cryptid shadows

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A photo of a totally awesome trans dude in a torn gray denim vest decked out with monster and paranormal themed pins and patches
A bright blue and yellow parrot sitting on my forearm.
An anthropomorphic stag dressed in robes cradles a fawn with one arm, holding up two fingers and his thumb with his other hand, a radiant circle framing his head and antlers. Mixed media on toned paper.
A church sign on the side of a brick building with a cross that reads He Is Risen. A billboard of Shrek's face peeks over the top of the building.
NoKings rally in a small town, with people lining both sides of the road.
Rafe, an android, laying on the bottom bunk of a bunk bed, kicks the top bunk mattress, scaring Alex, his young mechanic who's laying on top of it. Rafe's text reads, "Hey kid, you asleep?"
A front and back reference of a monster character with no eyes and partially exposed skull, comprised of elements of a bobcat, deer, and tree branches.
Alex, a young mechanic, adjusts her goggles with one hand while inspecting an appendage sticking out of Rafe's back with the other. Rafe, an android with torn synthetic skin, some of his metallic skeleton showing through, is sitting hunched over in front of her. Rafe's text reads, "It's not like I trashed 'em on purpose." Alex replies, "Well maybe you shouldn't stick them where they don't belong."
Reference sheet for Becket [Beck]. Shapeshifter [not-deer]. Trans man [he/him]. Straight dom. Loves autumn, coffee, chin scritches, the woods, stormy weather, 80s movies, listening to tapes on a walkman. Ref includes a dressed ref and a partially undressed ref, accessories, and tattoo.
A drooling werewolf and an android, both with claws out, stand back-to-back, ready to take on a violent mob. Rori, the werewolf, belongs to Dana Corrigan, from her series Chorus to Dero. Rafe, the android, is my problem child lmao
Rafe, a humanoid android, grips Angel, a sexy weapons specialist in her 30s, against him with his mechanical tentalces and robotic arms. Lyrics from Big Data - Dangerous - I bet you didn't know that I was dangerous.
Sophie, a red-haired woman wearing glasses, a red plaid skirt, and a black tank top, cradles her cryptid boyfriend Ace's face as he presses his half-exposed eyeless skull against her forehead, his arms wrapped tightly around her.
4 panel comic page. First panel is a shot of four characters surrounding a fire in a cave, looking out to sea. Alex, a young girl, sits in rogue android Rafe's lap. Izzy, a scrawnier android, sits beside the fire. Angel, a thin fiery woman, stands beside them, arms crossed. Her text reads, "We couldn't have been stranded in a tropical paradise? I can't feel my face." Panel 2 is a closeup of Rafe grinning down at Alex, who smiles back up at him, bundled in his trenchcoat. Her text reads, "C'mon, Angel! He's like a space heater -- just with a more colorful vocabulary." Panel 3 shows Angel, arms crossed, looking annoyed, as she replies, "Snuggle up with the killer machine. Sounds real cozy." Panel 4 shows Izzy leaning in, a smug look on his face, as he responds, "Don't worry, babe -- I don't bite." Rafe looks annoyed as Alex stifles a laugh.
Rafe, a humanoid machine, leans over and steps on Splat, a teal gryphon, in a bully manner.
Fanart of Bowser Koopa from Nintendo Super Mario Bros in a retro 80s style.
Fanart of Falco Lombardi and Fox McCloud from Star Fox standing back to back, dressed in 80s jackets and Chucks in front of a distressed graphic of a setting sun. The phrase Scratch One Bogey is displayed across them.
A teal gryphon furry wearing a 90s jacket, shorts, sunglasses and Converse kicks with a 90s Memphis style background.
An android with red eyes drags his sharp metal fingers across his chest, ripping into his synthetic flesh.
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.
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.
Handmade patchwork bat plushies.
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.
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.
Myth, a purple anthro moth, is bundled up inside a shared hoodie with their boyfriend Beck, an anthro deer.
A comic page, done in watercolor style. The first 3 panels show several potted plants taking up space on a variety of surfaces in Sophie's apartment. In the last panel, Sophie sits on her couch, hands tented, a look of deep thought on her face, as a wilting plant sits on the coffee table in front of her.
A digital painting of a not-deer. The monster cryptid buck stands on a green-yellow background, it's face obscured in shadow, multiple eyes shining through the dark.
Beck, an anthro stag, nuzzles and licks the neck of his blushing partner, Myth, a dusky purple moth.
A page from a trans shapeshifting monster romance comic, Wanderlust. The silhouette of a tall, antlered monster with branchlike limbs and sharp teeth lays on its side, one hand on its neck,the other above its head. It looks distressed and lost.
A poster that reads Love at First Sighting at the bottom, with orange leaves imprinted around the lettering. Above it is a red-haired woman with glassed dressed in orange flannel and holding a flashlight, pointing the beam to her right. Behind her looms the shadow of a monster with spindly limbs and antlers and glowing red eyes. Framing them is a spread of trees.
A thin lithe man dressed in a tight punk button down shirt and ripped pants with zippers and jackets holds up his shapeshifted hands in the devil sign, both with long branchlike clawed fingers. A thick tongue lols from his mouth of sharp teeth as he grins at the viewer.
A two panel comic. In the first panel, a cat catcalls a deer buck, commenting on his "nice rack" of antlers. In the second panel, the buck removes the antlers, saying, "Thanks! It's a new model." (It is implied that the buck is a trans man whose hormones haven't gotten his antlers to grow in naturally yet.)
A red headed woman in a witch outfit with glasses clings to the back of a 10 foot spindly-legged monster cloaked in a sheet like a ghost, holding a bag of candy in his jaws as he runs on all fours, scattering the contents of the bag. A large full moon illuminates them from behind.
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."
A watercolor style drawing of a red-tinged lemur with a black tail, gray face and gray hands, icy gray eyes, a green sleeveless vest and khaki cargo pants. He has 4 colorful bands wrapped near the end of his tail and is looking over his shoulder, arms crossed, with a toothy, wide open-mouthed grin.
A nervous young woman stands in a field of corn at night, holding her disgruntled looking chicken in her arms. Behind her looms a werewolf in the shadows, red eyes glowing, clawed hands reaching out of the darkness towards her. The image is lit in a red glow. It was drawn by the poster, Cryptid Shadows.
Full page illustration for the graphic novel Wanderlust. The main character, Ace, a thin white trans man, lays upside down, arms crossed over his chest in a death stance, eyes closed, frowning slightly. He is flanked by clusters of black roses and dead tree limbs. Sophie, a white woman with fiery red wavy hair, is laying with her arms tucked behind her head, eyes closed, smiling warmly. She is surrounded by blooming sakura blossoms and sunflowers.
Painted comic panel of a tall thin antlered monster silhouette against a yellow full moon above blue mountains.
An orange and brown elk with one antler reclines slightly on a striped yellow picnic blanket, holding a cup of steaming tea and blushing slightly while looking towards the viewer. On the blanket is a black and gold teapot, a bamboo reed filled with looseleaf tea, and assorted flowers. The scene is set in the forest at golden hour.