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deriaz.bsky.social
Deriaz
@deriaz.bsky.social
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Shaun Linn (was @DeriazIronfist on Twitter). Pretend kobold, boxelder bug.🦎 He/They 🐲 Anthro and fantasy illustrator, LGBTQ+ 🦗 18+

https://linktr.ee/deriaz

"Don't forget ❤️ I'm with you in the dark."
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Start of another painting. (I promise I will post something finished tomorrow!)
WIP painting of a large cat man lounging on a planet, one foot paw resting on a moon and hand clasping and cracking a lifeless, smaller orb.
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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I always appreciate when a background roughs in really quickly and nicely. Now for the character. WIP.
WIP painting of a large arctic fox / cat demon character. They are a grey silhouette still, sitting in a roughly rendered bar scene space, leaning up against the bar table, looking at the viewer.
November 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Awwww, he loves his new princess.
@dracoofzeradaith.bsky.social probably agrees.
(I couldn't resist, for the biggest Bowser fan I know~)
Screen grab from the recent Super Mario Galaxy movie trailer. Bowser holding up a painting, originally of himself painted buff and Peach looking longingly up at him. Princess Peach has been replaced by a golden anthro dragon named Draco, whose brown hair is floating in the wind like Bowser's. He rests one hand on Bowser's pectoral, looking up longingly at the kingly koopa.
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Did this while wanting something to do while listening to Mandalore videos with husband on the side, and finishing the last weekly missions. Didn't expect the really strong start.
(Context: Beating the PvE mode in Marvel Rivals on the highest difficulty solo with Jeff the Land Shark.)
A screenshot of Marvel Rivals player nameplate, showing off the title "King Land Shark" that was obtained.
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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YCH paintings for @tonystfns.bsky.social of Ferrhis, and @professoranon.bsky.social of Vincent!

Big thank you to you both for wanting to take on a slot for the YCH I was planning on scrapping. ;u; It helped immensely. 💚
A silver dragonborn stands on the beach at the waterside, hands raised up behind his head as he flexes his body, showing off every muscle from his arms to his legs, wearing only a pair of swim trunks. Water cascades at his feet, as the sun sets in the distance behind him. A purple frilled lizard stands on the beach at the waterside, hands raised up behind his head as he flexes his body, showing off every muscle from his arms to his legs, wearing only a pair of swim trunks. Water cascades at his feet, as the sun sets in the distance behind him.
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Commission form...! woah its been like two years since i did one of these. It's open for 24 hours! I will try to accommodate as many people as I can.

Please follow this link to submit one if you'd like some work! - forms.gle/SwUovySeVosU...
A commission sheet listing prices for Deriaz. Examples and themes are provided. For clarity on pricing, "Sketches: Lines/Grayscale - $60 USD, Color - $100 USD. Icons - $175 USD. Character Painting - $350 USD. Illustration (though not available in this opening) - $600 USD and higher depending on complexity."
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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In cleaning their house, my old roommate @jaggie8.bsky.social found history. I believe I drew this in 2010, scanned early 2011, to digitally color. I sent a color version to RIOT and the designer of Blitzcrank because they said they loved it. I legit thought the original was long, long gone. ;u; 💚
A pencil drawing of Blitzcrank from League of Legends, drawn around 2010. Pencil on paper, with notes regarding Deriaz's early classes and note-taking, are in the margins, while Blitzcrank fills the rest of the page, giant hands and blocky LEGO-like feet and all. He is crudely hatched and shaded, quaint now but at the time, what I felt was some of my best work. :')
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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This seems fun. c: I stopped around the Sun/Moon time and couldn't get into it or Sword/Shield, so my choices are probably kinda basic and narrow. Shoutout to the coin flip in Flying, because toucans are one of my favorite birds and Toucannon exists, but I love my little boi, too.
Deriaz's Favorite Pokemon by Type: Normal = #143 Snorlax Fire = #250 Ho-Oh Water = #658 Greninja Grass = #001 Bulbasaur Electric = #466 Electivire Ice = #699 Aurorus Fighting = #794 Buzzwole Poison = #015 Beedrill Ground = #105 Marowak Flying = #083 Farfetch'd Psychic = #494 Victini Bug = #127 Pinsir Rock = #565 Carracosta Ghost = #623 Golurk Dragon = #706 Goodra Dark = #675 Pangoro Steel = #027 Alolan Sandshrew Fairy = #778 Mimikyu
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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My account is set to block "guests" (users not logged in) and accounts under 18 from viewing my FA. So either the link was reported OR the system flagged it after a user clicked it in my profile info (which isn't their fault of course). FA allows you to link it in settings (again, no fault there).
A mobile screenshot of an email, from the "Ko-fi Support Portal". A support ticket has been updated, with a response to a 'unpublished'/delisted page reading: "Hi, and thanks for your reply. / We've reviewed your page and verified that your FurAffinity account is still linking to Ko-fi. We kindly request that you unlink both platforms in order to restore your content. / Best wishes, Ko-fi Trust & Safety Team".
November 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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An icon painting for @redmight.bsky.social ! Mindflayers aren't known for their high Strength scores. Muldel, though, does not share that same dump stat.
A portrait icon painting of a gray-green mindflayer (or illithid) named Muldel. The creature is shirtless, flexing an immensely muscled bicep while his other arm is flexed down at his waist, showing off his impressive strength. His chest is pushed out, as his purple-tipped tentacles drape down over it, one decorated with a silver ring. His almost alien-like visage is hard to read, but his eyes stare at the viewer, as if meeting their gaze.
October 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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This is something I was noodling at before the water damage completely derailed me. I might freshen the background a bit more, and then maybe? I dunno if I'd do just one, or delay the commission form a bit to offer multiple slots of this. I dunno what the interest may be.
A sketch of a "Your Character Here", a blank gray character that commissioners can purchase to place their character in. The muscular figure stands at the beach side, arms raised and stance leaned back slightly, as the sun sets behind them.
October 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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An icon painting for @lmpdragon.bsky.social ! Don't taunt Zex; I'm pretty sure he can strike you down without breaking a sweat.
A portrait of a blue western dragon anthro/furry. He stands with his hands behind his back, his chest and abs forward, as he glares down at the viewer with a snarl. His musculature is lean but incredibly striated, showing every muscle fiber, as a light blue aura flares around him and rocks float, showing off his power akin to Dragonball Z Saiyan powers.
October 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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WIP for Redmight of his mindflayer. (ahhhh i adore mindflayers/illithids and octopus they're so fun)
WIP sketch for a client of their Mindflayer character. He is disrobed, and flexing a bicep, showing off a bodybuilder-esque physique.
October 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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A painting for @cadwing.bsky.social ! 500KG is more of a light artillery for Cad. Don't make him bring out the heavy payloads.
A character painting of a big, blue "catiroo" (cat, bird, kangaroo hybrid). He is clad in armor, some parts removed to expose his musculature in his arms, stomach, and thighs. He is doing a Helldiver salute, one fist clenched and in the air in front of him, other arm at his side, as his wings flutter in the wind of a shockwave caused by a massive explosion behind him.
October 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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A sketch for ig880x and arca9t4, both of FA! When you're that large and fluffy, it's not terribly surprising someone may want to have a warm bed~
A yellow dragon rests upon a dark gray werewolf. He is dwarfed in size by the canine, but fits comfortably atop the wolf's torso. He is nestled into the fluff to stay warm, as the werewolf rests one hand on the dragon's back, looking slightly confused by the interaction he himself awoke to.
October 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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CW: Hyper (muscle, nudity), size difference.

A character painting for @arthrosikes.bsky.social ! The gnoll said he wanted to show me his hoard of gold. I think I found a more valuable treasure.
A brown and orange gnoll stands tall, flexing his immense arms up in the air in a double bicep pose as golden light and golden coins shower around him, as he poses before a pile of money. He stands "at attention", as it were, looming over a green and orange kobold who is nestled underneath him, looking up at the large man towering over him.
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Unrelated to art, I got this in my inbox today. I know it isn't much, when there are others struggling with theirs, but for someone with an art degree that was told they were making a bad choice... This means a lot to me. I hope some day we can actually just forgive them all and fix this system, tho
Screenshot of an email from Aidvantage, a servicer of federal student aid. It reads: "Congratulations, Shaun! You've paid off all your Aidvantage loans. [A graphic showing the process from school to grace to repayment to paid in full.] You've done it. What a huge accomplishment! We celebrate your success and wish you all the best in the future."
October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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A sketch for Arux ("dragonf-cker" on FA)! Summer's winding down, but that doesn't mean we can't still enjoy some of the warmer days down by the pier when they come around~
Black and white sketch for Arux. A fuzzy, winged dragon man sits at the end of a pier at the beach, his clawed toes and the end of his tail dipping into the cool water. He leans back, leaning on one hand while the other is upstretched, rubbing the back of his head, looking a touch embarrassed. Perhaps he wasn't expecting you to see him like this?
October 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Really quick black and white pass on a portrait WIP. Will be in color, though. c:

also i did it again where i kept putting off uploading finished things--ill try to do that throughout the week
Black and white WIP rough painting of a snarling dragon in skin-tight armor and gold filigree accents. He has two gouts of magical flame framing his head, providing some dramatic lighting for his face and upper body.
October 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Don't worry, ya'll. I'm on the case; my entire brain cell is working overtime. I'm about 70% sure this must be Chocobo... But it doesn't smell like one. Hmm...
Screenshot from Final Fantasy 14. A masked Hrothgar, wearing a mask of the horse-bird species known as a "Chocobo", stares at a strange green bird-lizard (A "Seikret" from Monster Hunter Wilds). Above the creature's head, it says, "Chocobo?" We here in the alt text know that, no matter what this creature is... It is a baby, it is a good boy. What a good boy. Yes you are, yes you areeee. whats your name huhhhhhh what a pretty boy awwww yes you areeeee
October 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Baby's first current Savage since, like, 2.1? 2.2? Whenever Good King Moogle Mog was current, minus a sprinkling of Heavensward before Party Finder scared me away. Boss had a quarter of final attack left when we got him down. ;u;

Static raiding is fun again; 14 year old me circa WoW would be happy.
A screenshot of Final Fantasy 14, involving a row of 8 adventurers posing in front of a massive golden treasure chest. From left to right: A Dancer, a Dragoon, a Gunbreaker, a Scholar and his floating fairy, a White Mage (hi!), a Paladin, a Samurai, and a Red Mage are posing triumphantly.
September 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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And another WIP, this one for Cad. We need to redo some of the armor bits, as well as a little bit of anatomy still wonky, but... Super Earth has a good soldier in its ranks.
A WIP for Cad of a painting of his big blue catiroo (cat-bird-kangaroo hybrid) standing before a large explosion. He is standing tall, wings fluttering in the shockwave, as he stands and salutes.
September 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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CW: Male bits, hyper.

Forgot to share this here yesterday. WIP for Arthro. c: Need to fix some of the anatomy but just getting the background quickly sorted at the moment, then on to lighting and rendering.
A large gnoll (hyena) and a smaller green kobold stand amidst some glowing light, with gold coins raining around them. The gnoll is standing tall, his arms raised in a solid double bicep flex, as the kobold sits under his looming shadow.
September 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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A collection of some I've loved over the years.
A reaction image edit of Paper Mario and the Thousand-Year Door. All the characters have googly eyes placed over there, with impact text reading "WHAT THE THOUSAND-YEAR | FUCK AM I READING" A reaction image edit. A still from the video game Cuphead, with the titular character rolling a pair of dice. Overlaid on the image is the phrase "The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math." A reaction image of a Greninja from Pokemon. He looks stressed, and is holding up a red octagonal STOP sign. A still image from the show Digimon. Gabumon is wearing a bear costume, looking concerned, mouth slightly askew, as a nervous sweat drop rolls down his face.
September 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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A character painting for @wilgeon.bsky.social ! He is the master of a new technique. Unsurprisingly, it involves throwing your weight around a little bit.
A heavyset orange-and-blue dragon anthro stands proudly amongst a teal-green backdrop. He is clothed in a fantasy monk apparel, one metal shoulder pauldron on the left shoulder. His tabard is open on the sides, revealing his immense stomach, held up by two belts and a large purple silken sash. A similar purple bandana is tied around his head amongst his black hair, fluttering in the breeze.
September 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM