Anthony Roberts
@anthony-zed.bsky.social
Birds, animals, wildlife, wild places. Based in North Wales.
Designer working in animation, 2D and 3D, creating interpretation for Heritage attractions.
Designer working in animation, 2D and 3D, creating interpretation for Heritage attractions.
I just happened to be watching baby Fossas at Chester Zoo last weekend, so this article is quite opportune and intriguing.
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I just happened to be watching baby Fossas at Chester Zoo last weekend, so this article is quite opportune and intriguing.
An interesting project I worked on a couple of years ago. Recreation of the unusual structure unearthed at #WhitesandsBay near St David’s. Welsh version also available. #archeaology #medieval #Pembrokeshire #Wales
vimeo.com/994070282/df...
vimeo.com/994070282/df...
October 31, 2025 at 9:42 AM
An interesting project I worked on a couple of years ago. Recreation of the unusual structure unearthed at #WhitesandsBay near St David’s. Welsh version also available. #archeaology #medieval #Pembrokeshire #Wales
vimeo.com/994070282/df...
vimeo.com/994070282/df...
I did some experimenting with Adobe's own generator. I gave a simple prompt "A red dragon in a cave". I can sort of work out how this confused image came about... 3/3
October 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I did some experimenting with Adobe's own generator. I gave a simple prompt "A red dragon in a cave". I can sort of work out how this confused image came about... 3/3
Textured up - I went for Horseshoe Crab with a hint of Judge Dredd #trilobite #CGI I was tempted to go full Mantis Shrimp, but chickened out. Currently rendering out the first walk cycle, it'll take a day or 2 just for the low res test. 😬
October 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Textured up - I went for Horseshoe Crab with a hint of Judge Dredd #trilobite #CGI I was tempted to go full Mantis Shrimp, but chickened out. Currently rendering out the first walk cycle, it'll take a day or 2 just for the low res test. 😬
Up on the Great #orme for #sunrise today. Found a mushroom. Also saw a flock of about 30 chough. #birdingwales
October 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Up on the Great #orme for #sunrise today. Found a mushroom. Also saw a flock of about 30 chough. #birdingwales
I was chuffed that I managed to get the trilobite walking. Then the client asked if I could make it walk over a bump. Sounds simple, but technically a challenge. I had a sudden brainwave while chatting to a colleague, which (unexpectedly) worked. Single frame from the animation. #C4D #trilobite
October 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I was chuffed that I managed to get the trilobite walking. Then the client asked if I could make it walk over a bump. Sounds simple, but technically a challenge. I had a sudden brainwave while chatting to a colleague, which (unexpectedly) worked. Single frame from the animation. #C4D #trilobite
This was a bigger challenge than expected (and I expected it to be tough). A walking and rolling 3D recreation of a trilobite. Getting all of the plates to interlock properly during enrolment took a couple of days fine tuning. Now to fit the rest of the parts and get them working.
September 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
This was a bigger challenge than expected (and I expected it to be tough). A walking and rolling 3D recreation of a trilobite. Getting all of the plates to interlock properly during enrolment took a couple of days fine tuning. Now to fit the rest of the parts and get them working.
September 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Went to find the Risso's Dolphins up on Anglesey this morning (it has become an almost annual pilgrimage). They didn't disappoint. Also a large pod of Common Dolphin feeding further out. Super cropped images, but they give you the idea. #dolphins #WelshWildlife #Anglesey
September 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Went to find the Risso's Dolphins up on Anglesey this morning (it has become an almost annual pilgrimage). They didn't disappoint. Also a large pod of Common Dolphin feeding further out. Super cropped images, but they give you the idea. #dolphins #WelshWildlife #Anglesey
I have been battling with this little chap for the last few days. I don't often do fur, but I love the challenge - I will probably sit on it for a few days and make some adjustments. This is a static pose, I suppose I should rig it today, but not sure I have the energy. #mammoth #babymammoth
September 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I have been battling with this little chap for the last few days. I don't often do fur, but I love the challenge - I will probably sit on it for a few days and make some adjustments. This is a static pose, I suppose I should rig it today, but not sure I have the energy. #mammoth #babymammoth
One of these things is not like the other...
A fetching leucistic oystercatcher spotted at #RSPBConwy today by @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social. If it stays amongst the gulls it should be OK.
A fetching leucistic oystercatcher spotted at #RSPBConwy today by @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social. If it stays amongst the gulls it should be OK.
August 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
One of these things is not like the other...
A fetching leucistic oystercatcher spotted at #RSPBConwy today by @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social. If it stays amongst the gulls it should be OK.
A fetching leucistic oystercatcher spotted at #RSPBConwy today by @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social. If it stays amongst the gulls it should be OK.
My job for the day - rigging this beast ready for animation. That is a lot of bones to deal with - I may be some time. The skeleton was a purchased model (the budget doesn't stretch that far!), the skin I built around it. #ichthyosaurus #3Danimation #procrastination
August 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
My job for the day - rigging this beast ready for animation. That is a lot of bones to deal with - I may be some time. The skeleton was a purchased model (the budget doesn't stretch that far!), the skin I built around it. #ichthyosaurus #3Danimation #procrastination
A sneaky peek at some WIP. I'm back in the Jurassic again. Three models textured, ready for the next stage - rigging and animation. Hopefully then they will look a little less rigid and startled. Next, the ice age, and some very difficult, and hairy creatures to build 😬
August 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A sneaky peek at some WIP. I'm back in the Jurassic again. Three models textured, ready for the next stage - rigging and animation. Hopefully then they will look a little less rigid and startled. Next, the ice age, and some very difficult, and hairy creatures to build 😬
Grey Seal taking it easy. Off the cliffs at South Stack this weekend. #Anglesey #SouthStack
August 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Grey Seal taking it easy. Off the cliffs at South Stack this weekend. #Anglesey #SouthStack
#BirdsInTheirEnvironment African Fish Eagle dwarfed against huge cumulonimbus clouds forming above Lake Malawi. Taken from near Salima in #Malawi just over 20 years ago.
August 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#BirdsInTheirEnvironment African Fish Eagle dwarfed against huge cumulonimbus clouds forming above Lake Malawi. Taken from near Salima in #Malawi just over 20 years ago.
#Namibia #Giraffe #Etosha it was baking hot and this giraffe just came out of (quite literally) nowhere and headed off into nowhere-else :)
Video here if you've got a few minutes: vimeo.com/368966867?p=0s
Missing Africa now.
Video here if you've got a few minutes: vimeo.com/368966867?p=0s
Missing Africa now.
July 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
#Namibia #Giraffe #Etosha it was baking hot and this giraffe just came out of (quite literally) nowhere and headed off into nowhere-else :)
Video here if you've got a few minutes: vimeo.com/368966867?p=0s
Missing Africa now.
Video here if you've got a few minutes: vimeo.com/368966867?p=0s
Missing Africa now.
I believe this may be a Short-winged Cone-head from #BurtonMere last weekend - which I had never heard of before. Wish I had taken my macro lens, lots of insects to see there, including 13 species of butterfly and lots of Cinnabar Moth caterpillars. #invertebrates
July 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I believe this may be a Short-winged Cone-head from #BurtonMere last weekend - which I had never heard of before. Wish I had taken my macro lens, lots of insects to see there, including 13 species of butterfly and lots of Cinnabar Moth caterpillars. #invertebrates
July 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I found this little fellow hiding in the rhubarb next to the moth trap this morning - a first for me. Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata) #teammoth
July 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I found this little fellow hiding in the rhubarb next to the moth trap this morning - a first for me. Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata) #teammoth
June 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Walrus, Svalbard. 2022.
June 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Walrus, Svalbard. 2022.
#20yearsAgoToday crossing a small river somewhere in southern Zambia. Turned out the guidebook was wrong, it was the most expensive night stay in 5 months of driving around Africa. But it was still memorable - mostly for having an elephant catch me out in the open, then it farted at me.
June 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#20yearsAgoToday crossing a small river somewhere in southern Zambia. Turned out the guidebook was wrong, it was the most expensive night stay in 5 months of driving around Africa. But it was still memorable - mostly for having an elephant catch me out in the open, then it farted at me.
And if I turned around, I had these guys watching my back.
June 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
And if I turned around, I had these guys watching my back.
#20yearsAgoToday ... almost. It is one of my all time favourite shots, because it is a moment that will stick with me forever. #SouthLuangwa National Park in #Zambia at sunset. Just me and a herd of Impala. Total serenity.
June 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
#20yearsAgoToday ... almost. It is one of my all time favourite shots, because it is a moment that will stick with me forever. #SouthLuangwa National Park in #Zambia at sunset. Just me and a herd of Impala. Total serenity.