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Nathan E. Rogers
@nathanerogers.bsky.social
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Natural History Illustration, 3D and Digital Art.
http://252mya.com

Not a fan generative AI or oligarchy.
A better world is possible.
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Utahraptor
Early Cretaceous, North America

An illustration I made in 2024 for an exhibit at the MBMNH.

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #digitalpainting #dinosaur #theropod #raptor #dromaeosaur
A Utahraptor dinosaur running. It is mostly dark shades of near-black and brown, with yellow stripes on its tail, wing feathers, head crest and neck, white stripes on the sides of the neck, and white spots along the back and top of the tail.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Velociraptor
Late Cretaceous, Asia

An illustration I made in 2024 for an exhibit at the MBMNH.

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #digitalpainting #dinosaur #theropod #raptor #dromaeosaur
A feathered Velociraptor dinosaur. It has mostly light tan feathers, with black and white wings and tail, and a black eye stripe.
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Deinonychus
Cretaceous, North America

An illustration I made in 2024 for an exhibit at the MBMNH.

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #digitalpainting #dinosaur #theropod #raptor #dromaeosaur
A digital painting of a gray, white, and black feathered Deinonychus dinosaur featuring orange head feathers and a blue display structure on its neck.
November 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Dilophosaurus
Early Jurassic, North America

An illustration I made a couple years back for an exhibit at the MBMNH.

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #digitalpainting #dinosaur #theropod
A brown, black, and white Dilophosaurus dinosaur runs along a sandy hillside near a wetland and forest edge in the Early Jurassic.
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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My wonderful sister is a brilliant writer, and recently had a thought-provoking essay published at the Pittsburgh Review of Books, which examines how we think about the emerald ash borer, invasive species concepts, and belonging:
pghrev.com/emerald-ash-...
Emerald Ash Borer - Pittsburgh Review of Books
Emerald ash borer’s home is the ash tree. The gem-like beetle, viridescent as a flourishing ash’s crown, summers in its leaves. Shimmering protective
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November 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Prehistoric portrait series - Edmontosaurus v01
#Digitalpainting done in #Krita
I'm trying a more stylized look while learning a new program. It's been fun!

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #art #dinosaur #NoAI
A close up portrait of an Edmontosaurus done in a pop art / comic-influenced style, with a green and blue background depicting falling rain.
August 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Prehistoric portrait series - Infernodrakon v01
#Digitalpainting done in #Krita
I'm trying a more stylized look while learning a new program. It's been fun!

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #art #pterosaur #NoAI
A close up portrait of a large azhdarchid pterosaur done in a pop art / comic-influenced style, with a yellow and orange background depicting a lightning bolt.
August 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Prehistoric portrait series - Triceratops v01
#Digitalpainting done in #Krita
I'm trying a more stylized look while learning a new program. It's been fun!

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #art #dinosaur #NoAI
A close up portrait of Triceratops done in a pop art / comic-influenced style in front of a dark blue, purple, magenta background with a white crescent moon and celestial object.
August 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Prehistoric portrait series - Tyrannosaurus v01
#Digitalpainting done in #Krita
I'm trying a more stylized look while learning a new program. It's been fun!

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #art #dinosaur
A close up portrait of Tyrannosaurus done in a pop art / comic influenced style in front of a red background with a white sun.
August 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Any #Krita or #Blender artists who've made the switch from #Windows to #Linux? I'm considering the move - any recommendations?
August 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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"Tyrant Lizard King"? Cool.

Tyrannical kings ruling the USA? Nope.
A black and white Tyrannosaurus portrait with the words "No Kings!" and "Make Tyranny Extinct".
June 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Spinophorosaurus
Middle Jurassic, 167 Ma, Africa

I made this using #Blender, my own photos, and digital painting.

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #3D #dinosaur #sauropod
Spinophorosaurus in a wooded stream environment during the Middle Jurassic in Africa.
May 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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I made a custom #watch! This was a fun little project - I ordered parts (dial, hands, case, #Seiko #NH35 movement), modified the dial to feature #prehistoric marine life (ammonites, shark, plesiosaur), & assembled it. A challenge & far from perfect, but it works!

#seikomod #watchmod #customwatch
Custom watch with a shark second hand, plesiosaur, shark, and ammonites drawn on the blue sunray dial. Custom watch with a shark second hand, plesiosaur, shark, and ammonites drawn on the blue sunray dial. Custom watch with a shark second hand, plesiosaur, shark, and ammonites drawn on the blue sunray dial.
April 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Tyrannosaurus
Late Cretaceous, North America

I had the great opportunity to work on this image for the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History at the College of Charleston, SC, with guidance from paleontologist Dr. Scott Persons. Made in 2021.

#SciArt #Paleoart #illustration #dinosaur
Digital painting of Tyrannosaurus rex.
April 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Carnotaurus sastrei
Argentina, Maastrichtian Age of the Late Cretaceous Period (La Colonia Formation)

A digital painting I made in 2016.
#SciArt #Paleoart #paleontology #illustration #dinosaur
Carnotaurus near a sandy eroded riverbank in the Late Cretaceous.
April 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Ankylosaurus magniventris
Late Cretaceous, North America

A digital painting I made in 2015.
#SciArt #Paleoart #Dinosaurs #Paleontology #illustration
Ankylosaurus magniventris in a mossy forest during the Late Cretaceous in North America.
April 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Edmontosaurus annectens
Late Cretaceous, North America

A digital painting I made in 2016 for Earth Archives:
eartharchives.org/articles/edm...

#SciArt #Paleoart #illustration #dinosaurs
One of the best-known dinosaurs, Edmontosaurus "mummies" have been found with skin imprints, giving scientists an unusually detailed view of how they may have looked in life.
March 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
Early Cretaceous, North America

The sky is a photo I took; the dinosaur, foreground and most of the vegetation are digital painting. Made in 2016.

#SciArt #Paleoart #illustration #Dinosaurs
Acrocanthosaurus, a large Early Cretaceous theropod dinosaur.
March 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Marasuchus lilloensis
Argentina, Ladinian Age of the Middle Triassic (Chañares Formation)

A small dinosauromorph archosaur, Marasuchus lived in the shadows of larger animals and frequent volcanic activity.

An #illustration I made in 2015 for Earth Archives (link below).

#SciArt #Paleoart
Marasuchus, a small dinosauromorph archosaur in a volcanic environment.
March 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Apatosaurus excelsus and Ornitholestes hermanni
North America, Kimmeridgian Age of the Late Jurassic

A digital painting I made in 2014.

#SciArt #Paleoart #Illustration #Dinosaurs
Apatosaurus near forested mountains with a small Ornitholestes nearby.
March 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Khaan mckennai
A #dinosaur from Mongolia in the Late Cretaceous Period.

I made this #illustration for Earth Archives in 2015:
eartharchives.org/articles/din...

#SciArt #Paleoart
A pair of Khaan mckennai dinosaurs from Mongolia in the Late Cretaceous Period, walking in the desert dunes.
March 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Citipati osmolskae
Late Cretaceous of Mongolia

The display is speculative, but several modern birds have similar structures. I made this #illustration for Earth Archives in 2015:
eartharchives.org/articles/din...

#SciArt #Paleoart #Dinosaurs
Citipati in the Late Cretaceous Gobi Desert, displaying for a potential mate using an inflatable structure similar to some modern birds.
March 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Tawa, Postosuchus and Late Triassic wildfires, an illustration I made for Earth Archives in 2015:
eartharchives.org/articles/onl...

#SciArt #Paleoart #Illustration
Small theropod dinosaur Tawa and rauisuchid Postosuchus in a fire-ravaged Late Triassic environment.
March 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Torvosaurus gurneyi
Late Jurassic Europe

A digital painting I made in 2014. The ichthyosaur is Ophthalmosaurus and the pterosaur is Scaphognathus.

#SciArt #Paleoart #illustration
Torvosaurus gurneyi on a Jurassic beach, with a beached ichthyosaur Ophthalmosaurus and flying Scaphognathus pterosaur.
March 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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A couple of my digital paintings of a speculative tool-using #dinosauroid based on Oviraptorosaurs. What if they hadn't gone extinct? It's a fun thought experiment.

#sci-fi #conceptart #art #fantasy #scifiart
A speculative tool-using dinosauroid based on Oviraptorosaurs. What if they hadn't gone extinct? Concept art I created in 2014. A speculative tool-using dinosauroid based on Oviraptorosaurs. What if they hadn't gone extinct? Concept art I created for a class in 2018.
March 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM