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Jacob Wheeler - Whejaverse Art and Science
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Celebrating Science and Storytelling through Art and Animation - Creator of Project: Sketchasaurs - He/Him - #ActuallyAutistic - No AI or NFTs

Portfolio: www.whejaverse.com
Patreon: www.patreon.com/whejaverse
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#Dinovember Day 14 - Deinocheirus

#sciart #paleoart
A pair of Deinocheirus catastrophically molt as they prepare for the Mongolian dry season. The old feathers swamp the immediate surroundings.
November 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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#Dinovember Day 13 - Carnotaurus

#sciart #paleoart
The horns are normally for display, but as two male Carnotaurus grow stubborn, they provide another, more violent use case.
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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#Dinovember Day 12 -Jakapil

#sciart #paleoart
A tiny, armored Jakapil stands guard while his mate digs a burrow for the night.
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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A repost with the blur filters readjusted for better depth perception.
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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#Dinovember Day 11 - Masiakasaurus

#sciart #paleoart
A bold Masiakasaurus picks some meat from the teeth of a basking Mahajungasuchus.
November 12, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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#Dinovember Day 10 - Diabloceratops

Less "paleo" than "art", but how could I see a devil dinosaur and not play into the imagery of the name?

#sciart #paleoart
A lone Diabloceratops wanders the remains of a forest fire.
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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#Dinovember Day 9 #Meraxes

#sciart #paleoart
The immense carcharadontosaur Meraxes lumbers home with its catch - a small ornithopod - before the sun sets and a storm rolls in.
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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The art Vs artist's hand

It feels so boring compared to others in this thread.
A sketch of a Utahraptor dinosaur. Par for the course of you've been following me for a while. A disgusting, fleshy mass of hair and bone used by some lowly beast to create horrors beyond comprehension and fun animated shorts.
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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#Dinovember Day 8 - #Lufengosaurus

I'm not particularly proud of this one. I was going to render it further, but Krita crashed, and I couldn't redo all of the progress in time.

#paleoart #sciart
The basal sauropodomorph Lufengosaurus rests on a fallen log over a steep gulley.
November 9, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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#Dinovember Day 7 - #Pycnonemosaurus

#sciart #paleoart
The largest known abelisaurid is watching you...
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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#Dinovember Day 6 - #Kunburrasaurus

#Paleoart #Sciart
The small parankylosaur Kunburrasaurus cools off in a refreshing mud bath.
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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#Dinovember Day 5 - #Qianzhousaurus
I may have overestimated my ability to provide a full, naturalistic render every day, especially today when a family surprise came up. Maybe I'll experiment with some stylistic shorthands.
#Sciart #Paleoart #ArtistOnBluesky
Three color variation concepts for the Chinese tyrannosaurine Qianzhousaurus, nicknamed "Pinocchio Rex" for its long snout.
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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#Dinovember Day 4 - #Bajadasaurus
#Paleoart #Sciart #ArtistOnBluesky
Two male Bajadasaurus square up for a territorial squabble, flaring their massive neck sails.
November 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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#Dinovember Day 3 - #Australovenator
I try to make these as accurate as possible, but I completely forgot to research whether grass was appropriate for Cenominian Australia.
Too late now!

#Paleoart #Sciart #ArtistOnBluesky
An Australoventator, a half-ton dinosaur hunter, leaps out of the xeric underbrush with surprising speed and agility.
November 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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#dinovember Day 2 - #Iguanodon
#ArtistOnBluesky #Paleoart #Sciart
As our understanding of life grows, our old representations of ancient animals literally fall into the shadow of their true, majestic selves.
November 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Guess What, I AM doing #Dinovember. Let's see how well I can balance this and animating!
#Gigantoraptor #Sciart #ArtistOnBluesky
A Barsboldia gazes in awe (or caution) as a two-ton Gigantoraptor emerges from the desert dunes.
November 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Happy #fossilfriday, everyone! The next ##Sketchasaurs short looks at the bat-like Anurognathus, perfectly adapted to catch flying insects... in the right habitat.
#blender3d #animation #sciart ##artistsonbluesky
October 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Happy #FossilDay ! I do have plenty of actual fossils to show, but I've also got this CG one you've all been waiting for.
Coming Friday!
#sciart #blender3d #Animation
A 3D render of a small, flat-faced pterosaur from the Solnhofen Limestone. A standard housefly crawls on its surface
October 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Happy #portfolioday for all who celebrate!

I'm a digital generalist who does 2D and 3D illustration and animation, usually on scientific topics. Often times, it turns out looking like dinosaurs, though. :)

Portfolio: www.whejaverse.com
Patreon: patreon.com/whejaverse
A render of the Big Bang, showing a superheated cloud of multicolored elements rapidly expanding inside the early universe. A blue-feathered dromaeosaurid dinosaur dashes through the thick forest undergrowth A museum stands tall in the distance, just past a courtyard with several small trees and a reflecting pool. A low angle of a canyon floor wherein stand tall trees and a rushing river
October 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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The next #Sketchasaur short is deep in production. Can you guess the main subject?
Hint: this guy isn't the star.
#Sciart #ArtistOnBluesky #Blender3D
A 3D render of a housefly
September 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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I don't know if I should brag or be terrified, but this animation caught the attention of world spinosaur expert Dr. Nizar Ibrahim over on Insta. I hope this little doodle did his life's work at least some justice!
A screenshot of my Instagram notification feed showing Dr. Ibrahim liking many of my animated shorts and following me!
September 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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It's finally here! The next #Sketchasaur short starring the always-charismatic Spinosaurus, whose 'true colors' came out when we viewed it through the water. Let me know what you think!
#Sciart #Blender3D #ArtistOnBluesky #Animation
September 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Happy #FossilFriday!
I was hoping to get the next #Sketchasaur short out sooner, but a LOT has happened in the last two months, so we'll have to do with this teaser image. I'm aiming for a full animation about next Saturday, though, so stay tuned!
#Blender3D #ArtistOnBluesky #Paleoart #Animation
A Spinosaurus surveys the river bank he calls home
August 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Thanks for doing this! I don't have a book yet, but I have a lot of illustrations, animation, and dozens of projects I'd like to get off the ground if I had the finances to do so.

If you like what you see, please support me at www.patreon.com/whejaverse?u... or DM me for anything more direct!
A 3D render of a distant ringed planet with faint, blue nebulae behind it A 3D render of a blue-feathered dromaeosaurid dinosaur dashing through the forest undergrowth My OC Wheja reclines with a sketchbook while suspended in space A digital painting of an Ankylosaurus charging at a raptor through a swamp, flashing its brightly colored tongue as a hypothetical threat display
July 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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So, some crazy stuff has been happening in my house over the last few weeks, and I haven't gotten as much work on the next #Sketchasaurs short as I would have liked. It will be out a little late, but I got enough for the astute to guess what's next! #Blender3D #Paleoart #Sciart #Animation
A fossilized tooth rests on a desktop, conical and unserrated, roughly 5 inches (13cm) long.
July 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM