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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 9, 2011 18:27:25 GMT
That would require a BIG shelf...aww heck..this is a shelf topper for sure. ;D
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Post by simon on May 9, 2011 19:11:50 GMT
Holy Cow!  How long is that figure? It measures approx. 33 inches in length from nose to tip of tail if straightened out Stunning. I LOVE the 'heavy' look. Most sauropods are reconstructed in semi-emaciated states. A healthy well-fed animal would surely look more like the one you've crafted. Particularly in the gut and neck - which is usually shown as too thin - despite the massive vertebrae that tell a different story... |
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Post by dinonikes on May 9, 2011 21:22:20 GMT
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Stunning. I LOVE the 'heavy' look. Most sauropods are reconstructed in semi-emaciated states. A healthy well-fed animal would surely look more like the one you've crafted. Particularly in the gut and neck - which is usually shown as too thin - despite the massive vertebrae that tell a different story...[/quote]
I agree with what you say- a lot of sauropods are reconstructed to look like they are half starved- like someone just threw a wet fabric over a skeleton- I wanted to sculpt this piece mainly to counter that look- I also think that in general dinosaurs are reconstructed in ways that accomodate the artists need for things to focus detail on- for example a lot of dinosaurs are shown with a lot of excessive wrinkles, making their skin look too large for the body- bunching up in weird places that make no sense to me- with wrinkles put in just for wrinkles sake almost, probably cause the artist wants to add 'details' to make the piece more visually interesting-looking at modern animals, you dont see such loose wrinkly bunching of the skin except in some cases, like for instance the neck of a monitor- I also think that theropods are portrayed as if their heads are just skulls with skin over them-you see all of the struts and bones too excessively, with just some muscles tucked into the openings of the skull- usually with larger scales framing these muscled openings with large scales over smaller scales where the muscles are- Also theropod shoulder seem to always have the shoulder blades way too prominenty showing through the skin, like there are no muscles attached to them- just think about your own shoulder blade how you can see it there under the skin, but muscles cover it and the definition of the actual shape of the bone is softened ,not as crisp as shown in many theropod sculpts-
Most paleoartists, myself included, use a lot of 'copying what others are doing' when doing dinosaurs- no one can see what these things really looked like- I have been trying to get away from these cliched looks myself lately, whether I am doingthis successfully or not is up to others to decide
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Post by dinonikes on Oct 23, 2011 16:57:56 GMT
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Post by simon on Oct 23, 2011 17:22:22 GMT
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Oct 23, 2011 18:18:06 GMT
That's AWESOME ! and the color scheme is pretty sweet too..can't go wrong with Martin as inspiration..  Any pics of the other color schemes though ? Now I'm curious.. ;D |
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Post by dinonikes on Oct 23, 2011 19:15:38 GMT
Thanks, I like the super, although I like my apato better- this one was the first sauropod I did and I think the apato has a bit more lifeto it-
This color scheme shown in these photos is not the one for stoneage inspired by Raul Martin-this color scheme came out of my head- sort of weird, but I like it, I will try to get photos up of the other coloe schemes for this guy that I have done-
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Oct 24, 2011 5:09:58 GMT
Huh..well it looks a bit like something Raul would have done...pretty cool ! ;D
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Post by bokisaurus on Oct 25, 2011 6:33:27 GMT
Wow, that is one awesome looking sauropod! I like the idea of having them all differently painted. Teh customization gives them a really unique and one of a kind appeal. I can't wait to see the other pics and also pics of the Apato  |
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Post by Griffin on Oct 25, 2011 17:27:39 GMT
Best colors on a model by you thus far.
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Post by dinonikes on Oct 26, 2011 0:30:50 GMT
Thanks, I dont know if its the best, along with this I have my other favs, this one wasnt meant to be a simple paint job for multiple repeated paintings- I am particularly fond of the black morph Allosaur, also much easier to paint-ha
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Oct 26, 2011 6:50:35 GMT
The " Black Death " paint jobs are also favorites of mine...of course with your Allo I had to make it look a bit like a coral snake for some reason..lol
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Post by dinonikes on Dec 19, 2011 1:37:14 GMT
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Dec 19, 2011 8:55:19 GMT
Awesome ! ;D
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Post by Himmapaan on Dec 19, 2011 12:02:11 GMT
Beautiful! I like the black 'mask' and tail tip. A very sophisticated-looking Supersaurus!
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Post by bokisaurus on Dec 21, 2011 7:17:23 GMT
Nice. both of them really beautifully painted. Hard to decide which one is my favorite... Looking forward to seeing one soon |
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Post by dinonikes on Dec 29, 2011 17:53:44 GMT
Nice. both of them really beautifully painted. Hard to decide which one is my favorite... Looking forward to seeing one soon You dont have to decide between these two paint schemes Boki, yours is a totally different paint- was based on a Goliath beetle sort of- |
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Post by bokisaurus on Dec 30, 2011 7:20:24 GMT
Nice. both of them really beautifully painted. Hard to decide which one is my favorite... Looking forward to seeing one soon You dont have to decide between these two paint schemes Boki, yours is a totally different paint- was based on a Goliath beetle sort of- Ohhhh that could be very interesting! So excited! How about the other one,any hint of its color scheme? ;D Happy New Year! |
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Post by brachiosaurus on Jan 4, 2012 0:20:48 GMT
I WANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jan 4, 2012 0:50:53 GMT
I WANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, you can HAVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol ;D Seriously they're for sale. |
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