Please be sure and check out these other amazing artists as well! Support independent artists online. The majority of these artists create artworks that center around animals, pets, wildlife, and fantasy creatures. The list of artists is in alphabetical order (A-Z). Clicking on the thumbnail photo or the link will take you directly to the artist’s website.
Adrián Ibarra Lugo
A freelance illustrator from Mexico City who loves to paint fantasy and magical realism.
Website: https://www.ailustrar.com/
Website: https://www.ailustrar.com/
Ahrikima
A freelance/concept artist that really enjoys creating fantasy creatures and environments.
Website: https://ahrikima.carrd.co
Website: https://ahrikima.carrd.co
Aina
A Filipino multimedia artist who specializes in portraiture, illustration, and graphic design.
Website: hueniverseart2.wixsite.com/mysite-1/pet-portraits
Website: hueniverseart2.wixsite.com/mysite-1/pet-portraits
Aminirus
An artist from Latvia who mostly creates fantasy and pretty lighting.
Website: https://aminirus.carrd.co/
Website: https://aminirus.carrd.co/
Anaïs Faë
Andi E.
A multidisciplinary artist and illustrator who makes mostly ceramics and animation.
Website: https://polar.ist
Website: https://polar.ist
Angel
A digital illustrator and clay artist who loves to make happy art.
Website: https://www.angelazydoodles.com
Website: https://www.angelazydoodles.com
Archer-Artwork
A freelance illustrator who loves painting anything whimsical and free.
Website: artcherartwork.wixsite.com/artcher-artwork
Website: artcherartwork.wixsite.com/artcher-artwork
Ariana Padron
Azi Lysette
AzuLJ
A full-time freelance artist and game streamer that can draw an array of creatures.
Website: azuljproductions.wixsite.com/azulj
Website: azuljproductions.wixsite.com/azulj
Chloe 'Finch' Peters
ChloeCarterArts
Colleen Deignan
An illustrator and sculptor whose work focuses on narrative illustration, using paint and sculpture to bring characters to life.
Website: https://www.colleendeignan.com/
Website: https://www.colleendeignan.com/
Dakota Drake
An illustrator & comic artist who adores making dreamy, vibrant scenes.
Website: https://www.dakotadrake.com
Website: https://www.dakotadrake.com
Danie Mijo-Burch
An independent graphic designer and illustrator with a style that is playful, equity minded, & brimming with joy.
Website: https://www.mijoburch.com
Website: https://www.mijoburch.com
Danielle English
A freelance illustrator creating fantasy and space inspired works! Plus lots of dragons.
Website: https://www.kanizo.co.uk
Website: https://www.kanizo.co.uk
Decarbry
Doruk Golcu
An illustrator available for a variety of freelance work and commissions.
Website: https://www.dorukgolcu.com/
Website: https://www.dorukgolcu.com/
Drak-Arts
A freelance illustrator and comic colorist with a preference for character art and worldbuilding.
Website: https://www.drak-arts.com
Website: https://www.drak-arts.com
Elaine Aneira
A Singaporean digital illustrator with a huge love for nature, fantasy and animals.
Website: elaineaneira.wixsite.com/designs
Website: elaineaneira.wixsite.com/designs
ElenPanter
Eli Benik
A trans masc artist who loves drawing cute, queer, and spooky character-focused art.
Website: https://www.elibenik.com
Website: https://www.elibenik.com
EmilyCreative
Eva Soulu
A mainly fantasy artist specializing in character art and illustration.
Website: http://evasoulu.com
Website: http://evasoulu.com
FellfallowArt
Ferodra
Figment Pudding
An illustrator and artist, graphic designer and generalist, polymath and multipotentialite.
Website: https://www.figmentpudding.com
Website: https://www.figmentpudding.com
Flutti
Fruitblush
Gilded Canary
A freelance artist with a focus in illustration, character design and concept art.
Website: https://www.gildedcanary.com
Website: https://www.gildedcanary.com
Gwyn Doodles
An artist who loves working with multiple medias and experimenting artistically.
Website: https://gwyndoodles.weebly.com/
Website: https://gwyndoodles.weebly.com/
Hanna
A full-time freelance artist specializing in animal, character, and fantasy art.
Website: https://hannasartstudio.com
Website: https://hannasartstudio.com
Heather Franzen
An artist/Illustrator using acrylic gouache to paint critters.
Website: https://www.heatherfranzen.com
Website: https://www.heatherfranzen.com
Herp Mama
Siplick
A freelancing artist that focuses on the design and illustration of characters.
Website: https://siplick.art
Website: https://siplick.art
Imagination Boutique
Offers a variety of custom embroidered patches. Also offers stickers, buttons, pins, badges, and more.
Website: https://www.imagination.boutique
Website: https://www.imagination.boutique
ImazArtz
A freelance digital artist who loves animals, creatures and vibrant colors.
Website: https://imazartz.weebly.com
Website: https://imazartz.weebly.com
Jennifer L Meyer
Jenny Thalheim
A German watercolor artist who loves to paint the beauty of flora & fauna, fantastic scenes & creatures in vibrant colors.
Website: https://jennomat.com
Website: https://jennomat.com
Kiriko Windgeist
KittenNoodle
Kness
Langi Lala Studios
An illustrator & 2D digital animator from Jamaica whose work includes picture books, character design projects & zines.
Website: https://langilalastudios.com
Website: https://langilalastudios.com
Lilac Vormela Art
An artist whose main focus is making custom pet amigurumis.
Website: lilacvormelaart.wixsite.com/artist
Website: lilacvormelaart.wixsite.com/artist
Lisa McHugo
Liz Schmidt
A freelance artist whose work is inspired by different creatures both cute and creepy.
Website: https://lizschmidt.carrd.co
Website: https://lizschmidt.carrd.co
LK
LordyIrony
A 2D artist based in Maine, USA. They specialize in animals and monsters, especially canids.
Website: https://lordyirony.com
Website: https://lordyirony.com
Lucense
A non-binary creator from Latvia who offers a variety of commissions.
Website: https://lucense.carrd.co
Website: https://lucense.carrd.co
Michelle Moniz
An artist who uses digital and traditional painting to bring worlds, characters and landscapes to life.
Website: https://www.michellemoniz.com
Website: https://www.michellemoniz.com
Mocarro
A creature artist who loves to draw animals, does freelancing and gave her life to admire rats.
Website: printpaws.wixsite.com/mocstudio
Website: printpaws.wixsite.com/mocstudio
Mongrelist
An artist focusing on animals, monsters, & fantastical nonsense.
Website: https://www.mongrelist.com
Website: https://www.mongrelist.com
mousecatdog
Nambroth
A wildlife & fantasy artist with a love for birds, dragons, gryphons, and other winged things.
Website: https://featherdust.com
Website: https://featherdust.com
Nehku
A freelance character design artist based mostly around character artwork for MMO players such as World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV.
Website: https://nehku.carrd.co
Website: https://nehku.carrd.co
Neralis
A digital freelancer artist based in Austria focused on animal and fantasy illustrations.
Website: https://neralisarts.weebly.com
Website: https://neralisarts.weebly.com
Nick Lacke
Illustrator making eclectic, pop-cultural art and expressive portraits.
Website: https://www.nicklacke.com
Website: https://www.nicklacke.com
Nicole "Thornwolf" Dornsife
Custom illustration, logo design, creative copywriting, and marketing strategy for small businesses, nonprofits, charities, and sole proprietors.
Website: https://www.thornwolf.com/
Website: https://www.thornwolf.com/
Nordeva
NottVarg Creations
A professional digital artist available for commissions.
Website: nottvarg.wixsite.com/nottvarg-creations
Website: nottvarg.wixsite.com/nottvarg-creations
Nya
Olivitree
An artist and crafter who specializes in animal related content.
Website: https://www.noontree.co.uk
Website: https://www.noontree.co.uk
PaintedDeer
A freelance illustrator and sequential artist with a love of nature.
Website: https://www.painteddeer.design
Website: https://www.painteddeer.design
Rachel Middleton
A freelance illustrator based in England who loves working in design for animation, children’s book illustration, and editorials
Website: https://www.rachelmiddleton.co.uk
Website: https://www.rachelmiddleton.co.uk
Radinsky
A writer, artist and jurist based in France who specializes in character design, science fiction, and overall portraiture.
Website: https://thisisradinsky.com
Website: https://thisisradinsky.com
Red Sinistra
Sage Coyote Art
An artist of many mediums, mostly digital, sometimes traditional.
Website: https://sagecoyote.weebly.com
Website: https://sagecoyote.weebly.com
Sarah Smith
A nature and fantasy artist who uses a variety of mediums.
Website: https://artbysarahsmith.carrd.co
Website: https://artbysarahsmith.carrd.co
Seosaur
A full-time digital artist and Partnered content creator on Twitch.
Website: https://www.seosaurart.com
Website: https://www.seosaurart.com
Shelby Pothier
An artist who likes to paint cats and nature and a few other things in between.
Website: https://shelbypothier.com
Website: https://shelbypothier.com
ShinonArt
An artist based in Finland who specializes in creature design and creating realistic and visually believable illustrations.
Website: https://shinonart.carrd.co
Website: https://shinonart.carrd.co
SinfulHare
A nonbinary furry artist who also makes crafts & plushies.
Website: https://sinfulcommissions.weebly.com
Website: https://sinfulcommissions.weebly.com
Siplick
A freelancing artist that focuses on the design and illustration of characters.
Website: https://siplick.art
Website: https://siplick.art
Sketchbuck
An illustrative artist who specializes in animal & character illustrations.
Website: https://www.sketchbuck.com
Website: https://www.sketchbuck.com
Spirit
A full-time illustrator and graphic designer living in central California.
Website: https://lespiritdesigns.com
Website: https://lespiritdesigns.com
Stephanie Stasiuk Monk
A freelance illustrator who practices in both digital and traditional mediums.
Website: https://www.stasanie.com
Website: https://www.stasanie.com
Stitches by Rix
Svenja
An artist and illustrator specializing in portrait and character art.
Website: https://svenjaliv.com
Website: https://svenjaliv.com
Thanda Art
An animal artist from Spain working with traditional media, like watercolor and gouache.
Website: https://thandaart.bigcartel.com
Website: https://thandaart.bigcartel.com
Tobios Art
TwinOwls
Vetrina
A freelance artist who specializes in animal and character art.
Website: https://vetrinanicoleart.com
Website: https://vetrinanicoleart.com
Windfalcon (Brenda Lyons)
An artist and illustration professor who loves birds, forests and rain.
Website: http://www.falconmoon.com
Website: http://www.falconmoon.com