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Post by dinonikes on May 10, 2011 18:08:27 GMT
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 10, 2011 19:21:20 GMT
This larger version promises to be much more detailed !
My first exposure to Dilophosaurus was Jurassic Park..then a Dinamation exhibit came to town with their version..which was def the more realistic of the two..but at the time I was pretty confused the Dinamation one and the JP version were so different..lol
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Post by zopteryx on May 13, 2011 0:34:21 GMT
I like the nice active pose, you don't often see Dilophosaurus made that way.
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Post by Seijun on May 13, 2011 0:41:58 GMT
The simple smooth texture it has right now is actually pretty neat.
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Post by Horridus on May 13, 2011 17:45:54 GMT
Really looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.
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Post by dinonikes on May 13, 2011 20:44:07 GMT
The simple smooth texture it has right now is actually pretty neat. I always like the models how they look at this stage just prior to texturing them. |
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Post by dinonikes on May 13, 2011 20:45:08 GMT
Really looking forward to seeing how this one turns out. Me too. |
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Post by Horridus on May 14, 2011 0:54:37 GMT
Glad to hear it.
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Post by dinonikes on May 19, 2011 4:51:08 GMT
I just finished sculpting this one-I think it turned out real nice. I will post some photos in the next day or two. I couldnt help but think of Roger while I worked on it- Roger Walshlager was probably the greatest paleo sculptor that no one ever heard of. He gets a mention in the Gregoery Paul Predatory Dinosaurs book, but his talent was much more than just a footnote in a book. I miss arguing with him while we worked together about Picasso and other 'modern' artists who Roger thought were nothing but con artists-lol.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 19, 2011 6:54:16 GMT
Can't wait to see it bud !
Do you have any links to info on Mr. Walshlager ?
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Post by dinonikes on May 19, 2011 13:37:56 GMT
Can't wait to see it bud ! Do you have any links to info on Mr. Walshlager ? There really isnt any info on him online- if you google him, not much comes up- best source to see his work is on the Richard Rush Studios Inc. facebook page I set up- I dont have much to tell about him personally, I believe he studied at the Art Institute in Chicago, he was a sort of private guy, I never really asked him much about his life, and he didnt really volunteer anything along those lines-- was happy enough to just work with him and ask him about sculpting- he showed me many techniques that I still use today- last I talked to him was like 15 years ago or more when he went to retire to Florida, he has since passed away- |
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Post by Seijun on May 19, 2011 17:28:26 GMT
It's really neat that you got to learn paleoart from another accomplished paleoartist up close and personal like that, and that you are now able to carry on his techniques and knowledge.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 19, 2011 18:39:06 GMT
Exactly, what others teach you is something you carry with you for the rest of your life..better than any memorial really.
I did a search and the Facebook page came up first and foremost at the top.
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Post by dinonikes on May 20, 2011 1:23:35 GMT
Yeah not much info out there about Roger- that comes with the territory when you work as a museum exhibit artist for a studio that isnt yours- your boss gets all of the credit for your work if he even does get credit- how many times do you see any sort of credit go to the artist for models you see in museums?
Roger worked for Rush from '46 through '92 when he retired. He basically sculpted most of the Rush T.Rex and Dilophosaurus, I certainly consider them his creations-on big pieces like those he would have helpers who 'pushed clay' for him-basically a guy like me would have worked with him,under his direction, sculpt to a certain point, and then Roger would take over to put in the final details. On smaller reconstructions or models he would do it all, for example the life size Ichthyostega.
Rush had other sculptors who worked for him full time during the heyday of the studio- but it was Roger who did almost all of the prehistoric, and natural models- there was another guy, a real old timer named Robert Pippenger who was fantastic at sculpting people and likenesses-he would do most of the figures and human sculptures- but he was a real slow sculptor, and Roger was real fast, but Roger just couldnt get the people as nice as Pippinger.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 20, 2011 7:32:12 GMT
Man, Iguess you do need a team for those " larger " projects..wow.
People are one of the worst subjects to do..I'm terrible at it...I adapted the anime-style of drawing people and it's all I can do. :/
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Post by dinonikes on May 23, 2011 20:06:08 GMT
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Post by simon on May 23, 2011 20:13:16 GMT
Its a thing of beauty, Malcolm - just one question - the stomach doesn't look very deep. Shouldn't it be slightly larger and hanging towards the ground just a bit more?
Otherwise the piece is marvelous - the fluidity of motion is really apparent!
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Post by dinonikes on May 24, 2011 1:31:53 GMT
Not sure- that is how I always picture dilophosaurus- a lean figure-maybe this guy is hungry looking to fill up his belly-
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 24, 2011 8:11:59 GMT
I think it looks great bud ! It could easily be a lighter built sub-adult..no deep lines or craggy appearance for this fellow . ;D
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