Astrophysicist interested in palaeontology, archaeology, computer graphics and 3D-printing (he/him).https://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mtep4brl3k25Finished a 1:10 scale 3d-printed diorama of two Khaan mckennais.18 Aug 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtep4brl3k25https://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mtu46rghcs2bA new render of the Archaeopteryx skeleton 3d model I created back in 2020 after the descriptions in Wellnhofer (2008) and Rauhut (2013). I used it primarily for 3D printing (see images in a following post), but I figured I should post renders of it, too.24 Aug 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu46rghcs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mtep4brl3k25Finished a 1:10 scale 3d-printed diorama of two Khaan mckennais.18 Aug 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtep4brl3k25https://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3msolhfzkcc23A couple of Saccocoma crinoids swimming in the Jurassic sea of southern Germany. This is my understanding of how they supposedly swim through the shallow water. #paleoart #b3d #crinoid #jurassic #paleontology09 Aug 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msolhfzkcc23https://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3msojtgsdps2mWoohooo I got the Khaan models 3D printed by a service as I don't have a printer anymore - very happy how it turned out! Will start painting them next weekend!09 Aug 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msojtgsdps2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mrfotechzk2cHere is the second batch of the Khaan desert scene. I hope you like it! #paleoart #b3d #dinosaur #scicom #sciart #3dart24 Jul 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfotechzk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mrnbph75e224It's nothing I normally do, but as I got the model already - here is a skeletal diagram of Khaan based on my 3D model. #dinosaur #b3d #paleoart #paleontology27 Jul 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnbph75e224https://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mrfotechzk2cHere is the second batch of the Khaan desert scene. I hope you like it! #paleoart #b3d #dinosaur #scicom #sciart #3dart24 Jul 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfotechzk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mrdcnxjso22kThe first set of the scenes I did with the Khaan models, imagining how life in the Djadochta desert might have looked like. #paleoart #b3d #sciart #dinosaur23 Jul 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdcnxjso22khttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mrd6vk2jq22hSome studio renders of the Khaan life reconstruction based on the skeleton model I did before. I added some display features to the male model, but kept the colours mostly muted for the desert-like Djadochta environment in which these animals lived.23 Jul 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd6vk2jq22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mr3str73jk23A couple of Khaan mckennai taking an evening walk across the Djadochta desert. #paleoart #dinosaur #b3d #3dart20 Jul 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3str73jk23https://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mqrvfpbnxc2lA preview of the final scene of my Khaan project. #3dart #paleoart #dinosaur #b3d #blender3d16 Jul 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrvfpbnxc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mpopgzzfec2aFinal renders of the posed Khaan hatchling model. #b3d #sciart #paleoart #dinosaur02 Jul 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpopgzzfec2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mpoennlup224Kind of a breakdown of the Khaan 3d model, from skeleton to life reconstruction, plus some wonky animation work! #b3d #paleoart #dinosaur #3dart02 Jul 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoennlup224https://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mplfs44blk2vUpdated Khaan hatchling, trying some poses. #paleoart #sciart #b3d #dinosaur01 Jul 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplfs44blk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mph3ny2lms2bMy interpretation of what a hatchling of the oviraptoroid Khaan might have looked like, based on the skeleton model I did a couple of weeks ago. For future use in a hatching scene. #paleoart #b3d #dinosaur #oviraptor #blender3d29 Jun 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph3ny2lms2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mofzs4ris225Need to 3d print this once before I can sell the files - but where will I put it then 🙈16 Jun 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofzs4ris225https://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mnwzdcahgc2yThe final animation of the Khaan mckennai 3d model. Khaan is an oviraptorid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. It is closely related to birds, as can be seen from its anatomy and behaviour. #paleoart #b3d #dinosaur #palaeoart #3danimation10 Jun 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwzdcahgc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mnxnmywihk2lA few still frames of the Khaan skeleton models #paleoart #dinosaur #paleontology #oviraptor #blender3d10 Jun 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxnmywihk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mnwzdcahgc2yThe final animation of the Khaan mckennai 3d model. Khaan is an oviraptorid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. It is closely related to birds, as can be seen from its anatomy and behaviour. #paleoart #b3d #dinosaur #palaeoart #3danimation10 Jun 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwzdcahgc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3mnwaagfpxs26Here are a few preview renders of a new scene featuring a skeleton model of Khaan mckennai, an oviraptorid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. I've spent the last few weeks modelling this as accurately as I could. #paleontology #paleoart #blender3d #b3d #dinosaur10 Jun 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwaagfpxs26https://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3lb6dkpgnbc26Post your most popular art from Twitter! Don't know why this got so many likes but it's the most popular of mine by far. From 2022 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Nov 2024 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6dkpgnbc26https://bsky.app/profile/thorstobrand.bsky.social/post/3lb4274kae22fOk, starting this with a recently finished project - a Giraffatitan. The model is sculpted around a 3d scanned skeleton model of the Berlin mount. All done in blender.16 Nov 2024 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:voy5gttee2it3pucd2ue6hr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb4274kae22f