The Ropen

Continental Drake eggs are large and a reddish-brown color coming from a natural pigment called Protoporphyrin IX. It helps strengthen thin areas of the eggshell and acts as an antioxidant to protect the developing Drakeling. #Dragon #Mythology #myth

Although this is the sexual dimorphism of only my Continental Drake, long pointed facial spines and horn angulations are more associated with male dragons in my setting and are considered 'masculine' traits' by dragons in-universe #Dragon #dragons #mythology

Full wingspan of my Continental Drake #dragons #fantasy #FantasyArt #creature #mythology #mythical #myth

Here's my take on Bake-kujira for spooky season #bakekujira #Yokai #Whale #ghost

Preparing something for spooky month #Whale #rightwhale

I heard this year's weretober prompt involved the Thylacine. I don't have the time to draw all of them, but here's my take on a Bunyip from Werewolf the Apocalypse that I drew a year or two ago #Weretober #werewolftheapocalypse #Thylacine

Pattern study of my Spinosaurus design. It's tempting to just use striped every time because stripes look great on any dinosaur, but I wanted to try something different. #spinosaurus #spinosaur #paleoart #dinosaur #theropod #paleontology

Happy #portfolioday everyone!

I've been on a hiatus working on final illustrations for a while. One of them involves spinosaurus, which I made a study of here. #spinosaurus #spinosaur #paleoart #paleontology #dinosaur #dinosaurs

One of the defining features of the dragon clade that Drakes are a part of is their wing anatomy; the thumb is regressed, the second phalange is the longest, and their membrane is supported by a rod of cartilage called the 'Dracoid'. #dragons #worldbuilding

Wingspan of my Continental Drake from top and bottomm. #dragon #dragons #europeanmythology #europeanmyths #westerndragon #europeandragon

Dragon body, based on a mix of non-avian dinosaurs, tigers, and horses. #dragons #dragon #europeanmyths #europeanmythology #westerndragon #europeandragon #drake

Dragon Hands and Feet, based partly on Theropods and Primates #dragon #dragons #drake #europeanmythology #europeanmyths

Dragon chest anatomy based on a mix of pantherine, theropod, sauropod, and ceratopsian anatomy. #dragons #dragon #mythology

I'm taking a big gamble by posting this, but I've been gradually working on a big project of mine involving dragons. I'll be posting my progress work as I make my first illustration, starting with my finalized design of my first species. #dragons #dragon #mythology #myths

The Black Devil is a second-phase Lamnid descendant of Makos arriving from somewhere in the Budalanese region that have since evolved into Carne’s version of a Great White, though comparatively larger at 9m (30ft).

The Rhinoceros Shark is a relic Hybodont native to the Shapaqian region, and the sole member of the Cornuselachidae family.

The Hyena Shark is another first-phase shark descended from cretaceous frilled sharks arriving from Jupsat, having evolved into a coastal pack-hunter within the new order Saurognathiformes.