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Dani Mays

@danimays.bsky.social

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Paleoart, among other things. Bringing life to that which we cannot see, with digital and traditional media. Author of the webcomic Falling Leaves. KCAI 2023 - #art - #paleoart - #sciart - #webcomics - #fantasyart -

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Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Nov 13

Hey everyone!

I'm open to #paleoart work! Realism (with a painterly touch), cartoons, anything in between. Reconstructions, illustrations, fine art.
(possible painting sizes anywhere from 5x7" to 16x20", 350dpi scans)

Some more examples and information on availability in the replies!

#sciart #art

A painting of an Ichthyosaur in watercolor and ink

A collection of paintings in water media: a pair of Hatzegopteryx on the beach, two Daspletosaurus competing for food, a deceased Microraptor lying among gingko leaves, and a Spinosaurus swimming seen from below.

A collection of paintings and drawings: A graphite bust of Deinocheirus, an oil painting of Microraptor, an ink painting of two Velociraptor, and a watercolor painting of two Kulindadromeus.

A collection of cartoon digital drawings: Kulindadromeus, a Mosasaur, and a Microraptor eating chips out of a bag like a modern-day blackbird.

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Jarod K. Anderson @jarodkanderson.bsky.social · Jul 30

Birds are dinosaurs who shrugged off a couple apocalypses. Some eat bone marrow. Some drink nectar. They outswim fish in the sea. They smile politely at gravity’s demands. ‬

‪I am grateful to see them. I am grateful to feed them. I am grateful to know them.‬

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Jenna Avery @jennaavery.bsky.social · Jun 6

"If the Big 4 does not survive this, it also spells the death knell for most printed sewing patterns like ours, since there will no longer be a printer capable of producing large-scale tissue sheets."

I … did not know I should be worried I might not be able to get patterns ever again

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DILONG @dilong96.bsky.social · Jun 6

DO NOT BUY JURASSIC WORLD EVOLUTION 3

They’re using ai generation in their game, boycott this shit and force their hand to remove this garbage from their game entirely.

store.steampowered.com/app/2958130/...

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · May 27

They used to make commercials about this

You wouldn't download everything every artist has ever made and put it into environmental destruction clippy, in the you wouldn't download a car meme format

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Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · May 23

Great Blue Heron
Inkwash, watercolor, gouache

#birds #art #wildlifeart

Watercolor painting of a great blue heron standing in shallow water, underneath branches of live oaks.

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Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Feb 24

Chickadee in inkwash and gouache
4x6"

#birds #wildlifeart #art

A grayscale painting of a chickadee sitting on a branch.

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Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Feb 24

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks in inkwash
4x6"

#birds #wildlifeart #art

A grayscale painting of three whistling ducks.

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Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Jan 21

Ediacaran painting take 2

Work in progress of a painting of several Ediacaran species. So far, there are pencil outlines of two Dickinsonia (flat, ridged organisms resembling wide worms) and several Kimberella (smaller egg-shaped organisms resembling mollusks)

Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Jan 18

A mother unenlagiine hunts in shallow waters, followed by her three chicks.

Watercolor and white ink.

#paleoart #sciart

A long, horizontal watercolor painting. The painting is mostly green and gray. Seen from below, looking up through the water, an adult unenlagiine picks a mollusk up from the riverbed. Behind her, her three chicks swim, chasing after minnows. Near her foot is a salamander trying to stay inconspicuous.

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Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Jan 18

Loved it as a kid, haven't seen it since like 2010 I think. I still have my DVD of it--might give it a rewatch! (I still bring up the over the rainbow record player scene as a stellar example of diagetic music.)

Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Jan 18

It would be great if my pets would stop dying or having medical crises one after another. Awesome, even.

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Holly @pterosaur.bsky.social · Jan 14

some how to train your dragon stuff

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Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Jan 5

Crustaceans abandoning their more familiar (to us) forms and becoming messed-up parasites is peak body horror to me. Cronenberg eat your heart out, dendrogaster exists

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Tiffany Baxter @ MCM Q-11 @tiffbaxter.bsky.social · Jan 5

Btw artists if you want to help combat AI slop sneaking into your research I am begging you to STOP relying on Pinterest for reference gathering. Familiarise yourself with the free online collections of museums of which there are several and how to search them effectively

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Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Nov 13

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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · Dec 31

the eternal struggle with doing a webcomic: trying to balance "I'm only human, let's not torture myself with drawing something complicated" with "don't be a fucking coward and do the cool shit"

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Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Dec 25

Merry Christmas, everyone! And happy holidays!

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Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Dec 25

Very beautiful. Very powerful.

Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Dec 25

Parasaurolophus I salvaged from a basic dinosaur origami tutorial I messed up almost immediately

Merry Christmas!!

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Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Dec 20

Found this unfinished Microraptor drawing. Might turn it into something

An unfinished drawing of a Microraptor. Its wings are semi-folded, and it looks over its shoulder.

Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Dec 19

'Welcome!

Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Dec 19

#commission for @fairyshotgun.bsky.social !
Had a ton of fun with this. Such a great design for really leaning into the heavy spot-blacks on the lineart.

Illustration of a fantasy character reaching toward the camera with their hand wreathed in blue-green flame. The character wears a hooded capelet, within which their face is two glowing eyes and a sharp, pointed grin. Below the capelet their torso is an exaggerated ribcage with a blue-green light at its core. They wear a belt made of bony, diamond-shaped plates.

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Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Feb 17

"This Will Matter"
7x8.5", ink, watercolor, colored pencil. 2024.

Paleoart of a deceased Microraptor zhaoianus nestled in fallen gingko leaves. Painted in watercolor and colored pencil, the Microraptor is iridescent blue-green and purple; the leaves behind are a vibrant warm green. A bright white halo rings the Microraptor's head.

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Dani Mays @danimays.bsky.social · Nov 24

*Will Smith poses at my little digital cartoons* As the holidays roll around these make great gifts for people with specific favorite dinosaurs, creature OCs, pets, etc.
Starting at $40 USD; each additional one is 25% off ($30/each). ~1 week turnaround. Multiple slots open.
#commissions

A cartoon drawing of the pterosaur Dearc Sgiathanach in flight against a gray background. The pterosaur has a blue body wirh orange wings.

Three cartoon digital drawings: A gray and red Kulindadromeus, an iridescent black Microraptor eating a bag of chips, and a blue and gray Mosasaur

A cartoon drawing of a blue-green Anurognathus. Its eyes are pink, with wide round pupils and exaggerated highlights to emphasize its cuteness.

Cute cartoon of a black long-furred cat with orange eyes, with a vacant stare and its tongue out in a 'blep'. It's wearing an orange witch hat with a lighter orange patch.

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