Paper analyzing this specimen:

researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/12...

My artistic reconstruction of a 64,000-year old hominin specimen from Kenya called Kabua 1, noted for having both modern human and "archaic" characteristics. #paleoanthropology #anthropology #paleoart #sciart #african #blackwoman #art

Two portraits in marker I drew from photo reference. #african #blackwomen #womenofcolor #art

T. rex on the prowl in the Late Cretaceous jungle. #tyrannosaurusrex #dinosaur #prehistoric #paleoart #art

Marker drawing of the 2nd century BC Kushite queen Nahirqo, whose features I referenced from the model Anok Yai.

#ancient #kushite #nubian #african #art

A little Velociraptor I made with my clay. #velociraptor #dinosaur #paleoart #clay #sculpture #art

Next is a clay sculpture of Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, a historical warrior queen from Central Africa in the 1600s. #history #african #blackwoman #warriorwoman #sculpture #art

Little clay sculpture I made of an Egyptian priest. He looks kinda happy to see us. #ancient #egyptian #african #sculpture #art

Repainted Papo Stegosaurus

Kushite war elephant (riders coming later)

Couple more recent mini-projects from last night...

Thumbnail Time is back with a simple, peaceful scene of a Tyrannosaurus rex prowling the Cretaceous jungle. The red mark on the leaf in the lower left corner is supposed to be a frog. #sketch #dinosaur #prehistoric #paleoart #art

A family of masks from ancient Mali, Egypt, and Greece. #ancient #african #egyptian #greek #masks #drama #history #art

I know intellectually that playacting is a concept that multiple cultures around the world could have developed on their own, just like pyramids and writing. But knowing the ancient Greeks had commercial links with Africa, I'm tempted to see a connection WRT the masks at least.

Ancient Greek theatrical masks

Dogon men wearing masks in Mali

Ancient Egyptian Anubis mask

You know how ancient Greek drama made heavy use of masks? I can't help but be reminded of all the different masks you find throughout Africa, including ancient Egypt's Anubis masks.

It actually was giving me error messages a few times today, but now it seems to be working for me.

Huh, it's always worked for me.

My repaint

Original paint job

Got a model Triceratops from Safari Ltd recently and gave it a new coat of paint. Blue is my repaint, black is the original. #dinosaurs #prehistoric #repaint #toys

One more #NomadSculpt for the day. This one is Kennewick Man, a Native American man from 8,500 years ago. #nativeamerican #indigenous #prehistoric #paleoart #art

Another quick Nomad Sculpt project, also using and modifying a preset head before adding the hair, jewelry, and texture work. This one depicts a Natufian shaman from the prehistoric Middle East. #prehistoric #paleoanthropology #anthropology #sciart #paleoart #art #3dmodeling #nomadsculpt

Turntable video of Zlaty Kun Woman... #sciart #paleoart #paleoanthropology #anthropology #3dmodeling #art

My reconstruction of the Zlaty Kun human specimen from Europe 45,000 years ago in Nomad Sculpt. This time, I used one of the program's pre-made human busts and modified its features to match those of the skull. #paleoanthropology #anthropology #3dmodeling #paleoart #artㅤㅤㅤㅤ

Marker portrait of an Iberomaurusian man from Northwest Africa 25,000-11,000 years ago. #prehistoric #northafrican #african #anthropology #art

And now she has her weapons! #3dmodeling #originalcharacter #african #blackwoman #womanofcolor #art

Progress on modeling my #originalcharacter Makena in Nomad Sculpt... #3dmodeling #african #blackwoman #womanofcolor #art

This is a #referencesheet I made for a future 3D modeling project, using my #originalcharacter Makena of Azania. I want to see if I can turn her into a playable character for the projects in my game design courses. #characterdesign #conceptart #african #blackwoman #womanofcolor #fantasy #art

Marker doodle of a male Homo habilis. Somehow, the addition of the thin mustache makes him look more human-like in my eyes. #hominin #hominid #paleoanthropology #paleoart #humanevolution #art

New version

Old version

Redoing an old artwork from 2020... #ancient #kushite #nubian #sudanese #african #elephant #art

All I know is that the climate of Cretaceous Australia would have been relatively temperate by Mesozoic standards due to it being closer to the South Pole. A lot of the vegetation would have been temperate rainforest IIRC.

A Nigerian warrior lady is chasing down a rapacious colonial hunter on elephant-back! #nigerian #african #blackwoman #fantasy #colonialism #art

Lineart stage... #lineart #african #blackwoman #elephant #safari #art

Thumbnail Time is back this morning with a sketch of an African warrior lady chasing a colonial-era "Great White Hunter" on elephant-back! #thumbnailsketch #sketch #african #blackwoman #elephant #safari #art