Frank Menser Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 These are the latest from my project. The first is a Tiktaalik roseae, a possible missing link between fish and tetrapods. This is unfinished and is a group of Americaspis in a possible feeding/mating group. I am trying to portray these in as lifelike a situation as posible so please any critiques/ideas are welcome. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Beautiful artwork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone digger Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilover Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I think they're absolutely gorgeous! What an eye for detail and vivid imagination you have. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Beautiful! I'll bet you could make some pretty Crinoids too. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Very nice work....... you have a fantastic skill and imagination, bringing the fossil back to life..... Well Done ! Thanks Steve Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 Beautiful! I'll bet you could make some pretty Crinoids too. Ok...Shamalama, it's your fault You just gave me an idea for another drawing. Stay tuned.... Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Nice. Can't wait to see the crinoids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalania Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 They look awesome You got any of anomolacaris or acanthostega? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 Have niether at present, but Acanthostega falls within the theme of the display. Thanks for the tip! Will be using crinoids in some of the pics but one is going to be a very different view. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Excellent drawings! Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlichia Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Are all very nice,you have a good and an expert hand for the drawings,compliments! You drew the Cephalaspis or Zanaspis fishes? I love these type of fishes! Thanks for showing! Cheers, Red ->>>>> < Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 This is the finished version of the Americaspis. I am taking notes here. I have about three drawings in progress and the great suggestions you all are giving me are being incorporated. Thanks! Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 All your drawings are of creatures that are alive; much better than the stiff, stilted "specimens" too often portrayed. Wonderful work! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa dino Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Nice work there. lets see more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Very nice work, good eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted May 26, 2009 Author Share Posted May 26, 2009 Here are the latest. On the Crinoid pic I could not find a good photo that showed the mouth so I faked it and added small trilobies to mask my guestimate which (hopefully) isn't too far off... Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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