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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Aug 22

Prehistoric portrait series - Edmontosaurus v01
#Digitalpainting done in #Krita
I'm trying a more stylized look while learning a new program. It's been fun!

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #art #dinosaur #NoAI

A close up portrait of an Edmontosaurus done in a pop art / comic-influenced style, with a green and blue background depicting falling rain.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Aug 22

Prehistoric portrait series - Infernodrakon v01
#Digitalpainting done in #Krita
I'm trying a more stylized look while learning a new program. It's been fun!

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #art #pterosaur #NoAI

A close up portrait of a large azhdarchid pterosaur done in a pop art / comic-influenced style, with a yellow and orange background depicting a lightning bolt.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Aug 22

Prehistoric portrait series - Triceratops v01
#Digitalpainting done in #Krita
I'm trying a more stylized look while learning a new program. It's been fun!

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #art #dinosaur #NoAI

A close up portrait of Triceratops done in a pop art / comic-influenced style in front of a dark blue, purple, magenta background with a white crescent moon and celestial object.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Aug 22

Prehistoric portrait series - Tyrannosaurus v01
#Digitalpainting done in #Krita
I'm trying a more stylized look while learning a new program. It's been fun!

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #art #dinosaur

A close up portrait of Tyrannosaurus done in a pop art / comic influenced style in front of a red background with a white sun.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Aug 17

Any #Krita or #Blender artists who've made the switch from #Windows to #Linux? I'm considering the move - any recommendations?

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Jul 10

Love this piece! So many great Brian Franczak illustrations like this one in the little Audubon "Familiar Dinosaurs" guide from 1993. Still really fun to look at!

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Jun 14

"Tyrant Lizard King"? Cool.

Tyrannical kings ruling the USA? Nope.

A black and white Tyrannosaurus portrait with the words "No Kings!" and "Make Tyranny Extinct".

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · May 25

Thanks!

Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · May 24

After innovative research in 2020 involving 3D models of the skeleton, the new Spinophorosaurus reconstruction may have implications for understanding the life posture of other dinosaurs as well.

Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

www.nature.com

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · May 24

The discovery and study of this sauropod illustrate the scientific process; this dinosaur was first thought to have spikes on its tail, and the low posture often seen in traditional depictions of sauropods.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · May 24

Spinophorosaurus
Middle Jurassic, 167 Ma, Africa

I made this using #Blender, my own photos, and digital painting.

#Paleoart #SciArt #illustration #3D #dinosaur #sauropod

Spinophorosaurus in a wooded stream environment during the Middle Jurassic in Africa.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Apr 27

I made a custom #watch! This was a fun little project - I ordered parts (dial, hands, case, #Seiko #NH35 movement), modified the dial to feature #prehistoric marine life (ammonites, shark, plesiosaur), & assembled it. A challenge & far from perfect, but it works!

#seikomod #watchmod #customwatch

Custom watch with a shark second hand, plesiosaur, shark, and ammonites drawn on the blue sunray dial.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Apr 14

Thank you!

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Apr 10

Tyrannosaurus
Late Cretaceous, North America

I had the great opportunity to work on this image for the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History at the College of Charleston, SC, with guidance from paleontologist Dr. Scott Persons. Made in 2021.

#SciArt #Paleoart #illustration #dinosaur

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Apr 7

Carnotaurus sastrei
Argentina, Maastrichtian Age of the Late Cretaceous Period (La Colonia Formation)

A digital painting I made in 2016.
#SciArt #Paleoart #paleontology #illustration #dinosaur

Carnotaurus near a sandy eroded riverbank in the Late Cretaceous.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Apr 7

Ankylosaurus magniventris
Late Cretaceous, North America

A digital painting I made in 2015.
#SciArt #Paleoart #Dinosaurs #Paleontology #illustration

Ankylosaurus magniventris in a mossy forest during the Late Cretaceous in North America.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Mar 24

Edmontosaurus annectens
Late Cretaceous, North America

A digital painting I made in 2016 for Earth Archives:
eartharchives.org/articles/edm...

#SciArt #Paleoart #illustration #dinosaurs

One of the best-known dinosaurs, Edmontosaurus "mummies" have been found with skin imprints, giving scientists an unusually detailed view of how they may have looked in life.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Mar 24

Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
Early Cretaceous, North America

The sky is a photo I took; the dinosaur, foreground and most of the vegetation are digital painting. Made in 2016.

#SciArt #Paleoart #illustration #Dinosaurs

Acrocanthosaurus, a large Early Cretaceous theropod dinosaur.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Mar 17

eartharchives.org/articles/beh...

Behemoth dinosaurs evolved from small ancestors more rapidly than paleontologists thought

New evidence from Argentina reveals that dinosaur ancestors, known as dinosauromorphs, gave rise to their famous descendants much earlier than once thought. It could have been as few as 5 million year...

eartharchives.org

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Mar 17

Marasuchus lilloensis
Argentina, Ladinian Age of the Middle Triassic (Chañares Formation)

A small dinosauromorph archosaur, Marasuchus lived in the shadows of larger animals and frequent volcanic activity.

An #illustration I made in 2015 for Earth Archives (link below).

#SciArt #Paleoart

Marasuchus, a small dinosauromorph archosaur in a volcanic environment.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Mar 17

Apatosaurus excelsus and Ornitholestes hermanni
North America, Kimmeridgian Age of the Late Jurassic

A digital painting I made in 2014.

#SciArt #Paleoart #Illustration #Dinosaurs

Apatosaurus near forested mountains with a small Ornitholestes nearby.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Mar 15

Khaan mckennai
A #dinosaur from Mongolia in the Late Cretaceous Period.

I made this #illustration for Earth Archives in 2015:
eartharchives.org/articles/din...

#SciArt #Paleoart

A pair of Khaan mckennai dinosaurs from Mongolia in the Late Cretaceous Period, walking in the desert dunes.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Mar 15

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Mar 15

Citipati osmolskae
Late Cretaceous of Mongolia

The display is speculative, but several modern birds have similar structures. I made this #illustration for Earth Archives in 2015:
eartharchives.org/articles/din...

#SciArt #Paleoart #Dinosaurs

Citipati in the Late Cretaceous Gobi Desert, displaying for a potential mate using an inflatable structure similar to some modern birds.

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Nathan E. Rogers @nathanerogers.bsky.social · Mar 12

Thanks!

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