Tyrannosaurus rex

[Rockin' Ric]

Hello ya'll!  It's been over 20 years since I picked up a pencil to draw anything until now. I'm a creative person by trade and avid fossil collector but don’t have a whole lot of knowledge about dinosaur anatomy? I always wanted to be a paleo artist to some degree, so here is my very first attempt to do a large scale drawing which is also a first of a T-rex! The reading glasses on the sketch will give you idea on scale. Go easy on me fellas, I've learned much from the challenge of this one and still have a ways to go! It may be my first but it won't be my last! When completed I will post it...just not sure when????

[fossilized6s]

Very nice so far. Don't forget the plumage....lol

[caldigger]

• Not something you want to meet up with in a dark ally. Great job so far, way beyond my crude talents.

[snolly50]

I like it!

[oilshale]

Looks good, but....T rex might have had lips covering their sizeable teeth!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3604571/Did-T-rex-pout-Fearsome-dinosaur-not-looked-scary-dagger-teeth-hidden-LIPS.html

[Troodon]

Looks great, need some drool coming out of that mouth....

[-Andy-]

The classical T-Rex! I love this. Can't wait to see it finished!

[Kane]

Nice detail! You certainly have some mad skillz! Can't wait to see it when it's complete.

[jpc]

nice drawing.  (I had to look twice to see if you had drawn the glasses and pencils in there).  

[Rockin' Ric]

10 minutes ago, jpc said:

nice drawing.  (I had to look twice to see if you had drawn the glasses and pencils in there).  

Lol jpc, I've done Trompe-l'œil drawings before...that would also make a cool drawing! 

[jpc]

2 hours ago, Rockin' Ric said:

Lol jpc, I've done Trompe-l'œil drawings before...that would also make a cool drawing! 

I agree...  if you go that direction, please show us.  

[Ridgehiker]

When out in the badlands...on my hands and knees inspecting a T rex tooth,  I sometimes get an ominous feeling that if I look over my shoulder that eyes like that will be staring at me.

 

'Give me my tooth back'

[Rockin' Ric]

On April 26, 2017 at 8:55 PM, fossilized6s said:

Very nice so far. Don't forget the plumage....lol

Thanks fossilized6s! I think I will stick with the classic T-rex for now. Haven't mastered drawing feathers especially on a dino...

[Rockin' Ric]

Thanks to all for the kind comments and encouragement. I hope to be doing more of these in the future...I just have to finish this one and hopefully that will be soon. As soon as I get it done I will post the picture finished. Then start on my all-time favorite Cerotopsian/Triceratops which was every kids all-time favorite!

[Susan from PA]

I love it!!!  

[Spinosaurus]

its great!!!! 

[Rockin' Ric]

On 4/26/2017 at 8:49 PM, Rockin' Ric said:

Hello ya'll!  It's been over 20 years since I picked up a pencil to draw anything until now. I'm a creative person by trade and avid fossil collector but don’t have a whole lot of knowledge about dinosaur anatomy? I always wanted to be a paleo artist to some degree, so here is my very first attempt to do a large scale drawing which is also a first of a T-rex! The reading glasses on the sketch will give you idea on scale. Go easy on me fellas, I've learned much from the challenge of this one and still have a ways to go! It may be my first but it won't be my last! When completed I will post it...just not sure when????

 

Every. Individual. Scale has to be colorized! Slowly but surely progressing to a finished drawing. The question is when?

[Mahnmut]

Great drawing!

The only thing that irritates me is that red tissue in the corner of the mouth. To me it looks like single strands of raw muscle that I wouldn´t expect to see exposed in an healthy animal.

Just my impression, otherwise great!

[LordTrilobite]

Also remember that Tyrannosaur hands do not face downwards. They should face inwards. Theropods could not rotate their wrists like we can.