Tuesday, 3 January 2012

Happy New Year

As it is now far too late for me to be taken seriously by the palaeo community at large, I may as well indulge as much as I can.  



I had hoped to have completed this on New Year's Day, but as usual, it took longer than I expected.  I had also hoped to do more with the background, but this will have to do.  Real work beckons, I fear!


I think it looked better as just the ink drawing.  Bother.

Happy New Year!



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18 comments:

  1. davidmaas3 January 2012 at 14:32

    Who needs serious when you have such wonderful imagery? Fantastic!

    btw: first thought was that you'd made a series of Scott Hartman's break-dancing pose. (http://skeletaldrawing.blogspot.com/2011/07/skeletal-poses-do-they-matter.html)

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  2. Natee3 January 2012 at 14:58

    @David Maas: Thank you, David!

    Haha, the Stegosaurus must look like that especially.

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  3. Paul Heaston3 January 2012 at 14:59

    cue Springsteen: "...'cause tramps like us, baby they was born to run..."

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  4. Natee4 January 2012 at 08:04

    @Paul: Haha.

    Happy New Year, Teresa!

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  5. Hippo4 January 2012 at 10:25

    Yeeha! *wants border of frolicking dinos along bedroom wall*
    That's just what I love about your dinosaurs: They all have so much fun!

    Happy new year!

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  6. Trish4 January 2012 at 20:50

    This is amazing. You are amazing.

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  7. Natee5 January 2012 at 06:57

    @Flodo: Wouldn't a frieze like that be great?

    @Trish: You're so kind.

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  8. Marc Vincent8 January 2012 at 13:15

    For some reason the stegosaur balancing on one foot looks even more comically absurd than the sauropod.

    Amazing work as usual and, once again, it was a real pleasure seeing you again yesterday.

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  9. Marc Vincent8 January 2012 at 13:16

    PS It looks better coloured. Definitely.

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  10. Natee8 January 2012 at 14:25

    Thank you on all counts, Marc. :)

    I agree, the Stegosaurus is my favourite here. Stegosaurs are already such dramatic shapes in themselves (and Stegosaurus in particular with that sudden steep rise in its back, even without accounting for the plates), it was fun heightening the absurdity and making it look as though it was in danger of tipping right over...

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  11. Anonymous14 January 2012 at 15:36

    Those are the happiest dinosaurs I've seen in some time!
    Great work Niroot!

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    1. Natee14 January 2012 at 15:40

      Thank you so much, Matt!

      Oh, look at this! Finally, blogger has provided a better commenting system in which one could directly reply to a comment instead of one long list with no head or tail. Hooray!

      (I can be very easily pleased sometimes...)

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  12. Brain Master17 January 2012 at 14:56

    I just stumbled upon your blog today and it is amazing! These three remind me of horses that have just been turned out on spring pasture.

    www.itsbraintime.blogspot.com

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    1. Natee22 January 2012 at 10:34

      Sorry for my very delayed reply, but thank you! I surmise that you must have been led here via the wonderful Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs?

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  13. Maggie22 January 2012 at 10:23

    This (and all of your other dinos) is amazing. I stumbled on you somehow on deviantArt and had to check out the dinosaurs with my son, who is obsessed. Is there any chance of this being offered as a print/poster?

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    1. Natee22 January 2012 at 10:33

      Thank you, Maggie! Yes, prints are indeed available via dA; this link should hopefully take you directly to prices and formats.

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    2. Maggie22 January 2012 at 10:34

      Thank you so much, you've made his day!

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    3. Natee22 January 2012 at 10:36

      Hurrah!

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