Blade-of-the-Moon's Art

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

lol I would actually be done if  I hadn't ran out of one color. I finished one side, then half of the other..now I have to wait to go get more. I might just finish the eyes today and photograph one side. Grrr.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Styracosaurus painted :











Sun was already behind the trees so the full color doesn't really " pop " ..I'll get a couple tomorrow if it's sunny.

[Himmapaan]

Oh, my...

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Oh, my...

I assume that's good and not bad.. lol 

[Himmapaan]

Good, of course! 

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Good, of course! 

heh heh !

I'm pretty satisfied with it overall. There is always something more that could have been added or done  I suppose..color-wise..it's always change-able.

Wanna know how I did the patterns ?

[Himmapaan]

I wonder if I should quote Mr Bennet from Austen's Pride and Prejudice: 'You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.' 

Hehe, yes, I do. I've been wondering about it, actually. Stencils of some sort?

[Primeval12]

I have a suggestion for a sculpture: whay not make a Miasaura and a nest

[ZoPteryx]

Fantastic work Blade, that looks awesome!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I wonder if I should quote Mr Bennet from Austen's Pride and Prejudice: 'You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.' 

Hehe, yes, I do. I've been wondering about it, actually. Stencils of some sort?

lol it's a little odd and kinda neat I think.

We have these bushes in our backyard..my grandmother planted them and used to break her off a switch to get us with when we were little..lol  Anyway I liked the shape and size of the leaves so  I painted one color, then used the branch to spray over ..   Did it work well ?

I have a suggestion for a sculpture: whay not make a Miasaura and a nest

It's a thought. If  I did  a hadrosaur  I would probably do a larger Para to go with the juvenile I have and make a nest to go with it.

[Takama]

heres my idea. a chicken coop with Compys

[Bokisaurus]

Wow, t hat one amazing looking ceratopsian, and one that I don't have! LOL!
VEry well done, I like the paint job on the side with the patterns.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

heres my idea. a chicken coop with Compys

..but Compy's are free range ?

Wow, t hat one amazing looking ceratopsian, and one that I don't have! LOL!
VEry well done, I like the paint job on the side with the patterns.

Thanks bud. If I ever mass produce I'll let you know !

[Himmapaan]

We have these bushes in our backyard..my grandmother planted them and used to break her off a switch to get us with when we were little..lol  Anyway I liked the shape and size of the leaves so  I painted one color, then used the branch to spray over ..   Did it work well ?

Excellent. Did you attach the sprigs with anything, or just held them against your model then sprayed?

[Primeval12]

What dinosaur are you making next?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

We have these bushes in our backyard..my grandmother planted them and used to break her off a switch to get us with when we were little..lol  Anyway I liked the shape and size of the leaves so  I painted one color, then used the branch to spray over ..   Did it work well ?

Excellent. Did you attach the sprigs with anything, or just held them against your model then sprayed?

Just held them there. I tried not holing them too close..I didn't want a perfect leaf pattern..just something close that an animal could have ..maybe for camouflage purposes.

I swear..I kept accidentally hitting modify when I mean to hit quote.. 

What dinosaur are you making next?

Working on the juvenile tyrannosaur / Gorgosaurus right now...might move on to the Kentrosaurus after that.

[Gryphoceratops]

Wow lovely!  Great color choices and I like the pattern you have on there.

[Himmapaan]

Just held them there. I tried not holing them too close..I didn't want a perfect leaf pattern..just something close that an animal could have ..maybe for camouflage purposes.

I swear..I kept accidentally hitting modify when I mean to hit quote.. 

I mentioned it long ago, but I happen to like what I call a 'dappled leaf' sort of patterning when I draw and paint dinosaur markings myself. See signature, for instance. 

And yes, do be careful about accidentally modifying something! 

[Thagirion]

Love the end result of the styraco.  The teal color is great one of my fave and I love the gold eye.  I'm glad you shortened the neck as yes it was too long. Your gorgo is coming along nicely tool.  And yes I hear you on ceratopsians being a challenge.  I'm going to be work on some and they're very different to draw than most other dinos.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Wow lovely!  Great color choices and I like the pattern you have on there.

Thanks !

Just held them there. I tried not holing them too close..I didn't want a perfect leaf pattern..just something close that an animal could have ..maybe for camouflage purposes.

I swear..I kept accidentally hitting modify when I mean to hit quote.. 

I mentioned it long ago, but I happen to like what I call a 'dappled leaf' sort of patterning when I draw and paint dinosaur markings myself. See signature, for instance. 

And yes, do be careful about accidentally modifying something! 

Cool, I just kept thinking about the markings on the Sideshow Apato's back and how is was remarked to look like sun through tree leaves..that's kinda where I started I think. 

Will try to..so far I've just been accidently typing my replies in other's posts..lol

Love the end result of the styraco.  The teal color is great one of my fave and I love the gold eye.  I'm glad you shortened the neck as yes it was too long. Your gorgo is coming along nicely too.  And yes I hear you on ceratopsians being a challenge.  I'm going to be work on some and they're very different to draw than most other dinos.

Glad you like it ! The eye is hard to see but there is some green and black detailing in there as well.
Yeah the neck def need a little shortening..something to keep an eye out for in the future.

Agreed. In profile I do ok..it's when I start drawing their heads from different angles things can get..weird. lol

We moved the Styrac to a better home yesterday :





Any of you guys think the pupil should be a bit bigger ?