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Published: 2010-05-04 05:37:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 3317; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 26
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This started out as a quick doodle in flash to design a tattoo for myself (full right sleeve). It quickly evolved into an experiment in willpower to finish this. Haha! I transfered my flash cleanup onto a 13/1/2" x 16" piece of animation paper and detailed it entirely with a mechanical pencil. After completing this I realize that it is entirely too detailed to be a tattoo. I would have to redraw it to "dumb" it down for a tattoo artist. But I can't really bring myself to look at it any more right now.Despite what I just said I am very happy with how this turned out. Many art friends and teachers alike know that I have a big problem with planning things out in my illustrations. I like to start with an eye or a tooth and work my way out from there. This required quite a bit more preparation. Fun fact: EVERY single creature in this illustration is a real creature that existed at one time or another in our past. +50 exp to the first person who can name them all.
It has been a labor of love and I hope it shows. Enjoy!
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if i could have this as a giant poster or if i had the $ i would try to get it done as a backpiece for a Tattoo. ABSOLUTELY STUNNING
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Thanks! Yeah I designed it with the intent to get it done as a full sleeve but I have yet to pull the trigger on it. One day maybe.
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If I could I'd have this framed on my wall 
And Dunkleosteus needs more love! Glad you included him
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Thanks so much! Yeah, Dunkleosteus is totally rad. May be my favorite fish ever, next to Helicoprion. That may be next on my list of weird critters to draw
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Oh Helicoprion is cool too! You should totally draw him next *thumbs up*
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I'm adding it to the queue. ^_^
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Dunkleosteus
Ceratosaurus? Not a T-Rex, right? lol
Parasaurolophus or Charonosaurus
Centrosaurus or Sytracosaurus?
Dimetrodon
Xiphactinus
Frilled Shark?
Trilobitoides
Nautiloid
Gerobatrachus?
goniatites
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Ooh close. You're right about Dunkleosteus, Parasaurolophus, Dimetrodon, Xiphactinus, Trilobites, Orthocone (which is in the Nautiloid group of marine cephalopods) and the Goniatite. Good job though!
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Damn.. so close haha.=] Maybe I'll try again later.
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I love this! Great variety of dinosaurs. I like the way you combined land and sea together. Wonderful work. 
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Thanks! I may color it one of these days but I've got too many other ideas on the burner right now.
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