Paleolife Art Restoration, Scales

["Jaime A. Headden" <qilongia@yahoo.com>]

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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  Where the Wind Comes Sweeping Down the Pampas!!!!

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