Gryphon Art- update 4/9

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Thanks everyone for the compliments! 

Yeah next I might do a pink pterosaur... 

lol

[Gryphoceratops]

Merry Christmas to anyone celebrating!

[Balaur]

Merry Christmas to anyone celebrating!

Haha! that's good! 

[Gryphoceratops]

Decided to take a crack at that newly discovered Eosinopteryx critter. 

[Patrx]

Well done! I like the detail of the dropped feather on the ground Man, Eosinopteryx is one wacky-looking troodont. No sickle-claw? No vaned tail feathers?

[ZoPteryx]

Wow!  Excellent work, I think that's one of my favorites!

One question, I can't seem to find out if this species' inner toe was hyperextendable.  It's classified as a troodont, so I'd expect one, but all the reconstructions I've seen (well, yours and one other) don't have one.  I was just wondering if you knew for certain.

Well done! I like the detail of the dropped feather on the ground Man, Eosinopteryx is one wacky-looking troodont. No sickle-claw? No vaned tail feathers?

Makes me wonder if its actually more basal than deinonychosaurs.

[Gryphoceratops]

Thanks guys.  The source I read said one of its unique characteristics was a lack of the switchblade claw.  The photograph of the fossil itself doesn't seem to have one either.  Julius Cstonyi just posted his rendition on facebook a few minutes ago and his too is lacking the claw. 

[ZoPteryx]

Thanks guys.  The source I read said one of its unique characteristics was a lack of the switchblade claw.  The photograph of the fossil itself doesn't seem to have one either.  Julius Cstonyi just posted his rendition on facebook a few minutes ago and his too is lacking the claw.

Cool!

[Jetoar]

I like it  .

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Others have spoken to the detail and accuracy..I like how cute and fuzzy it looks as well..

[Gryphoceratops]

Thanks all!  I like the way the little guy turned out.  Looked at a lot of birds for ideas on colors/patterns. 

Here are some new ones that went along with my latest blog post about crazy scientific names.  (shameless promotion!)  http://jerseyboyhuntsdinosaurs.blogspot.com/2013/01/dinosaur-names-good-bad-and-ugly.html

Dracorex



Mastodon



And a group shot of the more recently discovered ceratopsids with cool names like Medusaceratops, Diabloceratops, Kosmoceratops and Mojoceratops.  This could also be considered the part 2 image to that first ceratopsid family portrait I did back in 2011.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I like the Dracorex..working on one myself..but I went a little more extreme with the horns..lol

The ceratopsian collage looks awesome..I love all the different colors !

[ZoPteryx]

Amazing work on these, I really like the ceratopsian collage!

[Jetoar]

Amazing ceratopsian portarit  .

[Gryphoceratops]

Thanks everyone.  In the spirit of Valentines Day here is a painting I did of a protoceratops pair getting it on.   



And a megalodon for which I used a great white shark for reference. 

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

lol I like the heart shapes on the male's frills..

[Takama]

HOOMA HOOMA BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM

[Protoceratops]

Your handling of watercolour is great - always wonder how you get the "outlines" of the colours so neat on the dinosaurs - them never bleeding into the background...lots of masking tape or fluid or just a steady patient hand?
Particularly like your latest Protoceratops painting - especially the detail of the male grabbing the females crest!

[Gryphoceratops]

Thank you all.  Protoceratops, I just paint the lightest things first and let them dry.  Once dry I can paint something next to it or right over it bleed free!  And yes I was hoping the crest grab was noticeable enough.  Got that from modern lizard mating. 

[Gryphoceratops]

New ones. 

Saurophaganax requested by Takama for my site's dinosaur of the week this week



Confuciusornis pair