S20 Ep98: Cryptid Creatures: Learning to Draw Mysterious Beasts From Around The World w/BallyRaven

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🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Darkness Radio Presents: Cryptid Creatures: Learning to Draw Mysterious Beasts From Around The World w/ Podcaster/Artist, BallyRaven!

Have you ever watched a TV show or movie and wished you could sketch out one of these scary monsters on paper?

Have you ever wanted to turn that art into something more?

Cryptids are animals whose legends are spread far and wide at slumber parties, sleepaway campfires, or on internet webpages you stumble across at 2 a.m. Their existence has never been confirmed by science but that doesn’t make them any less fascinating! In Cryptid Creatures, learn how to draw 35 different types of cryptids from all around the world and pick up a thing or two about their origins as well.

For artists of all skill levels, this step-by-step drawing book will show you how to sketch basic shapes and forms as well as use shading techniques to help your drawings come alive. Learn to draw such creatures as:

Bigfoot, aka Sasquatch, the iconic cryptid said to inhabit the Pacific Northwest of North America
The Loch Ness Monster, the underwater sea creature said to lurk in the depths of Scotland’s Loch Ness. Affectionately known as Nessie.
The Mongolian Death Worm, a gigantic worm that allegedly lives in the most remote reaches of the Gobi Desert. Probably wants a friend.
The Bunyip, a creature of ambiguous description stated to haunt bodies of water in Australia.
Mothman, the classic harbinger of doom.
. . . And more!

This book also provides guidance on cryptid anatomy so you can create your own, unique cryptids. With both drawing instruction and tales of global folklore to engage your mind, Cryptid Creatures will transport you to a world of shadows and spookinessthat will have you producing "realistic" illustrations with a touch of the fantastical in no time flat.

On Today's Show, Ballyraven tells us how to go about drawing some of these scary beasts! She also tells us about some of the lore behind them! And, about her experiences at the Mothman Festival, her podcast, and much much more!

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The United States Welcome into the best in paranormal podcasting.
0:31.5	This is Darkness Radio.
0:32.5	I'm your host Tim Dennis.
0:33.6	I'm excited for today's show, folks.
0:35.9	I'll tell you why.
0:38.0	I've been a huge comic book fan for the longest time.
0:41.8	We're not talking comics, however, today.
0:43.9	We are talking art, though, today.
0:45.8	And we're going to talk a little bit about how you can learn how to draw different crypted creatures today.
0:50.9	And I'm excited about this book right here.
0:53.2	This book, I got to thumb through quite a bit before our guest, Ballyraven, comes on today. And I'm excited about this book right here. This book, I got to thumb through quite a bit before our guest Bally Raven comes on today. It's called
0:59.1	Crypted Creatures Learn to Draw Mysterious Beasts from Around the World. And I'll tell you this much. I have a huge appreciation for what artists do.
1:09.8	Mainly because I can't do it. It's like a lot of things
1:12.9	I can't do in this world. But the one thing that I tried to do from a very early age is to learn
1:17.8	to draw proficiently. And it was one of those things that I thought I could do. I tried to do it
1:24.1	from a very early age from as early as 10 years old.
1:32.5	I tried to sit down and draw different superheroes, and it just looked like a very bad Roershack test.
1:34.4	But I tried.
1:35.6	I really did.
1:37.4	But hence I couldn't do it.
1:38.8	Let's bring in our guest and we'll find out.
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