Oh, I love that new picture! Incidentally, I saw it on your DA account this morning, and thought, “Oh, I hope she posts that on the GOF; I want to review it and tell her how good it looks!”
Awwwwwww!! Thank you for your enthusiasm!! I wanted to submit it the same time as DA, but I was so sleepy!!
Most of the time, the LBT fanart I put on DA I'll also put here! But DA goes first, so you can sometimes get a preview!
I think this also demonstrates why most flyers in LBT are around the same size; I doubt that as many people would have thought of Sierra and Rinkus as quite so threatening if they had been that much smaller than Pterano. This is especially true of Rinkus; look at him, he’s so cute! Even so, if these characters had appeared this way in a more realistic version of LBT, I think Sierra would be a force to be reckoned with. Look at those teeth. (Honestly I think the real-life Cearadactylus was even scarier looking than Sierra, even if those jaws were most likely used on fish.) Come to think of it, considering real pterosaurs couldn’t hold things with their feet, I don’t think poor Ducky could have survived being picked up by anyone besides Pterano. On a more humorous note, I imagine that Rinkus and Pterano’s “why are you hitting me?” scene would have been considerably more painful for the former with that size difference.
Rinkus
is adorable, ain't he? Oooooo, maybe that could work if he was in this style in the movie! He'd look so cute and small and innocent that nobody would suspect him of being a nasty and sly Flyer! Can't say the same of Sierra; you're right about those teeth, he has the same untrusting appearance as his movie self.....no matter how fuzzy he is!
And that image of tiny Rinkus being hit by giant Pterano got this strange combo of a laugh and a cringe from me!! Poor little Rinkus!!
Just out of curiosity, what’s the name, author, and publication date of that pterosaur book you used as a reference?
The book is called
Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures (that's not an overused title at all
), by John Malam and Steve Parker. It was published in 2002, so I was about 11 or 12 when I got it. It's weird, because the book is so outdated now (Therizinosaurus was still a carnivore; Microraptor was completely incapable of aerial activity; Acrocanthosaurus is considered a Spinosaur :blink: ). But the art is pretty decent enough (though a bit sloppy on some dinosaurs) and the pterosaurs were especially well drawn in a variety of poses. It was a real help!
andókudos to youóyou made all three of them fuzzy! For anyone reading this post who may not be familiar with this fact, it’s been well documented from fossil impressions that pterosaurs were covered in hair-like filaments (technically known as pycnofibers), not scales.
The fluffy-ness was fun!! I personally think it makes all three of them adorable!! I would hug each of them, but hugging Sierra and maybe even Rinkus might not be such a great idea
!!
I’m sure you’d appreciate some more pterosaur anatomy tips, so here you go: Sierra’s nostril should be at the very front of that triangular “window” in his snout. A general rule of thumb with animals is that the fleshy nostril opening is (#1) much smaller than the naris, or bony nostril opening, and (#2) as far forward in said bony nostril opening as possible. I also think there should probably be more of his right wing membrane visible, and based on what can be seen of his right arm behind his body, it looks like it is bent very strangely. I don’t blame you, though; folded pterosaur wings are hard to draw!
Okay! The Cearadactylus picture I used for reference had the nostril in the middle of the 'window', so I didn't really know any better!
And I knew I should've added more wing membrane! I wanted too, but couldn't really make it look right with the pose (a lifted wing with the flight-finger expanded, as if he's going 'Don't step on my wing!'). I guess that didn't go too well either, sorry!
And yeah, I NEVER expected pterosaur wings to be difficult. It certainly looked much simpler than a bird or bat wing! I guess appearances can be deceiving!
For the record, I still draw a lot of pointy-winged critters when realism isn’t that relevant, or when I’m emulating a certain art style.
I should've looked at the references more carefully!! But I'm just so used to pointy pterosaur wings because I usually draw pterosaurs under those very circumstances!!
Thanks for your understanding. You’re so nice. *hugs*
Your one of my best buddies, so I'm more than happy to be nice!!
*hugs back extra tightly!*
Alrighty then, that's what we'll do!
Yayz!! But a realistic Liopleurodon is a lot more difficult to draw than I anticipated!! The walrus is surprisingly cooperative, but your Lio isn't going to be drawn without a fight and it's really stalling my progress!
I'm thinking of settling with a LBT style pliosaur (perhaps a bit more cartooonish); it should be a bit easier! But I'll make a few more attempts at the realistic style before going with that option!
Fantastic! What’ve you got so far that I’ve helped you come up with? The walrus giving the Liopleurodon an Aspirin…Slasher the deathgleaner tangled in wind chimes…c’mon, I know there’s more!
Well, some of the idea you gave me wasn't intentional! Some of the things you said in some responses gives me inpiration. Perhaps the strangest is Teryx's tail sporting a glove Mickey Mouse-esque hand, playing video games! But others are meant to be surprises
Hold on, you have a picture of Toni, too? I'd like to see it!
Yup! I was originally gonna color it after my current photoshop project, but since you showed such interest, Pangy, I made it my first priority to finish! It'll be on the end of this post, so it doesn't interrupt the responses!
Thanks again. I’m glad you had fun drawing it. I’m not sure what sounds pronghorn make, but now that I think about it, elk calls would actually work pretty well for a pachycephalosaur. I know exactly the sound you’re talking about; in my opinion, it’s one of the coolest-sounding animal calls.
Having brought up the subject of elk, I can’t resist mentioning this: do you know that the American elk is also called the wapiti (pronounced “WOP-ih-TEE”)? I just love that word.
Yes, it does sound cool for a pachycephalosaur! Whenever I play Warpath, I purposely press the 'Taunt' button just to hear the Stygimoloch make that beautiful noise! In fact, you know how the dinos in LBT sometimes make animal noises? Stygia uses that elk call (I believe it's called a bugle) as an alarm and a show of fear, and also as a warning that she's about to charge in defense!
Wapiti! That is a funny name!! I'm now gonna make it my word of the day!
And now, heeeeeeeeerrrrrreeeeee's Toni, best friend and potential maternal figure for Stygia!
Toni is an young adult Gastonia that lives on her own (she has no herd). She's a tough cookie, but a very loyal dinosaur to anyone she can call a friend. But for a long time, she had no friends of her own kind and she had no interest in befriending another species.
That changed when one day, Toni was sniffing for underground water and Stygia rushed to her all beaten and bleeding and terrified. Feeling sorry for the young dinosaur, Toni defended her from the rogue Domehead trio. Having ward them off, Toni allowed Stygia to stick around and helped her recover, but at the same time keeping her distance, not wanting to form an attachment to a dinosaur that's most likely going to leave. But even when she got better, Stygia had no intention of going anywhere and a very strong friendship was formed.
Toni is a spunky critter, never willing to back down from danger when said danger comes in the form of sharpteeth and aggressive dinosaurs. She's highly confident in her defensive abilities and her survival techniques. She's passed many tips on where to find all sorts of different food and hidden sources of water to Stygia, in some ways, treating her best buddy like a daughter. That's how strong the bond between them is!
When they met my other OCs, Toni got along very well with all of them. When Stygia panicked about Tero, Toni felt a bit torn, wanting to stay with the group but knowing that Stygia no longer had that desire. And so, being the loyal dinosaur she is, she decided to go with Stygia.
For the color, I again used Jurassic Park: Warpath, this time using my favorite version of Ankylosaurus. It reminds me of a turtle!!
I also used the same book I used for the Flyer trio to help me with the placement of the armor spikes. I hope you like it, Pangy!
