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Guy Paquin

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VFX generalist during the week. Volunteer fossil preparator on the weekends. he/him

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Close-up of the red-hot crucible in a casting machine. Two rods extend into the crucible. Both are graphite. The first blocks the crucible hole while the metal melts. The second allows me to stir the metal as it melts.

Close-up of the red-hot crucible in a casting machine. Two rods extend into the crucible. Both are graphite. The first blocks the crucible hole while the metal melts. The second allows me to stir the metal as it melts.

A freshly cast crucible showing a red hot button on the top. This is the molten metal that has just been poured into the flask and must now cool.

A freshly cast crucible showing a red hot button on the top. This is the molten metal that has just been poured into the flask and must now cool.

Two freshly cast bronze trees. A โ€œtreeโ€ means a series of parts arranged around a central trunk. In this case, on the left are the legs, and on the right are the other pieces of the ant, including its head and body.

Two freshly cast bronze trees. A โ€œtreeโ€ means a series of parts arranged around a central trunk. In this case, on the left are the legs, and on the right are the other pieces of the ant, including its head and body.

The ant body part casting tree held in my hand so that you can better see the head of the ant with its mandibles open.

The ant body part casting tree held in my hand so that you can better see the head of the ant with its mandibles open.

Casting day ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿœ One last major piece to finish for a very patient collectorโ€ฆhereโ€™s a complete ant, redesigned, cast in two flasks just now. Looks good, let the finishing commence! ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

26.10.2025 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 124    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Proud to be finally able to share the secret project Iโ€™ve been involved with

Theย Marvellousย Miniature Workshop is coming soon to BBC One and BBC iPlayerย :
@bbciplayerย 

#TheMarvellousMiniatureWorkshop #SaraCox #iPlayer

31.10.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 261    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
Grandpa Simpson yelling at a cloud

Grandpa Simpson yelling at a cloud

Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!

29.10.2025 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16811    ๐Ÿ” 4842    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 69    ๐Ÿ“Œ 65

Plain sight is where usually I lose things too

24.10.2025 05:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Library | LEGOยฎ Ideas "Sunnydale High isn't really like other high schools. A lot of weird stuff happens here." Buffy the Vampire Slayer first exploded onto our TV screens in the latโ€ฆ

A good friend has submitted this brilliant model of the library from Buffy to Lego Ideas. Iโ€™d be very grateful for your help in getting her to 5k supporters: beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

07.10.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 282    ๐Ÿ” 110    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31
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Hello #PortfolioDay , I'm a 3d artist specializing in extinct fauna!

14.10.2025 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 300    ๐Ÿ” 67    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A child-sized desk with Return of the Jedi art on the side. And a blue chair with the Return of the Jedi logo printed in white on the seat.

A child-sized desk with Return of the Jedi art on the side. And a blue chair with the Return of the Jedi logo printed in white on the seat.

Whoa, memory unlocked! I completely forgot I had this desk as a child.

13.10.2025 00:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The introduction of the Great Owl with his head upside down scared the shit out of me

11.10.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

Meanwhile in #Portland

10.10.2025 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9183    ๐Ÿ” 2205    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55    ๐Ÿ“Œ 41
A photo of a large gold-plated enamel pin photographed on top of a lichen-covered rock. The enamel pin features a whale skeleton covered with various deep sea creatures, such as octopuses, hagfish, a giant isopod,  a crab, and chimaeras.

A photo of a large gold-plated enamel pin photographed on top of a lichen-covered rock. The enamel pin features a whale skeleton covered with various deep sea creatures, such as octopuses, hagfish, a giant isopod, a crab, and chimaeras.

Whale Fall pin ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿฆ‘

09.10.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1827    ๐Ÿ” 485    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46    ๐Ÿ“Œ 25
ILM's VFX Secrets Behind Star Wars, Transformers & More | Vanity Fair
YouTube video by Vanity Fair ILM's VFX Secrets Behind Star Wars, Transformers & More | Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair asked me to talk about visual effects, and it was my great honor to show off some of ILMโ€™s terrific work over the years.

Todd Vaziri on Vanity Fair VFX
youtu.be/ERKEsIzTFas?...

07.10.2025 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 452    ๐Ÿ” 106    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
A gif from Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) showing Gertie looking over her shoulder at a flying, four-winged dragon.

A gif from Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) showing Gertie looking over her shoulder at a flying, four-winged dragon.

I saw a social media post saying that the earliest dragon in film history was from the 1920s, and maybe thatโ€™s true for live action, but hereโ€™s a dragon photobombing Gertie the Dinosaur in 1914 #filmhistory

05.10.2025 17:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wonder if theyโ€™ll get these at Uwajimaya

04.10.2025 06:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I've got two rattober posts for today
Lake Rat
#rattober #rattober2025

03.10.2025 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 123    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"

a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"

02.10.2025 17:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14708    ๐Ÿ” 5356    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 91

Such a cool style! Awesome

03.10.2025 22:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Quick painterly sketch of the plant being pollinated in the wind.

Quick painterly sketch of the plant being pollinated in the wind.

#Paleoctober2025 day 3 paleoart sketch of the middle Devonian seed plant precursor Runcaria.

#Runcaria #Paleoctober #FossilPlant #Paleoart

03.10.2025 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wow, the University of Washington's Psych 201 class does *not* play

go fuckin Huskies

Nazi UW students fuck off

02.10.2025 03:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8858    ๐Ÿ” 2334    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 300    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1267

That looks really fun to make calls on

28.09.2025 23:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Genndy Tartakovsky shared test footage from his film โ€˜The Black Knightโ€™. It follows a knight who controls a 20ft suit of armor. Sony isn't sure there's an audience for the film and havenโ€™t greenlit it yet.

After Kpop demon hunters success I don't understand why Sony are dragging their feet on this!

26.09.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5609    ๐Ÿ” 1579    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 181    ๐Ÿ“Œ 303

Adorbs!

20.09.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Art of The Land Before Time โ†’ buff.ly/qjk8Y3F

#animation #conceptart #modelsheet #characterdesign #visdev

16.08.2025 09:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 370    ๐Ÿ” 126    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Hoping this will at least give us a cheaper ad-supported tier of appliances

18.09.2025 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Visual development art by Carol Wyatt for Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004โ€“2009), created by Craig McCracken, Cartoon Network Studios

13.09.2025 02:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2141    ๐Ÿ” 674    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

i bought my cats their own laptop for when they hang out in the office with me and now they have to write emails and go to zoom meetings

08.09.2025 11:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 463    ๐Ÿ” 102    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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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

06.09.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 132    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Hey you. A while ago I was given this awesome, old gorgonopsian model. It has no logo, brand, name, etc. on it. I'm intensely curious about it! Does anyone know anything about this model? I'd love to know the artist who created this and to know the year it was produced! Help??

06.09.2025 00:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

โ€œWell armed anal chimneyโ€ wins phrase of the week!

05.09.2025 19:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Partially exposed shuvosaurus tibia in matrix. Broken in several places

Partially exposed shuvosaurus tibia in matrix. Broken in several places

The same bone after pedestaling and cleaning. Much nicer!

The same bone after pedestaling and cleaning. Much nicer!

From dirty, dirty bone to nice clean bone! Weโ€™re leaving it in situ for taphonomy research. #FossilFriday

05.09.2025 19:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dude! Thanks for reminding me about Lorn. Haven't listened to them in a decade!

03.09.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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