Draycu

@draycu

Halito, I’m Draycu (she/her), an artist currently living in Colorado. Please follow my work ONLY if you’re 18+! I’m a trans gal in my 30s, I love science fantasy, and I really like wyverns, rats, and mice! 🏳️‍⚧️Started HRT 11/19/21 Click #art for art

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Draycu@draycu· 14d

I got stopped by the turkey crossing coming home from work, they were awesome

turkeys busily crossing to the other side of a road, in the evening with a railroad track visible behind the group

Draycu@draycu· 19d

A place without a name, but one I want to work with as a setting for a story idea this was made in a few hours in paint tool sai 2 and I really, really love the dark theme it has now #art

a view of a world at an angle, possibly from high orbit. a shoreline is visible with two structures rising up toward the heavens. above is a mountain range with clouds covering the distant horizon and a bright moon hanging in the sky above.

Draycu@draycu· 20d

Halito, I got through another weekend of work! I’m nearly at the end, and I thought I’d share some art I made recently in my sketchbook! #art

A colored pencil drawing of a hill with a ruin at the apex, with blue water below and blue sky above with space for a large cloud in it.

Draycu@draycu· Jul 14

halito, I've been rotating this lizard gal in my head for a pathfinder game after finishing a previous game that went to level 20! There's also been a LOT that's happened since i've been working at a ren faire this year, but I'm running out of letters for this post, heck! I'm well at least! #art

A reference sheet for a 7 foot tall lizardfolk named Issish

Draycu@draycu· Jun 9

Part two of going to see the Backrooms movie, I found a really big room outside the theater and felt this was also really fitting for what I was watching. I kind of love painting over photos, I might give a few more of these a go! Also it's nice to make art of Yarrow as a mouse and wyvern! #art

Yarrow as a wyvern looking down at an entrance to a movie theater in an oddly large sized room.

Draycu@draycu· Jun 8

so I went to see the Backrooms movie and found the perfect hallway to stop by the restrooms before watching! #art

Yarrow as a mouse looking down a hallway pointing at a sign that says RESTROOMS above it. She says Oh! and found it!

Draycu@draycu· May 30

#art Halito, I felt a strong pull to start working with acrylic primary colors I have! this was painted with a 2” wash brush with an angle and without an angle, and the clouds were painted with a round brush I have! I love the tip on round brushes, painting spirals on the clouds was very fun!

A painting of a deep blue sky with white spiral fluffy clouds floating above gently rolling hills, or waves.

Draycu@draycu· May 24

#art Here’s my progress so far on my painting! I’m taking my time with things, and I’ve learned working with a cardboard box surface made me need to learn to adapt to a not smooth surface! That’s okay, it’s been fun to just experiment without stressing over things not looking super accurate!

A painting of a sunset or sunrise over a green land with purple mountains in the distance.

A painting of a sunset/sunrise over purple mountains and a set of trees.

Draycu@draycu· May 22

#art halito, I wanted to share this update on my art journey! I had fun mixing this, it’s acrylic blended with white gesso after I brushed a good amount of water first to keep things from drying out! Oh, and I used a 3” and 2” wash brush for this, and I feel it turned out really well!

A cardboard canvas with a pink salmon to orange yellow gradient sky painted over white gesso.

Draycu@draycu· May 19

#art I wanted to draw my wyvern again, and accidentally gave a flat color for a sketch that made me keep adding more to what was just a study, oops! I had a lot of fun making this, heck!!

A wyvern sticking her tongue out and holding feathery hands close to the viewer. She's in some kinda weird abstract dimension, as one does.

Draycu@draycu· May 10

Worked on some practice blending acrylic paints, I realized I’m gonna need SO much more white paint in the future! Also, the pickle jar lid is an important part of my process in learning stuff

A white canvas resting on an easel with a tube of titanium white and a pickle jar lid visible.

Draycu@draycu· May 10

Halito! I’ve finally prepared my workspace for physical painting, and I’m really excited to start making stuff! I want to learn, and have fun with stuff I can hold in my hands, and maybe offer to let folks keep some of what I make one day! I do have several canvases ready for something like that!

A wooden easel standing in a corner with a wooden palette above a blank white canvas.

Draycu@draycu· Apr 27

I felt like this was a nice time to share a painting I’ve made not too long ago It was really fun working with a black canvas and bringing color to it! #art

A starry sky of space over a moon bathed in a pink light. A distant city is balanced on top of a single pole, and a starship launches off to another world.

Draycu@draycu· Apr 15

oh gosh, this was tough deciding on things, but I feel happy with it after giving things some thought. Glad I gave it a go, it was fun!

A grid list of Video Games;
Favorite game, Spyro 1998
Best Story, Knights of the Old Republic 2
Favorite Art Style, Okami 2006
Biggest Personal Impact, Undertale
Best Combat, Super Smash Bros. Melee
Overhated, Atlyss
Underrated, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Overrated, Deltarune
Needs a Remake, Bloodborne
Criminally Overlooked, Arzette the Jewel of Faramore
Favorite Protagonist, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Favorite Antagonist, Final Fantasy 14
Best Soundtrack, Blinx the Time Sweeper
Best Multiplayer, Space Station 13
Not Usually My Thing, But..., Armored Core 6 The Fires of Rubicon
Turn My Brain Off, Gunfire Reborn
Best with Friends, Helldivers 2
Best Retro Game, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses
Nostalgic Childhood Game, Pokemon Crystal
Game Everyone Should Play, Hypnagogia: Boundless Dreams

Draycu@draycu· Apr 1

Halito, it's trans visibility day, and I wanted to make and post something! It's been four years since I started hrt in my 30's, and took the steps to live a much happier life being able to be who I am. Being able to transition has given me reason to smile still, even with everything, heck #art

A Krita sketch of a mouse smiling happily on a floating island with another visible behind her covered with crystals on a spire in the void. A trans flag coloured heart floats above her.

Draycu@draycu· Mar 6

Here's a recent work I finished, this one took about a day in procreate! I really loved how it turned out, and I'd like to add something traveling down the path one day too! #art

A forest path in late afternoon, the tall trees frame the simple dirt path ahead.

Draycu@draycu· Feb 16

I learned how to make a binary pen style on procreate, I'm really glad I could figure that out so I'm not stuck with just making this art on my desktop pc! Here's a shark otter character I've had years back, she's gonna be a treasure hunter in a metroid inspired game I'd like to make one day! #art

A shark-otter mix wearing a swimsuit bikini top, smiling as she whips her tail about behind her.

Draycu@draycu· Feb 14

I realized I can share my thoughts while having fun with pictochat after all these years, so, here y'all go! #art

A mouse in pictochat says, "Hiya! We should return to picto chat!! We deserve way better than a dystopia!" She then wistfully says, "What I dream of, is a peace filled world. One free of those trying to control others. Right now, we really seem to be on a dark path." She later shouts, "BUT!! It doesn't have to be this way! We can make a brighter future for ourselves!"

Draycu@draycu· Feb 11

Mindfulness here's another of this binary art style I've been giving a try lately, it's fun and pretty quick for me to feel finished working on! #art

A hyena rabbit works on a radio of some sort as it picks up a message that says, "-practice mindfulness." A desk with an ink well, pen and open book are also visible, with a bookcase in the back and a window with a view of a city at night can be seen.

Draycu@draycu· Feb 10

Following intuition I felt like wanting to draw something on a whim with a desire to create hitting me late at night, heck #art

A rabbit hyena mix looks up at a night sky, with buildings, or mountains looking like teeth curving in toward her. Two moons dominate the sky, and a signal seems broadcast from a tower across a dark lake.

Draycu@draycu· Feb 7

oh, i have pictochat too!! It's really fun and I want to draw more things with my dsi, heck! Also I discovered the rainbow pencil option by accident and thought I broke something at first when it was cycling through colors #art #pictochat

A photo of a nintendo DSI with pictochat open. The text, "Now entering: Draycu" is visible, and a drawing of an excited mouse exclaiming "Yay!!" can be seen.

Draycu@draycu· Feb 7

one extra image I wanted to share, i found art i made way back in 2010 still saved on my dsi after all these years!! I felt really happy seeing it, I’ve come a long way since I made this flower, heck! #art #flipnote

A flower drawn in 2010, in flipnote, on a nintendo dsi

Draycu@draycu· Feb 7

I remembered I still have my old dsi, and it has flip note on it!! I wanna play around with it some more, but for now have this lil sketch! #art

a photo of a nintendo dsi with a sketch in flip note of a mouse saying “Whoa!” And “Cool!!”

A sun arcs behind her, the remnant of her collar now turned into an instrument of creation as she lets go of her fears.

Draycu@draycu· Feb 4

halito! I've been away again learning things, though I wanted to share this lil animation practice I made with Krita! I also got inspired after watching the second episode of nabiu by terminalmontage, and I gave my mouse whiskers, heck #art #animation

Draycu@draycu· Jan 30

Sure, sounds like a really nice idea to share some stuff I've been holding onto for a while now! Here's stuff I made thinking of game ideas, dream places I would like folk to explore, also a learning project from when I just started to push myself to work with color in Paint Tool SAI, years ago!

A dreamscape of a sea shore at night, with a lone mouse sitting on a dune playing a lyre under a starry sky with two moons high above. A swing set, two clusters of crystals and a solitary lighthouse are also visible.

A lunar landscape within a crater, with a distant city towering up into a mostly starless sky with three orbiting bodies in the background. One of the worlds appears to be in the process of either being made, or unmade.

A piece depicting a grassy meadow with a deep blue sky and light clouds above, and another of light rays falling down onto a secluded pond deep within a forest.

A surreal landscape of several towers rising from a deep blue ocean, and a mouse with a crystal tipped tail looking on excitedly toward an opened entrance to the central spire. Above rise storm clouds on the distant horizon, with a gas giant and world hanging even higher up, with a distant city in the sky and a trio of brightly shining stars in the distance.

Draycu@draycu· Jan 13

halito, hello, I've been away lately learning more about working with color in procreate, here's a recent painting I made! I hope to make more landscape pieces like this to show the kinds of worlds I dream about, and want to tell stories of! #art

A sandy beach landscape painting with a flying city, coral tower and a gas giant with an orbiting asteroid space station with two other distant worlds is visible.

Draycu@draycu· Jan 3

i decided to spend a few days painting a landscape for the new year, and I added a lil squirrel being helped out by Yarrow! #art

A wyvern flies next to a tree house helping collect seeds and nuts for a little squirrel reaching out eagerly. A vast forest and mountains beyond surround the two, and a distant pod to a space ship can just be seen parked as normal atop one of the mountains.

Draycu@draycu· Dec 21

Restful Sleep (something a little more cheerful, I wanted to post something I recently made of my wyvern in her underground city!) #art #animation

Draycu@draycu· Dec 21

Letting Go (This is something i started back in september, i’ve since had to say goodbye to one of my cats not long after losing my grandfather, I feel this piece reflects that loss well. I’m doing better now though, thankfully! I felt this was a good moment in time to share this, finally.) #art

A wyvern wearing a golden collar lays on the floor of a dark room, tears at her eyes. A monitor displays two stellar objects in the background, and a window allows a view at an underground city illuminated only by glowing magic crystals.

Draycu@draycu· Dec 16

following insight (I wanted to go back to working with a dark background for this piece, it felt right) #art