iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Working on something for the Christmas Season. We'll see if it's done for this year or next year 🐁👑

A furry arm with sharp nails and a human arm, both dripping blood, reaching to a golden crown smeared with blood. Done in ink and watercolor.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

here's that reworked piece. I'm smart I promise LOL

OCs Layla and Frederick. She is holding his face tenderly, her cheek pressed against the side of his head. He's crying, holding on to her arm with both hands. All of his scars are showing: the three on his face at his nose, lip, and jaw, and the scar on his chest.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

DEAD EYES Hale is haunted by how his wife died... and he's consumed by the knowledge his own death kept him from saving her. #oc #myart

OC Hale Aldric in an archway cutout. He's looking up, a noose of white daisies around his neck. Most of the scars on the right side of his face are obscured by those daisies.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

"through time, through death, through everything, I love you." OCs Layla and Frederick 🫀 I can't help but love drawing them 😩 even after 100 years, him dead and her undead, she never stopped loving him 😩😩 #myart

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

My boys Alva and Dae ✨ I might adjust the brightness in the future but at this point it's just refreshing to draw these two

OCs Alva and Dae. Alva is lounging on a day bed, his hand resting on Dae's arm. Dad is sitting on the ground in front of the bed. Heavy drapery is around them.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

BECOMING . 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.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

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

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

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

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

"In my death, I never imagined I'd find the love I so craved in life." . 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.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

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

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

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.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

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.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

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.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

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

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

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.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

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

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

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

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

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

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

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.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

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

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

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.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

🌷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

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

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.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

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

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

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.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

It's been a week lol here's a sketch of my character Layla as a little kiddo #skerchbook #oc

Pencil drawing of a young girl with loose, messy curls and bright eyes. She has a large bow around her neck and a very concerned expression (this is, in fact, her neutral expression)

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

6/7 Sarah sure had a misunderstanding of who Aelus is... #oc #comic #pride

Page eighteen. "But my soul belongs to him." "I died on our beach trip. I made a deal with the devil so I could take care of you." "Devil?" "My name is Aelus." "I am a death god, not he devil." "And yes, your soul is mine to do with as I see fit."

Page twenty. "... Is for you to escort your beloved to eternity and join her there." "What?" "You're not going to eat my soul?" "I never said such nonsense." "But my soul is yours!" "Yes, it is."

Page twenty one. "And what I choose to do is have you ready for eternity with your lover." "I don't understand." "I am not evil. Nor am I good. I am a death god, as simple as that." "Then why?"

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Started a new comic, a little peek in between posting up DEATH GOD: Sarah #wip #comic

A screenshot of a comic page. A slim woman with white and gold clothes, a drape over her face, and a crown. The visible speech bubble reads "make your choice. Lose faith in him, not only will I take your immortality but his as well."

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

3/7 her soul is worth those last moments with her wife... #pride #oc #comic

Page eight. "I will do with it however I see fit." "My... Soul?" "I'll do it." "Alright, then."

Page nine. "All you need to do is sign." "With that, Sarah Lewis," "your soul is mine."

Page ten. "I'll see you again soon." "And that was that." "She's alive!" "I didn't drown."

Page eleven. "And I stayed by her side." "Because no matter what," "I love her."

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

2/7 so that's why Sarah is so desperate to be alive again... #art #comics #oc #pride

Page four. "How amusing." "Tell me. Why are you so interested in returning to life?" "My wife has cancer."

Page five. "She has no one else to care for her. Both our families abandoned us." "She's going to die alone. So, please --!" "I see."

Page six. "I have a proposition for you." "Huh?" "Eva Iris Lewis is to die on three months." "I can restore your breath until she takes her last." "In exchange,"

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

DEATH GOD: Sarah comic is finished 🙏🙏 1/7 #art #comics #ocs

Page one. DEATH GOD Sarah. "I can't be dead."

Page two. "I'll do anything you want. Just let me go." "You're dead, dearie. There is no "letting go "." "T-then let's make a deal!" "I'm listening."

Page three. "I'm exchange for something from me, let me go." "You said the same thing a different way. You are still dead." "What if I... Find someone to replace me?" "You would kill someone to take their time?"

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Bless my boyfriend he found the missing arm 🙏🙏

A photo of my fixed Glasses!! They're Molskine and trust they weren't cheap. But they are my favorite pair of all the different styles I've had T'T the hinge doesn't have screws, which is why it popped out, but bc it does have screws it can pop back in! Oohhh I've never posted a lot of me in my glasses. Or me in general, on this app...

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Happy Friday 🫠🫠 I got dressed for work and went to pick up my glasses. Ugh. I've been dealing with this kinda thing for 20 years. If only I didn't find contacts to be a hassle.

Picture of my glasses. The left arm is missing. Where is it? Good question!

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

After fighting with my tablet for half a year, getting a whole new one, and us moving BOTH of our desks from the hot and gross upstairs office to the cool downstairs study I FINALLY finished DEATH GOD: Sarah 😩😩 #comic #art #wip

Thumbnail preview of DEATH GOD: Sarah. 24 pages, Clip Studio Paint comics thumbnail view. Finally done oh my god I cannot express how glad I am this is finally finished ugh it's been a PROCESS to do.

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Mae @thecryptidmae.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Life changes in ways we don't want it to. It sucks. We have to scream, cry, fight, and make due best we can. It's all we can. OCs from a project I'm working on. One of these days I'll write something fluffy. One of these days... #oc #art #comics #wips