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Total new guy here and really want to sign up for dinosaurs! Love those nasty bastards
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# ? Feb 13, 2021 11:40 |
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thrashingteeth posted:Total new guy here and really want to sign up for dinosaurs! Love those nasty bastards A winning post/username combo, anyway
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# ? Feb 14, 2021 01:40 |
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That's it for sign-ups. The following artists... Angrymog bobthenameless Doctor Dogballs hallo spacedog Johnny-on-the-Spot Krispy Wafer Spectral Elvis thrashingteeth void_serfer ...will be drawing dromaeosaurs, painting parasaurolophi and animating ankylosaurs. The most highly evolved artist wins the right to set next month's artdome challenge! Submissions close on the 28th of February, or when a trillion-tonne asteroid impacts the Yucatan peninsula, whichever comes first.
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# ? Feb 14, 2021 23:56 |
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I really wanted to get this done before the weekend. This chompy boi is a rubber linocut print with water based ink on mixed fiber printmaking paper.
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# ? Feb 27, 2021 00:13 |
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That is a very good dinosaur.
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# ? Feb 27, 2021 00:18 |
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readingatwork posted:That is a very good dinosaur. Thank you!
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# ? Feb 27, 2021 00:28 |
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Holy poo poo, you got that level of detail on rubber? Amazing work!
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# ? Feb 27, 2021 03:26 |
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Thanks! I really enjoy working on rubber more than normal lino when I can afford it.
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# ? Feb 27, 2021 03:47 |
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Guess I’ll be the sad sack who tries to follow that awesome linocut. I am probably the only submission that includes dinos with guns, though.
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# ? Feb 27, 2021 14:50 |
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Feels a bit pointless adding this in after that amazing t rex lino. SAVAGE IT. The colours got a bit weird in the photo, need to invest in a scanner. thrashingteeth fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Feb 27, 2021 |
# ? Feb 27, 2021 18:07 |
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Don't know why you guys are downing your submissions because these are all awesome.
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# ? Feb 27, 2021 19:40 |
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thrashingteeth posted:
What medium is this, it's really beautiful.
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# ? Feb 27, 2021 22:34 |
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Krispy Wafer posted:I am probably the only submission that includes dinos with guns, though. I was thinking the exact same thing! All digital using clip studio and affinity studio. This is the closest I've been to finishing a piece of art in well over 10 years, and for that alone I'm very happy. Hoping this is the first of many.
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# ? Feb 27, 2021 22:35 |
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Spectral Elvis posted:I was thinking the exact same thing! DAMMIT. You've got dinos and clubs too? Okay, I've still got the only entry with halberds.
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# ? Feb 27, 2021 22:52 |
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These are all excellent, keep them coming!
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# ? Feb 27, 2021 23:19 |
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Love all of these entries so far!
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# ? Feb 28, 2021 04:31 |
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Loving all the entries, the gun to dinosaur ratio is looking pretty perfect.hallo spacedog posted:What medium is this, it's really beautiful. Thank you! That made my day! It's a lino print and coloured ink, I'm really wanting to develop in using more colour and lino so thought this was the best time to do it haha.
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# ? Feb 28, 2021 14:36 |
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That's awesome, hand colored prints are really cool.
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# ? Feb 28, 2021 15:52 |
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sorry, I've just been knackered and sad the past few weeks
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# ? Feb 28, 2021 19:21 |
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Its been a bad couple weeks, I wish I gave myself more time to work on this, but I'm proud I could get it out even if it was rushed at the end.
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# ? Feb 28, 2021 22:54 |
I'm drawing a triceratops but it's like 5% done and I need to get ready for mid-term exams. sorry!
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# ? Feb 28, 2021 23:51 |
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Edit: I have a lot of woulda coulda shouldas with this, but it got me out of a few month art rut... so (mostly) mission accomplished (also, rad af submissions everyone!) bobthenameless fucked around with this message at 09:25 on Mar 1, 2021 |
# ? Mar 1, 2021 07:01 |
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Love this, the expression on the kids face is great. Also bonus points for turkey dinos.
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# ? Mar 1, 2021 09:25 |
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Let's wrap this up, shall we? hallo spacedog posted:This chompy boi is a rubber linocut print with water based ink on mixed fiber printmaking paper. Out of curiosity, what are the dimensions of the actual print? Krispy Wafer posted:Guess I'll be the sad sack who tries to follow that awesome linocut. I am probably the only submission that includes dinos with guns, though. I love it. A few details are a bit off, like the (admittedly very challenging) perspective on the theropod's legs, or the lack of detail on the stegosaurus' feet. But honestly, when a pterosaur is flying past in the background with a halberd, a bit of wobbly detail just enhances the whole thing. thrashingteeth posted:
I really like this feathered parasaurolophus. I've never seen them illustrated with feathers- they do a lot to define the volume of the creature. I'm not a fan of how the red tail draws the eye, and I feel the plants around the border crowd things too much. But moving past that, there's a lovely melancholy air to the whole thing, with that delicate blue background, and the fantastical, almost botanical-looking plumes, and the creature's overall posture- is it resting, is it dead...? A picture that rewards a long, long look. Spectral Elvis posted:
Dinosaurs! With guns! And moxie! And three cigars! And asteroid tats! And really, really good colour!! This is another fun picture. I can't think of much more to say about it, beyond: I'm super glad to hear that this picture was a bit of a milestone for you- keep them coming! This one was, incidentally, my wife's favourite. void_serfer posted:Love all of these entries so far! As a life-long dinosaur fan, I must congratulate your use of the rarely-seen reverse-angle triceratops. And those tyrannosaurus feet are just perfect; there is a real sense of weight and mass there. Sadly the tyrannosaurus' head shape seems a bit off, somehow... Overall I love the drama of this composition, and the excellent, assured linework on (for example) the ground and the dinosaurs' musculature. It took me a while to notice that this classic dinosaur combat scene occurs in a ruined city, and that just raises all sorts of questions. Come to think of it, it reminds me a lot of the great T-Rex vs Styracosaurus painting from Dinotopia; was that an influence? Angrymog posted:sorry, I've just been knackered and sad the past few weeks Sorry to hear that Johnny-on-the-Spot posted:Its been a bad couple weeks, I wish I gave myself more time to work on this, but I'm proud I could get it out even if it was rushed at the end. That is a good accurate-looking raptor, with a really wonderful dynamic pose. (Come to think of it, the kid's pose is really well done too.) And you've managed to draw a kid with a dinosaur in a way that is neither cutesy nor cynical; it would be all to easy to slip into one or the other! I don't know what your workflow is like, but for interests' sake, would it be possible to post this without the text? You've drawn a such a compelling little duo and I wonder if the text distracts from it. Doctor Dogballs posted:I'm drawing a triceratops but it's like 5% done and I need to get ready for mid-term exams. sorry! Fine, fine, I guess passing your exams and ensuring your academic future is more important than drawing the Best Dinosaur Ever. Probably. What's this? Three reverse-angle triceratops in one week!? This is some classic Charles R. Knight stuff here. There are no fancy modern dinosaurs with feathers in this picture- the grey scales of the triceratops and the red-striped tyrannosaurus are giving me a powerful feeling of deja vu from the books I used to carry everywhere as a kid. I mean, it's even got dinosaurs drinking, hunting, and the obligatory pterodactyls flying past... One hint I can think of offering is to check how your dinosaur's feet are interacting with the ground- are they lost in bracken, grass, dust, mud? This will help give them a feeling of weight and motion. Still, I'm a sucker for these Mesozoic ecology-style pictures! So, another month of absurdly good pictures. I love them all! But our winner for this round is first-time entrant hallo spacedog with this beautifully detailed and excellently composed chompy boi.
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# ? Mar 1, 2021 13:16 |
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hallo spacedog posted:I really wanted to get this done before the weekend. I can't get over how well-composed this is. It looks great even in timg form on a phone.
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# ? Mar 1, 2021 15:07 |
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Congratulations, hallo spacedog! That really was an amazing entry. Also thank you Tree Bucket for your great feedback! The T-Rex's neck is a little thick behind the head, kind of softening it up a bit. His bottom jaw is pretty wonky too. I noticed this through the process, but I forgot to actually address it lol. I've never heard of the piece you mentioned. I just thought "dinosaurs but also kaiju" and just started drawing! void_serfer fucked around with this message at 16:58 on Mar 1, 2021 |
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Well won Hallo Spacedog! Incredible work, well deserved. Thank you for the feedback, really helpful I can really see what you mean with overcrowding, it's not the style I would usually use but I'm trying to get out of this terrible habit of overcrowding and detailing drawings so will take that into consideration! Much appreciated!
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# ? Mar 1, 2021 19:19 |
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Thanks for the feedback, especially about the colors. I’ve only recently tried learning color theory and I still kind of suck. That was made using a template called ColorLab from a company called RetroSupply. It tries to emulate old school 3 color printing by giving you a palette of red, blue, and yellow and ONLY red, blue, and yellow. Any other hues are done by layering those primary colors and adjusting opacity accordingly. It’s kind of a pain, but I like the effect.
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# ? Mar 1, 2021 20:37 |
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Thank you for the feed back and theme Tree Bucket! I went ahead and remade another jpg without the text for you. I was really married to the tagline and could have incorporated it better but I'm glad you think it could have stood without it! Really awesome work Hallo Spacedog, and everyone else!
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# ? Mar 1, 2021 20:39 |
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Thanks so much for the kind words everyone - I have been dealing with a lot of inactivity and inability to get going with my work this past year (!!) I've been in quarantine. Oh, also for the dimensions, this plate is 6.5"x9". I apologize for the delay (dealing with family stuff today) but here is my thought for the next prompt: The Rainforest Anything that comes to mind - the plants, the animals, the atmosphere... what have you. All are fair game for this challenge. Date to announce participation: March 15th Date to submit your piece: March 31st hallo spacedog fucked around with this message at 01:52 on Mar 11, 2021 |
# ? Mar 1, 2021 23:00 |
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Sure. I like Ferngully as much as the next guy. I’m in.
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# ? Mar 2, 2021 03:44 |
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I'll give it a try
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# ? Mar 2, 2021 07:43 |
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Rainforest is on my list of Things I Wish I Could Draw But Can't, so I'll give it a try!
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# ? Mar 2, 2021 07:46 |
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I'm in. Always down for a challenge to draw more environments.
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# ? Mar 2, 2021 08:46 |
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I am completely in, sounda good!
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# ? Mar 2, 2021 08:59 |
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There isn't a huge amount of similarity, I guess, but it's just one of those images that's burned pretty thoroughly into the memory of Young Me! I can see why you kept the tagline- it is a very cool line. I appreciate the textless version too; it's such a striking pairing of figures that immediately sets the brain off trying to come up with stories... Krispy Wafer posted:Thanks for the feedback, especially about the colors. I've only recently tried learning color theory and I still kind of suck. I'll have to look into that, it sounds laborious but the results are very interesting. Nice luminous colour.
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# ? Mar 3, 2021 01:53 |
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Tree Bucket posted:
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# ? Mar 3, 2021 05:25 |
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void_serfer posted:This is amazing. drat that cute little trike. Yep, Dinotopia is peak 90's in a lot of ways, but it never fails to inspire me to Just Get Drawing. My copy has damaged pages from Young Me attempting to trace bits of it. (This scene incidentally shows Bix negotiating with the Rexes by saying "oh hai, don't mind us, we're just here to ask you not to attack the herd of completely defenceless Fatosaurus that is definitely certainly coming through this jungle tomorrow.")
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# ? Mar 3, 2021 06:02 |
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I'm in for the rainforest
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# ? Apr 25, 2024 12:59 |
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Congrats hallo spacedog! And thanks for the critique Tree Bucket, I really appreciate it, half of the reason I decided to artdome I will also enter into the rainforest, count me in
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