fredalexander Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 heres a start of a sculpture i recently started on. i don't really sculpt in clay often, and this is the first time i touched clay in months but i decided to start up the medium again, and whats better then doing it on my favorite dromaeosaurid species? this is the first time i'm working with super sculpty firm for a sculpture ( i usually use the original sculpty) , so this would be quite an learning experience. i ENCOURAGE any tips on how to render something properly in clay so all suggestions and criticism would be appreciated. heres the model so far. this utahraptor sculpture is in around 1:20 scale. the overall look i'm planning for it is a basic walking pose with it's jaws slightly open. i also thought it would be interesting to depict it with pennacauos feathers of various sizes lining from the back of the neck to the tip of the tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Looks like a good start. Feathers can be quite difficult to render with such a solid material. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. And as far as suggestions. For the feather style I would look at all the other Dromaeosaurids for inspiration. It does seem to vary quite a bit. There seems to be a trend that smaller raptors have more and bigger feathers. And seeing as Utahraptor is quite big. It might not have as much feathers as, say Microraptor. Another thing many artists get wrong when creating Theropod reconstructions is the wrists. Theropods are often incorrectly shown with the hands facing downwards, while this would be impossible as they couldn't turn their wrists at all. So the hands faced mostly inwards. Then there's the issue of possible lips. Personally I've been starting to favour the lipped theropod, covering pretty much all teeth with the mouth closed. There's a great article by Jaime Headden about lips on raptors. https://qilong.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/making-lip-of-it/ I hope this helps! Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredalexander Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Thanks so much for the reply. Feather orientation do seem to vary alot in dromaeosaurid species. I figured that utahraptor plumage might have been comparatively less and perhaps, less symetrical then other dromaeosaurids. Given its larger size and plenty of talk about the creature being more bulkier then what was originally thought. I decided to use zhenyanglong as a reference, given that it also was a ground dwelling theropod with pennaceous feather seemingly going along it's neck, atms, and tail but less prominent. Oh yeah, defiantly without doubt didn't forget about how dinosaur wrists were positioned. It's a law now Ah yes, I read that article some time ago. Most, I am also think of it as quite a possibility. And believe it or not, I was thinking if I will do this for the model. I think I should create the head before making the decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Very nice! I can't wait to see the final product. For feathered dinosaur inspiration a would look at the work of Emily Willoughby, she is great at her job and has fantastic realistic work and specialises in feathered dinosaurs and birds. Good luck! Izak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredalexander Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Very nice! I can't wait to see the final product. For feathered dinosaur inspiration a would look at the work of Emily Willoughby, she is great at her job and has fantastic realistic work and specialises in feathered dinosaurs and birds. Good luck! Izak thanks dinoboy. i am a big fan of Emily's work and i would difinatly follow your advise and use her drawing depictions as references. unfortunately, i don'y have any photos yet, but the biuld is coming out nicely. it has fully feathered arms, complete with primary, secondary, and convert feathers. i am I LOVE, with how the feather detailing is coming out so far. i think this model will really set the record straight on just how robust a fully fleshed and feathered utahraptor was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Yeah, I'd love to see the feathers! I struggle with drawing and painting feathers... Izak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredalexander Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 heres a bit more progress. i finished the body feathers and arms. i just baked the body as well as what will be the armature of the neck and head. iw will most likly start working on the feet before getting to anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Amazing detail! Sorry if it was already said somewhere and this is probably a dumb question, but what clay are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggieCie Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Interesting to see how this progresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Lover Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Interesting to see how this progresses. Same here "Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you" Job 12:8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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