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TrayJohannes
@trayjohannes.bsky.social
Palaeontology, creature design and animation-obsessed 2D/3D artist who likes Monster Hunter a little too much.
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Here's an Allosaurus I made in Krita. He's just chilling by a tree.
#paleoart
October 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Here's a red fox I drew because I felt like it.

Created with Krita.
July 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
STEP 3:

Now for compositing, where the final image comes together. Combine the two renders using the "Add" node, and add a blur effect to the emission render (the black and white one on the image) from before.

Done!
April 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
STEP 2:

After setting up the lights, plug your image files into the material node. If satisfied, render the resulting image.

Render an extra image without lighting, showing only the emissive textures, if needed. The second render is important for later...
April 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
STEP 1:

After exporting your images from your painting software of choice, open Blender. Put two or more planes in front of each other, the one on top having a transparent image. Have them close enough to leave a shadow, without clipping.
April 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I figured out a method of emulating 80s-90s style cel animation using Krita and a few flat planes in Blender.
April 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Here's my final artwork of Mizutsune, from Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, in the Misty Peaks environment.

Painted in Krita.

#monsterhunter
#mhgu
#MHWilds
March 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Here's a little guy I'm working on...

#monsterhunter

#wip
March 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Mostly prehistoric creatures, Monster Hunter or something related.

Usually 2D and sometimes 3D.
Also random fanart now and then!
February 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Here's a Pteranodon diving to catch a pycnodont fish.

Painted in Krita.
February 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I present: my final artwork of 2024!

Here's a 2D drawing of a Yutyrannus in a 3D environment, with painted textures and normal maps to complete the hand-drawn effect! The character was drawn in Krita, and the environment was done in Blender and Substance Painter.

Happy new year!
January 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Behold: the sun goddess herself...

Amaterasu!

(Photoshop)
#Okami
December 15, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Here's a dromaeosaur of unknown species I painted in Photoshop about 5 days ago. I wanted to go for more stylization.

#paleosky
November 22, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Here's a Great Jaggi from Monster Hunter, done in Photoshop. They should bring him back for Wilds.
November 19, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Finally, here's a Tyrannosaurus I finished in October 2024, using ZBrush for sculpting, Maya for retopology and cleanup, Substance Painter for texturing and Blender for lighting and rendering.
November 18, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Here's a drawing of Dimetrodon, an extinct relative of mammals. I drew this in Photoshop, September 2024.
November 18, 2024 at 10:56 AM
This is some fanart I made, May 2024, of a Pokemon called Ho-Oh, from OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire. (Haven't played it yet)
November 18, 2024 at 10:53 AM
My first BlueSky post!

Here's a Dilophosaurus I painted in Krita, back in 2022.
November 17, 2024 at 11:55 PM