Ictonyx artwork

[TheStego’sWife]

These pictures are wonderful! 

[Ictonyx]

Thanks!

[Ictonyx]

Dilophosaurus wetherilli

[Shonisaurus]

You have been fabulous @ Dotonyx the dilophosaurus with lips and with those crests fleshy and with that layer of feathers on the head and neck, your eye comes alive, it seems real. Magnificent figure. A masterpiece.

[Ictonyx]

Thanks Shonisaurus.

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[Jose S.M.]

That a beautiful Dilo! I think I've never seen a pattern so nice on a Dilophosaurus crest.

[Ictonyx]

Thanks Jose!

[Ictonyx]

Anurognathus mobbing Scaphognathus.

[Brocc21]

Amazing as always. I'd like a pet pterosaur. I'd like to think they'd be fluffy like a cat.

[Jose S.M.]

I love the Anurognathus! That pterosaur is one I want to see a figure of.

[Shonisaurus]

The anurognathus is very well drawn. Honestly, I would like some toy or collecting company to make a representation of that pterosaur. It looks like a mix of fairy tale elf and pterosaur. It looks so funny, it is amazing to see the amount of rare creatures that populated the world in times past.

[Ictonyx]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments.

[Ictonyx]

A giant azhdarchid pterosaur.

[Killekor]

Nice drawing! That pterosaur looks really cute, with that big head. It almost looks as it's smiling to the sky! Congrats for your work!

Killekor

[Ictonyx]

Thanks!

[Ictonyx]

Cervalces latifrons and Megaloceros giganteus, two giant deer from Pleistocene Europe.

[Tyto_Theropod]

As someone who's recently become very interested in deer, I personally think these are really well done and spot-on with regards to general Cervid anatomy and markings.  I might actually buy this if it were available as a print.

[Ictonyx]

Thanks for the vote of confidence! In case you're interested, here was some of my thinking while preparing this drawing:

As it is unknown exactly when the modern, overhanging moose muzzle evolved, I chose to depict Cervalces latifrons with a less pronounced muzzle than modern adult moose (I actually based it on the condition in juvenile moose).

Cave paintings of Megaloceros giganteus variously suggest that there may have been a dark collar (complete or incomplete), a dark line between neck and body, a pronounced, dark shoulder hump, and a dark diagonal stripe from hump to groin. As it pretty much always the case with cave paintings, the several depictions of this species are not totally consistent with each other, so while we are lucky to have so much information on its pelage, there is still plenty of scope for interpretation.

[Tyto_Theropod]

Thanks for the vote of confidence! In case you're interested, here was some of my thinking while preparing this drawing:

As it is unknown exactly when the modern, overhanging moose muzzle evolved, I chose to depict Cervalces latifrons with a less pronounced muzzle than modern adult moose (I actually based it on the condition in juvenile moose).

Cave paintings of Megaloceros giganteus variously suggest that there may have been a dark collar (complete or incomplete), a dark line between neck and body, a pronounced, dark shoulder hump, and a dark diagonal stripe from hump to groin. As it pretty much always the case with cave paintings, the several depictions of this species are not totally consistent with each other, so while we are lucky to have so much information on its pelage, there is still plenty of scope for interpretation.

That is indeed very interesting and I can definitely see your reasoning.  I think I recognise the same bounce between cautious compromise and informed speculation that I do when I draw prehistoric animals (which I haven't done in AGES - I should probably definitely remedy this!).  As someone who's mainly done dinosaurs, I'm obviously not used to having cave art as a reference point.  That's very interesting and not something I'd have necessarily thought of when doing a Neogene mammal, so props to you!

[Shonisaurus]

Rest assured that I will be a sure buyer of this beautiful figure of protoceratops. When they are available for sure I will buy it. I will be aware of your marketing.