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Blue Appaloosa

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3d printing for SciComm (and fun) Animal Anatomy Sometimes GameDev Former adjunct Too many pets 3d Prints (from USA): blueappaloosastudio.etsy.com Merch: blueappaloosa.threadless.com Patreon: patreon.com/BlueAppaloosa Links: blueappaloosa.neocities.org

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Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hello #PortfolioDay! I make 3d printed animal skulls, keyrings, magnets, and #SciComm models. I design, print, and finish everything myself. Check out my Etsy or Patreon for more!

Etsy: blueappaloosastudio.etsy.com
Patreon: patreon.com/BlueAppaloosa

#PaleoArt #BSNM #ArtShop #Invertebrates

Two 3d printed tiktaalik skulls. On the left, smaller, white colored, mouth closed, facing camera. On the right, larger, tan colored, mouth propped open with a stick, facing right-ish.

A 3d printed model for demonstrating the cranial kinesis (movement) of a hawk skull, with different parts in different colors.

A musk deer (a deer-like animal with large upper fangs) skull, tan colored, facing left.

Two 3d printed Lined Earwig designs. The earwig is an insect with a reddish head and thorax, a dark abdomen with pincers on the end, tan legs and a pair of tan stripes down the back. Each earwig has a 1-inch (2.5cm) split ring though the abdomen. The left design is facing upish, the right design is facing down. In between them is a US penny for scale.

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Astra Fauna (Sarah Dahlinger) 🔜 Granite State Comic Con @astrafauna.bsky.social · 11d

Some turtle anatomy I did back in the day

Skeleton, muscles, and surface of a red eared slider

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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 13h

Two in one: Hope these help.

A Spotted bat perched on a fried chicken burger. The bat has large long pink ears. And is blotched in white and chocolate brown.

a Japanese house bat slurping a noodle from a big bowl of Kitsune Udon. There is a slab of fried tofu and two pieces of Naruto style fish paste (those ones with the pink swirls inside them)

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Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 11h

The more I learn about fish the more interesting they are!

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Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 11h

Not schools so much.

I have gotten orders from museums/nature centers and other organizations that do educational programming. Less so this last year tho, federal budget cuts had a big impact on many of those organizations.

Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 14h

No-stirrup work is great! Especially for building good habits when you're starting! I do think you need more than a week tho. 🤣

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Dorliza Copa @dorlizacopaarts.bsky.social · 19h

As per usual, I’m not organized enough for a daily drawing challenge, I’m sort of following one and combining prompts. This was “nocturnal” and “ocular” together in a moth caterpillar with eye markings. The regal moth and its caterpillar forms aren’t venomous
#arthropods #gouache #sciart #insectart

A colorful gouache painting of a real caterpillar: the teal and orange progeny of regal moths. Despite being brightly colored and super spiky, neither adult nor young are venomous. They just look scary.

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ZealousMushroom @zealousmushroom.bsky.social · 18h

day 2 of trying to draw a shroom for every day of october ✨🍄

#art #sciart #artober #fungi #digitalart

A digital illustration depicting two tiny Mycena Subcyanophela mushrooms

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 17h

Day 7 #Invertober2025 - Scaly foot gastropod (Chrysomallon squamiferum) 🐌

SNAIL. BYE.

#SciArt #invertebrates

semi-realistic drawing of a Scaly foot gastropod, a very fancy black shiny shelled snail with a red soft body but it is covered in little black scales, on a black background.

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Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 16h

Also, when riding bareback you do tend to put your feet further forward. It better matches your legs to the curve of the horse's shoulders. (Exact positioning depends on both the horse's and human's specifics.) A saddle is a horse-to-human adapter that puts you more upright, which is better balanced

Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 16h

That is interesting! I don't know their actual train of thought, but as someone who has ridden mostly bareback since they got their first horse, it is *great* for developing core strength and a good seat. A week probably isn't actually enough time tho.

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Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 17h

This is much closer to how I ride. I suspect the "chair seat" may come from people not developing the proper core strength for all-day riding, but having to ride all day anyway. Kinda a crutch, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I dunno the exact history of it tho.

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Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 17h

This is one of the places where I wouldn't tell someone they were doing it "wrong" if it was working for them. But I wouldn't teach riding this way.

Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 17h

There are different schools of riding. This is often referred to as a "chair seat". It's not "technically" correct for either English or Western riding... however it's pretty common in Western/stock-type riding. I suspect it may be more comfortable on long (multi-hour) rides.

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Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 17h

Ok, I'll take the Unicorn book. And the Seahorse book from the earlier post if no one already has dibs.

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Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 17h

If it gets me out of this "inability to read books" funk it might be worth it...

Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 18h

Oh no, I really don't need more books...but... Unicorns....

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 18h

He’s got his fall colors on~

#horse #horseart #equineart #fallvibes #autumnleaves #coloredpencils #drawing #illustration #art #horseillustration #nature #animalart

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Kasey Snow @kaseysnow.bsky.social · 18h

I'll be hosting a #Dinovember art challenge again this year! Here are some lesser known dinos (and some classics) to learn about and draw! Feel free to tag me if you draw one!

Some references if you need them: tinyurl.com/8dhta63u Thank you @pyrokittytavern.bsky.social ! ❤️

#dinovember2025 #SciArt

KaseySnowArt's 2025 Dinovember prompt list.
1. Velociraptor
2. Spicomellus
3. Corythosaurus
4. Ceratosaurus
5. Mendozasaurus
6. Gallimimus
7. Megaraptor
8. Kentrosaurus
9. Coelophysis
10. Shunosaurus
11. Pachyrhinosaurus
12. Dryosaurus
13. Dilophosaurus
14. Stegouros
15. Alvarezsaurus
16. Edmontosaurus
17. Daemonosaurus
18. Medusaceratops
19. Plateosaurus
20. Scelidosaurus
21. Khaan
22. Ichthyovenator
23. Einiosaurus
24. Pelecanimimus
25. Zalmoxes
26. Diplodocus
27. Minmi
28. Falcarius
29. Ambopteryx
30. Deinocheirus

KaseySnowArt's Dinovember prompt list rules for 2025. Text reads:

Do as many (or as few) as you want!
Mix and match days, pick your own, etc

Draw, paint, write, sculpt, or even research and share facts about these critters!

Use the #dinovember2025 hashtag and tag me so I can see what you create!

Include the prompt list in your post if possible to help others get inspired by dinosaurs this month!

Watch me draw: twitch.tv/KaseySnowArt

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Coey! @coeykuhn.bsky.social · 19h

🎈 It’s that time again! Happy birthday to me~ 🎊 (Oct 8th but posting now before I forget tomorrow)
Thank you all for the love and support over these long years, I’m incredibly grateful 💕 if you’re bored or want a gift to treat yourself too? Take a looksie at my online shop: CoeyAndShy.com 💋

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KetrinaDrawsALot @ketrinadrawsalot.bsky.social · 19h

Inside a moray eel's squirmy, squidgy body there's like a jillion bones (and two sets of jaws!)
#skeletober #inktober #skeleton #morayeel #eel #art #SciArt

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Natalie @nataliehall.bsky.social · 19h

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V Pellicer- looking for work! @veppart.bsky.social · 1d

New graphic for Doc's vet bills. Please consider buying art of anything at all! My little dude needs surgery asap. Feel free to share this graphic far and wide!

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Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 19h

I'm definitely making "things I wish I'd had" here. 🤣

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Metanagon @metanagon.bsky.social · 1d

Jour 7 du #paleoctober2025

🐟 Titanichthys (~380 Ma)
Un énorme poisson cuirassé du Dévonien, pouvant dépasser 5 mètres !

🌲 Sequoites (~200 Ma)
Un ancien parent des séquoias, ces géants végétaux qui dominent encore certaines forêts aujourd’hui.

#art #paleoart #illustration #fish #sea

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Piratedllama @piratedllama.bsky.social · 1d

Birdtober day 5: spangled cotinga 🦉

a realistic digital drawing of a spangled cotinga perched on a tree branch. The bird has bright blue and red plumage and is against a greek background.

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