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@trayjohannes.bsky.social

Palaeontology, creature design and animation-obsessed 2D/3D artist who likes Monster Hunter a little too much. πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ He/him No GenAI

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A black and grey Allosaurus (a carnivorous theropod from the late Jurassic), with blue patterns and red crests, rests by a pine tree, surrounded by ferns and cycads.

A black and grey Allosaurus (a carnivorous theropod from the late Jurassic), with blue patterns and red crests, rests by a pine tree, surrounded by ferns and cycads.

Here's an Allosaurus I made in Krita. He's just chilling by a tree.
#paleoart

30.10.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A red fox sits on a grassy hill, next to some rocks. Pine trees can be seen in the background.

A red fox sits on a grassy hill, next to some rocks. Pine trees can be seen in the background.

Here's a red fox I drew because I felt like it.

Created with Krita.

27.07.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’›πŸ’

04.05.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday!

01.05.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice!

14.04.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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!

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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...

06.04.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

06.04.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A Spinosaurus feasts on a dead Alanqa pterosaur, in a painted environment. Both of them are drawn in a cel-shaded style.

A Spinosaurus feasts on a dead Alanqa pterosaur, in a painted environment. Both of them are drawn in a cel-shaded style.

I figured out a method of emulating 80s-90s style cel animation using Krita and a few flat planes in Blender.

06.04.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice!

03.04.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Artwork of Mizutsune, a long, scaly fox-like monster from Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate.

Artwork of Mizutsune, a long, scaly fox-like monster from Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate.

Here's my final artwork of Mizutsune, from Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, in the Misty Peaks environment.

Painted in Krita.

#monsterhunter
#mhgu
#MHWilds

24.03.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A work-in-progress screenshot of Mizutsune from Monster Hunter, being drawn in Krita, a free 2D art software.

A work-in-progress screenshot of Mizutsune from Monster Hunter, being drawn in Krita, a free 2D art software.

Here's a little guy I'm working on...

#monsterhunter

#wip

04.03.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mostly prehistoric creatures, Monster Hunter or something related.

Usually 2D and sometimes 3D.
Also random fanart now and then!

27.02.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pteranodon longiceps, a crested pterosaur, dives for a pycnodont fish, above the North American sea

Pteranodon longiceps, a crested pterosaur, dives for a pycnodont fish, above the North American sea

Here's a Pteranodon diving to catch a pycnodont fish.

Painted in Krita.

22.02.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A 2D drawing of a Yutyrannus, a feathered tyrannosaurid, standing in a snowy, 3D background with a hand-painted style.

A 2D drawing of a Yutyrannus, a feathered tyrannosaurid, standing in a snowy, 3D background with a hand-painted style.

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!

02.01.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A digital painting of Amaterasu, the Japanese goddess of the sun, based off her white and red wolf-like design from Okami.

A digital painting of Amaterasu, the Japanese goddess of the sun, based off her white and red wolf-like design from Okami.

Behold: the sun goddess herself...

Amaterasu!

(Photoshop)
#Okami

15.12.2024 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's a dromaeosaur of unknown species I painted in Photoshop about 5 days ago. I wanted to go for more stylization.

#paleosky

22.11.2024 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Here's some cool stuff I like:

🦴Palaeontology
πŸ–Monster Hunter
🎞Animation
πŸ‰Creature design
πŸ¦„Mythology
🌲Nature
🐱Animals (especially cats)
πŸ–The 2000s

#promosky

22.11.2024 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very nice, especially the muntjac deer!

19.11.2024 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

MH4U was the last we saw of him. At least Shogun Ceanataur is in Rise!

19.11.2024 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's a Great Jaggi from Monster Hunter, done in Photoshop. They should bring him back for Wilds.

19.11.2024 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Took about 4 months, but hey, it was worth it!

18.11.2024 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

18.11.2024 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's a drawing of Dimetrodon, an extinct relative of mammals. I drew this in Photoshop, September 2024.

18.11.2024 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is some fanart I made, May 2024, of a Pokemon called Ho-Oh, from OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire. (Haven't played it yet)

18.11.2024 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My first BlueSky post!

Here's a Dilophosaurus I painted in Krita, back in 2022.

17.11.2024 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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