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Jason T Kruse
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Comic artist, illustrator, animator, professor. Creator, "World of Quest"

www.jasontkruse.com
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If you're into cryptids and haven't heard of the "Fresno Nightcrawlers", you should really check them out. Meanwhile, here's my rough take on this super-weird one.

#art #oc #crytpids #cryptozoology #weird #phenomenon #fresnonightcrawler #aliens #characterdesign #characterdesigner
February 18, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Felt like turning my Crypties character "Moe" into a charm. So much fun a lot faster. Just need to get better at smoothing (and making wings). Now, I'm trying to figure out how to do the other characters.

#sculpey #sculpting #charms #cryptids #oc #characterdesign #mothman
February 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Still up to something. We'll see if it works.

Meanwhile, here's Bert about to stomp on Sir Reginald Feathersby.

#cryptids #oc #artwork #characterdesign #characterdesigner #sketching #illustration #cryptozoology #opentoworkanimation #art
February 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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I'm up to something new...

#cryptids #oc #artwork #characterdesign #characterdesigner #sketching #illustration #cryptozoology #lochnessmonster
February 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Sculpting has been really helping me get through a very tough time right now.

This is another "Lil' Bitty Crypty" character of mine. "Vanessa" the Loch Ness Monster.

#sculpting #cosclay #polymerclay #art #oc #characterdesign #lochnessmonster #cryptids #monsters #sculpture
February 12, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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Thought I'd try and do my take on Bugs Bunny. Feels like a "Tiny Toon".

#art #characterdesign #characterdesigner #illustration #bugsbunny #artwork #illustration #animation #cartooning #cartoon
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Still tweaking this guy a bit but here's my latest low poly Blender model. I created this guy for a character design test years ago. Anyway, his name is "Underbite" and I've kept him below 5k polys.

#blender #modeling #lowpoly #lowpolymodeling #character #characterart #characterdesigner #art #oc
February 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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My metalhead self loved "K-pop Demon Hunters" so of course I had to draw my take on "Derpy Cat". I mean who doesn't love this guy?

#character #kpop #kpopdemonhunters #derpycat #derpycat #characterdesign #characterdesigner #characterart #animation
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Very 1st ever low-poly character in Blender (or any 3d software for that matter--kinda). Of course, I couldn't take it easy on myself and did my 6-legged Wampus cat, "Slobber". What do you guys think?

#lowpoly #blender #3d #3dart #modeling #lowpolymodeling #characterart
February 5, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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Not sure why it never occurred to me to try this before but I wanted to see what other characters might look like in my style. First up: Mickey!

#art #mickeymouse #disney #characterdesign #characterdesigner #mascot #artwork #cartooning
February 4, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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Still chugging along learning hard surface modeling in Blender. Actually, I'm going to be jumping back and forth between this and digital sculpting.

I figure I'll jump into texturing after I get more comfortable with all the modeling stuff.

#blender #modeling #hardsurfacemodeling #3d #3dart
February 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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I always loved the trope that magic messes with electricity so of course that's in the book.

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#comic #art #comicbook #comicbookart #oc #magic #fantasy #postapocalyptic
February 1, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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A fan in Australia bought 10 copies of my book! (fortunately, he has family here so it's a lot cheaper to ship)

Might have to order a reprint sooner than I thought!

Get yours here:

www.fatedcomic.com

#comic #comics #comicbook #comicbooks #art #oc #publishing
January 30, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Inked the unflattering caricature of myself. It's for a presentation but thought I'd share here, too.

#art #oc #caricature #cartooning #cartoons #selfportrait #characterdesign #characterdesigner
January 28, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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Haven't been in a great headspace lately and needed to find something new to do that would keep me from being online 24-7 so I've taken up sculpting for the 1st time in nearly 30 years. Here's my Mothman character, "Moe".

#sculpting #mothman #sculpey #oc #art #sculpture #miniatures
January 26, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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Here's the colored pinup for Patrick Coyle's excellent hard-boiled mummy-detective comic, "Bixby Grant".

Here's the Kickstarter link for those looking for a fantastic read:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/rnm...

#art #pinup #colors #bixbygrant #comic #comics #comicbook #comicbooks
January 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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Since I've been learning modeling, I thought I'd take a new pass on my robot characters from awhile back. This dude's name is "Battle Max". He's cuddly but tough.

Attempting to model them soon.

#oc #art #robots #characterdesign #characterdesigner #sketching #comic #comicbooks
January 21, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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Totally random character doodles.

#oc #art #characterdesign #characterdesigner #doodles #warmups #cartoons #cartooning #cartoonist
January 20, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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In any paranormal-related comic, ya gotta have "The Hatman". He actually plays a huge role in the 1st storyline (and he really creeps me out).

www.fatedcomic.com

#art #oc #horror #paranormal #hatman #cryptids #coloringbook #coloringpage #inks #comic #comics #comicbook
January 19, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Raideen inks. Probably the last Super Robo stuff I'm doing for awhile.

#superrobot #superrobo #art #characterdesign #characterdesigner #mech #shogunwarriors #inking
January 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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More Gaiking poses inked.

#characterdesign #characterdesigner #inking #art #illustration #artwork #superrobo #superrobot #shogunwarriors
January 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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Anyway, Goblins. Love these lil' dudes. In the "Fated" universe they have 2 sets of teeth; 1 for ripping and tearing and another for chomping.

#goblins #coloringpage #coloringbook #cartooning #cartoons #comics #comicbooks #characterdesign #characterdesigner #illustration #art #oc #artwork
January 14, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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Of course I had to add "The Beast of Bray Road" or "The Michigan Dogman" to my comic. Not sure if he'll be a character or a race but he's possibly my favorite cryptid.

#cryptids #beastofbrayroad #michigandogman #characterdesign #oc #characterdesigner #dogman #cryptozoology #art
January 13, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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1st Gaiking inks.

#gaiking #shogunwarriors #superrobo #robots #characterdesign #characterdesigner #art #artwork #inking
January 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Super Robo "Reideen" redraw.

#art #superrobo #superrobot #characterdesign #characterdesigner #robot #robots #sketch #shogunwarriors
January 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM