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Published: 2011-08-25 19:24:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 2651; Favourites: 58; Downloads: 89
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Update of an old concept sketch.3 Variraptor Mechinorum (2 adults and a sub adult female at the left) feast on a Rhabdodon carcass, in Late Cretaceous central europe. To recreate Variraptor feathery I got inspiration from moderns owls and eagles.
EDITED: version with provisional colours. Probably donΒ΄t make it justice but is the best I can do....
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Out of curiosity, is your Variraptor family group based on the Bambiraptor family group in Burnham 2004? I just thought it was quite coincidental that both consist of 2 adults & a sub-adult. As for the drawing itself, other than the lack of blood, I like it (especially the colors).
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I guess is just a coincidence... didnΒ΄t know of that paper. Glad you you like it, IΒ΄ll probably update this soon enough.
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This is nice. 
It seems like a realistic scene that could have happen back in the late Cretaceous of Europe's island's.
This kind of reminds me of another picture by Luis V. Rey
here's a [link]
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I love Reys "Turkeynychus", although most likely they didnt have naked necks and heads is cool nonetheless.
Glad you like it!
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Great
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Wonderful choice of colours. Absolutely faved
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Thanks. Colours are based on Emu chickens by the way.
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Thanks...just learned that some highlighting could help a lot. :S
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Needs more gore. 
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Thanks! I think is bloody enough though XD
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Well yeah, there are intestines and all that good stuff, but I mean that there should be some blood on the ground and on the raptors' muzzles. It's amazingly well drawn, don't get me wrong, but I think it would look a lot more realistic with some blood added. Buuut I like blood so my opinion might be influenced slightly... O
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You might be right. Although I wanted it to be realistic, when you see modern predatory birds furiosly eating some corpse they usually end up all soaked in blood. I guess I can add more blood in the future (meanwhile you can imagine they just started the banquet 
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Hah, alright I'll do that! Or maybe I'll just put red ink on the screen. That could work. Everything could always use a little more blood on it....
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Awesome work, any chance of seeing this one colored?
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IΒ΄ve been working in the colours, but so far I canΒ΄t find any scheme that satisfies me. What I tried looks either too dull or too flashy.(My poor painting skills doesnΒ΄t help, and IΒ΄m afraid of ruining the composition. Maybe in some days I will have something decent... unless I find someone more skilled willing to do the job soon )
And thanks!
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