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rusalkai.bsky.social
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@rusalkai.bsky.social
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Illustrator, concept artist & 3D artist. Prehistoric creatures & historical clothing. I work on dinosaur games. She/her.
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Sometimes I draw traditionally too
Black and white ink line drawing of a stylized flying great horned owl on a black background. The black background has a white circle where the owl's legs are. There's a text under the drawing that says "mooncatcher".
October 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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I had a dream I had two nephews named Michael and Henry. I went to an amusement park with them and tried to keep them safe in all the scary rides because they were still so young.

Anyway this is what they looked like:
An MS paint drawing of a green caterpillar named Michael and a white pill named Henry.
September 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Diesel the Tyrannosaurus
Photo of a gouache painting depicting a Tyrannosaurus rex. His head takes up most of the page, and he's turned almost to face the camera, with his mouth slightly open. He is brown with some red areas.
June 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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I think I like painting with gouaches now
Photo of a small gouache painting. It depicts an Allosaurus from a side view on black background. The dinosaur has a light creamy and grey undertone, brown patterning and a yellow eye.
May 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Been trying to battle a bad art block, did some tiny gouache studies in the evening.
Photo of a page from a sketchbook. It has two, small, gouache portraits of people in side view. The top one is a man with a turquoise background and the bottom one is a woman with a pink background.
May 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Does anyone remember part 2?
A picture that says "There are only two types of baby mammals". Underneath is a drawing of a cartoony, cute baby deer, and next to it a pink, naked, hairless baby monotreme.
May 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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May 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I haven’t touched gouache in like, 20 years. They were way more fun to paint with than I remembered, did a little practice round with a portrait of Terva.
A photo of a gouache painting in a sketchbook. It’s a portrait of a black and tan dog with pointy ears on a black background.
April 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Slowly posting some oldies on bluesky. Elves.
A loose portrait sketch of two fantasy elves wearing art deco-esque clothing and jewelry.
March 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Anchiornis from 2021.
A digital portrait of a small dinosaur on a dark green background. It has a grey body and a dark face. The cheeks and the top of it's head have orange feathering.
March 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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garrusfield
March 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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She had been lying there for so long that she could not even remember how much time had passed.

Someone had finally come to get her. Their touch felt warm and comforting, like a summer's day.
A sketch of dinosaur bones slowly being approached by flowing lava.
February 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Garfzilla
A ZBrush sculpt of a Godzilla bust. It has Garfield's orange and black colours.
February 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Working on a lil Allo lady
Screenshot of a work in progress Allosaurus fragilis head sculpt.
February 7, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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A Protoceratops piece from 2021 that I never published before!
A digital painting of a herd of protoceratops walking together. They're striped and their shapes get lost in the herd because of their colours. One of their heads is centered on the canvas.
February 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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A little Blender test project from 2023 👁️
February 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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They’re just hanging out
December 29, 2024 at 10:57 AM
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You’ve all seen the Sacabambaspis but have you ever seen his three little friends?
A photo of a Sacabambaspis model from the Natural History Museum of Helsinki A photo of a Botheiolepis model from the Natural History Museum of Helsinki A photo of a Alaspis model from the Natural History Museum of Helsinki A photo of a Machairaspis model from the Natural History Museum of Helsinki
December 29, 2024 at 10:56 AM
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Thank you, she was named by my American husband who loves tar flavor too, haha!

She’s a good old mutt, mostly shepherd and lab.
A photo of a black and tan dog with a red bandana around her neck. She’s sitting on a couch. A photo of a black and tan dog flopping on a couch, looking at the camera.
December 7, 2024 at 4:21 AM
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A throwback to this 1890's wool skirt (it has big pockets!!!) and blouse I made a couple years back.
A photo of a woman twirling in an Edwardian style dark grey fan-skirt and a white blouse that has big puffy sleeves. A photo of a woman twirling in an Edwardian style dark grey fan-skirt and a white blouse that has big puffy sleeves.
December 4, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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Funny old man
A digitally painted sketchy portrait of a dinosaur, Citipati. It has dark brown feathering, a pink face and a grey casque and beak.
December 4, 2024 at 3:27 AM
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A quick Borhyaena sketch to wind down before bed. Haven't had time to do any 2D stuff in ages #paleoart
A digital, warm-toned painting of a Borhyaena in a sunset and tall grass. It has a long, slender face and brown fur.
November 27, 2024 at 4:29 AM
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The shedding wife in question:
A mirror selfie of a person’s back. She has long hair.
November 22, 2024 at 11:38 PM
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Noooo, I missed N7 day!
Thinking back to this Tali cosplay I made in 2013-ish, would love to try again now with more skill 👽
November 8, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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A trike piece from 2021!
A digital painting of two Triceratops with a brown body and black horns and beaks. They're both coming towards the camera, with a yellow dust cloud behind them.
November 8, 2024 at 3:11 AM