The #inktober word of the day (9) is #heavy That word brings to mind one thing. My dog, Hunt. He’s about 100lbs of fluffy #gsd sweetness. I love him so much.

#inktober word day 8 is #reckless So, you know I had to do some #elsiesilver references and #theosilva love.

#Inktober day 7 is #starfish

Inktober day 6 is #pierce Thought his was a cute little situation for today’s prompt. 😜 #fantasyart #inktober #piercing

Inktober day 5 is #deer Today we’re giving off romantasy vibes. ❤️🗡️ #romantasy #fantasy #inktober

Inktober day 4 is #murky The water and the night may be murky, but the company is worth it. Inspired by Creature from the Black Lagoon, and The shape of water. Gillman is my favorite movie monster. #inktober #creaturefromtheblacklagoon

Inktober day 3 is #crown I had to go with The Cruel Prince for this one. I actually ended up doing 2 versions, so today is a two-fer! #inktober #hollyblack #cruelprince

It’s Inktober day 2! #weave Weaving brings to mind spiders for me. So here’s my spider monster weaving braids into his mate’s hair. She’s reading one of my favorite monster series by the amazing @tiffanyroberts.bsky.social check that out if you haven’t already. #inktober #inktober2025

Happy Inktober! 🎉 It’s day 1 and the prompt is #mustache When I think of mustaches, I think of Burt Reynolds. Back in the day, Burt did a photo shoot on a bearskin rug. You should def google it. 😋 Anyway, I decided to recreate this pose with my orc OC, Gryg. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Holy CRAP you guys. I am weeks and weeks and weeks behind in sharing my Fanart Friday book recommendation posts with you guys. Go over and follow my IG if you want the most up-to-date posts. #bookart #fanart

Holy CRAP you guys. I am weeks and weeks and weeks behind in sharing my Fanart Friday book recommendation posts with you guys. Go over and follow my IG if you want the most up-to-date posts. #bookart #fanart

Holy CRAP you guys. I am weeks and weeks and weeks behind in sharing my Fanart Friday book recommendation posts with you guys. Go over and follow my IG if you want the most up-to-date posts. #bookart #fanart

FYI for anyone interested in Monster-lovin stickers/keychains my shop is updated and items are ready to go! www.etsy.com/shop/MorallyShayArt

Doing lots of inktober prep. Gryg is going to be featured quite a bit this year. ❤️ #inktoberprep

The shop update is finally scheduled! Friday 9/12/25 at 12pm CST Offerings include all the pictured stickers and keychains! Link to my etsy is in my bio, or listed in the pic, and below. :) www.etsy.com/shop/MorallyShayArt #etsy #stickers #keychain #monsterromance #monsterlover

You guys. I got to do the cutest commission. ❤️ Jaymie wanted a couple’s piece, with her and her husband… but make him a Minotaur. I am all over this! If this is something you’d like to do with your partner, or you just want an imaginary cryptid/monster partner, hit me up for commission.

I’m a couple of days late, but I just had to do something fun for the 50th Anniversary of Rocky Horror Picture Show! I will never forget the day I was watching VH1 as a kid and it came on and blew my little mind. 🤯 Instantly obsessed. #rockyhorrorpictureshow #timcurry #rockyhorror50thanniversary

My commissions are open! <3 #bookart #characterart #commission

You guys! It’s release day for Lilith Stone’s new book, Minding the Minotaur! I got to do two awesome commissions for her for this book and I am psyched to read it. Happy Friday! ❤️ #mindingtheminotaur #lilithstoneromance #lilithstone #bookart

Cats are bad. Even I orc ones. I don’t think I’ve ever drawn anything chibi-ish. Did I do it?! 🫣😅🤷‍♀️ #orc #cat #grygtheorc

Sometimes you just have to draw a silly little guy. Modeled after my fat brat, Bean. The polydactyl (extra) toes are intentional. 🤪 #cat #orc

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Dungeon Crawler Carl fanart. #fanart #mattdinniman #dungeoncrawlercarl #dundeoncrawlercarlfanart #dungeoncrawler

Devastated Orcs # 3 This guy is really going through it. ☹️ I, on the other hand, feel like I’ve hit a real breakthrough. I am really really happy with the skin folds and the fabric. #devastatedorcs #orcromance #characterart #monsterromance

Devastated Orcs #2. He is very upset, but he's not gonna stop serving FACE. #orc #monster #orcromance

The way I want to make a series just called “Devastated Orcs". 🫣🤭🤪 #orc #emotional #devastatedorc #sadboy #sketchbook

When you're SO big, and the kitty is SO small.

I had to share a wip. This one won’t be finished or fully posted for a bit, but I’m putting in intense rendering work on this. I want to see what I can really do. #wip #renderingstudy #artstudy

Naga rendering study. (NSFW Version) #nagaromance #naga

Naga rendering study. (SFW Version) #nagaromance #naga

This is giving me such an existential crisis.

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I am really terrified of all of the things currently going on in the US and it's very likely things are gonna get worse.

artfight.net/~MorallyShay #artfight #artfight2025

I joined artfight for the first time! Let's fight! artfight.net/~MorallyShay

#minotaur #comic #wtf

Working on a cast of characters for a story idea. First iteration. My kid and I are spitballing ideas and scenarios. It may or may not turn into anything, but it's a fun project for us to mess around with in any case. #monsterromance #bookart #fantasy #fantasycharacters #characterart

I feel like we need more main characters with limb differences. #limbdifference #orc #orcromance #monsterromance #monsterboyfriend #sketchbook

Saw this pose by @theposearchives.bsky.social and had to see how our boy Gryg looked in it. You’re welcome. 🤭❤️ #gryg #grygtheorc #theposearchives #orc #fantasyart #monsterromance

I, like everyone else, am obsessed. #kpopdemonhunters #kpopdemonhuntersnetflix #kpopdemonhuntersfanart

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Decided to get inspired with a #dtiys challenge. ❤️ This lovely creature is Oak by @petiteplante.art (IG), and I had a lot of fun working on this. I hope you like it! 🫣 #petiteplante2k #drawthisinyourstyle #petiteplante

This guy came out of nowhere the other night, and now I love him, so 🤷‍♀️. #orc #orcromance #monsterromance

Drawing feels. #orc #monsterromance #monsterboyfriend #orcromance

I’m in a weird place and having a hard time coming up with drawings I like. I’ve drawn a ton of stuff lately that just blows. May just do some sketchy stuff like this and keep experimenting until I shake it off. #orc #orcart

Fanart Friday! 🎉 When She Belongs by @rubydixon.bsky.social #fanart #rubydixon #whenshebelongs #bookfanart

A birthday post for the girl I met on the playground in 2nd grade... like 35 years ago. 😱 OMG.

Got a wild hair to do some SJM fanart. Nesta and Eris dancing. Cass being grumpy about it. :P #sjmfanart #nessian #acosf

Messing around trying to get inspired last night. Thought I’d do a pinup. Based on one of Gil Elvgren’s famous pinup poses. Also… it’s ME! ish. 🤷‍♀️ Liberties were taken! 😅 #pinup #selfportrait #artstudy #pinupart #gilelvgreninspired

Weird critters into monster romance mmcs… the pangolin! #pangolin #monsterromance