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Mososaurus WIP!

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I am open for commissions! DM me for details if you’re interested. I included some other examples of my art on this post to show what kinda designs I can do. I can do pet portraits, character designs, creature designs, and much more.

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Zuniceratops color concepts. I decided to try some new texture brushes and draw a few of the baby versions. The colors are inspired by Gambel’s Quails and Monarch butterflies. Also the babies were so cute and I had so much fun drawing them.

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A look at how I color my dinosaur designs! I like to start out with some animal references on Pinterest and build from there. This is the main design for the Styracosaur, and it’s based around a combination of American badgers and black-footed ferrets. Apologies for the low quality, and for the length(the original video was ~5 minutes long so I tried to speed it up as much as I could). The music is from YouTube, by an artist named LOFIRU (the specific song name is ‘Imperfect’). Enjoy!

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A look at the Strycosaurus! I finally finished the female color variations (they have lighter faces, thicker tails, and less stripes along their spine) and added in 4 of the baby designs. Strycosaurus’ are ceratopsids that live all over the western states, traveling in herds of 20-30 individuals as they graze the fields and bushes.

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Finally finished the designs for Stryacosaurus! I went through almost 5 different variations before settling on a color scheme and pattern I liked. The lighter, paler versions live more in the northern Midwest, while the redder/orange versions live near the California redwood forests. The Alamosaurus herds tend to trample vegetation under their feet when they move around and leave a path of flattened bushes and fallen trees behind them, which the Stryacosaurus feed on. The Stryacosaurus follow the Alamosaurus around to have access to this easy food, while the Alamosaurus allow the Stryacosaurus to stick around because they become the targets of Albertosaur attacks, protecting the younger Alamosaurus calves and elderly members of the herd. The northern version is larger and fatter, adapted to live in colder environments. The northern variants of Stryacosaurus are also preyed upon by Albertosaurus, and occasionally have run-ins with Nanuqsaurus as well. The males have darker stripes along their crests (so far I’ve only designed the males) and sharper horns, while the females have thicker tails, smaller horns, and lighter crests without the stripes.

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Zuniceratops and Styracosaurus WIPS! Both of these guys are Ceratopsids, though they fulfill very different roles in the story. Zuniceratops spend most of their time out in the Midwest, preferring flatter terrain and open fields to forests and Styracosaurus prefer to stay closer to the Redwood forests of California, and often are found trailing after Alamosaurus herds.

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A look at some of the babies in Feathers and Spurs. The first drawing is of a 3 week old Albertosaurus chick that has only just started to grow its feathers, the second drawing is of an Edmontosaurus hatching while it’s mother watches cautiously, the third is of a newly hatched Zuniceratops, and the last two images show Bambiraptors and their parasitic nesting habits. While the phenomenon has only been documented recently, farmers in the West have had troubles for decades with Bambiraptors laying their eggs in chicken coops. If the egg is not removed before it hatches, the Bambiraptor chick poses a threat to the rest of the flock.

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Edmontosaurus annectens is a large hadrosaur that lives up in the mountains of Colorado, and they travel in herds of around 10-20 individuals. Bears occasionally prey on the younger members of the herd, but Nanuqsaurus is the only creature that preys on the adults. Very little is known about these beasts due to their reclusive nature, which makes them extremely appealing to scientists looking to do new research. Although small, their feet are adapted to the rocky terrain(similar to mountain goats) and they are surprisingly nimble. The colors are based off of Musk Ox, Elk, and Moose.

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Edmontosaurus WIP pt. 2!

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Edmontosaurus WIP

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Corythosaurus concepts. Based around an Okapi, these hadrosaurs are mostly raised domestically to eventually be ridden by ranchers(although they can only run about 30 mph, they help discourage stragglers due to their size and fend off smaller predators like coyotes, wolves, and Dryptosaurs) or to be used for food(Sauro Steaks). A few wild herds exist near Kansas and Nebraska, but the vast majority are ‘domestic’ and raised on farmland alongside livestock. These are considered prized livestock and are often targeted by cattle thieves. Occasionally the males are entered into local fairs to win prizes(judged by the rich colors in their crest and the sharpness of the markings on their legs).

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Brachyceratops color concepts! The males are based off of a lowland streaked tenrec and the females are based off of a baby tapir. The Brachyceratops live out in the prairie areas of the west and travel in small groups of two or three males and a handful of females(similar to wild horses). They are extremely aggressive and there have been recorded instances of large groups of Brachyceratops taking over parts of towns. Normally they stake out a larger territory for their group and dig burrows to settle in, making a larger, shallower version of a prairie dog town, but they will take any territory available to them.

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Stenonychosaurus variants part 2! Aside from the lighter morph, these are some of the show variants. Very few Stenonychosaurus display these patterns or colors in the wild due to how saturated they are(makes them an easier target for predators, and the bright colors take away from the vibrancy of their dewlap, making them less desirable to females of their species). Due to their popularity up north, however, these variants are selectively bred in towns and cities. A handful of breeding pairs live on various farms scattered across the west, and their offspring are either kept to for future pairing, sold up north as pets, or are entered into local contests to win cash prizes. Due to the limited number of breeding pairs, this variant is highly valuable, leading to it being a target for bandits and thieves.