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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 www.kathaja.com ⬥ linktr.ee/kathaja Find my art & original species in the Feeds tab ↓

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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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Dudke || Commissions Open!! @dudkaart.bsky.social · 2d

Sassy Elven Prince 🙏😌
Ravion | AFK Journey fanart

[ #art #fanart #elfenjoyers ]

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普普通通的 @bem.bsky.social · 28d

Old Ganymede portrait that I still like. Despite his ominous presence and authoritative demeanor, Gany is a gentle soul
#bemdraws #art #ocart

Portrait of a long-haired partially armored man with a mask covering the bottom half of his face and a headband that partially obscures one of his iridescent eyes. Hands on the joints of his wings sheath/unsheath his weapons.

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普普通通的 @bem.bsky.social · 17h

Rangkai's poster :o
#bemdraws #rangkai #art #讓開
#ocart #oc

A poster style drawing of a wuxia character with a long braid. His clothes are a coarse material with tears and crude stitching.

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KENNETH SCOTT 2: KENNETH’S REVENGE @superactionfunboy.bsky.social · 7h

Day 9 of #zombieskulltober and continuing with traditional mediums. #darkart

A pencil sketch of a weirdly deformed zombie. Pencil is in frame for scale

A pencil sketch of a squinting zombie head. Pencil is in frame for scale

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Kathaja Krim @kathaja.com · 7h

I think even reports are counted in that number :')

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Sygnin / DTIYS pinned! @sygnin.com · 8h

Day 9 for #repostober (I skipped some days)

This weird one is based off a dream someone had. They said the figure had deer horns & glowing eyes but didn’t have an evil vibe. Art was done in with graphite & charcoal powder + digital cols.

#darkart

Art of a strange creepy figure with deer horns and glowing eyes against a moonlit forest

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B A R S U K @barssuk.bsky.social · 23h

The voice of justice
Open adopt 🗡🛡
( information is below )

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Absurd @absurd-eternal.bsky.social · 2d

Trying this new style as stills as well. I hope people like it. #animalart #furryart

3 racoons hang around an ice machine eating popsicles.

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Kathaja Krim @kathaja.com · 2d

*on mastodon*, that tracks :'') 🤍

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Moon @meltingmooon.bsky.social · 2d

The Hanged Man.✨

I added the tarot layout and I really like it!

#Repostober
#Art #Ihk #DnD #OCSky #ArtSky #BskyArt

Digital drawing of a humanoid starling bird person hanging upside down by their foot. Resembling the tarot card "The Hanged Man". The sky is blue with white clouds behind them and below is a golden grain field with starlings flying in a swarm above it. The rope the person is hanging by is also made of wheat and appears to be attached to the golden bracelet they're wearing on that foot. Their left wing is folded and looks tidy. Their right wing is looking very rough. It's broken and hanging down into the grain. The feathers are visibly damaged. They are looking towards the floor on the side of their broken wing. There's a thin golden border framing the drawing like a tarot card. At the Top is a circle saying "XII" and at the bottom it says "The Hanged Man"

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 2d

Ouch

#Repostober #BandW #Ink #Art

Black ink drawing of a crow's head with an arrow piercing through its bill. The crow is fading into feathers that are falling away.

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KENNETH SCOTT 2: KENNETH’S REVENGE @superactionfunboy.bsky.social · 2d

Day 6 of #zombieskulltober smarty pants zombie #darkart

A digital zombie portrait. An ink and halftone zombie with an especially large forehead

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Freddie @stringerseven.bsky.social · 2d

Day 7! Inspired by @capcadaverman.bsky.social and @hanflower.bsky.social 😂 Punk member of the zombie boy band 😂🤘 #darkart #zombieskulltober #sketch #penandink

Punk member of zombie boy band , missing lower jaw while face drips onto torso, and with long worm like tongue coming out of maw.

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caconym @crayonym.bsky.social · 2d

A bear and some other creatures. Comparative scales and the numbers put for measurement aren't quite done yet (I just find it easier to put it on the page so I can correct it later)

Digital illustration of an alien creature posed as a bear, but morphologically more similar to a starfish.
Textbox underneath the illustration reads: "While very alien to the prospectors the curiosity and playfulness of these creatures was more like small bears. They can be found all over garden, but this variation is found in the outer layers and can be seen gnawing on tree roots and rocks."

A scale comparison of alien creatures. From top left: a Forest Squid with a large number of tentacles with tips of sharp hooks. A juvenile version of Kale Whale, a quadruped with a body not unlike a lettuce leaf. A bearlike starfish currently named just Some Bear. An adult form of the Kale Whale.

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Sun Worm @nebulaworm.bsky.social · 3d

Now I have the text version! A little discombobulated but it gives the quick blurb!

#alien | #alienoc | #alienspecies | #art

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Sun Worm @nebulaworm.bsky.social · 2d

OO! A new V'Silik just dropped with some added info on them!
- Featuring Luvai (Uncovered for now while I work on their suit).

#alien | #alienspecies | #oc

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Monsta ✮ comms OPEN @rascalmonsta.bsky.social · 2d

Surprise custom #2, this one is for @erradox.bsky.social 🔥🪨

#monster #creaturedesign #characterdesign #ocsky #alien

Character belongs to Erradox

A monster design inspired by stone and fire-like colours, also a good hint of snake. Tail is spiked and curls back, has large claws and four eyes. Long feather-like spikes sway out of fur.

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Kathaja Krim @kathaja.com · 3d

Lol, noted xD

Kathaja Krim @kathaja.com · 3d

To their defense: Zhaikes and Rhaski usually have good reasons.

And Rika sometimes has good reasons too xD

Kathaja Krim @kathaja.com · 3d

Zhaikes doesn't lie, he skillfully avoids the truth :') His brother Rhaski is the same, but he tells half-truths more happily and freely.. Lara hates lying, but sometimes she sugarcoats to protect someone's feelings. Rika lies as she sees fit and is strikingly good at it too.

Daily OC questions @dailyocs.bsky.social · 3d

What's your OC's opinion on lying? Would they lie if necessary or are they brutally honest all the time?

#dailyocs

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Kathaja Krim @kathaja.com · 3d

Oh he looks excellent 🤍

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Chickaburra @chickaburra.bsky.social · Sep 1

A guy 🧍
#daggerheart #art #OC

A sketch of a dark colored bovine-draconic humanoid from the shoulders up

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Kathaja Krim @kathaja.com · 3d

If it helps you can look at my website (link in bio) and see what works, as it's made with Squarespace. When I'm home I can let you know what didn't work out of the box (= customized in the UI, aka no code magic).

Anyway, best of luck for finding your tool 🤍

Kathaja Krim @kathaja.com · 3d

Depends! :'D Squarespace definitely has more options from what I see. The background color can be easily adjusted at least. But I had some specific requirements and one big downside for me was the photo preview in the gallery which has a full screen mode, but no further zoom, so I bought a plugin 💀

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Kathaja Krim @kathaja.com · 3d

Yeah, this is so relatable. I only know some basics and have similar issues with squarespace.. *flips table*

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