Only able to work on small bits at a time due to time constraints, but we have a face that looks like a face now (so eloquent, wow). Beef boy. No wonder they got eaten so much.
Shout out to Dr. Matt Dempsey for his stellar musculature work and references for artists and for his ongoing input on my work. <3 Much love for this guy.
"Hatcher" is coming along nicely. It's taking forever to place the muscles, but I'd much rather do this approach now than carve away at a bigger block. Bonus appearance by my puppy boy, Ankylosaurus (who needs finishing too). 1/20 scale print, anyone? We'll see.
Reposing/articulating the Smithsonian Triceratops mount (available for download on their Sketchfab page: https://t.co/C6yrR3u3V0... ) certainly was not on my bingo card for today. But here we are. A solid new baseline for me to work off of. For... reasons.
I already added keratin sheathes to the brow and nose horns. Just as a bit of visual reference for myself. Cutting this mesh apart has been quite the task, but it will be a great base to work from for when I finally decide to replace the bones with sensible meshes.
Realising I had not yet shared them: Have three new isopod illustrations that are meant to become stickers. Cubaris sp. 'Rubber Ducky', C. sp. 'Amber Ducky' and C. sp. 'Cherry Blossom'. The first ones have already been printed, need to set the others up. #sciart#invertefest
Ah, retopology. How I have missed you (this is both genuine and sarcastic - Schrödinger's retopology). Necessary evil, partially excrutiating and partially cathartic. Suchomimus tenerensis in progress. I will try to bake textures in Substance Painter this time. Learning curve.
@seiratix I did move to Bluesky, but by now my social media presence is spread so thin that I might as well not be present online at all. It's an ongoing struggle trying to stay within the public view, especially being self employed, and with me moving away from Etsy, I need more presence.
In a feeble attempt of getting my following back up and running, here's some updates on Suchomimus tenerensis. Leaning heavily into the reptilian influence with this one and I like it so far.
Using my platform for something a bit different today. A friend and colleague of mine is struggling to make ends meet. If you feel generous and are able to help, every little bit goes a long way I think.
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Quick reminder that I am moving more permanently over to where the skies are blue. If you want to keep updated on my shenanigangs and the process on this Iguanodon, come over yonder and find me there! :)