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illufinch.bsky.social
the army grows
December 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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greyauk.bsky.social
A very quick #SundayFishSketch of the dwarf topminnow (much better name than "least killifish")
a photo of a sketchbook showing an ink and watercolour sketch of a fish its name (heterandria formosa) is written underneath the fish is mostly colourless with a black strip running down its body On the sketchbook lies a nip pen
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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aledthompson.bsky.social
Fall Phoenix 🍂
A phoenix with spiky red and orange feathers and trailing patterned tail feathers, perched on a tree surrounded by flames while leaves are falling
December 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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aledthompson.bsky.social
Hey #PortfolioDay
I'm Aled and I'm a UK based illustrator and storyboard artist who's recently just made the jump to freelance. Open for commission at the moment.

✉️- [email protected]
linktr.ee/aledthompsonart
A lonely crow perched on a stump in front of a fallen log in a pine forest A pathway through a forest with sunlight shining through the trees A yew tree in the foreground in front an overgrown graveyard with a church in the background. Some moss covered fallen logs in a forest
April 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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aledthompson.bsky.social
Winter phoenix ❄️
A bird with spiky blue feathers perched on a tree stump in the snow
December 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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franzanth.bsky.social
idea: steam achievement for when you get your work done
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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pterosaur.bsky.social
Gallivanting Gargoyles
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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markcooperjones.bsky.social
Sunday Times Bestseller! Well this is just lovely news. Thank you to everyone who has bought This Way Up. You're all the best.

Here's us holding the book in front of some globes for no reason.

@jayforeman.bsky.social
@harpercollins.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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palaeosinensis.com
"Reel Around the Sky" and "Reel Around the Sun"

I've had dromaeosaurs and ancient life on the brain something FIERCE lately. Coloration and patterning partially inspired by local hawks and the Carolina Wren. #art #dromaeosaur #dinosaur #illustration #paleontology #paleoart
A pair of dromaeosaurs are spiraling back to back in a design reminiscent of the yin/yang symbol. The background is in shades of green and blue to form an abstracted forest sky. In the curve of each dromaeosaur's tail is a sun and moon design respectively. The dromaeosaurs have barred and dappled coloration similar to modern hawks and wrens. A pair of dromaeosaurs are spiraling back to back in a design reminiscent of the yin/yang symbol. The background is an abstracted sun build up in layers of tan and gold circles, rings, and dots. The dromaeosaurs have barred and dappled coloration similar to modern hawks and wrens.
July 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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jrasgorshek.bsky.social
I miss doing en plein air painting so much but I just don’t have the time to dedicate to it anymore. These were some of my last sketchbook paintings that I’ve done circa 2018 or so at the boise zoo.
African wild dogs that I painted Some kind of crane that I painted
November 15, 2024 at 4:25 AM
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jayforeman.bsky.social
Fuck you, Gmail.
Thanks so much for getting in touch. And thanks for pointing out our mistake. (The word "mistake" is underlined in blue, with the suggestion "mistakes".)
January 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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jayforeman.bsky.social
MAP MEN BOOK!!! 🗺️ 📖

@markcooperjones and I are excited to announce we are releasing a MAP MEN BOOK this Autumn - all about maps that went wrong.

We haven’t designed the cover yet.

Pre-order your copy here lnk.to/MapMen
@harpercollins.bsky.social
Mark and Jay hold a copy of Paul Hollywood's Bread book. They've scribbled out the title and written "Map Men Book"
March 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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pablonotpicasso.bsky.social
Chalicotherium parent and calf- done as a charity commission to benefit the Pasadena Humane Society! #paleoart #megafauna #chalicotherium
Side view of an adult and calf Chalicotherium, a large prehistoric mammal superficially resembling a horse with the stance of a gorilla!
February 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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ascalaphid.com
tfw its fish night
February 28, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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he-who-silenced.bsky.social
Three young scaphognathus squabbling over what was bellubrunus
Based off a photo of frigate birds
February 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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teoalex.bsky.social
Pigeon bois vol 1 🕊️
February 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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teoalex.bsky.social
Pigeon bois vol 3 🕊️
#pigeonsky
February 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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himmapaan.bsky.social
One more for St. Valentine's Day: a Romaeosaur.

Goodnight.
Brown pencil drawing of a dromaeosaur — a bird-like, feathered theropod dinosaur — with its wings outspread and its head lifted upwards, uttering the famous line from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juilet: 'But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?' A rose lies at its feet and the caption, 'A Romaeosaur' is written beneath in an Italic script.
February 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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paleobyliam.bsky.social
Since algorithms across various social media platforms are making it harder to see what you enjoy, here's a thread of #paleoart I think is underrated or a tad overlooked.
Kicking things off with Sam Milkovits' azhdarchid portrait
Black and white digital painting of azhdarchid pterosaur head in profile. The tip of the beak has flaking keratin
February 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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tinylongwing.bsky.social
If you're familiar with the final cover then you'll see which one from the first set of sketches was the one we decided to riff off of. Here are a few more variants with different species of birds of paradise, before the Blue Bird-of-Paradise was ultimately selected! 🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt
Sketch of a displaying male Black Sicklebill on top of a post, looming over a female, in front of a yellow background. The male's head is hidden, showing only his broad oval-shaped black cape with a brilliant turquoise border. The female is brown, long-tailed with a long curved beak, and she is perched below him as she closely inspects his display. Rough illustration of a pair of Emperor Birds-of-Paradise on a long gray branch with vegetation over a yellow background. The male is below, displaying with his brown-orange wings spread outward like a skirt and a burst of bright white tail plumes erupting off his back. He has a yellow and green head. The female above him has a black and yellow head and brown-orange wings, and she is perched looking at him nearly beak to beak. Sketch of a pair of Standardwing Birds-of-Paradise on a long diagonal vine with big broad green leaves behind and a yellow background. The tawny brown female stands above the male, watching while he spreads his wings, his shocking green breast shield, and waves his white long flag-like feathers above his shoulders. Rough sketch of a pair of Wilson's Birds-of-Paradise on a long diagonal branch over vegetation and a yellow background. The female, above, is brown with bare blue head skin and a barred whitish belly. The male, below, stands with his silver curled tail spread and his shiny green bib fanned out for her to see. He also has blue bare head skin, but then a yellow nape and bright red back and wings.
February 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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serpenillus.bsky.social
Stay tuned and watch this space tomorrow for news about by annual sale of originals

#paleoart #sciart #art
February 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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wolvesmaw.bsky.social
Impulse to draw birds of paradise is strong lately
February 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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seheppxl.bsky.social
Theme : #Anchor

@pixeldailies.bsky.social
#pixel_dailies #pixelart
February 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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strflr.bsky.social
In 2024, I announced I've been doing art & 2D design for Clever Girls, a turn-based tactical game where you play as dinosaurs!

We're aiming for a 2025 demo release. 🦖 🦕

Follow @ossifragegames.bsky.social for updates!

More links:
• Main Game and Demo steam pages
• Tumblr Dev Blog
• Trailer
An illustration of four dinosaurs of varying species, sizes, and colourations running out from behind a logo. The logo reads "Clever Girls" with three large claw marks slashing through the text. They're surrounded by greenery. An in-game screenshot with combat UI overlaid. The scene is at night in a work site, lit up by lamps dotted around the site. A small, colourful ornithomimid named Prati hides inside a concrete tube. Behind the tube, a warmly coloured dromaeosaurid is looking at some crouched enemies in the distance. An in-game screenshot of a visual novel scene. All four dinosaurs are present; Sawyer is speaking to the group with an arm raised. She says "Hey, be careful you guys. It would take a nasty fall to get down there from here. Let's see if we can find a safer route." Another in-game screenshot, again in combat. Daisy, a yellow and green megalosaurid with orange accents, and Sawyer are inside of a greenhouse filled with tall grasses, potted plants, and packed warehouse shelves. There are two poachers in orange uniforms in front of them. An objective in the top left reads: "Teach the poachers a lesson!".
February 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM