Freelance illustrator with a special interest in wildlife; extinct, modern or future, from this planet or others, real or fictional... Visit www.stieven.com for bigger versions, some simple animations and a link to my shop.https://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3mns3ypstwk2fGREAT DINOSAUR MISTAKES trailer! A new picture book written by Jonathan Emmett and palaeontologist Dr Adam S. Smith, Illustrated by yours truly.08 Jun 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns3ypstwk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3mmydurvu6c2oNice! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmydurvu6c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3mmbj67wabk2jGood stuff :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbj67wabk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3mlg3wnujms2gQuestion: How "bendy" was Tullimonstrum? I keep seeing them reconstructed like a squid/in a squidlike position. Was something like this possible?09 May 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlg3wnujms2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3mg6izvoihs2pRevamped Spinothingie!03 Mar 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6izvoihs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3melgiakbks26Pectus excavatum+costochondritis= no fun11 Feb 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3melgiakbks26https://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3mcdduz3kb22pOh hey it’s #PortfolioDay! I’m Stieven and I draw prehistoric stuff.13 Jan 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdduz3kb22phttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3mbrt4okdzs2uA post for the new followers! This was my first “paleo”-diorama (8 years ago, I think).06 Jan 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrt4okdzs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3matrepcqjs2aDog!25 Dec 2025 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3matrepcqjs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3matdddsr4c2hMerryjingleballmasday !25 Dec 2025 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3matdddsr4c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3magm6u65oc2jQuestion for the paleoartists: What do you use as reference material for animals like opabinia, anomalocaris and other weirdos? Besides fossils and other people’s interpretations I mean. They’re pretty hard to wrap my head around.20 Dec 2025 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3magm6u65oc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3ma233foiic25Last of the walgvogels...15 Dec 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma233foiic25https://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3m3kitegsuk26roar19 Oct 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3kitegsuk26https://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3m3fvrkq3c22cSketchy kitty hm, might turn it into a t-shirt design thingy17 Oct 2025 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fvrkq3c22chttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3m3cpgrrc4s2zHey Bluesky, Any decent websites/apps that have a big library of human poses or you can create them yourself (in an easy fashion)?16 Oct 2025 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3cpgrrc4s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3m36dokiguc2xOh hey, it’s #PortfolioDay … again. The less typical diorama stuff this time, annotated... and the thumbnails are going to suck.14 Oct 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3m36dokiguc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3m2u4ivp2ic2lpterodoodles10 Oct 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2u4ivp2ic2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3m2fjgshxdk2wHip Hip Hooray! Have a nice 120th nameday old chap.04 Oct 2025 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2fjgshxdk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3lzta2c53522aMicroraptor repost time!27 Sep 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzta2c53522ahttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3lzlj6bki7k2bZavacephale, just a little domeheaded fellow24 Sep 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzlj6bki7k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3lxmzon57lc2jEocene formation in two parts...30 Aug 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxmzon57lc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3lvt7a6ic5s2qReceived some neat stuff today!07 Aug 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvt7a6ic5s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3lvgftnonbk2aWeird dude update02 Aug 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvgftnonbk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3ltpw3gkqvc2fReminder: You can also buy prints&stuff in my redbubble shop. (link in the comments) Ordered some very large prints myself, and they look pretty great!11 Jul 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltpw3gkqvc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3lthm5abtjc2cUkiyo-e Archie repost08 Jul 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3lthm5abtjc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3lqa4jgbq2c2gMe vs My art28 May 2025 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqa4jgbq2c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3lpkqswfml22zLook at this! So cool! A super cool sculpture by x.com/VinRogue227 Inspired by yours truly.19 May 2025 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpkqswfml22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3lmmln423bs2uBeaming up Scotty... Might play around with it some more later.12 Apr 2025 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmln423bs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/stievenvdp.bsky.social/post/3lmcno7l5zs2uHey it’s #PortfolioDay again!08 Apr 2025 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:6axrt3ldrt2lgprz5k7c6gee/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmcno7l5zs2u