Minerals for dinosaur colors

[Killekor]

The color scheme is, as we know, an important factor for a dinosaur figure. It can even determine our views and opinion on certain models. So it's surely important for painters to choose which color scheme they should give to their figures, especially if the have to sell them by their own or through a brand.

Sometimes they get inspiration from animals, a solution which often preserves from making unnatural color schemes, but they're not the only way to get a realistic color scheme without fantasy, in my opinion.

Saying it shortly, I'll like to propose an alternative inspiration for who paints dinosaur figures and drawings: rocks.
There are a lot of interesting color schemes you could take from, without making your dinosaur unrealistic. It's true that it's not like using animal colors, but also minerals present colors that are possible in nature, because they're part of nature themselves, and it's also a creative solution!
For example try to imagine a color scheme based on an amethyst cluster, or on an snowflake obsidian, or on an Unakite! In my opinion it could be obtained great results!

What do you think? It's a valid alternative for you?

Killekor

[CityRaptor]

Amethyst Dinosaur?

Yeeeeeeessssss!

And for a figure that is not an Alien Robot Criminal Mastermind:

[Shonisaurus]

For example we have the Schleich tyrannosaurus special golden version. Gold is a mineral therefore that is valid.

I pass the link of a dinosaur with the colors of a mineral:

https://www.schleich-s.com/es/ES/dinosaurs/productos/t-rex-dorado-72122.html

[Faelrin]

I think this is a good idea, partially because I'm fond of gem and mineral colorations on dragons for many years now, so I don't think on dinosaurs would be drastically different. Additionally with animals like Borealopelta that certainly has evidence in the fossil record for having reddish earth like tones, and how vibrant birds and other reptiles today can be, it could also open up some interesting color choices that are similar, in addition to interesting patterns. And who is to say there are not species that existed long before us that had forms of camouflage mimicking certain environments such as sand, etc, again like some species alive today?