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Paleolife Art Restoration, Scales
All,
I particularly appreciate the style of Greg Paul and Brian Franzcak. One can
say that the canvas
that the latter uses can certainly add the implication of skin texture to it,
without actually
drawing it, or painting it. In that case, one can use a textured bond paper and
thick graphite
pencil to draw, and imply texture that way, without having to draw each little
circle.
The graphite skill of the former is such that in certain cases, he need never
draw the scales,
just draw the implication of them by doing them only in the midtones of the
animals skins. That
is, not in the shadows, or in the highlights, but in between. That way, there
is always the
suggestion of a fully scaled animal.
I am a bit different in my style. An example can be seen below:
http://www.geocities.com/qilongia/Camarasaurus_supremus_headshot.jpg
In another case, I can be intensely detailed and draw every scale, as in the
croc-like look of
this animal,
http://www.geocities.com/qilongia/Lewisuchus_admixus.jpg
or leave the skin relatively bare-looking. It depends on what I'm trying to
present. If I want
to imply a nature shot, then I will be careful, and only imply scalation, as in:
http://www.geocities.com/qilongia/Tendaguru_scene.jpg
Or if I want a typical "profile" or "head-shot" I will be exhuberant and try
to scalate for most
of it:
http://www.geocities.com/qilongia/Achelousaurus_horneri.jpg
It depends. In this way, my works has paralleled and benefited from Greg
Paul's, but I'd like to
think I do have my own style.... :)
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Jaime A. Headden
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