Paleona's Illustrations

[Halichoeres]

Thanks for sharing these charming scenes. As a fan of the Paleozoic, I appreciated those bonus sketches as well!

[Dinoreplicas]

Lovely style, the colouring is exceptional.

[Paleona]

Thanks to everyone that's commented, it really means a lot to me, especially coming from prehistory fans!
And a special little thanks to @postsaurischian  - I love the comparison to Miyazaki's work!! I try to highlight the beauty in the everyday, it's something that's important to me; I feel like Ghibli films do this a lot, even with the fantastical elements. It's definitely an inspiration.

Anyway, here's a little sneak peek rough sketch of my next dinosaur illustration -



The keywords here being: baby Ankylosaurus, potatoes, summer garden 

Akylosaurs are my favorite dinosaur family! This isn't meant to be Bumpy, but I did recently learn of their existence!! How cute! I still don't have any interest in watching Camp Cretaceous, lol, but I do think Bumpy is adorable.

[Justin_]

I think you've got potential for a second scene, where it uses its tail club to mash the potatoes.

[Paleona]

@Justin_ lol that would be a cute follow up! I'm not sure this anky would be able to mash them too well, since their tail can't really smash up and down 

Here's the finished pic, though! I really loved working on it 

[Newt]

This is great! I'm especially delighted that you took the time to draw potato plants that look like potato plants - most artists, especially when doing highly stylized art, just attach recognizable fruits or vegetables to generic plant shapes.


There was a half-grown cottontail grazing in my yard today; he was almost as cute as this ankylosaur.

[Paleona]

This is great! I'm especially delighted that you took the time to draw potato plants that look like potato plants - most artists, especially when doing highly stylized art, just attach recognizable fruits or vegetables to generic plant shapes.


There was a half-grown cottontail grazing in my yard today; he was almost as cute as this ankylosaur.

Thank you! I'm definitely trying to put more effort into how plants actually look; there's such a beautiful diversity of plant life, really it would just be boring to draw everything the same, haha.

Also nice! I'm looking forward to seeing wild bunnies in my yard, too. I saw one a couple times during the winter, living off tree shoots, but no spring visitors yet ^^

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Henlo, little Ankylosaurus :-D

@postsaurischian ist absolutely right. Your Art reminds me of Studio Ghibli too. Your Pictures have a fantastical, alive and slightly magical vibe to it.
I am looking forward to Games like "Paleo Pines", wich goes in a similar, but simpler direction.

Your Pictures are packed with Feelings.

[Paleona]

Henlo, little Ankylosaurus :-D

@postsaurischian ist absolutely right. Your Art reminds me of Studio Ghibli too. Your Pictures have a fantastical, alive and slightly magical vibe to it.
I am looking forward to Games like "Paleo Pines", wich goes in a similar, but simpler direction.

Your Pictures are packed with Feelings.

Thanks so much for the kind comment  🌻
Oh, yeah, I'm absolutely looking forward to Paleo Pines, too! It's literally a dream come true game, I really hope the indie devs pull it off. The world could use more stylized dinosaurs, that aren't based off Jurassic Park, haha.

[Halichoeres]

This is great! I'm especially delighted that you took the time to draw potato plants that look like potato plants - most artists, especially when doing highly stylized art, just attach recognizable fruits or vegetables to generic plant shapes.


There was a half-grown cottontail grazing in my yard today; he was almost as cute as this ankylosaur.

Thank you! I'm definitely trying to put more effort into how plants actually look; there's such a beautiful diversity of plant life, really it would just be boring to draw everything the same, haha.

Yeah, I appreciate this, too! This scene is great, I can feel our little buddy's anticipation of a nice starchy snack.

[Paleona]

@Halichoeres haha, thanks! Starchy snacks are always a treat 

Here's another sketchy set of various prehistoric friends!


Anomalocaris, Eohippus, and Moschops today

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

:-) That Anomalocaris. I have to think of a Cat with an arched back, that wants huge Amounts of cuddles.

[Patrx]

Aw, the Eohippus is my favorite. Adorable!

[Halichoeres]

Rounding it out, I gotta say I'm partial to that Moschops.

[Gothmog the Baryonyx]

Theyvare all adorable, its hard to pick a favourite.  The Moschops is the most impressive but the other 2 looks cuter i think. Moschops is still my favourite

[Subduction]

Your artwork is absolutely precious! And inspiring too. As much as I love prehistoric animals, I find them a little intimidating to draw because of how hyperealistic paleoart tends to be. Which isn't a problem. My style just tends to be on the cartoonier side, haha!

Anyway! I really love your style. You nail down that watercolor, storybook look perfectly. I also really adore the colors and atmosphere in your art. And I can't get over how cute the dinos/animals look! I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more artwork from you!

[ceratopsian]

How have I missed this thread?  Your work has a wonderfully joyful quality.  Thank you! Moschops is a charmer!  (And I absolutely fell in love with the vintage postcard Borealopelta - I was that far behind in checking your thread!)

[Shonisaurus]

Beautiful and cheerful art, the moschops and the anomalocaris have been embroidered well. It is an exceptional art dedicated to a young audience, you have a very good talent.

[Paleona]

Sorry I missed some of your comments!! I got distracted with other interests (Pokemon) and took a bit of a break from prehistory, haha. Thank you all so much for the kind words, though, I'm really happy you all enjoy my art :')

Also, S @Subduction - I'm so happy to have inspired you~ I feel the exact same way, in regards to the hyper-realism that's associated with paleoart. While realism is for sure important, I think paleoart has room for lots of different art styles!

Here's a couple recent things!

First, a modern dinosaur and her babies:



Aaaand a quick, messy pic of my personal favorite JP toy. I remember fawning over this rex in magazines and at Toys R Us. My dad ended up buying it for me as a surprise back then, so it holds some really nice memories:

[Simone]

This is awesome! Your work is brilliant, I love the colours and the softness of the illustrations.