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The "Jersey Devil" as a realistic animal
🕑 Added 2025-09-25 21:53:17 +0000 UTCCreated for generous patron E. S. - a depiction of the famous "Jersey Devil" cryptid as a winged artiodactyl.
This was a very welcome commission - the original illustration depicting this beast was living rent-free in my brain since I first saw it in one of Karl Shuker's books as a child...
I used the classic image as the basis of my initial study. I imagined the Jersey Devil as a flying artiodactyl, with pterosaur-like wings supported by cartilaginous struts.
I referenced hammerhead bats - Hypsignathus monstrosus, and gerenuk antelope - Litocranius walleri, to create a detailed portrait of the creature.
I combined the portrait with a detailed drawing of the body to create my final rendition.
And another commission is complete! Thank you all for your support on Patreon, and beyond!
Comments
John Weiss
I've been to/through the Jersey Pine Barrens. Interesting region. Basically, it's an all-conifer forest in rather poor soil with trees between 3 and 7 meters, I'd estimate.
C. M. Kosemen
Glad you liked it!
Red Shark
As someone from New Jersey, the original depiction and stories freaked me out as a child. Love your take on it!
