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Published: 2018-06-18 18:04:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 1932; Favourites: 114; Downloads: 5
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Description To celebrate my anniversary I want to present to you, in my eyes, the best painting I've ever done. 

This piece was done around the hypothesis 'What if a dinosaur sanctuary would exist?'. I did pieces for this way back in the best, some dodo paintings, which this idea is also part of. I might or might not make more additions to the park in the future but for the time being, I would just like to deposit this here so you can enjoy its beauty!

Illustrated here are a family of Halszkaraptor who are making their way over their huge lake home. Another one of their kin is chasing a small fly through the bushes while another is basking in the sun of the early afternoon. In the distance, a trio of Presbyornis is foraging for food in the shallows while on top a flock of egrets is taking a rest on a huge tree. Other marine animals can also be seen throughout the exhibit including dragonflies and turtles. The exhibit is amongst the least visited of the park, being a small and quiet recluse in an otherwise busy park

I explored nesting exhibits of this strange Mesozoic duck-raptor while also trying to provide some dimension and reality to the park I had never attempted before. I hope you like it! Have a great day you guys

 
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Comments: 34

desmatoraptor [2019-03-27 00:57:41 +0000 UTC]

Are you gonna do more pictures for this series?

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to desmatoraptor [2019-03-27 18:15:34 +0000 UTC]

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desmatoraptor In reply to hans-sniekers-art [2019-03-27 18:51:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, love the idea of prehistoric wildlife parks! A lot of the animals in Zoo Tycoon I used were extinct and loved the series Prehistoric Park. For the future when you return to this series would you consider some requests for animals? Would love to see Gigantopithecus

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to desmatoraptor [2019-03-28 21:01:07 +0000 UTC]

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Sheather888 [2018-07-10 18:47:54 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful, your painting skills have really developed into something great! It looks so whimsical and inviting like a storybook illustration.

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to Sheather888 [2018-07-10 20:10:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for the nice compliment :3 I am glad it seems like a storybook illustration, that was my goal from the start

Thanks for watching too! :3 

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asari13 [2018-06-22 16:09:59 +0000 UTC]

cool

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to asari13 [2018-06-22 17:40:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you :3 

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Dragonthunders [2018-06-21 17:10:11 +0000 UTC]

This is really an amazing piece, great work

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to Dragonthunders [2018-06-21 17:25:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much Fabio ;D

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Hyrotrioskjan [2018-06-19 21:37:52 +0000 UTC]

I recommend scanning only a little bit more than half the painting, put them together digitally, make them overlap and remove the edge of the upper layer with a smooth rubber. 

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to Hyrotrioskjan [2018-06-20 17:01:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the recommendation! I actually scan a little over the half and place the best-looking layer on top but I don't know how to make the edge clean/soft smooth. I have photoshop CS6 but find the blur tool too blurry for my taste. I'll try to find some fix to this however and when I have one, I'll update the picture!

What do you think about the anatomical correctness of the raptors?

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Hyrotrioskjan In reply to hans-sniekers-art [2018-06-22 20:12:06 +0000 UTC]

Make the upper layer transparent and "paint" with a smooth eraser along the edge. 

Anatomy wise the animal looks fine  

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to Hyrotrioskjan [2018-06-23 16:57:53 +0000 UTC]

Okay, I'll try that, thanks for the tip!

Okay, thanks, glad to know!

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MarvellousMemento [2018-06-19 17:38:56 +0000 UTC]

Looks so wonderful, mate! This is definitely one of your best!

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to MarvellousMemento [2018-06-19 18:40:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so, so much! That's very great to hear :3 

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SpireEx [2018-06-19 12:54:39 +0000 UTC]

How long did it take? OMG!

Awww those details on the surface of the water!

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to SpireEx [2018-06-19 15:56:27 +0000 UTC]

This one took about 7/8 days during the holidays, of about average 3 hours a day? So that's 20-25 hours :3 

Ah yesss !!!! I really thought to make those details exquisite!

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SpireEx In reply to hans-sniekers-art [2018-06-20 10:54:14 +0000 UTC]

Amazing more than a week, it was funny for sure then!

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to SpireEx [2018-06-20 17:03:00 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I really love delving into my paintings, it's really fun to explore the intricacies of life!

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SpireEx In reply to hans-sniekers-art [2018-06-21 11:50:55 +0000 UTC]

Indeed!

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Paradonyx [2018-06-18 23:16:10 +0000 UTC]

The amount of detail in your work is amazing!

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to Paradonyx [2018-06-19 15:55:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much ;D
I really love detail and work put into simple scenes :3

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Paradonyx In reply to hans-sniekers-art [2018-06-19 17:19:01 +0000 UTC]

You're totally welcome!

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Jai-Ti [2018-06-18 19:39:07 +0000 UTC]

WOW super piece! Really great work.

You're still improving your skills, nice to see you grown!

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to Jai-Ti [2018-06-18 19:48:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very, very much!

Yes, I'm always growing and there's so much I can still learn :3 But that's okay, life is an awesome journey!

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Jai-Ti In reply to hans-sniekers-art [2018-06-18 20:01:38 +0000 UTC]

Your so positive, I really like that! Keep on going with that.

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to Jai-Ti [2018-06-19 15:50:07 +0000 UTC]

Well, if I'm not positive I'm not going to make it (And I'm not always like this)

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PortentosaMan [2018-06-18 18:30:05 +0000 UTC]

It looks very nice

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to PortentosaMan [2018-06-18 18:32:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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Ultraviolet-Versalis [2018-06-18 18:08:17 +0000 UTC]

very beautifull

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to Ultraviolet-Versalis [2018-06-18 18:24:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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DiplodocusDinosaur [2018-06-18 18:07:40 +0000 UTC]

This is absolutely fantastic, great job. I appreciate how bird-like the dinosaurs are.

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hans-sniekers-art In reply to DiplodocusDinosaur [2018-06-18 18:24:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ;3 
Yes, I think that was one of the things I wanted to accentuate here

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