Archinto's Dinosaur Art & Sculptures

[Archinto]

I lay down a pressed strip of clay and roll the edges of it with my tool into the gums so it is standing vertically along the gumline, then use the pointy end of my tool and press the grooves for the teeth. Then I fiddle with them till they are sharp looking. Its tedious but the results are well worth it. I did the same technique on the Coelophysis I made. Far better than trying to make each tooth.

Thanks for the comments! Checking out the bone structure of the animal, it is similar to a lot of modern day lizards, so I used my Iguana as somewhat of an example of what to follow for muscle lines.

I've added more color since these pics, its looking rather awesome. :3

[Archinto]

This thing is looking so rad.... O_o

Its not yet attached to the base, and I might leave it that way. Unsure yet...


Sphenacodon ferocior by Archinto, on Flickr

Sphenacodon ferocior by Archinto, on Flickr

Sphenacodon ferocior by Archinto, on Flickr

Sphenacodon ferocior by Archinto, on Flickr

[Flaffy]

Looks really nice! I suggest you not glue it to the base. 

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Fantastic!

[Everything_Dinosaur]

Nice detail.

[Archinto]

Thank you! I finalized it today and its already spoken for Here is the final paint

Sphenacodon ferocior final by Archinto, on Flickr

[spinosaurus1]

I lay down a pressed strip of clay and roll the edges of it with my tool into the gums so it is standing vertically along the gumline, then use the pointy end of my tool and press the grooves for the teeth. Then I fiddle with them till they are sharp looking. Its tedious but the results are well worth it. I did the same technique on the Coelophysis I made. Far better than trying to make each tooth.

Thanks for the comments! Checking out the bone structure of the animal, it is similar to a lot of modern day lizards, so I used my Iguana as somewhat of an example of what to follow for muscle lines.

I've added more color since these pics, its looking rather awesome. :3

great, now i wish i'd use my iguanna for a muscle reference 

thanks for the explanation. i't would be good to know if this technique would help out in future sculpts i plan to make.

also very nice base sculpt looks fitting tor your creations brutish nature

[Archinto]

I cut the wood for the base using a jigsaw set at an angle, then gathered rocks and sticks from outside, as well as some moss that I had previously collected, cured and dyed. Then glued sand to the base and painted it with tempera.

[Archinto]

Working on a new model, kinda on a permian kick. Figured I'd try my hand at a Diadectes sculpt. I have not seen a single one online in my searches. The one I am going to try for is Diadectes sideropelicus.



Theres a skeleton of the bad boy in question. I hope I can do it justice.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Cool, should be a fun one!   

Might have to ask you to give Nothosaurus a go one day, toy/replica companies still pass it up for the most part.

[Flaffy]

Working on a new model, kinda on a permian kick. Figured I'd try my hand at a Diadectes sculpt. I have not seen a single one online in my searches. The one I am going to try for is Diadectes sideropelicus.



Theres a skeleton of the bad boy in question. I hope I can do it justice.

Go for it!  We are really lacking Permian figures and models!

[Archinto]

Heres my progress so far. Believe it or not, Nothosaurus was going to be what I was going to make, but then decided I needed to dig harder and find a critter with no toys/figures made of it. I didnt even find a Diadectes on Urzeitshop...

Diadectes WIP by Archinto, on Flickr


I want to do a Nothosaurus next though. Its one of my faves.

Flaffyraptors, I totally agree that there aren't enough permian figures out there. I'd love to be able to cast my figures in bronze eventually, lord knows I have enough access to old bronze working in the maritime industry.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Looks great!  hah! If you do make a Notho and want to part with it, count me in..I've only the little Safari toob version myself.

Bronze would be a cool way to go!

[spinosaurus1]

amazing work so far. quite a bulky looking beast

would you mind showing the process on how you sculpt the feet and claws? or if not, give a brief summery on how you did it. it is yet another thing i would be interested in knowing for my recent sculptures. i plan on doing another synapsid once the dimetrodon is finished.

[Archinto]

I'd be happy to show you my process. I like the dimetrodon you are working on. One thing about sculpey is if you cook it too hot it will warp. You have to bake it at 275 for 15 minutes per quarter inch for optimum results. If you are doing multiple bakes cut the cook time down a little to keep it from burning.

For my sculpts, I use only two tools. A bamboo toothpick that is blunt on one end, and a vintage chromed steel nut pick with a thin curved point on one end and a blunt acorn shaped point on the other. The bamboo makes awesome textures when you use the blunt end for rolling. I used that on my Sphenacodons toenails to get the look it has. I also used the blunt end for the eye sockets and defining the gums and teeth.

[LophoLeeVT]

lookin good!!!!

[Archinto]

I've been workin on the lil bugger for a little bit and got a bit further along. I'm really liking his lil fat rolls.

Diadectes WIP by Archinto, on Flickr

Diadectes WIP by Archinto, on Flickr

[LophoLeeVT]

looks VERY real!!!

[spinosaurus1]

loving the look of this creature thus far. looks like the last creature i ever want to be bitten by

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

looks just like something I would expect to see crawl out of a primordial swamp!  lol   He does have some great character too.