Dunkleosteus ~ Dunkle’s bone 🐠🦴 . Here is my finished design for my monster of the deep 💙 . I went through many colour variations to find the right ‘look’ and I ended up going for this murky swamp-like palette . What do you think? #paleoart #sciart

Ice age tar pits . I thought I would share my initial sketch and composition of my next big piece! I’ve had a long time obsession with the La Brea Tar Pits and now I want to create a design to showcase this incredible fossil trap! . What do you think? You do like this elongated design? #paleoart

A very quick visit to my happy place 💚🌿 #naturalhistorymuseum

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age ❄️ . I love it when you watch something that sparks your imagination and gets your creative thoughts flowing again. This new Apple TV series has done just that - the CGI and designs of the creatures are STUNNING! . Do you have a favourite scene/creature from the series?

Ornithischia ~ bird hip 🦅🦴🌿 . I’m getting back into the groove now and working on a new collection! . Any you’re excited about? #paleoart #sciart

Dunkleosteus ~ Dunkle’s Bone 🐟🦴 . Coming soon… #paleoart #sciart

Pterosauria tree (vintage edition) ~ 🦅🌳 . Alongside my ‘black edition’, I have also tested how my pterosaur illustration would look with a ‘vintage’ natural history illustration background’ . What do you guys think? Which version do you prefer? The black or vintage background? #paleoart

Pterosauria tree (black edition) ~ 🦅🌳 . A few of you mentioned that you wanted to see close ups of the design and see all the extra details, so here you go! 😊 #paleoart #sciart

Pterosauria tree (black edition) ~ 🦅🌳 . I’m so excited to reveal the finished design, based off of vintage natural history illustrations with a gothic twist! . What do you guys think? Do you have a favourite pterosaur? #paleoart #sciart

Rhamphorhynchus, Dimorphodon & Darwinopterus ~ 🦅 . These are the finished designs of my ‘big pterosaurs’ for my upcoming Pterosaur Tree design! . The whole thing is nearly finished…I can’t wait to share it with you! . What do you guys think? #paleoart

Triceratops ~ three-horned face 🦏 . My final colour variation complete! This has been a fun ‘mini series’ to work on, especially with trying a forward face design. I have a few ideas of what I would like to do with all three designs so watch this space 👀 . What do you guys think? . #paleoart

Velociraptor & Protoceratops ~ ‘Mongolian Survival’ 🦅🇲🇳 . I unveiled this new design at @dinoconuk.bsky.social This is the first time I’ve combined two figures together to make a scene and I felt that the iconic fossil of these two would be perfect subject matter to try this out! #paleoart

(4/n) other artist whose work I was able to see and purchase at the event. Firstly, @emilyhiggs-art.bsky.social whose beautiful, stylised palaeoart I have admired for years. I picked up a few gorgeous pterosaur cards that you can see here.

Cool #paleoart : Sauropoda by @emilyhiggs-art.bsky.social. Not in her trademark folded style, but v fine & v Emily nonetheless! Another one of the prints I bought at @dinoconuk.bsky.social (technically @tpbunny.bsky.social procured this for me).

All set up and ready for @dinoconuk.bsky.social if your attending over the weekend, please come over and say hi! 😊🦖🦕

Triceratops ~ three-horned face 📯📯📯 . The second colour variation completed… #sciart

Now…I’m REALLY excited about this piece! . I loved how my recent pterosaur collection turned out and I didn’t really want to stop there, and now I’m taking a closer look at smaller pterosaurs hanging out together! . The sketch is complete, so now onto blocking the shapes out ✍🏼

On 1st August, we will chat about conventions and networking in general. 👥 In the last months I could not have met a better networker than @jamespascoe.bsky.social! Talking about conventions, @velozee.bsky.social & @emilyhiggs-art.bsky.social might give diff. views based on their experiences. 2/n

Triceratops ~ three-horned face 📯📯📯 . The first colour variation completed… #sciart #paleoart

Thalassodromeus ~ sea runner 🌊🏃🏽‍♀️ . The pterosaur collection is complete! . This guy is the conclusion of my first series of pterosaurs…and I think it’s my favourite design!

Nyctosaurus ~ night lizard 🌌🦎 . 4/5 complete! . I looked at a lot of modern day sea birds for inspiration of this design and I noticed a lot had simple colour palettes or strong lines so I felt this would be suitable for this pterosaur…but I couldn’t resist a flourish of colour on the crest tips!

Tupandactylus ~ Tupan finger 🇧🇷👈🏼 . 3/5 complete! . I did originally think about putting a big ‘eye spot’ in the head crest of this pterosaur but I thought it would be interesting to look at how colours and subtle patterning could play a part in its display 👁️

Dsungaripterus ~ Junggar basin wing 🇨🇳🪽 . It was really exciting to come up with a colour scheme/pattern that included so much colour!! I got a lot of inspiration from hornbills and toucans . What do you guys think?

Triceratops ~ Three-horned face 📯📯📯 . I’ve been working on a number of colour schemes for my triceratops head design…and I’m struggling to choose which ones my favourite! . What do you guys think? Is there a particular option you like the most?

Tropeognathus ~ Keel Jaw 🦷🦅 . The first of my pterosaur collection finished! It’s been interesting to think about the possible colouration/patterns these creatures would have had, especially when their jaws had such a large surface area! . What do you guys think of this first design?

more more more! @emilyhiggs-art.bsky.social @palaeojules.bsky.social

Lyme Regis fossil festival 2025 🐚 . Being a part of this festival is such a highlight of the year for me, I already can’t wait for next year. . It made my paleo-heart so happy to meet many like-minded people, seeing lots of new and familiar faces, as well as meeting many online friends in person 💙

final #SciArt #LymeRegis #FossilFestival haul with pieces from @kakapojay.bsky.social, @august-joseph.bsky.social, Emily Juliet Stevens, @palaeojules.bsky.social, @phoebeginger.bsky.social, Sean Hennessy, @emilyhiggs-art.bsky.social, Em (The Cookieraptor) and more teenies given to us at our booth!

haul time 🦕 🌟 prints/misc cute dinosaur goodness from @phoebeginger.bsky.social, @kakapojay.bsky.social, @emilyhiggs-art.bsky.social, @theintrovertebrates and gorgeous watercolour by @dailydinosketch.bsky.social

Yangchuanosaurus ~ Yangchuan lizard 🇨🇳🦎 . I imagined this dinosaur would be prowling through a dark and dense forest so I went with a colour palette and pattern that would benefit this predator but also have flashy flourishes for identification 🌳🌲 . What do you guys think?

So happy to announce that I will not only be attending @dinoconuk.bsky.social but I will also be appearing alongside these incredible palaeoartists for a palaeoart panel discussion!! I hope to see you there! #paleoart #dinocon #dinosaurs

A fun little DIY project for the weekend ✏️ . I needed another display option for upcoming Lyme Regis Fossil Festivla, so I thought I would have a go a making my own with left over cardboard boxes 😊

Upcoming markets 🦖🦕🌿🦣 . This summer I will be attending both Lyme Regis Fossil Festival and DinoCon so in preparation for them, I have produce a number of new products! 😊 . Keep an eye out for: ~ 📚 Tasseled bookmarks ~ 🦤 New sticker designs ~ 🏞️ Collectible postcards ~ 🖨️ New A4 prints

Irritator ~ 🦖🐠 . Adding this Brazilian spinosaurid to the dinosaur collection. I imagined this dinosaur running along the coastal shores amongst the driftwood and sea grass 🌾🌊 . #paleoart #spinosaurid #irritatorchallengeri

Dinosaurs... ~ 🦖🦕 . As someone who likes to juggle multiple projects at once 😅 alongside my pterosaurs, I have a number of new dinosaur designs underway! . I was so happy with my recent ‘polar dinosaur’ collection, I couldn’t wait to apply a similar style to more dinos!

Pterosaurs... ~ 🦅🦎 . After completing my marine reptile collection last year, it only felt right to design a flying reptile collection! . So here is a sneak peek at what’s to come… #paleoart #pterosaurs

Working on the new batch of dinosaurs…very excited to share the designs soon 👀 . #paleoart #dinosaurs

Dodo ~ 🦤 . I’ve wanted to draw this iconic extinct bird for such a long time now and couldn’t resist having a go this weekend…✍🏼 #dodo #paleoart

Edmontosaurus ~ Edmonton lizard 🇨🇦🦎 . The trio for my ‘polar collection’ is now complete! However, I thought I would try a different background with this hadrosaur getting caught in the rain ☔️ . #paleoart #dinosaur #edmontosaurus

Pachyrhinosaurus ~ thick-nosed lizard 👃🏼🦎 . There was a lot of trial and error getting the colour scheme just right as I wanted to get the balance of a creature living in a cold environment, and I think I’ve now got the balance just right 😊 #paleoart

Alamosaurus ~ Ojo Alamo lizard 🇲🇽🦖 . This has been an idea/composition I’ve wanted to work on for so long and it’s exciting to finally see it come to fruition! . …but I wonder whether this design would also work with a more realistic colour scheme...?

Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2025 is on the horizon - one of my highlights of the year. I'll be talking dinosaurs, doing book signings, and I _might_ also be hosting an exhibition.... stay tuned for news. The Fossil Festival is a massive, free event and always great fun. Pics from 2024...

Working on a surprise design ✍🏼

Nanuqsaurus ~ polar bear lizard 🐻‍❄️🦖 . I’m kicking off my polar collection with this predator! ❄️ . I LOVED working on this design. It was so fun to try out new things like the composition as well as the background details which creates more of a scene/story . I can’t wait to show you more!

A sneak peek of a new dinosaur design…hoping to share the finished piece tomorrow 👀🦖

A sneak peek of three new dinosaur designs I’m working on 👀 . ~ Pachyrhinosaurus ~ Edmontosaurus ~ Nanuqsaurus

Hello! As my first post I wanted to introduce myself: I’m Emily and I’m a natural history illustrator 🌿✍🏼 . I look forward to sharing many more designs with you on this platform and watching this community grow!

The virtual paleoart exhibition is live! Explore artwork from 24 incredible artists, including paintings, handcraft, modeling, animation, and poetry. Take your time exploring the details in pieces by your favorite artists—or discover new ones! Visit: extinctfineart.com/view-gallery/