Fantasy and Anthropomorphic Artwork

I enjoy drawing fantasy creatures, from anthropomorphic animals to mythical beasts. I find it an interesting challenge creating my own new "species" (part of my love for character design). In addition, I find that after drawing very realistic wildlife for extended periods of time, I often need to "let loose" on the subject, and some very stylized and unusual-looking drawings are the result.

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Click here to go to my Guest Art page, which features a lot of fine work in this genre. For more stylized wildlife pieces, be sure to visit my Fine Art and Illustration page.


Anthropomorphic Animals

Lean and mean- Werewolf with black marker Wolf Were- watercolor and colored pencils Reflecting (In more ways that one)- Red Fox- acrylics on masonite board I had several requests for a hyena, and this is the result. Colored pencils. Rainshadow the 'yote, riding fast! Colored pencils. This was on the cover of the comic book Furrlough #117! Colored pencils and markers. Flapper Serval- colored pencils and markers. I have an interest in the Flapper look and era... Scottish (red) squirrel... previous web illustration inspired by my trip to Scotland! Snobunny and...uh,... friend? Pen and watercolor- done as a request.


Fantasy Creatures

What would happen if you crossed a puffin and a gryphon? A pufphon!(Digital image.) These are karmacs- something I created years ago... sort of a mix of dragon, gryphon, bear, cougar, wolf...and chipmunk! Skitz is on the left, Betz on the right. Colored pencil. More of the karmac, Skitz. Black colored pencil. A kirin! Pencil. I wondered what a robotic jackrabbit would look like... black marker and digital. A feminine robot. More creature creation... a big turtle-fish. A shrew/bandicoot type of creature- its tail distracts enemies from its vital areas as it escapes from danger.


Stylized and (slightly) Anthropomorphic Animals

Pine Marten done as a thank you. Colored pencil. Gotta love pine martens... Stylized pronghorn- pencil. Abert's Squirrels and a pinecone necklace. Pencil. Mountain goats are cool... they kind of remind me of kirins, for some reason... Pencil. Porcupine! Pencil. Stylized critters: bison, javelina, pronghorn. I love drawing moths- especially the big sphinx moths. Pencil. Sphinx moth. This won third place in the Drawing Category at the Arizona State Fair one year. A lounging lynx. Pencil. Kitties! Pencil. Owl sketches... I enjoy drawing owls. Geckos are fun to draw, too. Pencil and digital.


Other Stuff

The aim of this drawing was to draw a human while Top: A stylized representation of my online alter-ego, DesertCoyote. Bottom: Two women. A design for a fish-themed fountain.... Pen. A D&D-type warrior finds more than he bargained for.... Pen.

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