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Phoenix Baldwin
@phoenixofstarlight.bsky.social
170 followers 140 following 200 posts
He/him. 27 - Independent Artist & Writer
Creator of @dinotoons.bsky.social
Specializing in Animal artwork & Paleoart!
For COMMISSIONS: https://phoenixofstarlight.com/
For BOOKS: https://dinotoons.net
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Halloween animatic~ If you're planning on crossing River Styx, please be mindful to bring the right fare.

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C r o s s i n g
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November 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Snapping out of my mad animation haze just long enough to post this. For the "Bye-Bye" Reanimated Lion King MAP! #2danimation #TLK #Mufasa
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BYE-BYE Reanimated MAP - Part 20 | Process Video
YouTube video by PhoenixofStarlight
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October 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Happy #IndieAnimationDay! I've been working on a couple of very fun scenes for the EPIC: Horse Games multi animator project! Here's my first part! #animation #epicthemusical youtu.be/DvBM0K1luOs?...
Horse Games Part 49 Process - EPIC: The Musical MAP
YouTube video by PhoenixofStarlight
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August 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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New noodle just dropped!
I love her!

🎨: @phoenixofstarlight.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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This one was a revenge for ApexArts! They'd included one of my characters in an animated mass attack so I sent 'em a trot back! First time animating a trot so this was great practice for me! c: #artfight #artfight2025 #2danimation
August 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Bunch more ArtFight attacks! Ended up doing a bunch this year c: #teamfossil #artfight
August 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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I'm hosting a free art raffle over on FurAffinity! There's not a lot of entries so far and there's only a week to go! Come enter for a chance at a free sticker! #artgiveaway #artraffle #furaffinity
www.furaffinity.net/journal/1118...
August 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Buncha real quick sketches for #artfight! Been a good year for me since I decided to do cleaned-up sketches instead of super slow lined pieces lol.
July 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Like four years ago @tytofi.bsky.social did an AWESOME animated artfight attack for me of Cedar Ceratosaurus walking, and here I am FINALLY getting them back for that >:) A Cerato for a Cerato, muahahah! #artfight #teamfossil
July 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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I get so bent out of shape about the last frame of this looking weird that I almost never share it but damn, I gotta show my pencil animations from school more often. As many things as I think look bad about it now, I learned SO much when I did this. #traditionalanimation #2danimation #penciltest
June 29, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Tbh I don't think my peccary cozy does it justice
They are made of so much hair and this just does not capture it. One time at the zoo someone sneezed and all of the peccaries just fluffed up and they were SO. SO FLUFFY.
Cozy Collared Peccary! It does have a lot of fluffy hair, but could it have MORE hair?
June 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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June 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Got a lil celebrity in the backyard today! Been a while since I've seen a monarch butterfly at this bush :D
Monarch butterfly hanging upside down and drinking from flowers!
June 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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I FULLY confess that I'm getting too much of a kick out of making "rare" original species traits that come with lore costs. Yeah you can have a rare furless cave satyr! It'll come with a respiratory disorder :) Lightless? Sure! But you probably got scammed!
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Styled like a textbook. "Cave Satyr Care: A Guide to Mutations and Morphs Pt 2. There's an illustration of two Cave Satyr busts on the first page - one with wavy hair, one with coiled hair. Text reads, "Fur Texture: Curly and Coily fur is completely ethical and decently common in Earthborn satyrs. However, please be aware that failure to meet the advanced grooming requirements for these types of coats is a form of neglect and punishable by fines. (see the grooming guide!)" It continues, "Do NOT attempt shearing unless you are licensed to do so. Cave Satyrs are not like domestic sheep - they will shed their coats periodically. Shear only when absolutely medically necessary (severe matting, tangles, mange, etc.)" A head-up illustration and ugly diagram of a fullbody, furless cave satyr follow. Text reads, "Regarding 'Vaxisian' Satyrs: Velvet and completely furless Cave Satyrs, although very popular, are very susceptible to illnesses due to a linked gene that weakens their filter organ. They cannot safely socialize with coated Cave Satyrs. To clear up confusion - 'Vaxisian' satyrs are not natural to the Vaxisi region. The morph's name is a creative choice by breeders, based on other furless Luminates in the region." On the next page are similar illustrations - a sad looking cave satyr with clipped antennae. Text warns that scam breeders will clip antennae and say that a satyr is a hypocapetesian, but that these are exceedingly rare and unlikely to be real offers. The text recommends reporting them. Next is one with curly antennae - "Candelabra" satyrs. These ones don't have health complications but it's advised to regularly detangle their very curly antennae! The final bit is on tail docking, and specifies that rounded tip, fully-furred short tails are naturally occurring, but that flat-tip, partly furred "pufftails" are docked and subject to chronic pain due to removal of the caudal bulb glands. I have never run out of space on alt text before, wow
June 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Obligatory Cozy Orca follow-up post!
June 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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I LOVE whenever a new report comes out about a specific orca group doing some wacky new thing but this one is TOOL USE LET'S GO
Tho calling it "FIRST marine tool use" does feel like a bit of a middle finger to octopuses. I suppose because it's skin care?? Hmm...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Killer whales seen grooming each other with kelp in first for marine tool use
Behavior in orca population off coast of US and Canada captured by scientists using drone observation
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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From Nov '23, study after a really great stock photo by Ricardo Reitmeyer. I always forget how long lion faces are! #animalart #sketch
A lion cub nuzzling up against a male lion's cheek, leaning up to do so.
June 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Barn owl painting from a bit ago - 4x4" canvas using acrylics
barn owl from the shoulders up, side profile with a green and yellow nighttime leafy background behind it
June 23, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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I saw the video earlier and really had to process that this was within a couple cities of us. So many loved ones I'm worried for.
June 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Shaving him makes him look juuust different enough for me to go "that ain't right"...
Bust of "angelic soldier" Duet - shaved Bust of "angelic soldier" Duet - shaved
June 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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I've made a point to not speak to certain family anymore, because the way they've engaged with me makes it clear there is nothing I can say that would sway their support of the current administration. But at times like this, I really wonder how they reconcile it all in their heads. Brains are scary.
June 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Common Phoenix L, I went making a FurAffinity ad and I 1. didn't see that the dimensions had changed, and 2. made one that's way too chunky file size wise. xD
Oh well. Have an obnoxious DinoToons banner ad that I can't actually use :p
June 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Btw I don't know if anyone has clocked me doing this but if you ever see me use "we" when I'm talking as or about DinoToons. It's still just me doing the project, I think sometimes I use the royal "we" because DinoToons having a plural name makes it feel weird to use "I"....
Phoenix doing the OTL emote, on his hands and knees with his head hung
June 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Ah... growth. 😌 2025, 2017, and 2015 versions of the "cave satyr antennae variation" guide lol. Long overdue!
June 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Page is from "Formerly Known as Ella," my second and easily most popular picture book! A coming out nonbinary story, this one best encompasses my mission of "making the books I wish I had growing up." All printed books are on sale - %30 off using PRIDE25 til the end of the month! #transpride #kidlit
dinotoons.bsky.social DinoToons @dinotoons.bsky.social · Jun 19
When one changes their name, sometimes relatives get stuck on the idea that they're "losing" something. But a name change often means, "I'm still me, and now my name feels like me, too." In DinoToons, I try to show the importance of accepting change - even when we don't understand. #HappyPride
As the sun sets behind them, Porter's best friend says, "I've been Ella since I was a calf. Now listen Porter, please do not laugh. My name, I think... I'd like to change. Could you call me Eceho? Would that be strange?" Page from Formerly Known as Ella - DinoToons book 2!
June 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM