Patrx's Attempts at Painting Things

[Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus]

Looks pretty good!

[Patrx]

Looks pretty good!

Thanks! I had some concerns that it looked too boring.

[Zhuchengotyrant]

Well I liked it!

[Patrx]

Just for the sake of keeping this thread up-to-date; Anzu wyliei, sculpted by Aaron Doyle.

[Balaur]

I love the wings!

[Patrx]

Thanks, Balaur! This is only my second time attempting to paint wings, but I think it's a respectable improvement.

[Patrx]

Yinlong downsi, sculpted by Manuel Bejarano. I thought I had posted this guy here before, but I guess not.

[Patrx]

More repaints



Diabloceratops eatoni
Sculpted by Doug Watson for Safari, Ltd.



Dacentrurus armatus
Sculpted by Dan LoRusso for Battat

[Doug Watson]

I am a little late to this party but just found the thread, nice work Patrx. My favourite, surprise, surprise is the Dracorex very natural and believable looking. I always get a kick out of repaints of my pieces. Its neat to see what others come with like your take on my Diabloceratops. I also really like the Inostrancevia and Plotosaurus.

[Bokisaurus]

Nice to see new ones Now I wish I had time to repaint

[Patrx]

Psittacosaurus, sculpted by Aaron Doyle! I've been meaning to tackle this one for ages, but I wanted to wait until I thought I was skilled enough to do it justice. I think it turned out all right
Colors are based on "The integument of Psittacosaurus from Liaoning Province, China" by T. Lingham-Soliar and G. Plodowski
Also pictured is a Psittacosaurus radius and ulna.

[triceratops83]

Very realistic colouring on the Psittacosaurus. And the Diabloceratops and Dacentrurus are very striking!

[Doug Watson]

Psittacosaurus, sculpted by Aaron Doyle! I've been meaning to tackle this one for ages, but I wanted to wait until I thought I was skilled enough to do it justice. I think it turned out all right
Colors are based on "The integument of Psittacosaurus from Liaoning Province, China" by T. Lingham-Soliar and G. Plodowski
Also pictured it a Psittacosaurus radius and ulna.

Very nice, I can see your technique is progressing.

[Patrx]

Very realistic colouring on the Psittacosaurus. And the Diabloceratops and Dacentrurus are very striking!

Very nice, I can see your technique is progressing.

Thanks, guys I have rather less time for painting lately, but overall I think I'm improving. Slowly 
Also, some of the images in this thread weren't showing up due to outdated links - should be fixed for now!

[triceratops83]

Do you have trouble painting on the surface of Shapeways materials?

[Patrx]

Do you have trouble painting on the surface of Shapeways materials?

Actually, no - I kind of like it. It's sort of absorbent like paper, so it doesn't take much paint to get the colors to stand out. I do coat it with matte varnish first, though. I do wish the detail in White Strong and Flexible was a little sharper, though - if only so I could see  the eyes and nostrils and such more clearly.

[triceratops83]

I do coat it with matte varnish first, though.

Ah, that must help a lot. You get a lot of detail on those tiny figures - those photos make it look a lot bigger than it actually is.

[Dinomike]

Great repaints! I like the Anzu wyliei repaint a lot!

[Patrx]

Great repaints! I like the Anzu wyliei repaint a lot!

Thanks!
Here are some new ones



RareBreed Deinonychus





Battat Cryolophosaurus
Sculpted by Dan LoRusso
Any guesses as to which animal's coloration I took inspiration from?

[Patrx]

Safari Gastornis, sculpted by Doug Watson.

This is also my first experiment with HDR photography, thanks to some advice from RobinGoodfellows! I am happier with the photograph than with the repaint itself, to be honest.