fossilcrazy Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Took to pencil one of my favorite Trilobites, that just so happens to hail from my immediate area of Western New York. Arctinurus boltoni is a Silurian Lichid Trilobite from the Rochester Shale. I found my first Arctinurus on my first visit to Caleb's Quarry Midddleport on a field trip in 1995. A very lucky find it was. My drawing was done with 2B and 4B pencils on textured paper. I have included a picture of my real Arctinurus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Both the illustration and the bug are absolutely phenomenal. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Awesome as usual...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 You make my avatar proud. Spectacular illustration! Here is my 6" Arctinurus complete with a pyritized pygidium: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 43 minutes ago, fossilcrazy said: Those are some pretty intricate prepping tools you have there. How precise are they compared to a jackhammer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phevo Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Very nice! Both! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 The real one and the drawing are really awesome! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Great art work! Nice fossil also. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Great stuff!!! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Congratulations John. That specimen is to die for and your rendition wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Impressive... Looks like it must have taken a lot of time. Did you trace it out first using a photo/scan/camera lucida or some such method... or just eyeball it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilcrazy Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 Wrangellian, On this drawing I took a little different approach, Using my own Trilobite, I sketched the left side perimeter, furloughs and features, then folded it to make a symmetrical starting point. All the details then got penciled in. The dots were the worst (time wise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyl Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 It's a beautiful rendering fossilcrazy. I like the elegance and simplicity that you've achieved using lighter tones. I would love to see a few more done like this. It's a very refined rendering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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