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Published: 2008-12-29 17:34:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 4552; Favourites: 85; Downloads: 99
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Drawn at around the same time as DEEP, and with similar subject matter, these critters are actually unrelated to that activity. They're basically alien Placoderms in which the sense and breathing organs and the mouth are on two separate, but often closely associated, structures.Related content
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have you seen a goblin shark feed? very reminiscent. giphy.com/gifs/shark-goblin-gi…
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Oh yes, I'm well acquainted with the goblin shark!
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These sea creatures are very interesting, just imagine they were real! Deep sea creatures of this world is always interesting, to imagine the sea creatures of other worlds are even more interesting. The possibilities are endless.
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Thanks for the comment, creature man!
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I find these sketches particularly interesting because they build upon an idea that Ive been toying with for a period of time.
In that, the modern vertebrate skull arose out of a tripartite fusion of the Dermatocranium, Chondrocranium and the Splanchocranium.
Variations on their interaction are particularly interesting to me, as they represent unexplored paths in the fundamentals of the mechanics of skull function and design.
Keep developing this. I'm interested to see what you come up with.
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Thanks for the comment, Spiralfish!
I looked up the Dermatocranium, Chondrocranium, and Splanchocranium, and there is indeed a wealth of potential there. I may play around with those ideas somewhat, but I have other plans on the moment. As soon as the creature painting that currently working on is done I'm going to start making forays into architecture, industrial design, and character design. I need to get comfortable with subjects other than creatures.
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These are friggin' awesome...Reminds me of some of the same creative dynamics that were going on in my own Arthropodires. The different protuberances such as those at mid-right recall for me chimerae (that is, the actual fishes), as well as some of the prehistoric shark lineages such as Stethacanthus and Falcatus (both genera, I believe). I always think "mating apparatus" when I see such specialized morphological features.
I've seen most of these recent pieces in your conceptart sketchbook, but they are so cool I can't resist commenting now that I have the chance!
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Ah yes, the sharks with nail files growing out of their backs. Ancient sharks were some of the most bizarre vertebrates in history. It's a shame that you have to dig to find info and pictures of them, while hundreds of books are published each year on the same few dozen species of dinosaurs and sabertooth tigers. Grrr!
Thanks for the comments, pal!
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True dat! You know, one of the best books I've ever read on the prehistoric fishes was one I borrowed from the library at Western Washington University back in 2001/2002 (they're still sending me notices on my overdue fees, though I returned it long ago...As an employee of a library that doesn't charge overdue fines, and considering how much I spent on tuition, I refuse to pay them as a matter of principle). It's very hard to find a copy and VERY expensive, but here's the complete bibliographic information:
Long, John A. The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-8018-5438-5
A cheaper option is the kids' book "Paleo Sharks" by Timothy J. Bradley, author of "The Care and Feeding of Dinosaurs." He's not the world's greatest draftsman, but there's a great energy behind his drawings and his dinos are heavily Greg Paul influenced.
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I believe I've seen that "Rise of Fishes" book. Very cool stuff.
I looked through Timothy J. Bradley's website. Like you said, not the best, but I like the color schemes he uses.
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Very cool variations. Have you seen 's stuff? He devised an alien planet with fauna that largely follows this model.
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Yes, I'm very familiar with Nemo Ramjet's stuff. I was influenced by him in creating this image, but not as much as you might think.
Thanks for the comments!
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