Tidgy's Dad Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 It's nearly 6 am here, so i'm off for a kip. Let's see if someone else wants to pick this time. If not I'll punish you further by choosing something pencil-snortingly difficult tomorrow sometime. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 It is mind-boggling precision ! It may be that if you make a picture of your trilobite it will be less beautiful ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Thanks, Coco. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilcrazy Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 12 hours ago, Kane said: Thanks, Tim. I'm just glad it is done as I didn't think it would ever be finished. Any time I have to do lots of pustules, I always think of @fossilcrazy and his steady work on the Rochester lichids. Pustules are the worst, I get bored to tears trying to finish the piece. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Okay then, the pustules of Dicranopeltis it is, please, Kane. Unless anyone else wants to suggest a bug. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 I'm happy to see John here with his exquisite drawing! But now it would look silly for me to supply one of my own of the same species as no one would be able to see it under the shadow this tremendous illustration would cast. Sorry, Adam... I have it plotted, but it may have to be demoted on the list. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I just found this thread this morning. WOW, Kane - these drawings are unbelievable!!! They look better than photographs!!! I am speechless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson g Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I would love to see your take on a Raymondites ingalli trilobite if you ever felt up to it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I think the real challenge is to draw all the trilobites in this thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koss1959 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Really nice drawings. I've just gone through the whole thread and your improvement is impressive. Your lighting and sense of form is great. Nice work. Etsy shop for Dinosaur Art: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/IzzyBeeCreates?ref=seller-platform-mcnav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 One positive thing about this time is that I've been looking through threads I hadn't paid much attention too. This one is stunning, fantastic drawings. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Thanks for the very kind words. If I can continue to grow and develop the practice, then it is certainly all the more worthwhile. Taking just a small hiatus from pushing the pencils about to swinging the hammers. I'm sure rainy days will see me back at the dining room table soon enough, though! 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 On 7/1/2019 at 4:12 PM, Kane said: Oof. This was an 18 hour job, but it fills the entire page. Materials: Pencils (H, HB, 3B, 6B), blending stick. Your drawings are phenomenal. They look like photographs and conjure up reflections of old natural history books. Love them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 13 hours ago, Peat Burns said: Your drawings are phenomenal. They look like photographs and conjure up reflections of old natural history books. Love them. Thank you! i do really hope to get back to the drawing table soon... if I can pry myself away from the field and the prep bench. With respect to those old natural history books, I do draw a great deal of inspiration from them, like the plates in Linsley by (and in) Hall & Clarke, et al, but also the more contemporary artists (among my favourites being the work of Jay Matternes ). 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 4 hours ago, Kane said: Thank you! i do really hope to get back to the drawing table soon... if I can pry myself away from the field and the prep bench. With respect to those old natural history books, I do draw a great deal of inspiration from them, like the plates in Linsley, Hall & Clarke, et al, but also the more contemporary artists (among my favourites being the work of Jay Matternes ). Love Matternes' work. He may be responsible for my prehistoric life obsession. I just went through this thread and admit I fast-forwarded to each of the drawings. Did you discuss anywhere your set-up in terms of how you avoid unintentionally smudging the art while you are working? I am notorious for focusing on one area while unknowingly destroying something else (happens in prep, too, haha.). Do you cover areas on which you are not working? What do you use? Just a piece of paper? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Peat Burns said: Love Matternes' work. He may be responsible for my prehistoric life obsession. I just went through this thread and admit I fast-forwarded to each of the drawings. Did you discuss anywhere your set-up in terms of how you avoid unintentionally smudging the art while you are working? I am notorious for focusing on one area while unknowingly destroying something else (happens in prep, too, haha.). Do you cover areas on which you are not working? What do you use? Just a piece of paper? I'm sometimes the same in prep. In terms of keeping my greasy hands off the drawing, I use either a plastic sleeve or glossy card stock. And I never ever blow eraser rubbings with my own lung power... But I also almost never use an eraser (more often than not, I'll just use it to lighten a too dark spot or just to remove a pencil mark that went beyond the edge). I use a clean brush for that. And whenever the drawing in progress will be left unattended, even to get up and fetch a drink, I secure a plastic sheet in case of sudden cat prints. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Just found this topic...wow. What a wonderful talent and passion. I look forward to your future works! On 5/9/2020 at 12:18 PM, Kane said: And I never ever blow eraser rubbings with my own lung power... But I also almost never use an eraser (more often than not, I'll just use it to lighten a too dark spot or just to remove a pencil mark that went beyond the edge). Do you know of kneaded erasers? "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I just found this thread too and spent like half an hour looking through al of Kane's awesome work. All of them either look like you took a picture of a trilobite or it looks like it will just walk off the page. Your talent is insane. “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...
Kane Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 Thank you, gents. Yes, I have a kneaded eraser, but I try to use those very sparingly as any erasing takes the "tooth" out of the paper needed to "catch" the graphite. I've been fairly busy collecting this year, but as things wind down and we head into winter I do have a number of new specimens to draw. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 23 minutes ago, Kane said: I've been fairly busy collecting this year, but as things wind down and we head into winter I do have a number of new specimens to draw. Can't wait! “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...
jeannie55 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I am very impressed. Do you have a website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, jeannie55 said: I am very impressed. Do you have a website? If you visit Kane's profile you can find a link to his website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 It's been way too long since I pushed a few pencils around. This year being out in the field did me many favours for finding fossils, but it meant neglecting sustained desk work. Now that winter is here, time to shake the dust off and get back to it. An Odontocephalus aegeria. Many of the specimens I've seen have this kind of lateral distortion. The usual materials: standard printer paper, pencils (HB, 3H, 3B), blending stump, tortillon. Hopefully a few more drawings this winter! 13 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Beautiful as always! Always nice to have something to aspire for, perhaps in 30 years I'll be able to draw something like that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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