Newt's paleoart

[Newt]

@Gothmog the Baryonyx - Thank you kindly!

[Justin_]

........ I got myself a stencil knife with a tiny blade for cleaning up between the toes; it seems to be working OK.

Another thing you can do is, once it is baked, clean up between them with really find sand paper. Cut it into little squares then fold them in half.

[Reuben03]

........ I got myself a stencil knife with a tiny blade for cleaning up between the toes; it seems to be working OK.

Another thing you can do is, once it is baked, clean up between them with really find sand paper. Cut it into little squares then fold them in half.

yeah this works ive watched people do this with excellent results

[Newt]

Still slowly pecking away at this guy. Mostly I've just beefed him up and repaired some damage to toes and tail. I spent quite a bit of time working on skin textures, then erased them.

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Fantastic Work! And so small 0:

[Newt]

Thank you, @Kapitaenosavrvs ! I've been feeling discouraged about how this is going, so it's very good to hear a kind word.

[Justin_]

Can you post a picture that gives an idea of the actual size? I can't quite work it out, even from the early picture compared to the tools.

[Newt]

@Justin_ Sure, I'll post something after work. The squares on the graph paper are 1/8 inch (~3 mm) if that helps. The whole thing should be about 90 mm tail to tip.

[Dusty Wren]

Hey, try not to feel discouraged--this little guy is looking awesome. I know how it feels to spend a lot of time on some detail in an art piece only to end up undoing it all, but that's just how the artistic process goes sometimes. It's as much figuring out what doesn't work as what does.

Anyway, love how much detail you're getting into such a small sculpt. His toes and teeth look especially nice!

[Halichoeres]

I definitely feel that. I've drawn a complete set of scales on a fish, hated how it looked, and erased them all to start over. Sometimes more than once. I thought the squares were 1/4 inch, so I assumed roughly double the scale. That makes this, I think, doubly impressive!

[Newt]

For scale:

DTNA1001_scale_1 by Nathan Parker, on Flickr


DTNA1001_scale_2 by Nathan Parker, on Flickr


Thanks, @Dusty Wren and @Halichoeres !

[Reuben03]

AWWW i feel like i'd flip over a log and find it half asleep all dazed in the mud

[Stegotyranno420]

Its been great looking at the progress. Yeah, the tails and legs are sometimes annoying, they always break. I wonder whats the next project
Great work my friend

[Newt]

Thanks for dropping by, @Reuben03 and @Stegotyranno420 !

[Newt]

Limnoscelis is still in stasis. In the meantime, here are some oil paintings of Early Permian scenes:

Geraldine


Based on the Geraldine Bonebed, Nocona Formation, Texas, USA. Sphenophyllum oblongifolium, Edaphosaurus boanerges, Zatrachys serratus, Archeria crassidisca.

Perry


Based on various sites in the Wellington Formation near Perry, Oklahoma, USA. Dictybolos tener, Platysomus striatus, Diplocaulus magnicornis, Trimerorhachis insignis, Gnathorhiza serrata, Gigantopteridium americanum, unspecified conifer trunk.

[Stegotyranno420]

Phenomenal work my friend

[Newt]

Thanks @Stegotyranno420! Hopefully I will have another piece done in a few days. 

[Halichoeres]

Wonderful! Obviously I am partial to Perry, I love underwater scenes. But they both turned out great, like something Burian might have painted if he were alive today.

[Concavenator]

I absolutely adore that Edaphosaurus.

[Libraraptor]

Gorgeous pictures, Newt!