#cryptid au
More drawings from my art class! I decided to challenge myself and draw the same storyline this time. I went with my Dream SMP Cryptid AU!
UH OH, BIG AU LORE, INCOMING!
So remember that big temple from the other picture? DreamXD is contained in that temple, and Dream got himself stuck in there with him. Of course, this is exactly what XD wanted. He’s the one who gave Dream his powers in the first place, after all.
You guys have been the Cryptid form I’ve given Dream in this AU, this is how he turned into that creature. I won’t say right now what role DreamXD plays in this AU yet, but he’s really important to the story.
Plus, my class really liked this one. Those wings stole the show during critiques. Wings are tricky to draw, so everyone was really impressed by those.
I hope @grimmijaggers likes this one. It has Sam and Ponk in it!
Alright, in my Cryptid AU, the whole “Ponk losing the arm” thing happened a bit differently. Ponk was traveling in the mountains and got trapped under falling rocks. His arm was completely crushed and there was no way to get it out.
Then, a mysterious creature whom was only spoken of in hushed whispers emerged from the shadows. In order to save Ponk, he was forced to sever his arm and carry to weakened human to safety.
Years later, in the small town secretly home to cryptids, Ponk tells his tale to anyone wanting to hear. One person who is always there to listen is Officer Sam, the local police chief of the town. (Who is definitely not the same centaur in the form of a human.)
Flashback time!
So prior to the events of the Cryptid AU, Dream and his friends were the local paranormal investigators in the town, long before Wilbur and his friends had arrived. Like Tommy is developing now, Dream was gaining supernatural powers. Green strings grew from his hands, and visions of the future danced in his eyes.
The day that changed everything was when Dream and his friends found the possible source of that power. There was an ancient temple, lost deep into the forest and buried under the overgrown plant life. From what the group had found, a being of overwhelming power was sealed here long ago.
As if destiny had brought him here, Dream’s strings began to form, curling towards the stone door…
Everyone in this picture is officially braver than me.
This is definitely at the end of Season 1 of my Cryptid AU. The main cast is all together and just having a good time. They all go through a lot in this AU. They deserve this, as a treat.
At this point in the story, all their arcs come full circle. Wilbur and Ghostbur have become friends, Ranboo is becoming more white in the sun, and Tommy and Dream finally figured their shit out.
Alright, time to hide in the recycling can with the rest of the trash.
Back to the Cryptid AU, this is how JSchlatt met Quackity. So, Schlatt’s whole thing in this AU is he’s gathering rogue crypids and monsters to live in his town, where they don’t have to worry about humans.
Quackity was one such rogue cryptid, as he can turn from a duck into a human. He had been hoping from casino to casino, winning with his supernatural luck.
In order to get him to join the town, Schlatt made a bet with him over a poker game. If Schlatt won, he would win Quackity’s soul and the lucky duck would have to join him. If Quackity won, HE would win HIS soul, and could go wherever he wanted.
Quackity may have been lucky before, but you should never bet against a demon…
And so they brought him home. And all his human things.
So this is the main team for the Cryptid AU. Wilbur, Tommy, Tubbo and Ranboo! Fundy is helping too, he’s here for moral support. Look, Ranboo now has the Beloved locket!
He’s got gadgets and gizmos a plenty! He’s got whozits and whatzits galore!
Ranboo (the Shadowman) is the first cryptid the trio goes after. Tubbo ends up getting snatched up by the shade and taken to his secret human collection! Basically crypid Ranboo has been collecting whatever human objects he could find and keeping them in his cave.
“Goatman! I’m dancing on your bridge, it’s MY bridge now!”
The first investigation! The trio is at Goatman’s Bridge! Yes, this was inspired by Buzzfeed Unsolved. A lot of this AU is actually. The way the team works is that Wilbur does the research, Tommy is the instigator, and Tubbo records whatever they find!
Oh boy, I’m drawing angst again, watch out!
So you may have noticed that Cryptid AU Wilbur has bandages. This is why. Lore time!
13 and a half years prior to the events of the story, Wilbur was caught in an explosion that nearly killed him. Doctors say he was in and out of life several times on the operating table.
Ever since, he has developed a strange disease. No one knows what it is or how to treat it, but it makes Wilbur look like he’s slowly rotting away.
No normal doctor or science could find the answers Wilbur needed, so he turned to studying the supernatural. His friend Tommy found out about a town full of unsolved mysteries, and Wilbur knew that was where they had to go.
For some reason, just being in this strange new town… was stopping the spread of his disease. Whatever was happening to him, the answers were here.
And now to post the Cryptid AU!
So in this Dream SMP AU, the boys are paranormal investigators. Wilbur, Tommy and Tubbo have moved to a new town full of monsters and the unexplained. Together, the three of them unravel the mysteries and discover the secrets of the world. (Also, Fundy is there. He is the team mascot.)
Just two bros chilling under a magic apple tree.
I wanted this one to be less busy than the others, and my professor loved how peaceful it is. I love how all the details came out, and that simple blue sky helps them stand out!
So I wanted to draw little ram Schlatt and tiny slime Charlie. I’ve recently gotten into Slimecicle Cinematic Universe and Chuckle Sandwich, so I wanted to involve them in the Cryptid AU. Plus, look how cute they are!!! Tiny Rammie JSchlatt is just so funny to me. He’s just a little guy who swears and causes problems.
But wait, there’s more!
Something else we did in Drawing Class was a few BIG drawings, and these are really big let me tell you. They barely fit in my car! I decided to draw this from the Cryptid AU. I’m so happy with how Dream came out in this one.
At some point in the story, Dream snatches Tommy in order to teach him how to use his new powers. Monster Dream doesn’t MEAN any harm, he’s just forgotten how to human. It’s like Exile Arc, but without the abuse and hopefully only half the trauma!
This feels like a good piece to end the drawings on.
The last of the 50 drawings for Drawing class! I wanted to draw Cryptid Dream again, this time after DreamXD transformed him. Once the semester is over and summer starts, hopefully I can expand on the Cryptid AU more!
Drawing this was fun, I don’t often draw poses like this. Plus it’s nice to draw flowing clothes. The clawed hands of DreamXD were easier than expected, and the oil pastels really helped. Very nice picture to end on.
