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Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 14h

Brachiosaurus/Giraffatitan: An Artistic History in Four Parts

(Art by Zdenek Burian, Roger Payne, Steve Kirk, and Mark Witton)

A trio of heavyset brachiosaurs, long-necked herbivorous dinosaurs, stand almost fully submerged in a calm river. Their movement kicks up sediment on the riverbed, adding to the murkiness beneath the surface.

A tail-dragging brachiosaur with a muscular build ambles across a muddy shoreline, backed by a lush landscape with distant rolling hills. A pair of long-tailed pterosaurs soar overhead.

A slender, towering brachiosaur feeds from from a conifer, dwarfed by the colossal trunks of the surrounding trees. The forest floor is blanketed by ferns and saplings, all bathed in dappled sunlight.

Four towering brachiosaurs with svelte, graceful frames dance through the shallow surf, chasing each other playfully before a cloudy sky. Various pterosaurs flit about the giant dinosaurs, emphasizing their immense scale.

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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 15h

Ruby the hornbill is stepping up to the plate for more Mariners enrichment! ⚾ She’s fetching baseballs, flying between bases, and rooting for the Mariners to bring home the big win today! 💙

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V Pellicer- looking for work! @veppart.bsky.social · 3d

This is who you're helping if you buy art from me! See pinned post for examples and rates!
#pigeonsky #birds #petsofbsky

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Xei @nimbosaur.bsky.social · 14h

I loooove creatures that are indistinct enough to raise your eyebrows, that's always a great taste

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Sibbi the Corpulent @sibbi.bsky.social · 18h

would take 30$ ._.

Sibbi the Corpulent @sibbi.bsky.social · 3d

✦ PUFFBALL - Rhamphorhynchus - $40- PayPal only.
✦ Shares greatly appreciated always.
✦ Base is by @/ModernTheropod. Design/edits by me.

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Kieran (But Spookier) @toadally.bsky.social · 21h

Were-thylacine design! I love their paws!

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Xei @nimbosaur.bsky.social · 1d

Check my boy's art out 😙💖

KuukiKookie @kuukikookie.bsky.social · 1d

My fullbody commissions are Open! 💖💖
DM me for orders or check out my kofi

kuukikookie.carrd.co#fullbody
ko-fi.com/kuukikookie
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#commissions #art #ocsky #pokemon #ocart #fullbody #comms #open #commissionsopen

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KuukiKookie @kuukikookie.bsky.social · 1d

My fullbody commissions are Open! 💖💖
DM me for orders or check out my kofi

kuukikookie.carrd.co#fullbody
ko-fi.com/kuukikookie
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#commissions #art #ocsky #pokemon #ocart #fullbody #comms #open #commissionsopen

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✨🔹🦋⟣ NEO ⟢🦋🔹✨ @TIRED @tokyozilla.bsky.social · 7d

✨👻🎃🦴Are you ready to be super fricken spooky?? 🦴🎃👻✨

Model comes with a single substance painter file and a ready to go out the gates Unity package! Further deets and place to buy this lil angel just in time for the holidays is available here! >:]

tokyozilla.gumroad.com/l/FallenAngel

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Xei @nimbosaur.bsky.social · 1d

I used to be Lighterium!

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⬺VINNY⬺ 🔜 Furpoc @kannagar.bsky.social · Sep 5

Trial and error doodles from yesterday.
#VincentMarlin

A black and white photo of a page in my sketchbook that has various doodles,

A couple portraits of my marlin fursona. And many iterations of the word “Gars” written in very stylized letters. There’s also a scribbly hand, some eyes, hearts. And fish bones

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Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · 2d

This right here. I love my art friends and art community, but I'm also trying to run a business as a freelancer/selling products and I need the reach! Every time we scatter to different platforms it's a little harder to exist as a working artist whose primary visibility is only online.

Up On Goblin Hill @upongoblinhill.bsky.social · 2d

As much as folks might not want to believe it, artists who sell their work cannot survive exclusively on platforms that cater to primarily other artists. The Circulating The Same Five Dollars™️ model can't feed us or pay bills for long. We need places where we can be seen and discovered.

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neb @nebquerna.bsky.social · 2d

snek!

illustration of a brown and white snake beast, with 2 small wings on its neck and 2 front arms. it has dark black eyes.

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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 3d

From ME Research UK:

As the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is so far-reaching, dysautonomia symptoms (dysregulation of ANS) are so varied e.g. brain fog, vision problems, palpitations, nausea and temperature dysregulation. Many people with ME/CFS have #dysautonomia. tinyurl.com/mry8bkty

#MEcfs

DYSAUTONOMIA AWARENESS MONTH

fatigue brain fog lightheadedness migraines
palpitations chest pain sweating temperature dysregulation irregular blood pressure

vision problems eye pain dry eyes watery eyes
breathlessness
INFORM. INFLUENCE. INVEST.

nausea abdominal pain bloating constipation

bladder dysfunction
and much more... 6124IZ C H R E V
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Xei @nimbosaur.bsky.social · 2d

It also explains my dysautonomia and why I struggle so much in hot weather 😭😭😭 lord have mercy

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🌈 HazeyHaseo @ihazelis.bsky.social · 2d

Lizard 🦎

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Xei @nimbosaur.bsky.social · 2d

I have gone to a rheumatologist and the chronic pain is very likely a result of hEDS and fibromyalgia. To confirm it though I have to do exams and it's a lot of out of pocket stuff!!!

Xei @nimbosaur.bsky.social · Sep 7

☁️⛅I need help!!! I have a distressing amount of debt due to medical reasons and my commissions are Open to help cover my monthly bills.

ko-fi.com/nimbosaur
vgen.co/nimbosaur

Any likes or shares are heavily appreciated
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#comms #commissions #commissionsopen #adopts

Longer explanation: my sales on the months of june-september
tend to be lean months, but this year has been particularly bad.

I've had a lot of real life emergencies with my family and my own
health this year, including now emergency dental health procedure.

I am in debt, have an unfinished root canal, my energy has been abysmal due my chronic pain that has flared up from stress and i need help.

My adopts aren't covering it, so i am opening commissions and custom designs. if you can, check out my adoptables too.

Links to my ko-fi and v-gen below, but any share, like, donation or tip is really valued. I struggle asking for help, but this is really dire for me as I can't afford to sink in deeper into debt.

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Xei @nimbosaur.bsky.social · Sep 7

☁️⛅I need help!!! I have a distressing amount of debt due to medical reasons and my commissions are Open to help cover my monthly bills.

ko-fi.com/nimbosaur
vgen.co/nimbosaur

Any likes or shares are heavily appreciated
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#comms #commissions #commissionsopen #adopts

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Xei @nimbosaur.bsky.social · 21d

Beedrill Umbreon adopt bringing a zing to you!
ko-fi.com/s/fa89a5373c
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#adopt #adoptable #pokemon #pokemonfusiom

Pokemon fusion design of an Umbreon with Beedrill parts, such as wings, abdomen with stingers and sharp dewclaws. It has a spiked collar

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Xei @nimbosaur.bsky.social · 4d

I keep thinking of this little freak. Best swap Tenna I've seen so far

IMPerio @imperio36.bsky.social · Aug 26

Tenna Spamton Swap #utdr

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IMPerio @imperio36.bsky.social · 8d

Been Thinking about him at work.

* Antsy feeling your getting from this page.

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Xei @nimbosaur.bsky.social · 4d

I love that SO MUCH!!!!! I gotta do fanart of him soon.

But also, do you mind if I take inspiration to also try drawing another interpretation of a swap AU? With credit of course!

I want to try messing with pixel art styles for a similar idea

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🕊️✨ Bird ✨🕊️ @poultrymancy.bsky.social · 5d

You should pay me to draw Beople (bird people)

Will make your character into a Berson (bird person) for $125, a $25 discount for my full body pieces 🙏

Reposts extremely appreciated!

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Random gachapon! ランダム・ガチャポン @randomgacha.bsky.social · 5d

https://gacha.o0o0.jp/gp/archives/40518
『アートユニブテクニカラーこたこせい的な古生物ぬいぐるみ』9月発売予定。カラフル×ＢＩＧで超かわいい！
"Art Unib Technicolor Kota Kosei-style Prehistoric Animal Plush Toy" is scheduled to be released in September. Colorful x BIG and super cute!
#ガチャポン #gachapon

『アートユニブテクニカラーこたこせい的な古生物ぬいぐるみ』
ラインナップ＜１＞アノマロカリス＜２＞ヘリコプリオン＜３＞オパビニア＜４＞チョッカクガイ＜５＞ディプロカウルス＜６＞ダンクルオステウス
メーカー：いきもん
2025年9月発売予
"Art Unib Technicolor Kota Kosei-style Prehistoric Plush Toys"
Lineup: <1> Anomalocaris <2> Helicoprion <3> Opabinia <4> Chokkakugai <5> Diplocaulus <6> Dunkleosteus
Manufacturer: Ikimon
Expected release date: September 2025

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Inkgrid | Edel-Art @inkgrid.bsky.social · 5d

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