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Post by Griffin on May 17, 2011 13:20:05 GMT
Thanks guys!
Sadly there is no antelope in this batch. These were for a project I did at school illustrating slides for one of the animal science professors. he wanted images of the wild ancestors of all the major domesticated animals. So this was goat and pig. Before I posted dog, cat and chicken.
I have another ruminant coming up, an Aurochs (for cattle). Probably wont get around to posting it until after this week though. I also have a wild horse but it scanned all weird so its in the same boat as the aurochs as far as being posted is concerned.
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Post by Himmapaan on May 17, 2011 14:54:58 GMT
Perhaps you'll find time to paint an antelope for yourself (or for us ;D) one day. In the meantime, I look forward to the aurochs. (And don't forget to bring your sketchbooks to London, please! ;D)
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Post by Griffin on Jun 1, 2011 22:27:11 GMT
New watercolor. Hadrosaurus is hunted by two Dryptosaurus. Nodosaur chills in the distance.
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Post by Himmapaan on Jun 1, 2011 22:46:34 GMT
Brilliant!
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Post by arioch on Jun 1, 2011 23:48:29 GMT
Very nice. I like the scheme on the hadrosaurus, and I guess thats an Edmontonia in the background. But you didnt draw the hallux in the one on the left?
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Post by Griffin on Jun 2, 2011 5:17:36 GMT
There is a very fragmented nodosaur known from NJ that would have been sharing its habitat with hadro and drypto. Not enought of has been found to know specifically what it looks like so edmontonia is a decent model since it lived at around that time.
The hallux would be facing back so the claw wouldnt be showing.
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Post by Griffin on Jun 19, 2011 22:47:28 GMT
Male para done in watercolors. Enjoy
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Post by arioch on Jun 19, 2011 22:58:32 GMT
Quite nice, though the neck should be a bit thicker. I like the butterflies ( remind me I should include non arcosaur fauna in my drawings sometimes) By the way, checking the whole thread recently I just have noticed the picture of your signature was made for you too. Brilliant job! I think its my favourite so far. You should do more feathered dinosaurs with that style.
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Post by Griffin on Jun 19, 2011 23:00:03 GMT
Thanks. The unenlagia is my fav painting I have done still as well. I def want to do more feathered dinosaurs. I have been meaning to do either an archaeopteryx or a microraptor and def a troodontid eventually. I think the neck is okay actually though. In fact even if it were thinner it could still be considered alright. Where are you getting the thicker idea from?
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Post by arioch on Jun 19, 2011 23:10:29 GMT
Just the area surroundig the head, the rest seems ok. Looks a bit like the old swan like duckbill necks (without the swan pose, just the shape), but maybe is just me. I feel terrible for pointing out this kind of things, I really like it.
And yes a Microraptor with your technique would be awesome (four wings are better than two anyday ;D)
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Post by Griffin on Jun 19, 2011 23:53:42 GMT
Just the area surroundig the head, the rest seems ok. Looks a bit like the old swan like duckbill necks (without the swan pose, just the shape), but maybe is just me. I feel terrible for pointing out this kind of things, I really like it. And yes a Microraptor with your technique would be awesome (four wings are better than two anyday ;D) I think its okay actually. I was looking at Greg Paul's (who has a flap behind the crest so it was a little confusing trying to imagine with that part cut out) but I'm pretty sure I got it the right thickness. Thanks for the input all the same though.
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Post by Himmapaan on Jun 20, 2011 16:18:07 GMT
Too funny; I was planning to do a Parasaurolophus next myself! Another beautiful one, Chris. The neck looks fine to me too.
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Post by hkhollinstone on Jun 20, 2011 17:22:50 GMT
Wonderful, love the colours - nice idea with the butterflies too
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Post by Horridus on Jun 22, 2011 17:59:39 GMT
The Dryptosaurus one is just awesome. Highest commendations for that.
The Parasaurolophus is lovely too, although if I were to be nitpicky, I think it might be a little bit boney, especially around the scapula. It's still a beautiful painting mind.
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Post by arioch on Jun 22, 2011 18:37:05 GMT
As I recently noticed probably the scapula shouldn´t be showing at all, or just very slightly. Apparently the shoulder area in hadrosaurs was heavily covered by vertical skin wrinkles (I guess they know that from the duckbill mummy) at least according to Paul.
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Post by Horridus on Jun 22, 2011 19:23:02 GMT
I'd have just thought that there'd be too much muscle and flesh around there for the whole thing to be externally visible.
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Post by Griffin on Jun 22, 2011 20:28:34 GMT
Its funny the skeletal look was bothering me too. I showed it to the scientist I use to get pro feedback from and he said it looked too skeletal as well. So kudos to you guys for catching the same thing as a pro. I know for next time to lay off the bones. Thanks for the input.
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Post by Griffin on Jul 4, 2011 23:36:10 GMT
Two new watercolors. Amargasaurus and Tyrannosaurus. These are both very tiny pieces so the detail may not look as vivid blown up like this unfortunately.
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Post by zopteryx on Jul 4, 2011 23:52:53 GMT
I really like the Amargasaurus! The color scheme really works well with the shape of the animal.
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Post by DinoLord on Jul 5, 2011 3:25:15 GMT
The Amargasaurus kind of reminds me of a lionfish. Great work!
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