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Old Berndadetta: The Crooked Rex

The Crooked Rex by Sketchy-raptor, visual art

Pterosaur Anatomy

Pteranodon 3D Anatomy Study by Sketchy-raptor, visual art

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My name is Dr. Matt Dempsey, and I'm a musculoskeletal biologist, vertebrate palaeontologist, and scientific illustrator/3D modeller.

I have recently completed a PhD in musculoskeletal biology with the University of Liverpool and Natural History Museum, London. My research focuses on body size, body shape, and locomotion in dinosaurs and other animals. I also have a masters degree in Earth Sciences from the University of Manchester.

I specialise in creating high-quality, scientifically accurate visualisations of the anatomy of dinosaurs and other animals. If you're looking to commission a skeletal or muscle diagram or model of a particular animal, then you've come to the right place. I also create fully fleshed out life models of dinosaurs.

I mostly work in 3D - almost everything you'll see in my portfolio has been touched by Blender in one way or another.

I am also available to provide expert scientific consultance for projects involving dinosaurs and other extinct life, such as TV, film, games, and books.

If you'd like to commission me or enlist my services, please reach out at medempsey97@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you!


Favourite Visual Artist
Crash McCreery, Michael Trcic, John Gurche, Mark Hallett, RJ Palmer
Favourite Movies
Jurassic Park, The Empire Strikes Back, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Spider-Man 2, The Batman, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Favourite TV Shows
Arcane, Legion, Scrubs, Andor, Derry Girls, Pantheon, Walking with Dinosaurs, Cowboy Bebop, Doctor Who, The Simpsons
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
John Williams, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Oasis, Gorillaz, Pink Floyd
Favourite Books
The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine
Favourite Games
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Mass Effect Trilogy, Baldur's Gate 3, The Witcher 3, Half Life 2, Tomb Raider 2013, Knights of the Old Republic
Favourite Gaming Platform
PC, most Nintendo consoles
Tools of the Trade
Grit, spit an' a whole lotta duct tape
Every 3D T. rex I've made over the years that I still have some kind of record of. I wonder if any of you who have been following me on this website for a long time remember some of the old ones? I've learned a lot since then... The oldest examples make me cringe (fondly) a little now. [DEVIATION]
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Texturing time (don't worry, the teeth and eyes will return) [DEVIATION]
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Critters I modelled between the Summers of 2024 and 2025. Three (Spicomellus, Galahadosuchus, and Ajkaceratops) were created to accompany the description of significant new fossils in their respective publications, whereas the looming Tyrannosaur in the back was a personal piece. You can see them all in more detail here:
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Happy Birthday =]

Happy Birthday =]

Happy early birthday!

Please, if you do a study of the musculature of a patagopelta or any other nodosaurinae, I would greatly appreciate it, as I can't find any scientifically correct images of it. Also, I watch you.

Hi Sketchy-raptor.

Great! ... especially the muscular art which is really interesting to see visualized. Thanks : )