Destiny SlaterSakeozo

Destiny Slater (Sakeozo)

Hi, I’m Destiny! I draw, animate and tell stories.

I’m a Deaf artist, cartoonist and animator. I make comics, original characters and whole casts of weirdos for you to get attached to. >w<

My work, one piece at a time

  • A daytime park scene with a lake, mountain, and trees. The main subject is two couples sitting on a picnic blanket under a tree, a long-haired, round-sunglassed male leopard being kissed by a female black-footed cat with long brown hair and a blonde bang. There is an open picnic basket that contains napkins, sandwiches, and two canned sodas. Next to the leopard, there is a grape. In the bottom left and right corners, there is a front perspective frame, and they are wild strawberry plants.
    Cute Picnic LoveIllustration
  • Blue-haired eyepatched boy with a chunk of longer hair moving around like a cat tail.
    Kuro's HairAnimation
  • A character reference sheet for Kuro Hebito. The top row displays four headshots showing various expressions: serious, angry, smiling, and determined. The bottom section features full-body front and back views. Kuro has blue, spiky hair with a long lock that transforms into a dark blue demonic snake head with glowing red eyes. He wears a dark blue high-collared tunic over a tan-colored long coat and dark trousers. One eye is covered by a red-and-black eyepatch, while the other is a piercing blue. A credit for Destiny Slater is at the bottom right.
    Kuro Hebito Ref SheetCharacter Design
  • Eight-panel comic in which a tomato character's opinion "Ketchup is the worst" escalates through panels labeled "OPINION," "BULLYING," "BIGOTRY," "OPPRESSION," "CENSORSHIP," "SURVEILLANCE," "STOCHASTIC TERROR" and "FASCISM."
    Stages of Authoritarianism (full comic)Comics
  • Wakewolf's grey wolf fursona paw signing alphabet and number from 1 to 10 with inclusion of "I love you"
    Wakewolf's Paw ASLGraphic Design
  • The full art pieces. In a whimsical woodland with a giant rocky cave that looks like a fanged bunny skull mouth open, under the cave, there is a nun-like modestly dressed up anthro bunny girl with red spiky halo, she lifts up the skirt for three horned feral rabbits under her. In the front-left appear to be a giant fish with discordant colors, in the center of fish's eyes, is a skull. The fish is glowing blue.
    Fish BunniesIllustration
  • A spinning animation of a yellow leopard gecko walking.
    AtomAnimation
  • Character reference sheet for "Sake," a striped black-footed cat with long brown hair, shown front, back and side in a red shirt and green pants, plus a color palette, paw details and outfit variations.
    Sake Reference SheetCharacter Design
  • So, a lot of you wanted to know the story behind how I first discovered and fell in love with matcha. Here we go. Picture: Destiny looking at her phone, which she sees a lot of votes on Instagram story from people wanting to know how she came to discover she love matcha.
    See You Later, Slater! (matcha story) page 1Comics
  • Various of graphic logo designs focusing on the them of "SOS" (Secure our signs" and at the bottom is fingerspelled "Deaf Dope"
    Forever Queen Sticker DesignsGraphic Design
  • This illustration showcases a scene at night, featuring a character named Taiya Vasiliev. Taiya is depicted mid-action, turning to look back with a startled expression as if being caught in the act. He is spray painting graffiti that reads "HOW LOVELY!" in bright, dripping green letters on a large cylindrical structure. Taiya is dressed in a warm, brown hooded jacket with fur lining, a light green cap, and jeans. His blonde hair peeks out from under the cap, and he holds a spray paint can in his right hand. The setting is under a bridge that spans across the background, with the night sky filled with stars and a few clouds. In the foreground, on the bottom-right corner, there are several colorful stickers featuring different characters. These stickers are a tribute to the artist's other creations, even though they belong to different universes. The overall scene is illuminated by a soft light that highlights Taiya and the graffiti, creating a contrast with the darker surroundings.
    Caught in the Act!Illustration
  • Sake the Cat signing Destiny's name sign, which is almost like singing with her eyes.
    Destiny Sign Name in ASLAnimation
  • Grid of seven bust portraits of the Race Against Tempium cast in a neon synthwave style, each with a glowing pink, purple and blue background of grids, sunsets and checkered flags.
    Race Against Tempium CastCharacter Design
  • A tall bird is labeled as "Tallest Sloth", a sleeping flattened cybersloth on the floor is labeled as "shortest bird" and then a gecko is standing awkwardly and she's labeled as "medium feral being?"
    Tallest Sloth, Shortest Bird, and...?Comics
  • A stylized depiction similar to an emoji presenting four signs surrounding yellow hands making a heart symbol with a pink heart in between them. - On the bottom two there are hands with their pointer fingers towards one another, angled up and with their thumb raised. Around them there are lines following the contour of the hands depicting back and forth motion with the text "LOL" under them - On the left there is a hand with the thumb and pinkie sticking out with another one below, in between there's lines indicating downward movement. - On the right there is an open hand with the thumb curled inward. Bellow it there is a hand with the middle and pointer finger sticking out, in between there are lines showing downward movement and the first hand shape becoming the second. Above them there's the word "BRUH" - Above the two hands making a "C" like shape coming together to form a heart like in the middle drawing. Above there is text saying "HEART". The background is a dark beige color
    ASL Emotes: Heart, That!, Bruh, LOLGraphic Design
  • Kuro Hebito is captured mid-air in a dynamic, crouching pose, leaping over a jagged rock formation. His vibrant blue hair flows behind him, with one thick strand transformed into a dark demonic snake with glowing red eyes. He wears an eyepatch over his left eye and is dressed in his signature dark blue and tan high-collared outfit. The background is a bright, solid yellow with diagonal motion lines, emphasizing the speed of his jump. There is an artist's watermark logo by Sakeozo at the bottom-right corner.
    JUMP!Illustration
  • Looping animated gif of mail bunny hopping with giant package box that has hot pink-red ribbon bow tied on top.
    Art Fight Attack (mail bunny)Animation
  • Character turnaround of Renila from Race Against Tempium, front and back views in a cropped dark jacket with an orange splash logo, magenta pants and white boots, with her name in large letters on both sides and a color palette.
    Renila RedesignCharacter Design
  • Three-panel comic strip titled "TETRIS: SAKE VS MR. LONGLEGS, CREATED BY DESTINY SLATER" with TDS branding, showing a parrot playing Tetris and a yellow cartoon character in a bright blue and green game world.
    Tetris: Sake vs Mr. LonglegsComics
  • Tive postcard with QR Code, advising to scan it. There are two characters signing "Hello" in ASL. On left is a mascot of logo and on right is a female human character in professional interpreter shirt, she have long hair and glasses. At the bottom, as instructed, "Learn how to apply for Tive VRS account is in the back of this postcard!" to turn over the postcard.
    Tive postcard (Front)Graphic Design

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Hi, I’m Destiny!

Deaf artist, gecko mom, matcha drinker

I live between Pittsburgh, PA and Portland, OR. I’m usually hanging out with my cat Dot and my three silly geckos, or hunting down good food.

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  • “SO grateful to have found Destiny. She truly brought our vision to life, and then MORE because of her incredible attention to detail.”

    Cindy OswaldOwner of Homeschool Languages

  • “I’m always impressed with Destiny Slater, Deaf Artist like me. She delivers high quality work, and I absolutely love her creativity.”

    Brittany CastleOwner of 58 Creativity

  • “She is thoughtful, thorough, and talented!”

    Nikolya SeredaCostume designer and Deaf theatre artist

  • “Destiny was an absolute joy to work with! … with ease, Destiny created exactly what we asked for (a seal doing the ASL sign for SEAL)!”

    Roberta GolezCommission client

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