Ictonyx artwork

[Ictonyx]

This is my first time trying to post an image so don't be surprised if it doesn't work...

[Ictonyx]

That one worked for me so I will post a couple more.

[Ictonyx]

If anyone could confirm that these pics work on their computer, that would be great!

[Papi-Anon]

Nice pics! Good use of shading.

[PumperKrickel]

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[Ictonyx]

Thanks for the kind comments.

[Jose S.M.]

Great job, I like them a lot.

[Patrx]

Great stuff! I like your Ceratosaurus in particular.

[Ictonyx]

Thanks! The Ceratosaurus is based on Scott Hartman's Ceratosaurus 'dentisulcatus' skeletal (which is Hartman says, and I'm inclined to agree with, may be an adult C> nasicornis. I enjoy stippling, and I am able to produce patterns and shading that read to me as more realistic and attractive by stippling - it has a soft, diffuse quality that I am not skilled enough to replicate with hatching, for instance.

[Ictonyx]

Quick, unreferenced sketch of a generalised hadrosaurine - I will hopefully do a finished, measured drawing based on this concept eventually, probably with Edmontosaurus.

[Ictonyx]

Edmontosaurus regalis, based on the previously posted loose sketch. Skeletal ref. Scott Hartman. Incorporating the "cock's comb" and skin impressions on neck, as reported by Bell et. al. (2014).

[Jose S.M.]

Edmontosaurus looks great!

[Ictonyx]

Thanks Jose! Compared to most dinosaurs, there's not that much speculation required to reconstruct Edmontosaurus (though obviously still quite a lot).

[dreadmane]

Great illustrations, I like your style. Keep up the good work!

[Ictonyx]

Thanks Dreadmane!

[Ictonyx]

Tylosaurus pembinensis

[Ictonyx]

Skeletal ref. for Tylosaurus was from Scott Hartman, other ref. included mosasaur art by Henry Sharpe and various pictures of cetaceans and sharks.

[Halichoeres]

Very nice use of stippling! It's a very underrated technique in my opinion.

[Ictonyx]

Thanks a lot Halichoeres, and yeah I agree. Can't speak for others (who may have more skill) but for me, it allows the production of a much softer, more blended and 'realistic' texture and shade, as opposed to, say, hatching. One of the things that really inspired me to be a stippler was some of Bakker's stippled drawings in The Dinosaur Heresies.

[Libraraptor]

Good work! And I still like The Dinosaur Heresies a lot!