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@thedylanroca.bsky.social

Story artist/Character Designer/Voice actor. Obsessed with Animation, Cinema, and the Natural World. SCAD Grad 🐝 COMMISSIONS OPEN! https://linktr.ee/DylanRoca

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A Hybrid to DEVOUR Goji Guy's Vex - Aquatic Hybrid War
YouTube video by Alien Evolution A Hybrid to DEVOUR Goji Guy's Vex - Aquatic Hybrid War

Watch the whole analysis of her strengths and weaknesses here youtu.be/5SUbuZUyz2E

22.03.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Line art

Line art

Sketch

Sketch

Side view

Side view

Front view

Front view

This design was fun to tackle, and credit where it’s due, Alien Evolution’s preliminary drawing was a great basis to start from.

22.03.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Cthulhu Whale Final Design

The Cthulhu Whale Final Design

Goji Guy’s Vex better watch out, here be monsters. This is The Cthulhu Whale, done for Alien Evolution’s newest video for the #hybridwar.

22.03.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A faux vintage civil defense poster for a "WERE RAID SHELTER", featuring a dramatic illustration of a young woman violently transforming into a werewolf. The central illustration depicts a ferocious werewolf woman in mid-transformation, her muscles have expanding, her human clothes are ripped or torn off, her face twisted into a snarl, and covered with long wild hair. A list of emergency instructions to the right adds:       "Keep Calm, Don’t Scream, Don’t Run, Seek Shelter, Look for Changes." The "Werewolf Civil Defense Authority" and its logo are cited at the bottom.

A faux vintage civil defense poster for a "WERE RAID SHELTER", featuring a dramatic illustration of a young woman violently transforming into a werewolf. The central illustration depicts a ferocious werewolf woman in mid-transformation, her muscles have expanding, her human clothes are ripped or torn off, her face twisted into a snarl, and covered with long wild hair. A list of emergency instructions to the right adds: "Keep Calm, Don’t Scream, Don’t Run, Seek Shelter, Look for Changes." The "Werewolf Civil Defense Authority" and its logo are cited at the bottom.

"Hello, yes, I heard there was a were raid and I, a petite human girl, need a place to shelter."
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More incredible art by @thedylanroca.bsky.social in this piece!
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#WerewolfWednesday #werewolf #WerewolfWomen #WerewolfWoman #transformation #transfur

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A faux vintage comic book cover titled "DinoStars", featuring a dramatic transformation of a young dark-skinned female basketball player into a powerful anthropomorphic triceratops woman mid-dunk. The "DinoStars" logo has a basketball stylized to resemble a roaring dinosaur mouth chomping on it. As a human, the player says "Time to go for a three-pointer!", and as she leaps to dunk, she grows horns, a frill emerges from beneath her afro as her hair disappears, she grows muscular and bulky, and her dark skin is covered in green scales. Finally, as a full anthropomorphic triceratops woman, she cries "Chicxulub Crash!" before the dunk.

A faux vintage comic book cover titled "DinoStars", featuring a dramatic transformation of a young dark-skinned female basketball player into a powerful anthropomorphic triceratops woman mid-dunk. The "DinoStars" logo has a basketball stylized to resemble a roaring dinosaur mouth chomping on it. As a human, the player says "Time to go for a three-pointer!", and as she leaps to dunk, she grows horns, a frill emerges from beneath her afro as her hair disappears, she grows muscular and bulky, and her dark skin is covered in green scales. Finally, as a full anthropomorphic triceratops woman, she cries "Chicxulub Crash!" before the dunk.

Until the WNBA declared it an illegal move, the Chicxulub Crash was a guaranteed slam dunk both on and off the court.
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This piece uses insane art commissioned from @thedylanroca.bsky.social! Go check them out.
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#TFTuesday #transfur #transformation #dinosaur #weredinosaur #triceratops #basketball

18.02.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 239    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
A faux vintage comic book cover titled "DinoStars", featuring a dramatic transformation of a young dark-skinned female basketball player into a powerful anthropomorphic triceratops woman mid-dunk. The "DinoStars" logo has a basketball stylized to resemble a roaring dinosaur mouth chomping on it. As a human, the player says "Time to go for a three-pointer!", and as she leaps to dunk, she grows horns, a frill emerges from beneath her afro as her hair disappears, she grows muscular and bulky, and her dark skin is covered in green scales. Finally, as a full anthropomorphic triceratops woman, she cries "Chicxulub Crash!" before the dunk.

A faux vintage comic book cover titled "DinoStars", featuring a dramatic transformation of a young dark-skinned female basketball player into a powerful anthropomorphic triceratops woman mid-dunk. The "DinoStars" logo has a basketball stylized to resemble a roaring dinosaur mouth chomping on it. As a human, the player says "Time to go for a three-pointer!", and as she leaps to dunk, she grows horns, a frill emerges from beneath her afro as her hair disappears, she grows muscular and bulky, and her dark skin is covered in green scales. Finally, as a full anthropomorphic triceratops woman, she cries "Chicxulub Crash!" before the dunk.

A clean version of this design which uses insanely great art commissioned from @thedylanroca.bsky.social! Go check them out.
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#TFTuesday #transfur #transformation #dinosaur #weredinosaur #triceratops #basketball

18.02.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I forgot Bluesky wasn't like Twitter and doesn't hide links, here's the link to all the films youtube.com/playlist?lis...

12.02.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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THE SHOWCASE | Animated Short Film Collection - YouTube

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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"A dynamic poster for The Showcase, a YouTube playlist of animated shorts. Featuring a mix of unique characters: a fierce dog with glowing red eyes, a cheerful purple creature with a scythe, a green-haired warrior, a giant orange monster, and a looming kaiju orangutan. The artwork blends fantasy, adventure, and steampunk vibes, highlighting diverse animation styles. Perfect for indie animation fans and short film lovers! 🎬✨ #Animation #IndieAnimation #AnimatedShorts"

"A dynamic poster for The Showcase, a YouTube playlist of animated shorts. Featuring a mix of unique characters: a fierce dog with glowing red eyes, a cheerful purple creature with a scythe, a green-haired warrior, a giant orange monster, and a looming kaiju orangutan. The artwork blends fantasy, adventure, and steampunk vibes, highlighting diverse animation styles. Perfect for indie animation fans and short film lovers! 🎬✨ #Animation #IndieAnimation #AnimatedShorts"

It's been too long, friends! The Dog of the Samurai team is beyond grateful for the love our short got after its December releaseβ€”but we weren’t the only ones! Many of our peers’ films are on YouTube NOW, so we made a playlist: The Showcase! 🎬✨

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"Text-based graphic listing the animated shorts featured in The Showcase, a YouTube playlist of indie animations. Titles include Raising Hell, Goro Goro, Enter Your Name, Primogeniture, Fish Out of Water, Radio Silence, Dog of the Samurai, Missed Connection, and Louie!, with teasers for Fluidy and Submersed. The text ends with 'With Room for MORE...' suggesting future additions. A must-watch for indie animation lovers and short film enthusiasts! 🎬✨ #IndieAnimation #AnimatedShorts #AnimationShowcase"

"Text-based graphic listing the animated shorts featured in The Showcase, a YouTube playlist of indie animations. Titles include Raising Hell, Goro Goro, Enter Your Name, Primogeniture, Fish Out of Water, Radio Silence, Dog of the Samurai, Missed Connection, and Louie!, with teasers for Fluidy and Submersed. The text ends with 'With Room for MORE...' suggesting future additions. A must-watch for indie animation lovers and short film enthusiasts! 🎬✨ #IndieAnimation #AnimatedShorts #AnimationShowcase"

Rough sketch of the Showcase poster

Rough sketch of the Showcase poster

Treat it like an anthologyβ€”spot Easter eggs, recurring names, and hidden connections. Show these films love, share with fellow animation nerds, and let's grow this collection together! Watch now via the thingy in my bio.

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"A dynamic poster for The Showcase, a YouTube playlist of animated shorts. Featuring a mix of unique characters: a fierce dog with glowing red eyes, a cheerful purple creature with a scythe, a green-haired warrior, a giant orange monster, and a looming kaiju orangutan. The artwork blends fantasy, adventure, and steampunk vibes, highlighting diverse animation styles. Perfect for indie animation fans and short film lovers! 🎬✨ #Animation #IndieAnimation #AnimatedShorts"

"A dynamic poster for The Showcase, a YouTube playlist of animated shorts. Featuring a mix of unique characters: a fierce dog with glowing red eyes, a cheerful purple creature with a scythe, a green-haired warrior, a giant orange monster, and a looming kaiju orangutan. The artwork blends fantasy, adventure, and steampunk vibes, highlighting diverse animation styles. Perfect for indie animation fans and short film lovers! 🎬✨ #Animation #IndieAnimation #AnimatedShorts"

It's been too long, friends! The Dog of the Samurai team is beyond grateful for the love our short got after its December releaseβ€”but we weren’t the only ones! Many of our peers’ films are on YouTube NOW, so we made a playlist: The Showcase! 🎬✨

11.02.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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While not the king himself, Kasaii Aisymneter is no less quite the impressive specimen of the Neosauria family of drakes, which convergently mirror the forms of the non-avian therapods of prehistory. Art for this piece for my Trail of Cryptids setting is by the splendid @thedylanroca.bsky.social~!

24.01.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh man where did you hear about that! Cryptid Hunter feels so long ago now, I hadn’t considered truly developing it any time soon. But if I could share some of the art I made developing the idea sometime

18.01.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Colored commission from @thedylanroca.bsky.social They did the lines and I did the coloring! πŸ’—

03.01.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dylan Roca Artist | visual development & story portfolio dylanroca.com is the online visual development & story portfolio of Dylan Roca. Dylan is looking for work on art and animated projects as a Preproduction artist, whether as a designer or board artist.

I just updated my website! If you could, check it out, and let me know if everything looks good to you as well! www.dylanroca.com

28.12.2024 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Line art

Line art

Clean sketch

Clean sketch

Rough sketch

Rough sketch

Man will become Robot, but for now here's the last two parts of the transformation

27.12.2024 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Commission art of a transformer oc, similar to Optimus Prime from transformers one. Two versions of the transformation can be seen here alongside each other

Commission art of a transformer oc, similar to Optimus Prime from transformers one. Two versions of the transformation can be seen here alongside each other

I posted the final Transformer "Warpaw" a while back, but surprise, this is a transformation sequence for @kupferdurr.bsky.social

27.12.2024 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Eight Crazy Nights dvd cover drawn by Seth Kearsley

Eight Crazy Nights dvd cover drawn by Seth Kearsley

Picture of traditional artwork drawn on paper

Picture of traditional artwork drawn on paper

Character designs / caricatures

Character designs / caricatures

Original sketch

Original sketch

I was originally going to use my own caricatures of my friends, but elected to treat this as more of a study of @sethkearsley.bsky.social’s original piece, also done on paper (no tracing here btw). I of course had to make myself Whitey.

26.12.2024 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pencil drawn parody of Adam Sandler’s animated film Eight Crazy Nights DVD Cover

Pencil drawn parody of Adam Sandler’s animated film Eight Crazy Nights DVD Cover

My friends and I are about to have 8 Crazy nights ahead of us leading into the New Year! My good pal @mank01.bsky.social commissioned me to draw our friend group into the Eight Crazy Nights DVD cover.

26.12.2024 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Flat Colors

Flat Colors

Line art

Line art

Clean Pencil art

Clean Pencil art

Rough Sketch

Rough Sketch

I love when I get to flex on these projects, showcasing my ability to draw different styles on model. Its also not often I get to add shading to these, but man I really like how it came out.

25.12.2024 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0


Here's a Christmas piece I did for @guyswagger.com, featuring Spinel, Disney's Professor Owl, and GuySwagger himself in the train sequence from The Polar Express.

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I wanna give thanks to the artists that created the art as seen above. Subtitles & VHS transfers were done by me using real analog equipment!
(mentions below are the ones on BlueSky, others are in the image)
@thedylanroca.bsky.social
@indy-himura.bsky.social
@jupiter9099.bsky.social

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A screenshot redraw of The Polar Express in authentic VHS format. From left to right: GuySwagger's ROBLOX sona looks at Professor Owl (Disney) as he boards the Polar Express. The subtitle text below reads "Well, you coming?"

A screenshot redraw of The Polar Express in authentic VHS format. From left to right: GuySwagger's ROBLOX sona looks at Professor Owl (Disney) as he boards the Polar Express. The subtitle text below reads "Well, you coming?"

A screenshot redraw of inside The Polar Express in authentic VHS format, with GuySwagger's ROBLOX Sona seated as he looks at his golden ticket. The subtitle text below reads "I must be dreaming..."

A screenshot redraw of inside The Polar Express in authentic VHS format, with GuySwagger's ROBLOX Sona seated as he looks at his golden ticket. The subtitle text below reads "I must be dreaming..."

A screenshot redraw of the "Glacier Gulch" scene in The Polar Express with Spinel (Steven Universe), Professor Owl (Disney), and GuySwagger's ROBLOX Sona, all holding tight as the Polar Express sonic-speeds onto the frozen lake after reaching "Glacier Gulch". The subtitle text below reads "I suggest we all hold on.. TIGHTLY!!"

A screenshot redraw of the "Glacier Gulch" scene in The Polar Express with Spinel (Steven Universe), Professor Owl (Disney), and GuySwagger's ROBLOX Sona, all holding tight as the Polar Express sonic-speeds onto the frozen lake after reaching "Glacier Gulch". The subtitle text below reads "I suggest we all hold on.. TIGHTLY!!"

A screenshot redraw of the "When Christmas Comes to Town" sequence in The Polar Express with Parabo (BSX/Nintendo Satellaview), Satebo (BSX/Nintendo Satellaview), GuySwagger's ROBLOX Sona, and Spinel (Steven Universe). The subtitle text below reads "No one will be sleeping on the night of Christmas Eve.."

A screenshot redraw of the "When Christmas Comes to Town" sequence in The Polar Express with Parabo (BSX/Nintendo Satellaview), Satebo (BSX/Nintendo Satellaview), GuySwagger's ROBLOX Sona, and Spinel (Steven Universe). The subtitle text below reads "No one will be sleeping on the night of Christmas Eve.."

the polar express was a goated Christmas movie
(artist redraw credits in thread)

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#thepolarexpress #christmas

23.12.2024 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Eldermist
YouTube video by solar ! Eldermist

Dog of the Samurai isn’t the only short film I was apart of this year! Join Lawrence and Zane as we explore the woods of Eldermist! Directed by Solaris Yan. youtu.be/kw6UfTvU2vk?...

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Rinse and repeat roughly 40 times, and you get 6 glorious minutes of Dog of the Samurai, which you can watch on YouTube now! (It’s the first result when you type in the title)

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To the final composited shot!

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Clean up and color…

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To rough animation…

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uh, how did that get in there?

19.12.2024 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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