Post by 0VerSus1 on Apr 18, 2011 22:26:22 GMT
Ok: hope I don't get a "default Romanian ban" treatment for stating my residential place, if you wanna call it that way ;D And no, I don't know any vampire (yeah, Transylvania IS in Romania) or other imaginary creatures of Folklore; neither do I suck blood on the full moon or whatever they do in horror flicks (although I do not guarantee that for our political class - sucking the blood, sweat and life of citizens it's a national sport - here and anywhere on the globe 
); I don't "play trampoline" with Nadia Comaneci, football with Gica Hagi ..or..what else can be known internationally about Romania?! (besides the stereotype "Gypsy Thieves", pls! - joke 
)
If none of these listed above ring any bell, then you can proudly call me "another anonymous guy from a country that nobody heard about" ;D
Or you can call me Andrew (Andrei in my language).
Jokes aside, I'm a 27 years old web designer (although I do, in majority, layout graphics) who, like you yourselves, have a passion for prehistoric life; and its 'capture' in figurines, molds, reconstructions.
Although I went through several interest phases from childhood through adolescence (belletristic, math, astronomy, genetics - to name some), trying my best to tackle the issues at hand (unfortunately all have remained at hobby level), probably the biggest passion then and now still remains paleontology. Mainly 'cose it goes hand in hand with my innate ability for drawing (some examples at the end of this already to long "verbal gargle" post - but, hey: i've said that i like belletristic ;D)
As a hobby I like to draw as accurate as I can my prehistoric fauna models (especially dinosaurs) regarding anatomical rigor and scientific data related to the problem - I do some "field research" prior.
Consequently, and by this I'm getting to the point of this forum, I also like the figurines that I collect (done so for many years now) to be very accurate from the scientific viewpoint. Until two months ago everything I collected was from, at best, my early adolescence. Right about then I began to forgot about "the world of bygone times" that fascinated me as a child. But two months ago I accidentally came across a Mega Bloks Plasma Ankylosaurus. At first I smiled ironically as the thought of my dinosaur interest from long ago came in mind. The cabinet where I imprisoned my dino collection hadn't been opened in years (who else thinks of "corners in which we forget our childhood's dreams" theme of melancholy?!).
But, story cut short, now on my office 4 wonderfully made Papo dinosaurs (Spinosaurus, Allosaurus, Stegosaurus and Velociraptor, alongside a prehistoric man with spear and a Caouanne turtle/Caretta caretta - many more will come) prepare for battle with my ignorance and oblivion over things that made me happy and have forgot because of daily work routine.
What I want from this forum? To know people with whom I share my paleontological collector's passion, to elaborate on my drawing skills, motivated by the "specimens" I collect (not just figurines, but also fossils - at the moment I have 2 ammonites - and fossil replicas), to learn and to keep my spirit high on what I love to do.
Ah: and not to bore you to much with this kind of "kilometric/mile-long posts" in the future
Cheers!
Andrew P.
PS: Excuse my "wooden leg" English, pls! I learned it from TV. No joke here
PPS: three examples from my drawings that I mentioned earlier:
Tarascosaurus (cranial reconstruction of an carnivorous dinosaur from the Hateg-Cornet islands - Romanian territory, Late Cretaceous)
Masiakasaurus (cranial reconstruction of an insectivorous dinosaur from Madagascar, Late Cretaceous)
Osteology study - Homo sapiens
(A little bit) more on what i draw here: www.miracleofart.com/sys/galleries.php?ft=own&fv=60ed1fb8bd77a57f7dfe560379baa0d6c4ce01f6
); I don't "play trampoline" with Nadia Comaneci, football with Gica Hagi ..or..what else can be known internationally about Romania?! (besides the stereotype "Gypsy Thieves", pls! - joke 
)If none of these listed above ring any bell, then you can proudly call me "another anonymous guy from a country that nobody heard about" ;D
Or you can call me Andrew (Andrei in my language).
Jokes aside, I'm a 27 years old web designer (although I do, in majority, layout graphics) who, like you yourselves, have a passion for prehistoric life; and its 'capture' in figurines, molds, reconstructions.
Although I went through several interest phases from childhood through adolescence (belletristic, math, astronomy, genetics - to name some), trying my best to tackle the issues at hand (unfortunately all have remained at hobby level), probably the biggest passion then and now still remains paleontology. Mainly 'cose it goes hand in hand with my innate ability for drawing (some examples at the end of this already to long "verbal gargle" post - but, hey: i've said that i like belletristic ;D)
As a hobby I like to draw as accurate as I can my prehistoric fauna models (especially dinosaurs) regarding anatomical rigor and scientific data related to the problem - I do some "field research" prior.
Consequently, and by this I'm getting to the point of this forum, I also like the figurines that I collect (done so for many years now) to be very accurate from the scientific viewpoint. Until two months ago everything I collected was from, at best, my early adolescence. Right about then I began to forgot about "the world of bygone times" that fascinated me as a child. But two months ago I accidentally came across a Mega Bloks Plasma Ankylosaurus. At first I smiled ironically as the thought of my dinosaur interest from long ago came in mind. The cabinet where I imprisoned my dino collection hadn't been opened in years (who else thinks of "corners in which we forget our childhood's dreams" theme of melancholy?!).
But, story cut short, now on my office 4 wonderfully made Papo dinosaurs (Spinosaurus, Allosaurus, Stegosaurus and Velociraptor, alongside a prehistoric man with spear and a Caouanne turtle/Caretta caretta - many more will come) prepare for battle with my ignorance and oblivion over things that made me happy and have forgot because of daily work routine.
What I want from this forum? To know people with whom I share my paleontological collector's passion, to elaborate on my drawing skills, motivated by the "specimens" I collect (not just figurines, but also fossils - at the moment I have 2 ammonites - and fossil replicas), to learn and to keep my spirit high on what I love to do.
Ah: and not to bore you to much with this kind of "kilometric/mile-long posts" in the future
Cheers!
Andrew P.
PS: Excuse my "wooden leg" English, pls! I learned it from TV. No joke here
PPS: three examples from my drawings that I mentioned earlier:
Tarascosaurus (cranial reconstruction of an carnivorous dinosaur from the Hateg-Cornet islands - Romanian territory, Late Cretaceous)
Masiakasaurus (cranial reconstruction of an insectivorous dinosaur from Madagascar, Late Cretaceous)
Osteology study - Homo sapiens
(A little bit) more on what i draw here: www.miracleofart.com/sys/galleries.php?ft=own&fv=60ed1fb8bd77a57f7dfe560379baa0d6c4ce01f6
I look forward to seeing more of your wonderful drawings! 
