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thecryptidmae.bsky.social
Mae
@thecryptidmae.bsky.social
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Your friendly local Deer Cryptid 🦌🌈
Lover of gothic horror, melancholia, and fantasy art 🌌 OCs, art, and comics

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We might get a snowstorm this weekend lmao. The cold is Bad For Me for medical related reasons but I love the sound of the snow... When everything is quiet and it's the subtle, almost crackling sound of thousands of thousands of snowflakes falling.

#myart
a piece from 2023 depicting a reindeer woman in a pale blue and white fur trimmed cloak holding a golden lantern. Her antlers are adorned with bells and she sits in a frame, a snow scene with the full moon behind her. I originally did this piece for winter solstice, which is my favorite day of the year. I love the symbolism of the longest night heralds the coming of longer days.
January 21, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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IT'S COLD
Silly sketch from 2023 of my avatar wrapped in a warm blanket, only the top half of their face peeking over the fluffy collar
January 21, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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BECOMING
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from 2023, a lot about Layla has changed but I still love this piece
OC Layla sitting, her left arm in the air and her right arm on her cheek. Her chest is open and blue carnations are in her chest cavity.
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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A doodle I did at work a bit ago

#doodle #art
Ballpoint pen doodle of a woman with antlers and a downcast face. Her ears are adorned with hoops and her hair has jewelry.
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Going absolutely ham on the hair on this piece like omg the curl
wip of oc Layla, bent over holding someone with her long hair falling over her shoulders
November 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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S N I P
It's really nice to finally have energy to create art again lol. Oc Rem
Oc Rem standing in front of a brick wall with rope rigging. The shadow of someone holding scissors casts across the brick and the shadow of the blade is across his neck
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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"In my death, I never imagined I'd find the love I so craved in life."
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I'm of the opinion that necromancy is the highest form of romantic love. Oh, to give your mortal soul to bring back your lover...
#originalcharacters #digitalart
OCs Stuart and Damien. Stuart's ghost is leaning over Damien, who is sitting in his office. Stuart's head is on the table in front of him but his eyes are locked on his lover's ghost.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Frederick goes through a lot of changes in his story.
#originalcharacter #art #digitalart
Oc Frederick reaching for a Godart's Morpho. His fingers are rotten to the bone and the right side of his face is his skull
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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I went on a walk at work and found this chair just. In a corner in the back of a building.
A random chair behind a hospital building with a hell of a lense flare.
October 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Tbh I have no idea if this is the most recent version of this piece I am currently existing entirely on vibes and the nice things people tell me.

And a metric fuckton of caffeine.
OCs Layla and her husband Frederick. Both nude, Frederick is reaching up to hold her as she's floating. The background is dark red and bright red, the light only on that sliver of bright red. I have no clue which version this is. Could be the final, could be a random wip.
October 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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A dear friend and her husband are having their first child. My friend loves giraffes so I made something special, just for them.

#art #giraffe
Watercolor illustration of a giraffe, neck up, holding a basket with a pink bow and pink baby blanket. It's a photo of my desk and the lighting is shitty but I'm pretty happy with the results.
October 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Between my ACL repair surgery, caring for and losing our sweet fluffy boi, and me going back to work full time it's been just an exhausting few weeks. I don't have anything new to show yet, so here's a small glimpse into my process: pencil in sketchbook, digital sketch, and final piece
Cleaned up pencil sketch of oc Harper. Her hands are in a prayer pose, tied by a rope. She's looking up and her torso fades into a skeleton. Digital sketch of oc Harper. Her hands are in a prayer pose, tied by a rope. She's looking up and her torso fades into a skeleton. The flowers around the bottom of the spine are roses and lilies, edited from the original pencil sketch. Final illustration of oc Harper. Her hands are in a prayer pose, tied by a rope. She's looking up and her torso is ripped so the bottom of her rib cage and spine are visible.
September 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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We said goodbye to our sweet fluffy boi on Monday. We miss him a lot but he's not suffering anymore
The collar and flea collar that Dior used to wear. Once we get his ashes, he'll be by the window so he can always look outside.
September 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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From a few years ago... When Layla was born, Damien did everything he could to make sure his Little Star was raised with love and support. He taught her piano and French, showered her with love, and made sure she knew he and her other dad would always support her.

#art #originalcharacters #ink
Oc Damien sits in his study with daughter Layla on his lap. He's helping her learn to read
August 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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I love taking my characters and giving them religiously inspired poses lol this is Damien, he is a heart surgeon. And also a necromancer, so things can get interesting in the OR
#art #originalcharacter
Oc Damien Tatham. His eyes are closed and his hands are folded together at his waist, pointing downward. Two of his three knife scars are shown, his shirt open all the way to his waist. A halo is around his head.
August 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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I love dolls and horror and creepy dolls and ballet and gore and horror---

Ngl I'm also obsessed with the idea of "quiet horror"
#art #dollillustration
Illustration with two panels. A doll body with faded silk clothes. A face with unfocused, dead eyes. Framing these panels are severed arms
August 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Something I finished yesterday, my oc Clemency.

#art #digital #originalcharacter
Oc Clemency with his arm above his head, hair down, and a determined expression. The color palette leans purple and blue and his name is in bold text to the left
August 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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An oc who's a little fucky... He's psychic, can't enter hallowed ground, and carries his mother's skull with him like a comfort item.
#sketchbook #pencildrawing #art
Oc with chrysanthemums behind him. His knees are pulled up and he's holding a skull. Drawn in pencil and a pretty shitty photo taken with my phone lol
August 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Two versions of this piece... Tbh I don't know which one I prefer. When I first sketched it out I did it with the intention of making it a sticker, this the white background, but I pushed it a bit farther and ended up with the black background version.
#art #oroginalcharacters #wip
Oc Hale Aldric. His eyes are closed in repose, a red ribbon wrapping around his neck and his torso. The background is black and he has a green hue to his skin and scars. Oc Hale Aldric. His eyes are closed in repose, a red ribbon wrapping around his neck and his torso. The background is white and the coloration of his skin doesn't reveal his undead nature.
August 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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An older work, from a few years ago. I love the language of flowers and hate myself enough to include a bunch of them in my work... Some of the more complicated flowers my friends get to hear me complain about it 😩🫠

#art #originalcharacter #flowrrs
Oc Layla wit her arms above her head in a circle of thorns. Yellow lilies and purple asters adorn her body, and blue forget-me-nots act like tears on her face. Her chest is hollow and ribbons of flesh are where her ribcage should be
August 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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I'm quite fond of the flat color wip of this piece too

#wip #art #originalcharacter
Flat color wip of an illustration. Oc Clemency, his wrists bound and held above him. Flowers are in the top right corner - behind his hands - and in the bottom left corner. His long hair flows behind his back.
August 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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🌷bound🌷
My oc Clemency. He tries his best, he tries so hard with the weight of the world on his shoulders, but it's never enough. He holds on so tight despite it all. Trying to make everything right.

#art #oc #flowers
Oc Clemency with his hands bound. His long gold hair brushed behind himself. Pink Ranunculus frame the top and bottom
August 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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I've been trying something new with painting. In college I struggled with oil and acrylic, mostly I gravitated towards ink and watercolor washes. I'm probably fighting against myself on a lot of what I do but I have to try....
The head of my oc Frederick Cavallo. The painting is sporadic, very high energy, with his visible eye staring the viewer directly. His facials scars are highlighted.
July 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Went to the mountains with friends a few weeks ago. Sometimes I forget how beautiful the sky can be 😩
Mountain view of the setting sun, the light and the clouds making the mountains in the distance look on fire. A bright sunny day of the mountains. The bright blue sky and fluffy clouds, looks like something out of a video game to me Another sunset, this time oranges.
July 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Still not entirely satisfied with how this looks but it's been a while since I've posted anything... I've been trying to work on texture in my painting. Historically I'm not a painter, I'm an inker, so periodically I try to paint lol

#wip #art #origonalcharacter
Oc Damien, his left shoulder shattering like porcelain. His arm is a ball-jointed arm and the shoulder ball joint is shattering away. His eyes have a sad, resigned expression.
July 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM