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Raptor 🦉
@raptorissues.bsky.social
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Home of fantasy, dinosaurs, cats, dragons, wolves, magic. Check pinned for tags! (They’re not there yet LOL)
🌿 Self-taught hobbyist illustrator (10+ yrs)
🌿 Paleontology enthusiast (layperson, not a professional; regard all paleo mindfully)
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Raptor 🦉 @raptorissues.bsky.social · Oct 20
A quick pinned art post whaaaaat? Just a temporary smattering of recent-ish stuff to put at the top of my page for right now lol.

[ #art #fantasy #magic ]
A white counter-shaded dromaeosaur ("raptor" dinosaur) with a red chest and red eyes. Full body, profile view. Closeup of head. A strange three-eyed creature with goat, lizard, and snake-like features is depicted from the neck up. It has dog-like fluffy ears and a mouth full to the brim with small teeth. It is looking at something off screen and appears to be speaking. The scene is framed like a portrait by a pattern resembling fire or wisps. The colors are dark red accented with orange. A large orange-brown dromaeosaur ("raptor" dinosaur) in profile facing right. The left sketch is a full body side profile of an Austroraptor walking on a forest path, with a bird perched atop its head holding its wings outstretched. The right sketch is a guesswork attempt at recreating an Austroraptor's foot + digit anatomy from a brief description. The bottom-most sketch is a head profile view. The Austroraptor is white and brown bi-colored with olive green accents, gray skin, and gray eyes.
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jlynnart.bsky.social
Who doesn’t love a little rain?
A Tyrannosaurus lifting its head up to enjoy the rain. Ferns and trees fill the background. Water drips along the dinosaur’s sides. The piece is green and lush.
January 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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himmapaan.bsky.social
European goldfinch. Watercolour on silk mounted on paper.

I had to wash out and repaint the scapulars and marginal coverts three times. Hugely relieved it worked out in the end. 🥲

I'll post the full piece when it will be available at auction next week. 🙏
Detail from a painting of the head and upper body of a European goldfinch, photographed with a penny and a traditional Chinese brush. The piece is small and delicate. The bird's head is roughly comparable in size to the penny, only slightly larger.
January 19, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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lewislarosa.bsky.social
wip
January 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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moonsprig.bsky.social
shape of the creature...why are you so paws
Silly simplified drawing of a Canada lynx trotting to the right. Its proportions are only slightly exaggerated to emphasize its massive, fluffy paws.
January 17, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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jlynnart.bsky.social
Stargazing ✨
A triceratops looking up at a shooting star in shades of purple, blue, and pink.
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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sailorrooscout.bsky.social
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscope slide. 🫧🐻🧪
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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windfalcon.bsky.social
"Hunting Hawks" - Ink, ink washes, watercolor and gouache on hot-press Fabriano, 11X7 inches.

Available through Every Day Original: everydayoriginal.com/product/lyon...
Painting of two crested fantasy hawks, perched on twisting branches covered in moss.
January 14, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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everydaylouie.bsky.social
lookalikes 👁️👁️
a stylized 3d render (in the style of kenne gregoire) of my cat meche and a great horned owl.
January 11, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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brendanalbetski.bsky.social
One of the first things you should learn as a beginning artist is about bleed and trim and safe zones on a page it will make the rest of your life so much easier and less stressful.

This article is about comics specifically, but any printed illustrations will can follow these guidelines.
January 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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berensreverie.bsky.social
Taking off!

#paleoart #berensart2026
Digital art depicting hatzegopteryx in 7 sequences of taking flight, from the first one showing them standing, then lifting/jumping up and then spreading their wings.
January 7, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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kakapojay.bsky.social
An Apatosaurus meanders through a lush glade in the ancient Morrison.

#sciart #paleoart
A brown stripey Apatosaurus walks through a glade of lush tree ferns, cycads, and conifers. Small theropods run past in the foreground.
January 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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nataliajagielska.bsky.social
The Blue Lias
Bleeding plesiosaur with Dimorphodon, ammonited, crinoids on logs.
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
raptorissues.bsky.social
Love Deltarune, ENA, and Hades being here, but seeing WolfQuest genuinely brought a tear to my eye. 🥹 Incredible work Eduweb!!
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January 1, 2026 at 12:15 AM
raptorissues.bsky.social
Heads up just in case: I don’t accept PoT friend requests from usernames I’m not familiar with, unless they’re nice folks I’ve played with recently and recognize!

If you ever find me in-game and wanna friend me, please let me know first so I know who you are! 🫶
December 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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yvaeith.bsky.social
Day 12, Balearic shearwater

Critically endangered (19,000 mature individuals, decreasing)

The population declines at a rate of about 14% per year. This bird doesn’t begin breeding until 4-6 years of age and as such, adult mortality is its biggest threat
December 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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prairiegh0st.bsky.social
Dinocember - Day 25 - Nanotyrannus
#dinocember2025
Nanotyrannus
December 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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tsurudraws.art
wishing a very "resist twitter withdrawal and use this chance to heal and learn healthier socmed habits" to everyone (re)joining bsky
December 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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aubryjoi.bsky.social
Make the yuletide gay ❤️

[ #cuteart #traditionalart #sketchbook ]
A sketch page showing a mixed media (paint pen & colored pencil) drawing of two male cardinals inside a holiday wreath. Between them is a heart, and around the wreath are stars, as well as the words “make the yuletide gay.” More doodles of cardinals are around the page.
December 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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himmapaan.bsky.social
Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

I tidied up this little thumbnail (of approximately 100 × 60 mm). It's all I could manage for now. 🥲
Brown pencil sketch of a Parasaurolophus in side view, carrying pannier baskets filled with goods, facing and walking towards the left. It bows its head with its beak almost touching the raised hand of a hooded, cloaked figure, who walks alongside it, carrying a staff and leading the way.
December 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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stievenvdp.bsky.social
Merryjingleballmasday !
December 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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serpenillus.bsky.social
I want to wish everyone Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays with this quick sketch of two Microraptorine dinosaurs in the snow ❄️. I hope everybody is having a great day and enjoying the presents! 🎁 🎄 🎅

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Sketch showing a pair of undetermined microraptorine dinosaurs perched on a branch with some snow falling down
December 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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win98tech.bsky.social
Its her day
https://kestreldraws.tumblr.com/post/179981719063/the-only-thing-ive-had-the-motivation-to-draw
December 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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prairiegh0st.bsky.social
Dinocember - Day 24 - Psittacosaurus
#dinocember2025
Psittacosaurus
December 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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kurinosukeboy.bsky.social
We are NOMINATED‼️

This gonna be the LAST CHANCE for anime adaptation, and I believe we have the power to make it happen!

Please VOTE for Dinosaur Sanctuary from the link below▼
anime-japan.jp/activities/a...

I'll show you how to vote in the replay below.
December 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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barssuk.bsky.social
The battlefield 🗡
July 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM