Cynder Nightingale

Hello! I'm a 29 year old Black Illustrator, Character Designer and Concept Artist/Visual Developer in the Pacific Northwest with personal art leaning into retro animated themes! I am a Genderfluid, Non-Binary Femme & I go by any pronouns!
I'm currently Looking for work, freelance, contracted or permanent hire!If you're interested in working with me, feel free to contact me via email or any platform that conveniences you most!

Gallery

Illustration

Crimsa Bust [Digital Painting]
Usha for @bunnieberries [Digital Painting]
Twilight [Digital Painting]
Silk [Digital painting]
Friends [Digital painting]
Popstar [Digital painting]
Kalos Goomy & Cirroian Goomy [Digital painting]
Pawmi [Digital painting]
Commission for LemurFeature
Discipline [Retro Cell Shading]
CosmicBunni_ Icon
Marshside Snack [Retro Cell Shading]
Happy 30th Sonic! [Retro Cell Shading]
Tuliprose [Portrait Painting]
CosmicBunni_ PNGTuber Splash Art [Retro Cell Shade]
Crystal Swords [Retro Cell Shade]
DragonFlies [Custom Binary Cell]
Request (@JimmyT_1996) - Stretch [Colored Sketch]
Welcome to Hollownest [Soft Shading]
Terry Bogaurd Cosplay girl [Soft Shading]
Grafaiai [Soft Shading]
Blaze Burning Hot [Soft Shading]
Yuffie & Vanitas [Simple Color]
Kairi [SImple Color]
Ghosts [Full Color]

Character Design, Concept art & VisDev

Xeph Stryk, Concept Sketch, Total Psychosis: 2025
Seraphina Shadowash Concept Commission: 2019
Skylar Sparks, Movement & Ability concept sketch, Total Psychosis: 2020
Nychee Dawn Outfit and Movement Rough Concept, Total Psychosis: 2021, updated 2025
Nytchee Dawn Standalone Sketch, Total Psychosis: 2025
Knight Starr design iterations for Total Psychosis: 2025
Ziva, Hollow Knight Fan Design exploration: 2022
Penguinfolk Merchant, 2021
Jaggedclaw: Warrior Cat Fan Design: 2018
Smoldering Woman Visual Development; 2023
Tavorious Reference Sheet for Incubus Call: 2023
Violet facial expression exploration for Incubus Call: 2025
First Violet Concept Sketch for Incubus Call: 2022
Crimsa Visual Development for Incubus Call: 2023
Jewel Galexina Abilities Visual Dev, Total Psychosis: 2024

Motion Graphics and Animation

Tavorious Turnaround
Cynder and Soil
Rainfall
Hornet
Power
Litwick

Colorist Work [ My Inks & Color, Another's Sketch]

Paldea Nuzlocke Style Contest: Champion Kieran [Sketch done by Moxie 2D]
Battle Night [VHS Mock up, Sketch done by @Smidg3n]
Rockin' Out [Notebook/Folder graphic mockup- sketvh & inking donw by @KatevceT]
Paldea Nuzlocke Style Contest: Moxie-Chan and Greg [Sketch done by Moxie 2D]
Commission- Late night Arcade [Background Comp done by me, Sketch done by Smidg3n]
Paldea Nuzlocke Style Contest: Tyler Used Flare Blitz! [Sketch done by Moxie 2D]
Girl With the Dead Eyes [Manga/Comic Mockup- Sketch done by Smid3n]
Paldea Nuzlocke Style Contest: Orgerpon's Shield is Down! [Sketch done by Moxie 2D]

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Commission Information

Feel free to contact me about ordering a commission!! My prices allow for me to pay for many life expenses and range from $35 to $475+! Please be sure you can afford it before commissioning me!
Once I progress past the sketch phase, refunds are limited! Please keep that in mind before you order!
I also do NOT take commissions for the purpose of creating CryptoArt for NFTs, please do not ask.

Price Range Spread

My commissions are currently open!
The current wait time for commission completion is 4 to 10 weeks (or less). This Does not count the time before the artwork has been started!Freelance & Contracted Work rates can also be found on my main commission site! (Site is currently being updated)

Prices and Examples

VGEN Commissions
VGen will have the art styles that will either be completed the fastest or are exclusive styles that can only be found on VGen!

Commissions

Contact

Business Email: [email protected]
Discord: CynderVOX