Mother Arposs
"A Fanged Beast with a harsh parental instinct, and will defend itself and its carried offspring with its life. The only seen individuals are hungry females, using their nose, hands, and prehensile tail. They have a rivalry with Najarala."
#MonsterHunter
"A Fanged Beast with a harsh parental instinct, and will defend itself and its carried offspring with its life. The only seen individuals are hungry females, using their nose, hands, and prehensile tail. They have a rivalry with Najarala."
#MonsterHunter
February 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Mother Arposs
"A Fanged Beast with a harsh parental instinct, and will defend itself and its carried offspring with its life. The only seen individuals are hungry females, using their nose, hands, and prehensile tail. They have a rivalry with Najarala."
#MonsterHunter
"A Fanged Beast with a harsh parental instinct, and will defend itself and its carried offspring with its life. The only seen individuals are hungry females, using their nose, hands, and prehensile tail. They have a rivalry with Najarala."
#MonsterHunter
The Black Flame, Nu Udra! The only member of a new classification of Monster, the Cephalopods, and is the Apex of the Oilwell Basin! She was a challenge, but very fun to do!
#MonsterHunterWilds
#MonsterHunterWilds
February 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The Black Flame, Nu Udra! The only member of a new classification of Monster, the Cephalopods, and is the Apex of the Oilwell Basin! She was a challenge, but very fun to do!
#MonsterHunterWilds
#MonsterHunterWilds
I tried to make a modernized style render of #MonsterHunter 's Violent Saw Wyvern: Anorupatisu, one of my favorite Frontier monsters, with some of my own small changes to the overall design. Hope to see him and his map in a game someday. #MonsterHunterWilds #MHWilds
February 9, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I tried to make a modernized style render of #MonsterHunter 's Violent Saw Wyvern: Anorupatisu, one of my favorite Frontier monsters, with some of my own small changes to the overall design. Hope to see him and his map in a game someday. #MonsterHunterWilds #MHWilds
The rivaling apex predator, this unusually long-snouted Brute Wyvern is a specialist of the rocky coasts, using its large dextrous arms and hands to wrangle anything it deems prey. A better swimmer than other Brutes, it can be seen tanking huge waves with its armor plating.
November 24, 2024 at 6:59 AM
The rivaling apex predator, this unusually long-snouted Brute Wyvern is a specialist of the rocky coasts, using its large dextrous arms and hands to wrangle anything it deems prey. A better swimmer than other Brutes, it can be seen tanking huge waves with its armor plating.
One of the rivaling apex species of the ecosystem, this gargantuan Carapaceon, the largest species of them all, is mostly a scavenger, consuming anything dead or dying. However, it is still a formidable fighter, using modified arms to bash any foe or even armored prey.
November 24, 2024 at 6:59 AM
One of the rivaling apex species of the ecosystem, this gargantuan Carapaceon, the largest species of them all, is mostly a scavenger, consuming anything dead or dying. However, it is still a formidable fighter, using modified arms to bash any foe or even armored prey.
The tidal pools hide a relatively smaller Snake Wyvern, who slithers between bodies of water to hunt for fish and small monsters. With toxic spines and a "bite first, ask questions later" attitude, this Snake is a menace to any creature trying to survive the tides.
November 24, 2024 at 6:58 AM
The tidal pools hide a relatively smaller Snake Wyvern, who slithers between bodies of water to hunt for fish and small monsters. With toxic spines and a "bite first, ask questions later" attitude, this Snake is a menace to any creature trying to survive the tides.
An Amphibian with a more salamander-like body compared to its froggy cousins. Covered in tassels and adapting to a crocodilian lifestyle, it is debated whether if it should be classified as an Amphibian or a Leviathan.
November 24, 2024 at 6:58 AM
An Amphibian with a more salamander-like body compared to its froggy cousins. Covered in tassels and adapting to a crocodilian lifestyle, it is debated whether if it should be classified as an Amphibian or a Leviathan.
An unnamed Temnosceran who, uniquely enough, stands on water, and uses swift graceful bounds to snag and dispatch prey in an instant, delivering doses of paralytic venom.
November 24, 2024 at 6:58 AM
An unnamed Temnosceran who, uniquely enough, stands on water, and uses swift graceful bounds to snag and dispatch prey in an instant, delivering doses of paralytic venom.
So, you wanted to see fanmade Monster Hunter, so I bring to you some revived concepts I had for a fan-game. The first batch here belong to an island, and dwell in a costal habitat made of mangroves and beaches.
(a thread, more below)
(a thread, more below)
November 22, 2024 at 5:27 AM
So, you wanted to see fanmade Monster Hunter, so I bring to you some revived concepts I had for a fan-game. The first batch here belong to an island, and dwell in a costal habitat made of mangroves and beaches.
(a thread, more below)
(a thread, more below)
So I rediscovered a long-cancelled project of mine that I actually had plans to make a webtoon out of in high school: PnGA.Online, which was basically...SAO but The Isle. Spent, like, 2-ish years on it before dropping it because it became too big for me. Also because COVID.
November 16, 2024 at 8:22 PM
So I rediscovered a long-cancelled project of mine that I actually had plans to make a webtoon out of in high school: PnGA.Online, which was basically...SAO but The Isle. Spent, like, 2-ish years on it before dropping it because it became too big for me. Also because COVID.
The four sophont groups in a fantasy paleoworld that I conceptualized, inspired by the Avatar movies and Planet of the Apes. Four species, all with their own cultures and histories.
November 16, 2024 at 5:57 AM
The four sophont groups in a fantasy paleoworld that I conceptualized, inspired by the Avatar movies and Planet of the Apes. Four species, all with their own cultures and histories.
Please consider following me on my alternate as well. A lot more of my science illustration will be here.
November 16, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Please consider following me on my alternate as well. A lot more of my science illustration will be here.
As mentioned on Twitter, I will be moving all my paleoart and scientific illustration content to a more professional place, and will instead retain my more fun/creative projects here.
November 9, 2024 at 7:01 AM
As mentioned on Twitter, I will be moving all my paleoart and scientific illustration content to a more professional place, and will instead retain my more fun/creative projects here.
Drew a speculative microraptorine based on tracks found in the Jinju Formation that suggests wing-assisted locomotion.
October 22, 2024 at 6:32 AM
Drew a speculative microraptorine based on tracks found in the Jinju Formation that suggests wing-assisted locomotion.
The nickname “Godzilla shark” stemmed from Dracopristis being the largest of its kind found in its area, and because of the 0.8m long spines on its dorsal fins. However, it was later, dethroned by the 6m Glikmanius, which may have predated on Dracopristis.
(art by Benji Paynose)
(art by Benji Paynose)
October 17, 2024 at 5:18 PM
The nickname “Godzilla shark” stemmed from Dracopristis being the largest of its kind found in its area, and because of the 0.8m long spines on its dorsal fins. However, it was later, dethroned by the 6m Glikmanius, which may have predated on Dracopristis.
(art by Benji Paynose)
(art by Benji Paynose)
Dracopristis belongs to an order of cartilaginous fish known as ctenacanths. While not true sharks, they are still elasmobranchs. Discovered in 2013 in New Mexico, Dracopristis originates from the Carboniferous, and was a 2m long animal.
(credit to artbyjrc)
(credit to artbyjrc)
October 17, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Dracopristis belongs to an order of cartilaginous fish known as ctenacanths. While not true sharks, they are still elasmobranchs. Discovered in 2013 in New Mexico, Dracopristis originates from the Carboniferous, and was a 2m long animal.
(credit to artbyjrc)
(credit to artbyjrc)
For #SharkWeek2024, the shark of choice is Dracopristis hoffmanorum (Hoffman’s dragon shark), or as it’s more commonly known, the “Godzilla shark”. Here we see a female, hiding on the seafloor of a shallow lagoon at night from a hungry Glikmanius, amongst some crinoids.
October 17, 2024 at 5:18 PM
For #SharkWeek2024, the shark of choice is Dracopristis hoffmanorum (Hoffman’s dragon shark), or as it’s more commonly known, the “Godzilla shark”. Here we see a female, hiding on the seafloor of a shallow lagoon at night from a hungry Glikmanius, amongst some crinoids.
Art of the new reconstruction to the saber-sorry, spiketooth salmon (Oncorhynchus rastrosus), now as a planktivorous salmonid who develop their signature spikes to dig nests and defend against predators. Both males and females have these teeth too, with males' being bigger!
October 17, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Art of the new reconstruction to the saber-sorry, spiketooth salmon (Oncorhynchus rastrosus), now as a planktivorous salmonid who develop their signature spikes to dig nests and defend against predators. Both males and females have these teeth too, with males' being bigger!
A sketch of one of the most bizarre chondrichthyans, Aquilolamna milarcae, or the eagle shark, from Late Cretaceous Mexico. Originally assigned as a lamniform (related to great whites and makos), it's now uncertain of this animal's placement.
October 17, 2024 at 5:06 PM
A sketch of one of the most bizarre chondrichthyans, Aquilolamna milarcae, or the eagle shark, from Late Cretaceous Mexico. Originally assigned as a lamniform (related to great whites and makos), it's now uncertain of this animal's placement.
Cretoxyrhina, also known as the Ginsu shark, is a genus of lamniform shark from the mid-late Cretaceous found worldwide, but is famously known from the Western Interior Seaway. As a top-order carnivore, it likely fed on large fish, other sharks, and large marine reptiles.
October 17, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Cretoxyrhina, also known as the Ginsu shark, is a genus of lamniform shark from the mid-late Cretaceous found worldwide, but is famously known from the Western Interior Seaway. As a top-order carnivore, it likely fed on large fish, other sharks, and large marine reptiles.
Sketches of two of the new monsters announced for Monster Hunter Wilds: Rey Dau and Lala Barina. Two of my favorites so far and from what clips I've seen of gameplay, they look like an absolute blast.
October 17, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Sketches of two of the new monsters announced for Monster Hunter Wilds: Rey Dau and Lala Barina. Two of my favorites so far and from what clips I've seen of gameplay, they look like an absolute blast.