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Work in progress: WS Velociraptor!

Started by Sharptooth, May 03, 2012, 02:38:43 PM

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Himmapaan

#20
May 28, 2012, 03:56:18 AM
Not all maniraptorans could fold their hands/wings to the extent of modern birds.

Sharptooth

#21
May 28, 2012, 09:02:07 AM Last Edit: May 28, 2012, 09:03:55 AM by Sharptooth
Quote from: Himmapaan on May 28, 2012, 03:56:18 AM
Not all maniraptorans could fold their hands/wings to the extent of modern birds.

Exactly. As new studies suggest, animals like Velociraptor, Deinonychus and such could not fold their arms like their modern relatives (there was a nice post about it on "Dino goss" if i remember well), and that's why i think dromies had somewhat reduced "wings"...  ;)


"I am the eyes in the night, the silence within the wind. I am the talons through the fire."

Horridus

#22
May 28, 2012, 10:09:11 PM
This is looking BRILLIANT! If ONLY the original figure looked like this...I'd have bought 10 of them! ;D
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@Mhorridus

Sharptooth

#23
May 29, 2012, 08:56:45 AM
Thanks, Marc  ;)



"I am the eyes in the night, the silence within the wind. I am the talons through the fire."

Sharptooth

#24
June 18, 2012, 11:38:11 PM
Alas, i finally finished the guy (last week to tell the truth , but these days i just managed to connect to DeviantArt and nothing more... I'm Kazuma27 there, if you're interested  ;)) and, even better, i can show him to you all!!!  8)




A-ah, i'm complete, compleeeete!!!





Close-up on the arms/wings... Thanks to Himmapaan for the wise advice  :)



Don't know why, but i like my dromies to have blue heads...




A whole new world of adventures await me, weeeee!!!

So... Is it good?






"I am the eyes in the night, the silence within the wind. I am the talons through the fire."

Yutyrannus

#25
June 19, 2012, 01:03:31 AM
Quote from: Sharptooth on May 28, 2012, 09:02:07 AM
Quote from: Himmapaan on May 28, 2012, 03:56:18 AM
Not all maniraptorans could fold their hands/wings to the extent of modern birds.

Exactly. As new studies suggest, animals like Velociraptor, Deinonychus and such could not fold their arms like their modern relatives (there was a nice post about it on "Dino goss" if i remember well), and that's why i think dromies had somewhat reduced "wings"...  ;)
Huh. I never knew about that. Thanks for telling me :).

"The world's still the same. There's just less in it."

darylj

#26
June 19, 2012, 08:38:53 PM
honestly... this is absolutely brilliant. i would buy this in  shop. fact
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Himmapaan

#27
June 19, 2012, 09:47:14 PM
Bravo, Alessio! You've made me itch to convert mine more than ever now.  ;D

ZoPteryx

#28
June 19, 2012, 09:55:21 PM Last Edit: June 19, 2012, 09:57:08 PM by Zopteryx
Awesome work Sharptooth!  I wish I could sculpt feathers like that. ;)  And I really like the subtle colors, perfect for camoflauge!

Sharptooth

#29
June 20, 2012, 06:28:22 PM
Grazie, grazie e ancora grazie, glad you like him  ^-^

Let's hope this will be an inspiration for Safari to make an official feathered dromie  ;)


X Himmapaan:

now that you said it, you MUST customize your WS raptor too!  ;D


X Zopteryx:

if it wasn't for Himmapaan's help, i would have never been able to make those wings; and yeah, i painted him that way because i thought it suited better a desert predator like V. mongoliensis than a more colorful coat  8)


"I am the eyes in the night, the silence within the wind. I am the talons through the fire."

Horridus

#30
June 20, 2012, 08:30:48 PM
Lovely! Really, really lovely. Now, can you convince Safari to cast this and replace their existing mould? ;D

One thing...are the eyes done? I can't see a pupil, but then my eyesight is deteriorating in my old age (I'm 24 don't you know).
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Takama

#31
June 23, 2012, 06:43:23 AM
Its a Snowy raptor.

well done

Gryphoceratops

#32
June 23, 2012, 05:26:44 PM
Very cool.  I agree with Horridus maybe put a little white dot in each of the eyes to make them look shiny?  I wish Safari would actually procude a dromie like this. 

Sharptooth

#33
June 23, 2012, 08:15:02 PM
Quote from: Horridus on June 20, 2012, 08:30:48 PM
Lovely! Really, really lovely. Now, can you convince Safari to cast this and replace their existing mould? ;D

One thing...are the eyes done? I can't see a pupil, but then my eyesight is deteriorating in my old age (I'm 24 don't you know).

Ah! What should i say, i'm even older than you (26 to be precise)  :P   ;D

Joking aside, i made the eyes black to resemble birds... Speakin' frankly at first i tried to add a lil' white dot, but wasn't satisfied with the result; i'd need a smaller brush, grrr!


"I am the eyes in the night, the silence within the wind. I am the talons through the fire."

Himmapaan

#34
June 24, 2012, 12:15:19 AM
I would personally advise against a white dot, as although that works as a highlight on a 2D painting, on a model, that actually has the effect of flattening it and diminishes realism.

Birds' eyes sometimes look black when they have very dark irises. I do agree that adding a pupil is highly recommended.  :) Then gloss the eyes with a varnish.

Sharptooth

#35
June 24, 2012, 02:38:20 AM
Quote from: Himmapaan on June 24, 2012, 12:15:19 AM
I would personally advise against a white dot, as although that works as a highlight on a 2D painting, on a model, that actually has the effect of flattening it and diminishes realism.

This.

Quote from: Himmapaan on June 24, 2012, 12:15:19 AM
Birds' eyes sometimes look black when they have very dark irises. I do agree that adding a pupil is highly recommended.  :) Then gloss the eyes with a varnish.

I'll try it out as soon as i'll buy new brushes... Again thanks for your wise advice!  ^-^


"I am the eyes in the night, the silence within the wind. I am the talons through the fire."

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