New Members Ekhyl Posted September 6 New Members Share Posted September 6 (edited) Hi everyone ! This is my first post here so first of all I'll introduce myself : my name is Nathan Dehaut, I'm a herpetology researcher, fossil collector and paleoillustrator living in France. I recently got the chance to create an illustration for a new publication on Globidens remains found in the Ozan formation of Texas (New remains of the mosasaur Globidens alabamaensis from the North Sulphur River of Texas, Rempert et al., 2024). This reconstruction includes several molluscs species that can be found in the Ozan (notably in the North Sulfur River) such as the ammonites Baculites, Pachydiscus and Scaphites, and the bivalve Exogyra and Inoceramus. The environment was reconstructed as an oyster reef. Let me know if you have any questions/comments ! Nathan Edited September 6 by Ekhyl 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Welcome to the Forum. Nice work. Is there evidence that these creatures were so bulky? Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
North Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Very nice. Mosasaur art is always welcomed. 1 There's no such thing as too many teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanThePaleoDude Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 So happy to have you join us all on here! I cannot wait to see your fossil finds! @Praefectus @pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Lets go team mosasaur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Ekhyl Posted September 6 Author New Members Share Posted September 6 7 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Welcome to the Forum. Nice work. Is there evidence that these creatures were so bulky? Thanks! Not that I'm aware of, skeletal remains are far and few between and post-cranial even more so. Squamates are super variable when it comes to bulk, especially if you take into account gravid specimens so this isn't out of the realm of possibilities! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Welcome to the forum! I really love the artwork you did for our article, and am excited to see what you'll share with us next! By the way, if people are interested in more information on this particular article, the post announcing it can be found here: 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 I've just started getting back into art/drawing, so I really enjoyed seeing this. GREAT job!!!! I like the color usage, and how you masterfully gave the illusion of great detail- I've found that to be very hard. Question- I assume this is digital? If so, do you happen to also do paleoart in traditional mediums? Again, great artwork! Thanks for sharing -Jay “The earth doesn't need new continents, but new men.” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared C Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Glad to see you on the forum, this is a fun place and I hope you get well acquainted with it! “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriVeratops Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 I noticed this painting in an article about the new globidens paper. I love the style and color choices and would love to see more of your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohler Palaeontology Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Welcome to the forum! That Paleo-art is beautiful, I like the choice of lighting and colors! I am also into herpetology (reptiles). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Hello and welcome. Excellent work! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Amazing! Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moth.11 Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Just noticed the ink-cloud. Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Nice picture. I especially like the portrayal of the habitat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Ekhyl Posted September 18 Author New Members Share Posted September 18 On 9/7/2024 at 3:27 AM, Jaybot said: I've just started getting back into art/drawing, so I really enjoyed seeing this. GREAT job!!!! I like the color usage, and how you masterfully gave the illusion of great detail- I've found that to be very hard. Question- I assume this is digital? If so, do you happen to also do paleoart in traditional mediums? Again, great artwork! Thanks for sharing Hi Jay ! Thanks for the compliments This one is digital yeah, I also use pencils, markers, watercolor, gouache, clay and wood sculpting... a bit of everything! I struggled with overdetailing a lot when I started again a few years ago. I find that loosening up and zooming out / taking a "step back" as you draw can really help. Cheers! Nathan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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