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Published: 2015-09-28 22:19:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 670; Favourites: 109; Downloads: 0
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I had never added a dinosaur to any of my drawings until now. This piece was made as a gift to my ex-boyfriend in our fifth-month anniversary. He has always been a huge fan of dinosaurs since his childhood, having miniatures and loving to read about it all.Triceratops are his favorite species. My ex-boyfriend deals with anger issues, and once he explained me that triceratops, as herbivorous animals, used to be peaceful creatures - until the moment they were attacked. Then, no one could beat them.
My father says it reminds him of illustrations in Jehovah's witnesses books, with children caressing enormous lions and stuff like that. I don't know what to think about it.
This one was made, as usual, with watercolor pencils over cansom paper, but this time I used A5 size. It didn't took me too long - somehow, I managed to finish it in about 4 hours.
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Hi! I'm taking part to ProjectComment's Tagline game. My tag word was "child".
Looks very interesting! I love Mum Triceratops' colours, although they're not realistic: they create a nice atmosphere. I also like the two baby Triceratops: they look cute and huggable! 
The landscape looks very pleasant as well: the watercolors created an appropriate scene without taking too much time and effort. I also love the sky and its melting colors: it really reminds me of the first centuries after the birth of the space, in which the substance composing it wasn't clear yet. The paper meteorite gives a nice, playful touch, which makes the whole drawing fit well in a children's book.
However, the boy's legs don't look well-positioned: if he's sitting on the ground, he should have his legs completely bent (like this ). Another thing to improve is the volcano, which is slightly crooked.
But still a good piece!
I don't think you need a tag word now because I was the last in the tagline and you're the first.
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You're very correct in your critique 
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Hello hello, I am from ProjectComment as part of the ever fun comment tag.
My tag word was "terra-incognita", which to be honest threw me through a bit of a loop. It means an unexplored or unknown region, land, or subject. I thought that this picture suited that theme pretty well. I looked at it as a child exploring the previously unknown land of dinosaurs and falling completely in love with them.
It is an adorable picture with nice beautiful strong colouring. The child's proportions are a little off, but the dinosaur babies look great. I see you have your asteroid as a cut out pasted on the picture rather than drawn on the photo itself. What I would suggest is try to do the whole picture like that. It will add depth to it if that's the direction you want to go. Otherwise it looks like a bit of a last minute addition, even if it does pull the background together as it does here.
I will also say watch the back leg of the dinosaur. It looks a little too close to the front legs (making it look like the leg is coming out of the stomach). You also need a wee bit of shading to make the dinosaur look a little more three dimensional.
I love the background and I especially love how you made the sky. Overall, I think it was really a great piece and I even added it to my faves
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You have pointed some things about anatomy I had never noticed, like the dinosaur back leg. About that asteroid... actually, that was a last minute addition hehe I was painting a star with the tip of a brush, but I ended up messing it up and it looked to big/strange in comparison with the other ones. So, I added this meteorite to cover it. But I can see what you say about adding more cutout details if I'm using it in one part of the piece.
Thanks for your kind and attentive comment, it was really useful. Also, thanks for favoriting!
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Anytime, and I've totally been there with messing things up. It's why I rarely use paint or colour in my drawings. I mess up too easily and get frustrated so I go and tear it up. So to prevent the frustration I now just stick to pencil and digital work.
Anyway, I'm glad I could help you, and anytime for the fave, I really like the picture. I especially like the colours that you used and how you draw the leafs. I can't do scenes at all. Time for me to go practice lol!
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From ProjectComment
Hey there. My tag word was "cool" and I chose this image, because I think it is pretty cool especially considering the fact that this was the first time you drew dinosaurs.
The colors are wonderful, especially the sky. The landscape is also very well drawn, I especially like the vegetation. The baby triceratops are simply adorable! I wouldn't mind having one around
I love the sky. I love the part with the stars and I like the side with the volcano. The sky is what gives dynamic to an otherwise peaceful image. The volcano makes the things look lively and maybe even a bit dangerous. The meteorite in the background makes me wonder a bit. I assume it is just for decoration and isn't supposed to really be anything special, but when I first looked at it I thought you meant to draw a peaceful, serene scene right before the meteor hit and wiped everything out. That would have been awesome and also pretty grim, giving it a huge twist to the image. (I'm just speculating
Amazing job, amazing artwork! Keep it up
Next in line is TheShadowEmpress and your tag word will be "nature". Have fun
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What a attentive, meticulous, kind commenter you are!
Did you used watercolor paint or watercolor pencils? Because I'm used to draw the outlines of an element with colored pencils and then spread the color with a tiny brush. Guess that's why the colors don't mix together... I have almost never worked with the paint itself, I probably wouldn't know what to do.
Yes, the meteorite is supposed to be just alegoric, but you can interpretate it more tragically if you want to - I guess meteorites are a common element in drawings with dinosaurs for the easy dramatism it brings.
Thanks a lot for all your observations!
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I am so very happy you think so xD Thank you!
Paint. I used to paint some in school but never really liked it because it didn't end up looking like I wanted it to. My friend had pencils, but we never used them as they were intended to be used xD We used them as regular pencils.
It would make sense since every time people talk about dinosaurs a meteorite is somewhere in the conversation too.
It was my pleasure!
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Lovely composition. Your use of colors and texture is visually breathtaking.
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You're really kind! Thank you for your support!
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So, what do you think of the upcoming movie "The Good Dinosaur"?
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I don't know what should I expect. What are your expectations?
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