Boki's Adventure in Sculpting:The Conclusion! (2/26/22)

[Bokisaurus]

That Leedsichthys is really successful - and a lovely colour scheme.

Thank you! Of all the figures I made, it was the one I was the most nervous about due to the size and the elaborate color scheme I had in mind for it.

[Halichoeres]

Not sure how I missed this before, but great job on the Leedsichthys! You got the fins right

[Bokisaurus]

Not sure how I missed this before, but great job on the Leedsichthys! You got the fins right

Wow, thank you! That means a lot to me to hear  you say I got the fins right Glad you like him.

[Lanthanotus]

Woah, nice interpretation of that enigmatic fish. I like the varying texture and superbly done coloration.

[Stegotyranno420]

Nice sculpts

[Bokisaurus]

Nice sculpts

Thanks and thank you for reminding me that I still have to finish posting all my other sculptures!
Wow, hard to believe it's been a year since I added anything to this thread!
I still have some marine reptiles, fishes, and dinosaurs to add!😂

[Stegotyranno420]

Nice sculpts

Thanks and thank you for reminding me that I still have to finish posting all my other sculptures!
Wow, hard to believe it's been a year since I added anything to this thread!
I still have some marine reptiles, fishes, and dinosaurs to add!😂

I'd like to see your take on a generic carnosaur of some type

[Bokisaurus]

Wow! It's been a year since I updated this thread!
Well, I still have so much to add! So, taking this opportunity to add a few ones, this time some prehistoric sharks!

Edit: I would like to mention that these vibrant colors and designs were inspired by one of my favorite artist, Ray Troll. I was fortunate to have an opportunity to see his artwork when the Seattle Aquarium had a show of his work years ago. I was blown away! As a tribute, I wanted these fishes to look inspired by his work.

First up is the iconic Stethacanthus shark, one of my favorite.
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And not to be outdone, another weird looking shark Falcatus (male).
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The more familiar but also weird Xenacanthus - this was one of the first ones I made, it looks horrible, look more like a caterpillar
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And rounding up the quartet Cobelodus
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Thats it for now, I do have a few more fishes to add on the next update
I sculpted these guys way back in 2018, wow, that went fast! I haven't been sculpting for almost 2 years now. I have just now finished painting almost all of the unfinished ones, so they will slowly make appearances as time allows.
It was a fun project for sure. Now, I hope CollectA and Safari will start making some of these truly amazing and odd-looking fishes!
Thanks for checking in, cheers!

[Shonisaurus]

I'm glad you're back in this thread on the DTF after such a long time. Those fish that you have made are very beautiful. That said, we hope that one day Safari and / or Collecta will be encouraged to reproduce these animal species.

[Tyto_Theropod]

Nice to see my local lad Stetcanthus so well sculpted, B @Bokisaurus.  Keep up the good work!

[Jose S.M.]

Nice to see your creations again! Great sharks with interesting colorations.

[ceratopsian]

I can't believe it has been a year! I enjoy the vibrancy of the colours.

[Bokisaurus]

Thank you everyone! About the colors... I forgot to mention that when I decided to make the fish series, I was very much inspired by the art of
Ray Troll, one of my favorite artist! Years ago, I was able to see his art show that was shown in the Seattle Aquarium. I was just blown away by all of them, and they featured a lot of sharks, both extinct and extant.
So when I painted these figures, I wanted to capture his vibrant colors and transfer them to my sculpts, that's why they are really colorful

If you are not familiar with Ray Troll's work, just google him and shark, you will see what I mean
Glad you guys like them, stay tuned for a few more fishes in the coming days.
Cheers!

I can't believe it has been a year! I enjoy the vibrancy of the colours.

@ceratopsian   I know, the years went so fast! Thanks!

Nice to see my local lad Stetcanthus so well sculpted, B @Bokisaurus.  Keep up the good work!

@Tyto_Theropod   Thank you, that's very kind of you. its one of my favorite species.

I'm glad you're back in this thread on the DTF after such a long time. Those fish that you have made are very beautiful. That said, we hope that one day Safari and / or Collecta will be encouraged to reproduce these animal species.

Thank you, @Shonisaurus

Nice to see your creations again! Great sharks with interesting colorations.

@Jose S.M. Thank you! Looking at all the unposted figures, I still have a lot to share  How about you, did you continue with sculpting or pretty much done with it?

[Dinoreplicas]

Nice colouring on the sharks, very tropical.

[Loon]

B @Bokisaurus I love that Stethacanthus, such an amazing and, I'd argue, iconic creature.

Also, thank you for informing me of Mr. Troll's artwork. After a, I'll admit, very quick Google Image search, I've fallen in love with his art. It's so different from a lot of animal art, extinct and extant.

[Halichoeres]

Boki, these are great! I'm also a fan of Ray Troll's work, especially his iniopterygian montage.

I like that you've given them plenty of space for their gill arches, which is so often overlooked. That's especially evident on the Cobelodus.

[Jose S.M.]

B @Bokisaurus I haven't sculpt so much in the last months because I was living in a tiny place and didn't have all my stuff there but I recently moved and now I have my tables and other stuff so I can start again, I already have some plans to venture into things ii haven't yet so wish me luck! Can't wait to see the other unposted figures !

[Bokisaurus]

Thanks everyone! I think I have 4 more to add to the fish series, hoping to post them later today if I don't get called in to work!
@Loon - yes, Ray Troll's art is amazing isn't it? I have a few art prints of his work, the only ones I can afford!
@Dinoreplicas thanks! Tropical vibes indeed
@Halichoeres thanks, glad you like them. Funny you mention that iniopteryx piece, I love that one and I actually made one for this series!, stay tuned, I think you will find two from the final group interesting, at least I hope

[Bokisaurus]

Okay, this is the last group of fishes to post

Iniopteryx - One truly odd looking fish! I saw a print of Ray Troll's drawing and I had to try and make one!
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Echinochimaera -Another oddity
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Belantsea - One of my personal favorite from the entire group ! Another one where I saw a Ray Troll art.
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Bandringa shark - The weakest of the group I think.
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Well, there ya go! It's been a fun project and I really enjoyed it. I'm a big Ray Troll fan so it was especially fun to try to bring his art into a 3D form!
Here is the entire group.
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Overall, I think I made a total of close to 20 different prehistoric fish during the entire run of this project! One day when I have more time, I would love to take a picture of all of them together.
Thanks for checking!

[Jose S.M.]

Those are great! My favorite is the Belantsea too! Very colorful nice fishes.