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Published: 2014-12-12 01:07:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 10915; Favourites: 288; Downloads: 131
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The last days weren't that pleasant, most of the time I laid in my bed, sniffing, sleeping and tea drinking. But know it's going better and better and today I felt like I could produce something more than just sketches.One motivation was the publication of an new basal and pretty cool ceratopsian from North America, Aquilops americanus, and the awesome art Brian Engh produced for the paper.
This- far worse- reconstruction which I made within 2,5 hours or so is my step back into the light of art (maybe something you can see on the face of this small guy).
Pencil, watercolor and gouache on paper with slight digital correction of the proportions.
The paper: www.plosone.org/article/info%3…
Biran's work: dontmesswithdinosaurs.com/?p=1…
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had a feeling
i love Latin it's an awesome language
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Great job, looks like it stubbed its beakpretty bad.
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Cool. I have a feeling this thing would really take off as an exotic pet if we could clone these guys.
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VERY COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Me: Aquilops why did you have to blink right when he shot the photo?
Aquilops: Blink? I was snoring and asleep, this guy woke me up with his darn camera.
Me:........Oh.....Ok.
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Sorry, I infected him too ^^
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He does look like he's going to sneeze xD
But nice work as usual! I see you've made him less spikey than Brian Engh did and with the colours you've chosen he reminds me of some animal from today... some kind of chameleon I think... Anyway, really nice work, hope you get better soon
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Thanks a lot 
My inspiration for this one where crocodiles, not very usual for marginocephalians but I felt to very creative during that night.
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You're weclome
Ah, didn't recognize that xD
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Wundervoll!
Ich wünschte, ich hätte auch gerade Zeit, zum zeichnen...
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Ach Zeit ist doch immer, man braucht halt transportables Material
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Oder die Motivation, die Skizzen und das Gekritzel hochzuladen. XD
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Damn, how can you render the animals' skin so gorgeous and realistic every single time? And you were even sick!
I don't even need to say that I love it, do I?
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>I don't even need to say that I love it, do I?<
You can say it but I my Internet connection is good enough to feel it through all that thousand miles between us ^^
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Ooooh, that is so sweet XD
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Good to know that you feel better now, about your image is simply awesome! your skills are intact
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Matt Wedel here, coauthor on the paper. I joined DA just so I could tell you: great piece, loads of personality. I love it!
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Wow, thank you very much 
But, it wouldn't have been necessary to join DA, I shared to also on Facebook ^^
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Are the chin filaments actually preserved in the fossil or were you just inspired by Brian Engh's depiction of this species? Either way, excellent work as always and glad to hear you're healthy again.
By the way, this has confirmed something I've thought about for a long time. I think Engh and yourself are probably my favorite currently active paleoartists. You're both brilliant illustrators and you know exactly how to breathe life into both bones and fictional creatures in a way that makes me green with envy.
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Haha, no, these filaments aren't preserved, it's a homage to Brian's painting ^^
> I think Engh and yourself are probably my favorite currently active paleoartists.<
Thank you so much
>that makes me green with envy<
No need to be envy, there is always someone better and the only cure is more practice, time and passion
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