Christopher DiPiazza

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Can finally share this #watercolor #paleoart I did a few years back of the “King of the Riverside” I did for the new paper by @melanieduring.com which shows that in Hell Creek there were giant Prognathodon mosasaurs that were living in freshwater (not just visiting)

And metallic pink eyeshadow!

Northern Pintail Duck!

It is lol

Newest #paleoart #watercolor is Parasaurolophus. I don’t like using modern animal colors/patterns on paleoart exactly but I do use their palettes sometimes. Extra points if you know what this was from.

Edmontosaurus: Prehistoric Animal of the Week Today we are checking out one of the largest and most well studied of the duck-billed dinosaurs.  Enter Edmontosaurus !   Edmontosaurus anne...

See the latest Beast of the Week? Long overdue revisit of Edmontosaurus. prehistoricbeastoftheweek.blogspot.com/2013/08/anat...

Exactly.

I get you’re probably aiming for biological believability but I really wish it had little terrorbird wings on the back.

I straight up use gashapons for the classroom. A wild thing to consider but they’re that good.

a man wearing glasses and a suit says i 'm just sayin ' ALT: a man wearing glasses and a suit says i 'm just sayin '

This goes for butt quills on ceratopsians too by the way!

Regardless. It’s silly to assume a completely different species had the same exact display structure as one single preserved individual. It’s always bothered me when other artists insist on doing this thinking they’re being scientific.

From Henry Sharpe’s new paper on hadrosaur crests. I appreciate this. I’m so sick and tired of artists slapping the exact same crest on every species of Edmontosaurus because one mummified specimen showed it and thinking they’re “more accurate”. If anything it’s less likely.

Newest #watercolor is the “duck titan” Edmontosaurus annectens. I couldn’t wait to depict the newly published sail-like crest. (I didn’t include the rounded head crest, however, since that wasn’t found in this species.) #paleoart

Annual turkey day cartoon reminding everyone that birds are theropod dinosaurs. 🦃🦖

This is what i imagine whenever i see one of those silly turkey hats. 🍗

Watching Charlie Brown for the first time since childhood. As a watercolor painter I adore how they allowed the paint to behave like paint in the background. Using blossoming (normally avoided) for the sky and grass.

My Gargoyle Gecko, Brooklyn, peeling the last of her old skin off her tail like a sock. Lots of animals that shed will eat the old skin. 🦎 #gargoylegecko #reptile #herp

Homologous structure day.

Nanotyrannus: Beast of the Week This week we will be learning about a dinosaur who's identity has been the subject of a lot of debate or decades.  Check out Nanotyrannus !...

Latest Beast of the Week is Nanotyrannus because of course it is.
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Children that if allowed to grow would kill them*

Nanotyrannus attacking a young Tyrannosaurus is super common in paleoart especially in the last few weeks. Won’t stop me from depicting it too. Enjoy the new #watercolor. #paleoart

Yes it’s Nidoqueen aka small Baragon. But it’s also argued her and Nidoking are also based on Seamons and Seagorath (also prob based on Baragon) from Ultraman.

Quote with your art with horns! 😈

Shout out to Emperor’s New Groove for actually depicting a ruminant without top incisors.

if you see this, post your bird art!

Zuul: Beast of the Week This week we will be learning about an amazing armored dinosaur with a delightfully spooky name.  Check out Zuul crurivastator !   Zuul wa...

Latest Beast if the Week was Zuul for Halloween.
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Next time someone asks why we should conserve wildlife if much of it “serves no benefit to humans” respond by suggesting we replace every golf course in the world with farms for the same reason.

Watched it last night. Best version of the story imo.