A repainted Safari Ltd. Apatosaurs with custom base

earth108 · July 05, 2015, 08:41:10 AM

Hi guys,

It's quite a long time since my last work of raptors diorama but here is my new work.

This is a repainted Apatosaurus figure from Safari Ltd. It's a commissioned work. I also fit him on a custom base.

I used acrylic paints with paintbrushes. I tried using an airbrush but it didn't come out well so I undercoated him again and started over with paintbrushes.

I was tried to capture the theme colour and texture of elephant and hippopotamus.

Honestly, this figure is a fun factor to paint. It has lots of details and great posture. I was enjoyed painting him.

earth108 · July 05, 2015, 08:44:59 AM

Close up for head.

Another side.

docronnie · July 05, 2015, 09:31:08 AM

Nice ... I like it .

tyrantqueen · July 05, 2015, 09:40:05 AM

That's gorgeous. Looks very believable.

earth108 · July 05, 2015, 10:05:58 AM

Thank you very much guys.

Arul · July 05, 2015, 03:41:29 PM

Beautiful so talented, first i thought it was martin garrat project

Kayakasaurus · July 05, 2015, 05:16:48 PM

Wow that is amazing, great painting and photography! I love when good toys are given an amazing paint job and they look like models. So you do commissions? Do you have a website or Deviantart page?

Jetoar · July 05, 2015, 07:25:08 PM

Wonderful custom

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Bokisaurus · July 05, 2015, 08:37:26 PM

That's beautiful work on that one

Dinomike · July 06, 2015, 12:05:08 AM

What a beautiful figure! Great job!

Doug Watson · July 06, 2015, 01:23:06 AM

Very nice work, looks very natural, I hope you were well compensated.

Georassic · July 06, 2015, 02:37:15 AM

gorgeous!

LophoLeeVT · July 06, 2015, 05:07:06 AM

lookes so alive

earth108 · July 06, 2015, 06:00:03 AM

Thank you so much for your comments everyone.

Quote from: ARUL on July 05, 2015, 03:41:29 PM
Beautiful so talented, first i thought it was martin garrat project

Martin Garett is a true artist. His works inspired me for years.

Quote from: Kayakasaurus on July 05, 2015, 05:16:48 PM
Wow that is amazing, great painting and photography! I love when good toys are given an amazing paint job and they look like models. So you do commissions? Do you have a website or Deviantart page?

Mostly, I'm a painter on miniature wargames. Anyway, dinosaur captured my mind since I was a kid.

My gallery is here http://www.coolminiornot.com/artist/Tigershark Infinite. I had Deviantart account for 4 years but didn't update anything unti now.

Looking forward to focus on dino projects in Deviantart.

earth108 · July 06, 2015, 06:08:07 AM

Tried to get some angles to photograph the base.

Top view of the base.

earth108 · July 06, 2015, 06:11:06 AM

Close up shots.

Hope you guys like it!

Arul · July 06, 2015, 12:30:38 PM

The composition for diorama base is very very nice...

Doug Watson · July 06, 2015, 01:40:38 PM

Did you make your miniature plants or are they stock hobby shop items? If yes what brand?

earth108 · July 07, 2015, 04:38:19 AM

Quote from: ARUL on July 06, 2015, 12:30:38 PM
The composition for diorama base is very very nice...

Thank you ARUL.

Quote from: Doug Watson on July 06, 2015, 01:40:38 PM
Did you make your miniature plants or are they stock hobby shop items? If yes what brand?

The fern and tropical plants are from my local aquarium shop. There are no brands. The have too bright green shades so I painted them more darker tones to blend with overall base.

Doug Watson · July 07, 2015, 12:42:00 PM

Quote from: earth108 on July 07, 2015, 04:38:19 AM
Quote from: Doug Watson on July 06, 2015, 01:40:38 PM
Did you make your miniature plants or are they stock hobby shop items? If yes what brand?

The fern and tropical plants are from my local aquarium shop. There are no brands. The have too bright green shades so I painted them more darker tones to blend with overall base.

Great idea, probably cheaper than Hobby Shop stuff, good job.

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