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Published: 2015-04-09 21:33:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 7091; Favourites: 167; Downloads: 0
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Description If you followed the updates referring to this picture, then you might already know the two protagonists, namely Neovenator and Eotyrannus.

Well, so let's have a look at the scene:

In the morning of a dawning day an Eotyrannus was making its way along the shore of an ancient river, putting decidedly one foot in front of the other. The early ancestor of a later breed of predators, known as the the tyrannosaurs had discovered something, that tempted the predator, because it would fill the Eotyrannus' stomach, if it wasn't a still alive and full grown Iguanodon.
Despite of being hampered by a broken hind leg the distressed and frightened animal would attempt to fend off the small predator just to live a bit longer.

But Eotyrannus wasn't the only predator, that lived in this region, which should become a part of what the humans call United Kingdom. Here, the in reddish brown covered Eotyrannus shared his territory with a larger Neovenator, that had learnt whenever the smaller carnivore appeared next to him, there was usually some easy prey. More or less easy.
Due to their symbiosis the gray and black tinted Neovenator follows his hunting partner, which is just leading the "butcher" to the wounded Iguanodon, while the Eotyrannus tries to make sure, that Neovenator keeps right on track as depicted here in the picture.

Later, both will profit from this early Cretaceous team work.

Some information:

Well, I gathered some inspiration from the Indicator bird, which leads larger animals towards bee hives and the fact how my dog expresses her need for some fine dog treats by means of walking into my room to me, then she goes back to the door looking at me to make sure, that I really follow her, so this is the reason for the "looking back posture" of the Eotyrannus.

I also made a timelapse video in order to summarize the development stages of my art work. youtu.be/882u6SORT5E

Last, but not least I thank everyone for looking at the drawing, faving it or writing a comment
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Comments: 67

JemDarpole In reply to ??? [2017-10-21 17:21:11 +0000 UTC]

i like feathersΒ though

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c-compiler In reply to ??? [2017-01-15 00:08:45 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, I will, but I have at least created a 3D Neovenator with some simple feathers
The enfluffening will come

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MigaraTaurus [2015-11-14 20:41:48 +0000 UTC]

It sounds plausible. Nice art as well.

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c-compiler In reply to MigaraTaurus [2015-11-16 20:43:30 +0000 UTC]

If it wasn't for Eotyrannus and Neovenator, then maybe other species cooperated with each other. Thank you.

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MigaraTaurus In reply to c-compiler [2015-11-17 12:37:10 +0000 UTC]

Indeed! No problem.

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MugenSeiRyuu [2015-10-01 22:54:43 +0000 UTC]

Sounds possible. I remember reading an old book called "Verwehtes Leben", which had artwork by Burian in it and featured several stories of prehistoric creatures. One had a pair of AllosaurusΒ  struggling to take down an Apatosaurus, but they get unexpected help from a Ceratosaurus, forming a temporary alliance.

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c-compiler In reply to MugenSeiRyuu [2015-10-05 19:07:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh, that sounds like an interesting story, since I see how often Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus get depicted as lethal enemies. Unfortunately, I never read this book and its stories, thus I thank you for giving me an insight onto one of these stories. Dinosaurs and their environment are an endless source of ideas and scenarios, which make a lot of fun to create such ancient scenes in one's mind.

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grisador [2015-08-05 17:13:40 +0000 UTC]

AMAZΔ°NG !

Its good to know dinosaurs do have intelligence for co-operation !
This should teach a lesson to people compare these magnificent animals to unsuccessfull & almost extinct Komodo Dragons !

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c-compiler In reply to grisador [2015-08-09 15:00:18 +0000 UTC]

Everything in nature is highly connected with each other, from the simplest forms of life to the most complex ones. And researches about endocasts and the possible functions of their brains suggest, that they were able to exhibit complex behavior. And I agree, it makes me sometimes upset, when people claim, they were dumb, because they aren't humans. Well, then these people should think about how long dinosaurs existed on this planet (and they are still existing in the shape of modern birds) and how long homo sapiens walks this earth...

And again, thank you!

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grisador In reply to c-compiler [2015-08-11 21:43:04 +0000 UTC]

Very Welcome & Δ± highly agree with your comment !


I mean every animal is able to co-exist with eachother somehow; its for sure nobody want to think about Prehistorik north africa
(The giant swamp full of Tyrannosaurus sized Theropods)

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Alexanderlovegrove [2015-07-14 18:15:02 +0000 UTC]

Really excellent work on the Neovenator's textures, it looks very lifelike. Β I also like the heavy set neck. Β 

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c-compiler In reply to Alexanderlovegrove [2015-07-15 21:52:43 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you soo much for liking this drawing, since your own paleo art is absolutely stunning in my opinion. I needed several steps until I got this texture, sometimes I just wonder how some artists create textures seemingly without any effort in short time As for the neck I thought, maybe Neovenator had a similar neck muscle arrangement like his distant relative Allosaurus.

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Alexanderlovegrove In reply to c-compiler [2015-07-17 13:05:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much! Β Yeah the shape certainly makes sense. Β I wouldn't worry about the time it takes, the finished result is the most important part. Β I find that I often speed up after I've done the same thing a few times, you might find that as well.

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Terizinosaurus [2015-06-27 06:05:16 +0000 UTC]

IT IS GOOD!!!

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c-compiler In reply to Terizinosaurus [2015-07-01 19:01:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Saberrex [2015-05-10 15:27:44 +0000 UTC]

wow. that's also like turkey vultures leading king vultures to a meal.

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c-compiler In reply to Saberrex [2015-05-14 10:58:59 +0000 UTC]

That is one modern analogy and shows how connected different species can be.

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Saberrex In reply to c-compiler [2015-05-14 11:57:34 +0000 UTC]

oh yes.Β 

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warrior1944 [2015-04-12 17:58:03 +0000 UTC]

Once again you make a great looking picture and better than before as well

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c-compiler In reply to warrior1944 [2015-04-14 10:41:21 +0000 UTC]

Many many thanks! A lot of reference photos of sand, soil, water and ancient plants were my guide, so I had to pick the right brushes in gimp.

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Arthuria99 [2015-04-12 08:46:57 +0000 UTC]

Lovely

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c-compiler In reply to Arthuria99 [2015-04-12 20:01:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Nazrindi [2015-04-11 23:49:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is really wonderful. It's too bad that the black on the Neovenator appears to be dark grey, though. I think it would have been okay to make it look a little darker without making it look "cartoony", so to speak (since I'm assuming why the colors are a little duller? ) But because of this it also gives the Neovenator an aged appearance, as though he's quite old for his species and can't hunt as well.

The colors on the Eotyrannus remind me a little of the Ornate Hawk Eagle, one of my favorite birds of all time:
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Although the Eotyrannus also feels a bit too bulky, especially in the limbs and head. I can understand this given how often you draw large theropods though, which have much different proportions and weight. It's still an outstanding drawing though, ESPECIALLY that background.

Here's skeletal drawings that have been done of Eotyrannus. The first one is much more up to date, the other one is 10 years old. Interesting to see how much it changed, isn't it?
static1.squarespace.com/static…
www.dinowight.org.uk/eotyrannu…

But man...I'm always blown away by your backgrounds. As well as your shading and lighting...

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c-compiler In reply to Nazrindi [2015-04-15 14:47:41 +0000 UTC]

Probably, I became to bright with the shades for the black on the legs and arms, but I wanted to make the texture of the skin more noticeable, because the Neovenator is closer to the beholder, that's why I thought you would see them more. It is also possible, that it is an elderly Neovenator and the once brilliant colors faded into duller ones. If I should draw some new Neovenators, then I know I have to keep an eye on the brightness. (I have some pencil sketches of Neovenator, which I could color, but they are not a material I would put on dA.)

Ah, now I have an image of the bird I only knew its name and its a very beautiful one.
I think my struggle with the pose for the Eotyrannus had contributed to the result, because I needed several attempts to draw this theropod in that way, while the Neovenator was a quick job to do. Many thanks for the the praise and I'm very thankful for your comment and I know without lots of reference image I wouldn't have been able to draw all the different materials like soil and water.

There happened some very distinctive changes in the skeletal of Eotyrannus like the length increased of the animal and it seems some shapes were newly interpreted like the shoulder blade.

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Nazrindi In reply to c-compiler [2015-05-06 01:39:28 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I agree that you'd see the texture of the Neovenator more due to him being closer to the viewer, but again, the colors seemed a bit "dulled" in my opinion. I'm glad to hear that you'd correct this in the future.

Oh, so was the Ornate Hawk Eagle really the inspiration for the colors on the Eotyrannus, then?

Yeah...you're still a master of landscapes and large theropods. Just keep working on the smaller ones to get their body types to appear more lithe and agile and you'll be a master to be reckoned with...well...true, you are already!

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c-compiler In reply to Nazrindi [2015-05-09 22:18:49 +0000 UTC]

Oh, so was the Ornate Hawk Eagle really the inspiration for the colors on the Eotyrannus, then?Β 

To be honest, the inspiration for the colors was this featherΒ sta.sh/01ajetbcb78f I found during one of my daily walks. I liked the colors and they also were quite plausible according to your explanation for an Eotyrannus, but this reddish brown also appears on the Ornate Hawk Eagle, too

Sometimes it is a hit and miss with the small and agile ones, when I try to draw them.
Oh and so many compliments are sooo heart-warming, that I gratefully say thank you

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Nazrindi In reply to c-compiler [2015-05-09 23:04:18 +0000 UTC]

oooh, that's a neat feather. I'm not sure what species of bird that came from, but it does fit the color scheme you chose. Awesome!

And you're welcome. You're very deserving of these compliments.

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c-compiler In reply to Nazrindi [2015-05-10 20:24:19 +0000 UTC]

Unfortunately, I can't tell what kind it is, but it looks goose like and I find these birds sometimes around the pond, where I took the background images for the Acrocanthosaurus render. And I don't have a photo of them. Let's call it: Inspiration from dinosaurs for dinosaurs

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mixtix-freeman [2015-04-11 13:45:19 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful illustration!

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c-compiler In reply to mixtix-freeman [2015-04-12 19:08:46 +0000 UTC]

Good to hear your appreciation and I'm very grateful for that

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mixtix-freeman In reply to c-compiler [2015-04-14 09:38:17 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful work, I really liked it!

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FluffyPlesiosaur [2015-04-10 17:16:24 +0000 UTC]

Love the black feathers running down the spine. You also paid great attention to the background, I'd never have the patience for that.^^

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c-compiler In reply to FluffyPlesiosaur [2015-04-10 23:29:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you much for liking it. I changed the coloration of the Eotyrannus, because orange-eyed-serpent informed me about, that simpler feathers weren't able to showΒ iridescentΒ blacks as I depicted in a preliminary sketch of this dinosaur. Here, a link to the comment, where she explains why greens were probably not possible.

Many reference images helped me with the drawing process, because I could look at photos of sand, rivers and vegetation. Sometimes it wasn't easy to keep patient, especially when I repainted some parts multiple times until they were acceptable.

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FluffyPlesiosaur In reply to c-compiler [2015-04-11 16:34:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the link, very interesting. It does make sense that not all kinds of feathers can show all kinds of colours.
(Though I still wont give up hope that one day they find evidence of a pink T-Rex...)

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c-compiler In reply to FluffyPlesiosaur [2015-04-12 15:40:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh, no problem, and my friend here, who explained that to me knows a lot of such things.
(A pink T-Rex... people would call it flamingo rex )

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Avisrex [2015-04-10 17:06:46 +0000 UTC]

Its odd seeing a semi-large feathered theropod next to a scaly one. Very interesting work.

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c-compiler In reply to Avisrex [2015-04-10 23:19:23 +0000 UTC]

Probably, this would have been the same when I put an abelisaurid and some kind of dromeosaurid together into the picture.
With that picture I could also illustrate how the view on dinosaurs changed due to the recent findings.

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Avisrex In reply to c-compiler [2015-04-11 15:38:40 +0000 UTC]

Indeed.

BTW aussie dinosaurs and South American maniraptors besides austroraptor relatives aren't viewed alot... It's a pain to find proper pics of them.

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c-compiler In reply to Avisrex [2015-04-12 15:34:08 +0000 UTC]

Yes, there exists some australian dinosaurs, which are barely known, because their remains are partially too fragmentary. A depiction would be a great thing, but I've to work on few other things first.

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Avisrex In reply to c-compiler [2015-04-12 16:40:47 +0000 UTC]

Indeed, A man once said "In absence of proper data, speculate wildly"

Master pieces don't appear in under a minute so do take your time

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Titanopetra [2015-04-10 14:18:24 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful, and I like the idea of interspecific co-operation

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c-compiler In reply to Titanopetra [2015-04-10 22:59:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh, thank you much
We have seen so many depictions of dinosaurs fighting violently against each other til the death, which often let people think of dinosaurs being aggressive all the time. Sure, they fought among each other in cases of territorial conflicts, prey or mating rights, just to name a few, but in many ecosystems there can be also found a lot of connections between different species.

Maybe, the Eotyrannus in this picture will have to wait until the Neovenator got its fill or he can just sneak a piece and eat it in a safe distance.

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Titanopetra In reply to c-compiler [2015-04-10 23:15:16 +0000 UTC]

Your Welcome
Yes co-operation is surprisingly common in nature, I supose thanks to the films and docu-dramas you dont imediately associate it with dinosaurs

Yes the bigger animal probably is the more dominant

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Primalk [2015-04-10 13:28:29 +0000 UTC]

I'm a bit confused. So the Neovenator kills the prey, and since the Eotyrannus showed him to the prey animals, he gets some of the prey? If so, just as awesome a backstory as the picture!

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c-compiler In reply to Primalk [2015-04-10 22:49:13 +0000 UTC]

After the Neovenator has killed the prey it will leave enough for the Eotyrannus to feed. If these leftovers are nothing more than bones with some attached flesh is up to you. Maybe it was a reason for tyrannosaurs to develop a higher bite force

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Primalk In reply to c-compiler [2015-04-10 23:28:10 +0000 UTC]

That is such a brilliant idea. Love it. Great work again! And maybe! I always was under the mindset that it was the prey becoming more armored. But with evolution, you never know.

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c-compiler In reply to Primalk [2015-04-12 15:44:24 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, thank you much for loving it
Who knows, what forced them to develop a bone crushing bite.

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Primalk In reply to c-compiler [2015-04-18 21:16:52 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! And I agree. :

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AnonymousLlama428 In reply to Primalk [2015-04-10 13:53:35 +0000 UTC]

I think that perhaps he scavenges the leftovers.

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DinoBirdMan [2015-04-10 03:00:02 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work.

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