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Ravenari — Crocodile as Totem
Published: 2008-05-26 07:55:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 7196; Favourites: 189; Downloads: 700
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Crocodile as TotemThis was one of the first totem files I ever wrote, and then it's now one of the last pictures I've drawn. I thought this would be reaaaally hard, but... the picture just flowed out of me very easily and I'm quite happy with it; even if the colouring did take quite a long time! Lol.
Crocodile represents prehistoric wisdom, plutonian god energy, and the reconciliation of opposites. It also represents using cunning and stealth to get ahead.
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illo's board, pencil, aquarelle, metallic paint.
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Comments: 38
I could never draw something like this. I'm better with photoshop.
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I'm awful at drawing with Photoshop, so it works out!
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It's kind of like drawing on a regular sketch pad but using a tablet.
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The snout almost makes it look more like an alligator?
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This is based on the saltie (saltwater crocodile), not the freshwater crocodile, which has quite a different shaped snout to the freshie: www.crocodilesafari.com.au/ima…
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Right, I remember from Wild Kratts.
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Thank you very much. I definitely enjoy putting colours together.
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It reminds me of the extinct fossil crocodile "Sebecus", that lived on land.
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Actually, landcrocs were a significant trend in the fossil record.
I'm glad there's none running around now, however.
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Hello! 
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Wow! This is beautiful. I love it. 
What is "plutonian god energy", though?
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Plutonian god energy - gods that have a similar energy to the Roman god Pluto. 
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I can't believe the detail in this piece. It's truly amazing.
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Omg I am in love with this! the detail is amazing as well as the coloring!
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Wow, another reptile! Instant favorite, but not just because it\'s an herp, because of the whole thing
And you did right at coloring the mouth pale, because they have a pale peach mouth. The \"back\" of the croc on the lower right corner is especially realistic, very well shaded. It feels 3 dimensional.
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aw cheers, I had some good reference shots I think. I thought they'd be a lot darker too - their mouths remind me of the inside of frilled-neck lizard mouths, pale and pinky/yellowy.
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This is probably one of my favorite totems of yours so far.
great detail, amazing colors...incredible work all around!
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All the scaly details are just gorgeous! Your work never cease to amaze me
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thank you! the scaly details took foreeeeever. lol.
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ohh... nice....but isnt the inside of its mouth suppose to be of a darker shade?
iunno, you can ignore that, i'm just saying that i noticed it...
hmm... maybe i should try a croc, it looks pretty hard >_>
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i think it depends on where the croc is from; all the reference shots i used had crocs that actually had even *paler* jaws / faces, so i suppose it really depends on locality / environment and things like that as well.
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