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Luther Wells

@ultraluther.bsky.social

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(He/him) I like Animals, especially prehistoric ones. My favorite Animal is the Peacock Mantis Shrimp. I pretty much just post my art. https://linktr.ee/UltraLuther

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Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · Feb 9

I have a comic about prehistoric Animals. It’s an anthology that starts in the Cambrian and progresses forward through time. It’s called Prehistories.

www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/pr...

#prehistoric #cambrian #comic #paleoart #art #hallucigenia #webcomic

A scene from the Cambrian, featuring a lot of sponges and early Animals. It also has an Aegirocassis that shouldn’t be there. I apologize for that.

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 9h

I haven’t really been completely satisfied with some of my art for #invertober2025 (mainly because I don’t have time to put more effort into each one), so I’m switching to a different style for the rest of the animals.

#sciart

Digital, stylized drawings of a Japanese Sea Nettle, Red-Banded Leafhopper, Giant Green Anemone, Palmetto Weevil, Painted Spiny Lobster, and Buff-Tip Moth

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 1d

Buff-Tip Moth
#invertober2025 #sciart

A digital drawing of a Buff-Tip Moth

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 1d

Painted Spiny Lobster.

#invertober2025 #sciart

A digital drawing of a Painted Spiny Lobster

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 2d

Palmetto Weevil.
Weevils are cool.

#invertober2025 #sciart

A digital drawing of a Palmetto Weevil

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 3d

Giant Green Anemone

I decided to only use the new ‘anemone’ Procreate brush for this.

#sciart #invertober2025 #art

A digital drawing of a Giant Green Anemone

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 5d

Red-Banded Leafhopper.

I’ve actually been meaning to draw one of these for a while. Probably the most beautiful Animal I’ve seen in person.

#invertober2025 #sciart

A digital drawing of a Red-Banded Leafhopper

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 5d

Japanese Sea Nettle.
I’m a bit late to #invertober2025

#sciart

A digital drawing of a Japanese Sea Nettle (a Jellyfish)

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 6d

Chimpanzee

#chimp #ape #sciart #art

A pencil drawing of a Chimpanzee.
Reference: https://www.indianapoliszoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Chimpanzee-Gallery-2.webp

Reposted by Luther Wells

Claude ✡️🦖🦕 @cascoclauda.bsky.social · 7d

update on the piece 🔥 still a work in progress for #wipwednesday
@wargonopsid.bsky.social

a work-in-progress portrait of a rather colourful hatzegopteryx holding a dead baby titanosaur in its beak

Reposted by Luther Wells

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 20d

Aquilonifer
Best Silurian animal.

#paleoart #arthropod #sciart #art

A digital painting of an Aquilonifer.

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 8d

Kitty

#tiger #cat #sciart #art

A colored pencil drawing of a Tiger.
It’s body is a bit too long and it’s really bugging me but I doubt anyone else will notice.
Reference: https://files.worldwildlife.org/wwfcmsprod/images/Tiger_resting_Bandhavgarh_National_Park_India/hero_small/6aofsvaglm_Medium_WW226365.jpg

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 9d

Allosaurus

#dinosaur #paleoart #sciart #art

A pencil drawing of an Allosaurus holding its hands out, showing off its claws.

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 10d

Best Animal.

#mantisshrimp #crustacean #arthropod #sciart #art

A digital drawing of a Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 11d

Heterodontosaurus

An ink portrait of a Heterodontosaurus

Reposted by Luther Wells

tapdancing-potato.bsky.social @tapdancing-potato.bsky.social · 12d

Day 15 - Mantis Shrimp

#art | #nature | #SciArt

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 13d

Qianzhousaurus doodle

#paleoart #sciart #dinosaur #art

A black and white ink pen portrait of a Qianzhousaurus

Reposted by Luther Wells

J 🦐 @artofjyang.bsky.social · 25d

it's (mantis) shrimp colors!!! ♥🧡💛💚💙💜

colorful digital illustration of a green and red mantis shrimp on a brightly colored abstract background. The shapes have sharp edges and plenty of texture.

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 16d

Watched Jurassic Park for the first time. Drew a Dilophosaurus.
#dinosaur #paleoart #sciart #art

A pencil drawing of a resting Dilophosaurus

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 20d

Aquilonifer
Best Silurian animal.

#paleoart #arthropod #sciart #art

A digital painting of an Aquilonifer.

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · 23d

Dromaeosaurus
#paleoart #dinosaur #raptor #sciart #art

A pencil drawing of a Dromaeosaurus

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · Sep 8

Eurypterus and Opabinia.

#paleoart #sciart #art

A pencil drawing of Eurypterus

A pencil drawing of Opabinia

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sally Lightfoot Crab.
My favorite Crab.

#pixelart #crab #sciart #art

A pixelated drawing of a Sally Lightfoot Crab

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · Sep 1

Deinonychus
#paleoart #dinosaur #sciart #art

A digital painting of Deinonychus

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · Aug 30

Flocking?! This time it was just one animal but we had 2 hours to do it.
Spicomellus
#paleostream #dinosaur #paleoart #sciart

A digital painting of the very spiky Spicomellus

Luther Wells @ultraluther.bsky.social · Aug 28

Who did it better? Toddler me or current me?

#paleoart #triceratops #art #dinosaur #sciart

A pen drawing from my youth of a Triceratops (presumably). It’s amazingly terrible.

A pencil drawing of a Triceratops I did today.