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Dino-Proof Wall
If you're going to build a city in a prehistoric jungle, it should go without saying that you need preventive measures against hungry tyrannosaurs and raptors. I haven't decided whether this wall is entirely made out of dried mud-brick or if it has a stony core, but either way its architecture has a vague West African inspiration. Of course I did pick the color scheme from Jurassic Park's visitor center though. The skull mounted above the gateway belongs to a Pentaceratops, a chasmosaurine ceratopsian like the more famous Triceratops.

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Dinosaur Jungle
And this is where my black dinosaur huntresses do most of their grocery-shopping. Since it's verdant, tropical, and receives frequent rainfall throughout the year, I'm calling it a jungle for the time being, but I am not sure if it could be properly called a rainforest. The problem is that the trees here don't really form a high, closed canopy like most true rainforests, instead being widely spaced out among a rolling sea of undergrowth. Nonetheless such an environment should prove ideal for large dinosaurs who need both space to move around and lots of foliage to munch on.


Triceratops Ivory
My unnamed pseudo-West African dinosaur huntress lugs around an ivory horn harvested from a Triceratops she killed. Ceratopsian ivory is an expensive luxury due both to laws regulating hunting and the inherent danger of procuring these dinosaurs’ horns, but it can make for a beautiful and durable carving material.

(I actually don’t know if ceratopsian horns had ivory sheaths. We do know the horns had bony cores (those are what you see on fossil skulls), but whether these horns were ever covered with ivory, keratin, or whatever may remain a subject of speculation for some time.)

My new 3D model - Mauser C96 "Wartime Commercial"
made with 5132 polygons

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^ I don't know if you told us before, but did you make that in a program like Blender? It's beautiful.

And now for something cartoonish...

Sea World Does Dinosaurs
In the unlikely event that we ever bring back the Mesozoic dinosaurs, I bet you good money that Sea World is going to set up a T. Rex show. Forcing bloodthirsty, big-game-hunting apex predators that weigh multiple tons to perform tricks before a live audience sounds totally like their thing.

^ Thanks:) I made it in 3Ds Max

Click below to see:

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My avatar here on WP is also a (colored pencil on black paper) drawing I did.

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Considering what "The Cap" represents in modernist culture (that includes batman and Superman) wich is honor and the "aermican way" which was established after a bunch of anglosaxons ravaged their lands and stuffed them in reservations . . . well I guess maybe sorta could be an honor?

Shooting Star

To make the shooting star, I had to adjust the lightness of my brush to get it just right. I did in on a dark background and added stars for the final touch.

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The Western Lands
I created this map in Photoshop with the intention of using it for my Robin Hood project, but the more I think about it, the more tempted I feel to use it for all my fantasy projects. I was originally going to rip off the real world's geography for both the Robin Hood and other projects until I decided that making up my own world would give me more creative control over the setting and characters. It should go without saying that I had a lot of fun labeling all the geographic features and regions here using names from various mythologies, though unfortunately it didn't leave enough room for cities.

Love your artwork, Brandon!

Is it possible to make more detailed maps? Or is that really hard?

First real attempt at a comic-thingy...

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I believe it is, but that would be tedious. I was actually hoping to find better photo patterns for the terrains on that map, but most of the good ones are either expensive or require special registration in order to download them.


Meritamun the Spear Mistress
When I first created the Kushau warrior lady Meritamun, I intended her to function mainly as a love interest and fighting companion for one of my male leads. Since then I have grown interested in her as a character in her own right and wish to give her more depth than your standard female love interest.

Meritamun belongs to a quasi-religious, autonomous order of highly skilled martial artists analogous to the Shaolin Monks of our world’s China. She joined this order after losing her family to the predations of a feudal lord, but she is motivated less by a hunger for revenge than an idealistic desire to make the world a safer and more orderly place. Her bad experiences with feudal authorities have made her a staunch advocate for politically re-unifying the land, which she believes will bring about peace once and for all. This attitude contrasts with many of her fellow warriors who fear that a powerful singular government will take control of their order and use it as an arm to suppress the people.

WIP of a MK1 Ford Escort RS2000.

(Taken with my older, fairly crappy iPhone that I still have. Will improve.)

Also, I get a lot of compliments on my artwork from people who see it in person. However, as I see, it fairs less well online.

That is why I will do a test: I will next create a terrible Sonic OC as a joke, parodying every single Sonic OC in existence. Specifically, the "recolor of Sonic" variety.

(Taken with my older, fairly crappy iPhone that I still have. Will improve.)

Also, I get a lot of compliments on my artwork from people who see it in person. However, as I see, it fairs less well online.

That is why I will do a test: I will next create a terrible Sonic OC as a joke, parodying every single Sonic OC in existence. Specifically, the "recolor of Sonic" variety.

Ah, yes, the best images are always harder to get. Maybe I'll have a go at map-making, one day, like when I get back to writing my other-worldy fantasy novel.