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Post by kevin on Dec 16, 2009 21:26:00 GMT
Ok, I did not paint these again or change them in any way, I just took the pics outside in better light, hoping to show the coloration better: Battat Amargasaurus:  Battat Maisaura:    |
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Post by kuni on Dec 17, 2009 18:32:25 GMT
The Maiasaura is really nice. The Amarga is nice too, but a splash of color on the headcrest would go a long way. Yeah yeah, I'm arguing for "less naturalistic colors", which is weird....
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Post by bucketfoot on Dec 17, 2009 21:43:11 GMT
MY EYES!!! OH GOD MY EYES!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!
;D
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Post by Libraraptor on Dec 17, 2009 21:48:21 GMT
You overpainted WHAT???
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Dec 18, 2009 5:24:41 GMT
The Amargas neck frill...I think ...should be more colorful. Maybe as some sort of sexual display or a predator deterent...could have hada color pattern that made a predator go for the spines first..of it could have had a warning color..like a coral snake...red/yellow/black alternating.
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Post by kevin on Dec 18, 2009 5:51:12 GMT
Or...maybe not. Maybe--likely--there was no sail at all, onlythe spines, possibly sheathed in keratin. My understanding is that the sail would have hampered neck mobility too much to be practical. But....I took the position that the skin here is similar to the webbing between an octopus's arms, or our fingers. The same color as the rest of the body/skin, unless flushed with blood, or with direct light shining through. In the case of threat or sexual display, the flushed blood may have enduced pronouced display color and patterns, and at the least direct light would illuminate the blood vessels, giving a reddish look, ala a flashlight against your hand. However, what if this were a female, or a male not in sexual heat or threatened, or with the sun--or a flashlight--shining directly through it? I don't need every male figure I have to be in full display, see?
Now, I figure the spines on this figure would be covered with the skin, so may not be a different color, and I see no reason the sail and spines would be differentiated. However, if, if, I had done body markings and patterns, I could see them covering the sail, giving the animal an overall larger, more threatening appearance, maybe even eyespots and such, like the spinosaurus and dimetrodon, and ouranosaurus I did. But, i opted for a plain body color, to match my herd, and I dont see making the sail different just to do it. I figure if this is a male, it is in a non-display place, and maybe if it were female, plainer would work.
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Post by kevin on Dec 18, 2009 5:56:26 GMT
Now, if anyone wants to DONATE another one, I'd be more than happy to paint it as a young male in full display mode....anyone? ;D
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Post by wheezy on Dec 18, 2009 6:52:16 GMT
I have to agree the amargo is great but adding some detail to the sail would finish it off nicely. As for the mia i think for me at least its a color clash between the green and grayish purple. they for some odd reason seam like and odd color combo and dont think i have seen it on an animal before. I think that a blue tone would have worked better instead of the green. But hey these r yours as long as your happy what does it matter what we all say.
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