Spinosaurus

[N D Hill]

Hey

Here's my latest.C&C are welcome as usual.

Thanks
-Noel

http://art-of-ndhill.netfirms.com/images/spinosaurus2.jpg

[eigam]

Excellent work, great colors. Did you color it digitally?

[Snowfly]

I always did admire those guys that paint in dinosaur books. not saying you're one, just an obvious reference, and this piece is just great.

The head down to the neck, that area's flawless! The anatomy falters after that.. glaring point: where the leg connects to the body. But I'm crazy about the pic, don't get me wrong. The scales are excellent!

[JoshuaTheJames]

OH GOD!
:funny:
THERE IS A HILARIOUS STORY BEHIND A DAY AT THE ZOO AND A SPINOSAURUS

I'LL HAVE MCNALLYISM POST IT!

-Joshua

[McNallyism]

Oh yeah, a bunch of us were drawing animals at the Columbus zoo, and I saw this kid moving through some foliage in a stalking motion. His mother is walking with a stroller on the pavement next to him. He says to his mom "Look, mom, I'm a spinosaurus!" she snaps back at him "No you're not! and what did I tell you about that?!"

Just kind of a funny conversation taken out of context.

Cool spino, by the way. I'd like to see more skin texture oin the body, though. And it'd be coo to see a follow-up illustration of the dinosaur in action.

-Sean

[N D Hill]

Thanks for the replies

eigam: Thanks. I painted this piece entirely with Painter 7.

Snowfly: Thanks. I guess I noticed some errors as well. I used a profile sketch of a suchomimus skeleton as the basis for most of this guy. I think another big anatomical error would probably be that his arms aren't robust enough. Spinosaurus arms were so think that scientists originally thought it walked on all fours. Recent research shows that it was more like baryonyx and suchomimus though, meaning it's arms were probably effective weapons for spearing by using the thumb claw. My spino's arms are probably too scrawny for that. As for the legs, I was wondering if you could specify what you meant. I see a problem with them as well but I can't quite pin it.

JOSHUATHEJAMES: "THERE IS A HILARIOUS STORY BEHIND A DAY AT THE ZOO AND A SPINOSAURUS"
...Isn't that how all great stories start?

McNallyism: Well... At least that kid has aspirations...

[swampbug]

hahah that is pretty funny.. if you just imagine it. Good story Josh!.. and mcnally.


About the pic.. Yes i agree, that as it is a very nice pic.. it needs more texture detail like the head has throughout the body. :)

Good job so far.

[N D Hill]

Thanks. Yeah, I agree about the scale thing. Reptiles scales are just incredably tedious and difficult to perfect. I'll give it a shot though.