Nanotyrannus35 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 On 8/19/2021 at 7:00 PM, Kane said: It’s been a while. Absolutely beautiful drawing! It almost looks like a black and white picture. 1 Enthusiastic Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 8/19/2021 at 7:00 PM, Kane said: It’s been a while. I haven't been super active on TFF and I missed this! Incredible as always, it's amazing how you can capture the eye lenses at an angle like that! I've tried sketching a few trilobites and I can never seem get the lenses on the eyes to look decent, even from a straight on perspective let along from an angle like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Huntonia said: I haven't been super active on TFF and I missed this! Incredible as always, it's amazing how you can capture the eye lenses at an angle like that! I've tried sketching a few trilobites and I can never seem get the lenses on the eyes to look decent, even from a straight on perspective let along from an angle like that. Thanks! I guess now that I am giving the prep tools a break, I have no excuse to avoid picking up the pencils again. I already have about 6 I want to try, although each one is a long commitment. If I'm lucky, I'll get one done before the year is over, maybe two. But not tomorrow -- last day in the field for me for fossil season 2021. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Kane said: Thanks! I guess now that I am giving the prep tools a break, I have no excuse to avoid picking up the pencils again. I already have about 6 I want to try, although each one is a long commitment. If I'm lucky, I'll get one done before the year is over, maybe two. But not tomorrow -- last day in the field for me for fossil season 2021. I look forward to seeing more, good luck on tomorrow's hunt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share Posted January 9, 2022 Took a while, and still warming up, but one out of three planned is complete. 2 14 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Mind-boggling!! Say, have you made any progress on scanning and printing these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 Thanks, gents. More to come while the snows are still blowing, no doubt., and a bit easier to do since I'm back to remote teaching until at least the end of this month. @Huntonia - I can scan them, but sadly it still washes out / flattens the gradient. My wife was able last year to scan and create a calendar out of a number of these which she sent out to a few fossil comrades, and have some of the drawings printed on shirts as well. The scans still didn't quite capture the detail of the original. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Superb work - I thought that was your working photo at first! 1 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Ridiculously good! 1 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 That is an amazing drawing! I almost think I am looking at a real trilobite. -@fossilhunter21 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) I am imagining myself sitting on a bench at a prestigious art museum staring at this most recent work of yours. It's mesmerizing. Edited January 10, 2022 by Pagurus 1 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 29 minutes ago, Pagurus said: I am imagining myself sitting on a bench at a prestigious art museum staring at this most recent work of yours. It's mesmerizing. But then you hear me softly whisper an invitation to another wing where your works are being enjoyed, and among the group of your works' admirers you see a young boy who looks a lot like you once did, with that look in the eye you recognize as the same one you had when you gazed upon that first work that caught hold and inspired you at such a tender age. 4 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Kane said: ... you see a young boy who looks a lot like you once did, with that look in the eye you recognize as the same one you had when you gazed upon that first work that caught hold and inspired you at such a tender age. I often think I'm still that young boy. I'll bet a lot of us here have a lot of that young boy (or girl) still inside us. 3 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleorunner Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Uaaauuu !!! that drawing is excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 10 hours ago, Kane said: Thanks, gents. More to come while the snows are still blowing, no doubt, and a bit easier to do since I'm back to remote teaching until at least the end of this month. @Huntonia - I can scan them, but sadly it still washes out / flattens the gradient. My wife was able last year to scan and create a calendar out of a number of these which she sent out to a few fossil comrades, and have some of the drawings printed on shirts as well. The scans still didn't quite capture the detail of the original. Can't wait to see more! I imagine even a bit washed out these still look gorgeous! But it must be annoying to create such amazing artwork and not be able to perfectly transfer it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 I grossly underestimated how much time this one was going to take. This was supposed to be a 1-2 day task at most starting Monday, but here we are on Thursday night. Rather than draw a single, why not go for a gregarious assemblage of 14? Although these span across the entirety of the page, some details were a lot tougher on account of working at a smaller scale, so this doesn't quite live fully up to my standards for picture-perfect realism, as I couldn't quite get the details just so no matter how sharp my pencil (sharpening every few minutes). The blurrier details on the eyes is, however, a feature of these trilobites from the Jorf locality due to preservation and the miserable chert in which they are encased. This composition took a bit of additional planning, and was initially only going to be ten, but then I decided at some point before laying down the finalizing lines to add four more. And instead of filling in the entire page with matrix texture, I decided to let the blank page serve the role of matrix, which I think makes them "pop" a bit more. Standard printing paper, pencils (4B, HB, F, 3H). 1 11 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 WOW!!!! This last one is just spectacular About the scanning? Have you looked at a pro printer shop? They often have very high end scanners that can do amazing things. I would buy a few of these! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Photo and lighting somewhat washes out a bit of the detail here, but close enough... This one is petitioning to join all the other lovely Arctinurus portraits already here on TFF. Yes, this one took a long time. 1 14 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Nice work as always! Is the hand cramped with all that texturing and shading? I can imagine this one took quite a few hours to complete. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Just now, FossilNerd said: Nice work as always! Is the hand cramped with all that texturing and shading? I can imagine this one took quite a few hours to complete. I'm having to stretch a very stiff hand and fingers, now that you mention it. I started this one on the weekend and wanted to get it done within the week. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleorunner Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 OOOOHHH!!!! All your drawings are great!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanotyrannus35 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Amazing detail and shadowing! 1 Enthusiastic Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 9:07 PM, Kane said: I grossly underestimated how much time this one was going to take. This was supposed to be a 1-2 day task at most starting Monday, but here we are on Thursday night. Rather than draw a single, why not go for a gregarious assemblage of 14? Although these span across the entirety of the page, some details were a lot tougher on account of working at a smaller scale, so this doesn't quite live fully up to my standards for picture-perfect realism, as I couldn't quite get the details just so no matter how sharp my pencil (sharpening every few minutes). The blurrier details on the eyes is, however, a feature of these trilobites from the Jorf locality due to preservation and the miserable chert in which they are encased. This composition took a bit of additional planning, and was initially only going to be ten, but then I decided at some point before laying down the finalizing lines to add four more. And instead of filling in the entire page with matrix texture, I decided to let the blank page serve the role of matrix, which I think makes them "pop" a bit more. Standard printing paper, pencils (4B, HB, F, 3H). On 1/20/2022 at 5:01 PM, Kane said: Photo and lighting somewhat washes out a bit of the detail here, but close enough... This one is petitioning to join all the other lovely Arctinurus portraits already here on TFF. Yes, this one took a long time. Wow! Amazing job on both of these! -@fossilhunter21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 Time to get the dust off the pencils, and the rust out of my doodling. As usual, the camera and light washes out all the neat detail, but the gist of it is here. Finished this up while a bit bleary-eyed with a wretched sinus cold, so I'm sure there are some mishaps. 1 19 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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