fabricious' sketches and concepts~

[fabricious]

Thanks a bunch for the offer! I'll let you know should I need any!

is the aquilops eventually destined to be a print model or just a work in passing?

I would like to get him printed for myself, actually! So I will most likely submit him to shapeways at some point.

[fabricious]

Update on the Kentrosaurus:

[triceratops83]

Hey Fabricious, I picked up your 1/40 Triceratops in WSF. This is my favourite piece from Shapeways.

[Jetoar]

Really beautiful Triceratops fabricious. Your works are amazing  .

[fabricious]

Hey Fabricious, I picked up your 1/40 Triceratops in WSF. This is my favourite piece from Shapeways.

Oh wow! You did an amazing job of painting this one up! I didn't even recognise my model, haha. Would you mind if I shared it on my facebook-page?

Really beautiful Triceratops fabricious. Your works are amazing  .

Thanks!

[fabricious]

Alright, new skill achieved: Retopologizing for games/animation!

[Mamasaurus]

That triceratops is absolutely exquisite! I wish I had better words, but I really love how lifelike it is 😊

The kentrosaurus is looking great as well. The stegosaurs are some of my favorite dinosaurs, and I'm looking forward to seeing your progress on it. 😊

[DinoLord]

Great work! Have you looked into the debate as to whether the side spikes were located on the shoulders or the hips? I know the original describers and Heinrich Mallison are in support of the latter, while the former is primarily suggested by the discovery of Gigantspinosaurus. According to Mallison the spikes do fit on the shoulders but would be angled downwards in that position which doesn't seem particularly useful for an animal defending itself from taller theropods.

[fabricious]

Great work! Have you looked into the debate as to whether the side spikes were located on the shoulders or the hips? I know the original describers and Heinrich Mallison are in support of the latter, while the former is primarily suggested by the discovery of Gigantspinosaurus. According to Mallison the spikes do fit on the shoulders but would be angled downwards in that position which doesn't seem particularly useful for an animal defending itself from taller theropods.

I stuck with Hartman's latest reconstruction in that regard, until there is a specimen found in situ which has the spike located somewhere else. The plates themselves are based on the mounted skeleton in Berlin.

[fabricious]

Little doodle from yesterday, before going to bed: Cricket, perched on a branch. I re-worked her design a bit:

[Tyto_Theropod]

Lovely picture. I love how birdlike she looks, and how alive. Aside from Microraptorinae, we really don't see enough Dromaeosauridae in trees in palaeoart, especially considering how well-equipped they would have been for climbing around in them.

[fabricious]

Lovely picture. I love how birdlike she looks, and how alive. Aside from Microraptorinae, we really don't see enough Dromaeosauridae in trees in palaeoart, especially considering how well-equipped they would have been for climbing around in them.

I definitely agree! Seeing how nimble modern day birds are, I want to see more dromaeosaurs perched in trees, even if just for sleeping. Also gives an advantage in hunting, especially in a desert environment where prey might look for shelter.

[triceratops83]

Oh wow! You did an amazing job of painting this one up! I didn't even recognise my model, haha. Would you mind if I shared it on my facebook-page?

Sorry about the late reply and thanks! I'd be honoured if you share it!

[fabricious]

Sneak-peak~

[Rathalosaurus]

 

[fabricious]

And another one:

[AcroSauroTaurus]

Those look really good! Diabloceratops is my favorite ceratopsian, I can't wait to see it finished! (I'm just assuming its a Diabloceratops, since you probably want to keep its identity a secret.)

[fabricious]

Those look really good! Diabloceratops is my favorite ceratopsian, I can't wait to see it finished! (I'm just assuming its a Diabloceratops, since you probably want to keep its identity a secret.)

I was pretty sure people would get it right away, since the frill is quite distinguishable, haha.

[AcroSauroTaurus]

Those look really good! Diabloceratops is my favorite ceratopsian, I can't wait to see it finished! (I'm just assuming its a Diabloceratops, since you probably want to keep its identity a secret.)

I was pretty sure people would get it right away, since the frill is quite distinguishable, haha.

Haha, yah. Just the silhouette looks good enough, haha, maybe add a sunset in the background?

[fabricious]

Those look really good! Diabloceratops is my favorite ceratopsian, I can't wait to see it finished! (I'm just assuming its a Diabloceratops, since you probably want to keep its identity a secret.)

I was pretty sure people would get it right away, since the frill is quite distinguishable, haha.

Haha, yah. Just the silhouette looks good enough, haha, maybe add a sunset in the background?

First I'll have to finish it. But I might not be able to reveal the whole thing yet, might be under NDA.