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Published: 2011-03-27 15:20:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 30253; Favourites: 1001; Downloads: 727
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I haven't submitted much dino art for a while, so I uploaded this depiction of theropod family life that I drew last year; however, I decided to color it this week. The picture portrays a mother troodonid dinosaur removing termites from a mound using a stick, meanwhile her hatchlings eagerly watch with the anticipation of a quick scrumptious snack. The use of a stick prevents soldier termites from attacking the dinosaurs as they chow down on worker nestmates. Since Troodontidae represent perhaps the smartest of cretaceous beasts, I like to believe that some troodons are akin to some clever birds we see today and learned to use tools for finding food.Hope you like this pic, I experimented a little more with lighting effects.
Enjoy,
Blair
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Beautiful and quite accurate, as well as excellent desktop wallpaper
(On a side note many thanks for not ruining it with a watermark)
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Oww wow! Thanks Silveressa, I'm glad you liked the picture, and I agree wholeheartedly with you-I too cannot stand putting those watermarks in pictures, they can really ruin the viewing enjoyment on dA.
Again, thanks for the very kind words
Blair
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Thanks Spirit Wolf,
I have a hard time finding fossils of baby dinos, I always hoped they would look like cute bundles of lethal fluffiness,
thanks again and Take care,
Blair
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Thanks D.F.,
Youe paleoart is incredibly professional, and many welcomes to dA
Cheers,
Blair
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That's an excellent idea. Wasn't TroΓΆdon one of the smartest dinosaurs of all times? At least I seem to recall it having an unusually large brain. So they might very well have used tools like this. Lovely painting as always.
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Thanks Sky,
They're also known to operate time-travelling trains hehehe.
Thanks again for your kind words
Blair
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A dinosaur usin' tools? Unproven, but possible. Nice work, btw.
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Thanks,
Sadly, we may never really know what dinosaurs were capable of, it,s fun to hypothesize how they might have behaved.
I am glad you you like the picture, I just can't shake the cuteness factor.
Best wishes,
Blair
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No argument here, sister.
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Many thank yous;
cheers,
Blair
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So cute! And that background is stunning. 0_o Great work.
Just a theoretical question (because after all, I am broke until at least this fall) but I wonder if you'd ever considering offering commissions?
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Hi Isak,
I never could charge for my paintings, I'm currently working on a children's book and so I have a little bit of a backlog of projects. But I will take requests, if you don't mind waiting a bit. Please, let me know what kinda picture you'd like,
Again thanks for the wonderfully kind words,
Take care,
Blair
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That's very exciting about the children's book. XD I'm sure it's going to be amazing.
I don't really have a specific request in mine, but I'd love to see more Australopithecus from you, especially children. I love the way you draw pre-human people. Most drawings I've seen of Australopithecus makes them look really brutish and ugly, but you have a very sensitive way of drawing them that makes them look very darling and sweet.
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These baby troodons are so cute. You know they must have been. Beautiful work, Blair.
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Thanks Megan,
I am glad you liked the little fellows, they turned out much cuter than I had intended. You're picture of Icthyornis' bad day is awesome
many thanks,
and all the best,
Blair
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Wow! Thank you Blair. I love all those strange and wonderful prehistoric critters, I do!
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Wow! Amazing detail, and colors! 
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Thanks Amelia,
I changed the background many times, just painted over the old trees and it created a neat effect. I enjoy experimenting with digital art.
again, thanks for the very kind words,
Blair
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It was my pleasure Blair.
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Great, original idea. And not that far-fetched... Many avians have been shown capable using tools. Some parrots, corvids and passerines are noted as tool users 
I also like the lush green environment and the light coming through the foliage in this work, very naturalistic... although your way of illustrating the animals is more cartoonish.
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Thanks Tuomas,
I am honoured you liked the idea; the forest background started out very disappointingly, but as I added more layers, the colors and depth really improved. I just can't shake drawing cute cartoony dinos, I've been doing it so long
Take care and all the best.
Blair
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Are you gonna kill me if I point out that the wing feathers seem to be in the wrong place? From all I've heard and from all the wings I've seen, some of them should be coming off the second digit. Yours seem to stop at the wrist.
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Thanks Sinande,
I am glad you liked mum's fuzzy feet. I did indeed think of a clydesdale's feathers as a model for the feet. Since these troodons live in the north, I thought they ought to have insulation on the feet like that of a ptarmigan's leg or snowy owl's leg. I made sure her toe claw was exposed and ready for use. I love learning more about dinosaur anatomy, i never gave much thought to the position of the feathers and digits. I'm glad that I learned something new about theropod anatomy,
many thanks and...
all the best,
Blair
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So the horse association wasn't just me.
I learned the little dinosaur anatomy I know by lurking on DinoForum, but I'm always happy to pass it on 
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the rendering of all the textures is absolutely immaculate! i love how fuzzy the little chicks look!
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Thanks,
I wasn't sure what dinosaur chicks really look like, but they had to be cute, so mommy and daddy didn't eat them. hehehe
thanks for the kind words,
Blair
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OH OH OH! I LOVE your art! this is amazing <3
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Thanks gaara,
I think I overdid the detail, much of it you can't even see in this small picture, I had a lot of fun drawing the leaves and other vegetation though.
thanks again and best wishes,
Blair
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Please, call me Stephie xD
I still love it!
<3
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Very beautiful picture! I love the way you used light here. The babies look super adorable as well.
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Thanks Deeni,
I found it challenging to paint light flecks, and I am very happy they turned out OKAY.
thanks,
Blair
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Many thank yous
cheers,
Blair
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Such a cute illustration into a rather natural behaviour (I certainly think they would have done this back then). Very beautiful!
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Thanks Elsa,
I am very happy you liked the picture and many many thanks for the feature
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Ohh, thank you very much... I really enjoy drawing the friendlier aspects of dino life...it makes me feel less stressed.
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This is just equal amounts of awesome and cute. The chicks (should we call them that?) are cute as buttons. Especially the two closest to mommy
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Many thanks,
Ever since I was followed down a blueberry row by baby bantam chicks and their mom (I suppose they thought it was feeding time), I got hooked on drawing cute baby birds and raptors
thanks again
Blair
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I love the difference in plumage between the chicks and adults, and the tool use adds an interesting kind of story element.
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Thanks Kat,
I always hoped that some mommy raptors were great parents and role models. One of the chicks proudly carries a stick like mom does. hehehe
cheers,
Blair
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Gorgeous lighting and background. The scenery is so realistic - I can really imagine this scene.
I would also like to think that these dinosaurs would act in this way - using simple tools like sticks to get at their food. If birds do it now then it is quite possible that more intelligent species of dinosaur could too!
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