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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 15, 2011 3:36:30 GMT
There was a book..I think it was the Protoceratops one by Rourke that has the Proto hiding during a storm but she looks out and sees a Tarbosaur running out during the storm and it get's struck and fried by lightning..later on smaller predators show up and eat it.
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Post by Griffin on Jul 15, 2011 3:41:19 GMT
There was a book..I think it was the Protoceratops one by Rourke that has the Proto hiding during a storm but she looks out and sees a Tarbosaur running out during the storm and it get's struck and fried by lightning..later on smaller predators show up and eat it. Yeah I have that book. |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 15, 2011 3:46:05 GMT
I had the whole set once..now just a few of them..they were definitely inspiring to me. ;D
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Post by arioch on Jul 15, 2011 7:49:53 GMT
Never heard of that book... maybe there´s a pic of that somewhere?  |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 15, 2011 8:41:07 GMT
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Post by arioch on Jul 15, 2011 16:24:20 GMT
Thanks Blade! Meanwhile here´s something you might like, a quick concept of Allosaurus maximus : (I was doing this when Radman made the request)  Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
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Post by stoneage on Jul 15, 2011 17:40:56 GMT
Because of the improbability of being hit, the giraffe is at no appreciably greater risk than other species, says Dr Fennessy. Last year in Scotland, 16 bullocks were killed after a lightning strike. Reports suggested the animals were huddled together when one was hit, and the current was conducted through a puddle to the others.
"If you're in the wrong place at the wrong time you're susceptible - it's not that giraffes stand out like lightning rods," says Dr Fennessy. "I know of a sad incident where a pack of wild dogs were sheltering under a tree that was struck and all of them died."
And I don't think Giraffes would think to lower their heads to avoid lightning strikes. If anything they would seek shelter under a tree, during a storm. Brachiosaurs would be the same thing.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 15, 2011 18:03:15 GMT
Nice ! I love the spiney bits ! The dewlap is interesting too..I haven't seen them used all that much...def alters the look a little . ;D
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Post by sbell on Jul 15, 2011 18:24:11 GMT
Because of the improbability of being hit, the giraffe is at no appreciably greater risk than other species, says Dr Fennessy. Last year in Scotland, 16 bullocks were killed after a lightning strike. Reports suggested the animals were huddled together when one was hit, and the current was conducted through a puddle to the others. "If you're in the wrong place at the wrong time you're susceptible - it's not that giraffes stand out like lightning rods," says Dr Fennessy. "I know of a sad incident where a pack of wild dogs were sheltering under a tree that was struck and all of them died." And I don't think Giraffes would think to lower their heads to avoid lightning strikes. If anything they would seek shelter under a tree, during a storm. Brachiosaurs would be the same thing. That happens to cows with some frequency. Either one of the herd is hit, or the fence they are huddled against is struck. |
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Post by arioch on Jul 18, 2011 1:10:10 GMT
I present you the fried sauropods first concept ( a Giraffatitan):  Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 18, 2011 2:50:58 GMT
Nice ! I like you got it look like it's just starting to tumble..VERY nice ! ;D Here is a shot of the Tarbosaur getting hit by lightning from the previously mentioned book :  |
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Post by Horridus on Jul 18, 2011 16:22:53 GMT
Hahaha. His face. ^
Really like how the Giraffatitan piece is coming along, I look forward to the finished article!
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 18, 2011 16:42:20 GMT
lol makes me wonder just what expressions creatures hit by lightning have... heh heh
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Post by paleoferroequine on Jul 18, 2011 19:38:19 GMT
I like this idea, good drawing. One thing, I know this is just a preliminary drawing but the lightning would probably be just one very large stroke hitting the Giraffatitan . This is not my picture but I have been this close to a strike(twice)   |
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Post by arioch on Jul 18, 2011 21:04:39 GMT
Wow, really scary picture. Didn´t know lightnings could be so...big. Never been close to one (fortunately).
Glad that you like what I have so far. I wasn´t sure about the pose on the collapsing brachiosaur ( I made 2 versions more but this one seems the most satisfying.) My biggest concern though was that the animal occupies too many space on the sheet and you can´t see too much of the lightning itself.
About the tarbo: lol, indeed. I almost can see the smile on that proto. ;D
I´m also thinking of add some smaller animals so you can have some idea of the scale. Maybe an Elaphrosaurus?
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 18, 2011 21:49:34 GMT
Maybe like that image just have the large bolt striking the animal as ..well..as more of a flash of light with the smaller arcs in the background so people can put two and two together... ? Like the ones on the Tarbo the size looks odd when they are too small and feels like the Dino is Godzilla sized. You know I have another book I just pulled out..it show a tree getting hit and an Archeopteryx and pterosaurs getting fried..the Archeo then lands in the water where it sinks and is buried..  |
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Post by paleoferroequine on Jul 18, 2011 21:56:34 GMT
Wow, really scary picture. Didn´t know lightnings could be so...big. Never been close to one (fortunately). Glad that you like what I have so far. I wasn´t sure about the pose on the collapsing brachiosaur ( I made 2 versions more but this one seems the most satisfying.) My biggest concern though was that the animal occupies too many space on the sheet and you can´t see too much of the lightning itself. About the tarbo: lol, indeed. I almost can see the smile on that proto. ;D I´m also thinking of add some smaller animals so you can have some idea of the scale. Maybe an Elaphrosaurus? Keep this mind, that lightning strike is so fast that the poor Giraffatitan wouldn't even be reacting yet, the initial leader and return stroke are only about 30 microseconds long and each restroke (3 or 4) is 40 to 50 milliseconds and the whole lightning strike is is 30 kiloamps and maybe 30,000 degrees C. Maybe that will help you. |
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Post by arioch on Jul 18, 2011 23:17:26 GMT
Actually the poor guy here is already dead and starting to fall sideways. So its a bit after the return stroke, I guess . The face expression is more like X___X rather than a surprised or painful one. ;D I also had the impression those bolts are too small to kill the animal. Maybe something more like this?  Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 19, 2011 5:35:21 GMT
Looking better I say !
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Post by arioch on Jul 23, 2011 20:03:12 GMT
This one will take a while I´m afraid, I´m doing lot of detail like better looking scales and stuff...meanwhile I´ve done some minor drawings like this running Dromaeosaurus:  |
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