Title : Beside a Triassic Pond
link : Beside a Triassic Pond
Beside a Triassic Pond
The scene is a forest pond, with several croc-like metoposaurids called Koskinodons basking in the shallows, absorbing the warmth of a patch of sunlight. |
| Triassic Pond, casein, gouache, and acrylic, James Gurney, 2018 |
The flora is a mix of cycads, tree ferns, horsetail ferns, ginkgo, and other Triassic plant forms. Meanwhile, a small group of dinosauromorphs emerge tentatively from the shadows, hoping to get a safe drink.
The metoposaurs usually eat fish, but they'll snatch an unwary dinosaur. Dinosaurs don't rule the world—they live at the margins.
It's mid-winter as I prepare for this painting, which appears in the current issue of Scientific American Magazine. There's a foot of snow on the ground, and we're hit with a total electrical blackout that lasts for days.
But since my methods are mostly old-school, I'm able sculpt a maquette using Sculpey
for the metoposaurid and Model Magic
for the bank. I fill a take-out container with muddy water, and set the creature in a basking position. The maquette helps me understand where light turns to shadow and where to place the highlights.
for the metoposaurid and Model Magic
for the bank. I fill a take-out container with muddy water, and set the creature in a basking position. The maquette helps me understand where light turns to shadow and where to place the highlights.------
The Unlikely Triumph of Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte in Scientific American
Check out my DVD How I Paint Dinosaurs
Also available as a download from Gumroad
Thus Article Beside a Triassic Pond
That's an article Beside a Triassic Pond This time, hopefully can give benefits to all of you. well, see you in posting other articles.
You are now reading the article Beside a Triassic Pond with the link address https://idealbodys.blogspot.com/2018/04/beside-triassic-pond.html
0 Response to "Beside a Triassic Pond"
Post a Comment