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Dubhghall — Because Pt. 5

Published: 2007-03-12 20:32:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 904; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 12
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Description Nearing the end! I think I'll do one more. I already have the sketch, I just gots to color it.

Its geeting hard to pair up animals and emotes. Some just dont work. I am open to suggestions for this guy up here.
PLUS...I may have to change the color of the background.

(ICHTHYOSTEGA!...or something like that...)

pt. 1 -- [link]
pt. 2 -- [link]
pt. 3 -- [link]
pt. 4 -- [link]
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Comments: 26

uchihaclansurvivor12 [2009-07-24 04:27:27 +0000 UTC]

LOL. Yes. There should be an emoticon of this animal's face to use instead of " :l ".
I really like your art, by the way. Your whole gallery's amazing.
(I love your Hellboy sketch.)

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Saxophlutist [2007-10-19 02:33:34 +0000 UTC]

I like this series! I think it's funny to se emotes coming from these creatures!

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Dubhghall In reply to Saxophlutist [2007-10-21 01:51:34 +0000 UTC]

I just wish I could just as easily express myself with emotes as well. lol!

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p-korle [2007-03-13 21:22:25 +0000 UTC]

the background colour is fine.... perhaps it is not a very natural shade of blue, but it is nice...
I like the tail...
although the smiley does look kind of out.... but outside from : P and XP I'm out of ideas....

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Dubhghall In reply to p-korle [2007-03-15 17:24:37 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, its just that all the others have a background matching the color scheme of the animals. Plus...I really need an new emote for this one, lol!! Comming back to a couple of days later I have fresh perspective and frankly, Happy Cat is not pleased.

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IronMonkey69 [2007-03-13 18:19:21 +0000 UTC]

I don't think any other piece of artwork has so inspired the input of such animal scholars before. You truely are a facinating artist to do so with such simple yet complex artwork. Bravo maestro, bravo.

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Dubhghall In reply to IronMonkey69 [2007-03-15 17:30:16 +0000 UTC]

Dude, you have no idea how much that means to me. I love it when I get people talking, lol!

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Piatnitskysaurus [2007-03-13 08:20:17 +0000 UTC]

Yes! Proper scalation on early amphibians! Well met

I have to say that I'm glad you have been so astute as to give it a scaly look.

FAR too many paleo-artists, even professionals, give early tetrapods, temnospondyls, and other so called "Amphibians" a slimy, salamander like skin. Which is COMPLETELY WRONG, only lissamphibians have slimy, highly permeable skin.

I invite anyone to read the facts, the text and papers. There's copious evidence of scalation, even the scaly predecessors of gastralia, and heavy scutes, on derived non-lissamphibians. As if the Dissorophids and Peltobatrachus weren't enough. You even have Plaigosaurs, which were perpetual larvae, with bony pustules and scutes as a covering.

So remember, Paleoartists, even enthussaists:

SCALE YOUR METOPOSAURS!!

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Dubhghall In reply to Piatnitskysaurus [2007-03-19 20:57:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you sir!
It didnt even occur to me to give him salamander-like skin, lol, seeing as how closely related to panderichthys (a fish nonetheless) it is.

But yeah, I need to do more reading on these early tetrapods. Facinating subject.

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Piatnitskysaurus In reply to Dubhghall [2007-03-19 21:43:37 +0000 UTC]

well, thankfully, the logical way is usually the correct one on paleolife illustration

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Dubhghall In reply to Piatnitskysaurus [2007-03-21 22:43:36 +0000 UTC]

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killjoy-6969 [2007-03-13 06:29:57 +0000 UTC]

lol very interesting. i...dont understand... but the art is fabulous... damnit looking at other peoples art makes me sad

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Dubhghall In reply to killjoy-6969 [2007-03-15 17:37:25 +0000 UTC]

Man, I know the feeling. When I look at some of the amazingly detailed work out there in the dA sphere, its like "holy crap! I may as well just hang up my tablet and pen right now".

But no! Draw on! and never stop! The only way to improve is practice, practice, practice...and then practice some more.

Boy...I am starting to sound like an After School special XD

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killjoy-6969 In reply to Dubhghall [2007-03-16 06:26:50 +0000 UTC]

lol its all good, its probably the best advice anyone can give. at the moment im working on a flash toon. hopefully i dont lose interest halfway through... lol

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Dubhghall In reply to killjoy-6969 [2007-03-16 15:05:05 +0000 UTC]

For sure. Perseverence and patience is also key. Much luck to ye!

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avancna [2007-03-13 04:08:50 +0000 UTC]

Acanthostega?

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Dubhghall In reply to avancna [2007-03-15 18:17:40 +0000 UTC]

YES! thats the name I was looking for! Thank you.

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avancna In reply to Dubhghall [2007-03-15 18:27:34 +0000 UTC]

I forget, does Ichthyostega come after, or before?

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Dubhghall In reply to avancna [2007-03-19 14:38:16 +0000 UTC]

I think ichthyostega is older. I think...

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avancna In reply to Dubhghall [2007-03-19 15:03:29 +0000 UTC]

Before, then.

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DekeNicki [2007-03-12 22:25:43 +0000 UTC]

That is so awesome bebes!!! That totally reminds me of "Walking With Dinosaurs," which I jsut returned back to Netflix. Do you remember the episode with the sea???

But where are the damn contest winners??? >___< LOL!

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Dubhghall In reply to DekeNicki [2007-03-13 02:13:26 +0000 UTC]

I remember that episode well! I kinda liked those serieses, despite the fact that the original Walking With Dino's lookes kinda cheezy now, lol!

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DekeNicki In reply to Dubhghall [2007-03-13 02:23:15 +0000 UTC]

OMG!! IT DID!!!! When I was watching it, I kept kinda giggling because there were times where I was like "DUDE!!! THAT LOOKS SO FUNNY!!!!!!!" But the other series are really great.

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Dubhghall In reply to DekeNicki [2007-03-15 18:13:44 +0000 UTC]

Ya! I mean, frankly, I just liked watching and seeing the animals that the overall accuracy of the description.

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LuPY [2007-03-12 21:04:59 +0000 UTC]

I wish he was blu-ish :3
But I can eat him like that... err. I mean... nvm

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Dubhghall In reply to LuPY [2007-03-13 02:16:14 +0000 UTC]

Ya, I am totally not pleased whith how this came out. I am going to redo it before I post the final part of the series.

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