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Michael English @scienceskink.bsky.social · 6h

Haven't drawn in a while, and haven't posted here in a while too!
Allosaurus art

Art of the theropod dinosaur, Allosaurus. It is blue in colour with vivid red markings on the crests and along the body

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D. Allan Drummond @dadrummond.art · 14d

Greetings little one 🤓🥹

A sculpture of a pseudoscorpion, 3D printed in gray resin sitting in my hand with its claws up. In the background is a workbench.

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Michael English @scienceskink.bsky.social · 27d

Quote with your blue art! 💙

Art of a feral pigeon, it has a blue background with a yellow circle behind the head

Stylized art of a giant anteater sitting, its tongue sticking out and on the ground. It has a blue background

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Michael English @scienceskink.bsky.social · Sep 2

Wanted to draw something dramatic, Velociraptors seemed the most appropriate subject

A pair of Velociraptors fighting, one is falling backwards while the other is above them preparing to land on them. The background is black with vibrant red brushstrokes. The Velociraptors themselves are largely grey-brown with darker primary feathers and a light pattern similar to an eyespot. They also have blue throats

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Michael English @scienceskink.bsky.social · Aug 10

An excellent find, you could say it... rocks!

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Michael English @scienceskink.bsky.social · Aug 1

Going to go green!

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Rudolf Hima @himarudolf.bsky.social · Jul 30

Evolutionary Arms Race

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Michael English @scienceskink.bsky.social · Jul 30

Been a while, here's some Torvosaurus art!

A large green theropod dinosaur head and neck, it is peering out from a blue rectangle

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · Jul 11

This thread is close to my stance:
More automation will always happen. What matters is whether it happens over generations, replacing tedious/dangerous jobs, or if it happens overnight, killing jobs people are still actively training for so billionaires can save money.

Tyler is more coherent, tho.

Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · Jul 10

When I talk about my opposite and naked hostility toward AI, people will point to emergent technology in the past that disrupted. But the thing is were I there at the time, I would have been an opponent of that too. This does not mean I am anti-technology, or didn't want the tech to develop. 🧵

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Gabriel Ugueto @serpenillus.bsky.social · Jul 8

Why is my book taking so long to finish? Well, one of many reasons are Aetosaurs! They are very complicated to reconstruct AND my book has a lot of them! 😅 But Aetosaurs are awesome!

Aetosaurs are pseudosuchians, and thus related to modern crocodilians

#paleoart #aetosaurs #art

Illustration of three species of aetosaurs. Top: Aetosaurus ferratus, middle: Scutarx deltatylus and bottom: Desmatosuchus spuriensis

Reconstruction of two species of Aetosaurs. Top: Typothorax coccinarum. Bottom: Paratypothorax andressorum

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Michael English @scienceskink.bsky.social · Jun 23

See also, how I look in the mirror
How I appear in pics 😭😂

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · Jun 23

When I draw something facing one direction...

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The moment I mirror it.

🙃🤪

Comic. On one side is a horse's head and neck drawn in near-three-quarter view, facing left: pretty, elegant, and sparkling, with the caption: 'When I draw something facing one direction...'
On the other side is supposedly the 'same' drawing, facing right, comically distorted with its features wrongly shaped and all askew, with the caption: 'The moment I mirror it.'

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · Jun 20

Cyprinids are my least favorite kinds of fish to draw, their scales are tedious and can cause

carpal tunnel

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Michael English @scienceskink.bsky.social · Jun 6

Pigeons, they're neat!

Art of a feral pigeon
It is the pigeon from the head to the shoulders, showcasing the iridescent green and purple on the neck. Behind the pigeon is a gold circle and a blue background.

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · Jun 6

Not finished yet, but a preview for next week's auction.

My phone camera is not great, but it's especially bad for artworks with tonal subtleties (there is less betrayal with the silhouette pieces).

#Junicorn

Drawing of a unicorn in brown pencils. A work in progress. The unicorn has a rich, dappled coat. The piece is small and intricate.

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · Jun 6

my green planthopper plush keychains are now available to preorder on Kickstarter! 🌿💕🐛

www.kickstarter.com/projects/fos...

A photo of a cute green plush bug keychain being held in my hands. It has large red eyes and embroidered leaf veins on its leaf shaped wings, and round stumpy legs.

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Michael English @scienceskink.bsky.social · Jun 5

Does this increase the value? Custom paint job😂

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Ruadhrí Brennan @rubrennanart.bsky.social · Jun 4

Troodontid embryo wip #paleoart #dinosaur #sciart

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Ruadhrí Brennan @rubrennanart.bsky.social · May 31

Use ‘BirthdayPints’ discount code for 20% off all orders at Scaled Beast this weekend! #dinosaur #paleoart #sciart

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · May 31

Duck, duck, moose.

Edmontosaurus
Ink and gouache on Fabriano Medioevalis, 132 × 85 mm.

I think I botched the birds somewhat. 🙈 It's a hot day and both I and the ink (because it dries out on the brush too soon) were fighting.

This piece will be available at auction next week.

Drawing in black ink and a spot of red gouache of an Edmontosaurus standing on a sloping, ferny bank, with its head lowered as though about to feed or to drink. The piece is primarily in silhouette, with the negative shapes of the white of the paper showing through in details such as the dinosaur's markings. A few birds flit about near its head. The Edmontosaurus' rounded, chicken-like comb on its head is the only spot painted in red gouache. The piece is very small and intricate, and is photographed with a penny for scale and the traditional Chinese brush used to draw it.

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Michael English @scienceskink.bsky.social · May 21

Absolutely fascinating stuff!!!!

Dr Keith Lyons @keithlnotions.bsky.social · May 21

Along with our research on spider venom potency published in Biology Letters, we were kindly asked to prepare a seminar discussing the manuscript for @royalsocietypublishing.org/@cassyni.bsky.social's "Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series" doi.org/10.52843/cassyni.slp5xv. It's free to watch! Enjoy!

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