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Figured it was probably high time that I started sharing some of the Paleoart exploits that I have been doing over the past several months. I’m a professional landscape painter, and I dabble in paleoart when I can. I do a lot of ceramics and I do bronze pours when I am able to. First off, I have been working on a sculpture of Acrocanthosaurus in iron and bronze. The process involved me making the sculptures in wax, and then making a ceramic shell around them. They were then superheated to melt the wax, and I assisted in pouring the molten metal into the molds. The base, tree, and small raptor are in bronze, as iron was too brittle to use on delicate details. The Acrocanthosaurus is in iron that I helped to pour when it was over 2500°F/1400°C. The wax version early on in the process. I’m on the left in the first photo and on the right in the second. The Acrocanthosaurus mold prior to being divested of the ceramic shell And after! Still attached to the vents and cup that was used to dispel air during the pour. after the extra stuff had been cut off, prior to me doing lots and lots of grinding.
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Another day, another art project for school I’m working on. This time it’s supposed to be inspired by google doodles, so I chose to do the 19th century paleontologist Joseph Leidy. He’s lesser known than his student, Cope, but his finds contributed hugely to North American paleontology. My first concept was to simply have him standing with a Troodon to the left, but that was quickly scrapped. I then went with some light thumbnail sketches, and found one I liked before starting to do an inked version of it. This ended up being the more finalized thumbnail sketch of the piece. He is seen brushing away the dirt on a Troodon bone, with a Troodon watching, and a herd of Edmontosaurus watching the oncoming rain clouds in the far background. I then cut a piece of matboard to size to fit the assignment and started drawing the composition. I’m using an opaque watercolor for this piece. A quick photo to check value issues. The Edmontosaurus in the foreground is simply blocked in here, I have not started actual work on it, which it why it remains so dark and blocky. Pretty quickly I could see the mountains were much too dark, and the rain is much too light. The grass in the foreground is much too light as well. I had 20 minutes to fix things before class ended, so I went with repainting the sky, as well as the mountains. I’ll have to touch this up. I’ll also have to repaint the Edmontosaurus in the background. size on this piece is I think 12 x 30”. I am also doing another Troodon in ceramic clay, which will be fired at a later date in a kiln. Pretty sure my classmates are confused why I’m doing dinosaurs in a pottery class.
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I’ve just picked up this watercolour that I’ve had framed. It’s an old painting from 1842, showing a view from an old part of Lyme Regis, looking across to Golden Cap in the distance. The famous fossil collector Mary Anning died in 1847 and would’ve seen this view on a regular basis. She may have witnessed the watercolor being painted or even seen the finished painting. Whatever the history, I love the painting and it’ll be added to my collection.
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So the critters are a ways off, but here if the completed back, mid and foreground for a test painting of Miocene Nebraska. This is roughly .75m square. Final mural 3m high by 6m long. Critiques welcome. Specimen suggestions appreciated. Because my employer thinks I only sleep ten minutes per day apparently....
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Hi guys, I’m rebuilding some matrix on an ichthyosaur block I've recently acquired. What paint type do you use for colour matching? ta John
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Hey! I just made my first actual painting, and I decided to paint a Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) swampland/forest. I’m really proud of it, and I would like to hear what you guys think!
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I always wanted to see where my hands are growing. Once went to the store bought clay for modeling, children's tools, and acrylic paints. So the first sculpture of a megalodon's tooth was born. In a scale of 1 to 1
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Does a fossil lose its appeal to you if its color is enhanced in anyway?
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As above. I am used to my fossils looking a tad darker or shiny when I apply a sealant to them. I use matte artist varnish. To me it's simply the trade-off of preserving them longer. I was rather surprised when I applied the same sealant to my Lebanon squid, and the tentacles darkened a lot. This is a unique situation as the tentacles were almost invisible originally, but now they are obvious (not so much that they stand out against the rest of the fossil though). I am not a fan of painting over Lebanese fossils to enhance their looks, so turning my squid tentacle from almost invisible to highly visible made me feel somewhat guilty.- 22 replies
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Hello, I'm new to this forum and relatively new to the world of paleontology, so please don't hesitate to comment on any potential anatomical mistakes or the like. I'd love meeting other aspiring and professional paleoartists to exchange knowledge and ideas. I could also do commissions, if anyone is interested.
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In the Depths of the Devonian (18 Mile Creek, New York)
wereiartm posted a gallery image in Member Collections
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At the Edge of the World,Not a Sound...but the Rythmn of the Gods
wereiartm posted a gallery image in Member Collections
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