional) tags for
@kathaja.com @jordanwthatcher.bsky.social @kholbatar.bsky.social @kathaja.com @
Landscape pen drawing of a feminine face with a pointed chin, small mouth and nose with large white, pupil and iris-less eyes surrounded by a twisting structure of organic and stone shapes around them with the main feature being 6, large black eye like structures in an arc, 3 per side. There is a white pyramid where their third eye would be and the sahpes evoke alcoves, roots, bones, tendrils and flow outward to branch like structures hung with shapes like banners or ribbons hanging off them. Pen drawing of a humanoid figure made of black void, covered in symbols whose body flows into root-like structures and radiates light blue and purple energy upward set against a massive stone wall embedded with winged statues and carved archways. Sitting atop the wall are three feminine presenting celestial beings with black void for faces with two of them huddled around the third who is taller than the other two and has three bright star like points of light for a face instead of the single one in the other two. Around them are an assortment of domed organic shaped structures that tower up in the distance while a strangely textured moon hangs in a sky that shimmers with a blue and purple aurora like pattern with white lights and streaks embedded within it. Pen drawing of a long, black haired feminine figure with four arms per side that get smaller as they go down their back. Small shell and gem like objects in their hair while their face a smooth, bone or polished stone looking surface with a small oval where the main features would be. Their primary left arm is outstretched towards a floating book with a highly textured surface of bone and flesh looking shapes with odd growths that flows up the right side of the page and behind their head. These same style of growths surround them at shin height with shapes renunciant of devices embedded in it along with crystals. A smaller left arm is grasping a large orb held up by one of these organic columns while in the distance a cliff rises up with figures standing near a sculpted standing stone while a large gas giant looking planet hangs in the sky of the upper right of the page. Pen drawing of a feminine figure on the right side with an elongated skull that flows into various organic shapes down and around her long neck as he long tongue extrudes out of her mouth, licking twisted organic form with multiple faces and made up of intertwining tendrils and other fleshy, bulbous shapes. Surrounding the scene are streaks of night sky embedded with ghostly forms and surrounded by twisted bodies and body parts.
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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#traditionalart Archive Week 1
Nate Fick from Generation Kill played by Stark Sands (2014)
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I was so fascinated by his way to lead that I read Nate Fick's Autobiography "One Bullet Away". This was one of the most thrilling books I ever read (I usually don't read).

#generationkill #hbo #portrait
Traditional art pencil hatched shading portrait of stark sands playing as Nathaniel Fick in the HBO series Generation Kill.
January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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TW: Gore

[The One Who Endures] 'A nameless being who uses their own entrails in ritualistic combat.'

First finished design of the new year! I don't usually do gore but my mind wouldn't rest until I brought this fella to life

Info below!

#adoptable #characterdesign #creaturedesign
January 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Terror of the Far North
A hulking beast roars in the empty expanse of a frozen tundra. Wisps of raw energy swirl around her horns and the spines jutting from her back.
January 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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New tlo painting 'The Worm Rail', alt text for full description
#theloyalones
A large reptilian 'thrall' rests on a bed of wormlike creatures in a heavy industrial train carriage. The desolate landscape behind is overshadowed by the looming hulks of broken down bio-machines. -- Mining in Savic territory is highly regulated, but the badlands surrounding the South Front are not. Some antique rail lines are intact, if dangerous, allowing miners to move south. The booming trade along these lines is known as the Worm Rail, and their methods are illegal in the interior. Worming is a rapid, low cost and highly effective method of extracting ore. Enormous, magically engineered worms are released in ore-rich soil. From there they burrow into the surrounding rock. Their digestive systems refine ore as they move, gradually filling their expandable bodies. At full capacity the worms reach almost half a mile in length, growing lethargic as their short lifespan draws to an end. At this point the miners return. They summon worms to a collection point using either small explosive charges or deafening tonal blasts from the train itself. When the worms reach the surface, workers load them into the train as they quietly expire. Their bodies can then be processed at factories in Savic industrial centers. Worming can be relatively environmentally friendly, when the number of worms are limited. Unsurprisingly, though, nobody is limiting worm numbers. Landslides and sinkholes are commonplace in worm-mined land. In some cases rivers have been diverted through underground channels, causing regional droughts. Thralls are often employed on the Worm Rail as guards against frequent inter-corporate robberies. Or as the robbers themselves. As long as a worm load arrives at a port, it will be sold with few questions asked. What happens on the Front stays on the Front!
January 2, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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Give fish
January 2, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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Happy New Year!
AND Happy Birthday (to me) 🤍

Thank you all for your support and especially the kind comments during the last year. You've been helping me so much to stay motivated. May your 2026 be amazing!

Share your happiness - and maybe this post :'D

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#art #alien #scifi #monster
Digital art of Lara, a human woman, hugging Zhaikes, an alien man. Lara stands over Zhaikes and has her arms around his neck, while pressing his head to her chest. Zhaikes seems to be indecisive, his hand hovering next to Lara with his fingers being curled. While he likes the experience, he is unsure if he may reciprocate the hug. One tiny detail to notice: On the inside of Zhaikes' wrist is a small symbol that looks just like my artist logo. Art by Kathaja Krim. Digital art of a monstrous but humanoid alien (species: Nan-Te'gah). The alien has their head tilted down and glances up menacingly. They have a crude bone-like structure on their face, with strangely aesthetic swirls and tips. They have ears too, which are more like thick appendages attached to the head. Their skin color is a light low saturated green with red scattered stripes. The eye is cerulean blue. Art by Kathaja Krim. Digital art of an alien character, Zhaikes (species: Zhor Khat), showing him three times on a reference page from various angels and a close-up of his right eye. He looks grumpy in each of them. Most noticeable is the artwork in the middle where the top-down angle allows a glimpse on his back and the row of scales running along his spine. It also shows two of his four extra limbs that are positioned between his shoulder blades. He glances over his shoulder giving us the side-eye. Descriptive text on the page: Zhaikes Nazkarath, anatomy details. Four pairs of curved horns are set close to his head, with the tips jutting out at the back. Antennae, called Raks?van, are sensory organs that can detect even the slightest tremors. Their position reflects emotions. His right eye is blind and paler than the left. A technical enhancement can temporarily compensate for the disability, producing small dots of light when active. Three knobs on his face act as anchors for his mask and can?t be removed. His left upper arm and shoulder, as well as the right side of his face, are scarred. Scales protect the sensitive skin and nerve endings beneath, and they can be slightly lifted. Art by Kathaja Krim. Pencil art of a creature's head in side-view, the Ozyres. The creature is snarling, showing off its crooked teeth and a long tongue. Its eye is purely white with a soft glow. It has two ears which are set back, underlining the aggressive pose. Art by Kathaja Krim.
January 1, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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I have started coloring(!??) my current wip, the wing anatomy page. I'll either give up or maybe I will love it.
January 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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I love how crunchy this brush is!
Two anthropomorphic lizards hugging each other. One of them is being held by the other and is smiling widely. The other one has a neutral expression.
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Art vs. Artist for 2025/2026 hehe. Just a tad bit late to the party but here I am!

#artvsartist
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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🌌 COMMISSIONS OPEN 🌌

4 slots for quick sketches
3–5 slots for other types combined

How to claim:
🌌order on VGen
or
🌌see details on carrd and email me

Reposts appreciated!
Commission examples for full render artworks. Halfbody starts at €150, fullbody starts at €200. Commission examples for simple render artworks. Halfbody starts at €75, fullbody starts at €100. Commission examples for colored sketch artworks. Fullbody starts at €50. Commission examples for custom designs. Outfit starts at €100, character starts at €125.
January 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM