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SargassosArt — How Fly Is Your Ride?

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Description Assignment 2 for Advanced Drawing for Animation.

Assignment was to create a few anatomically believable mounts and riders. The more you created, the better.

I really could have gone so out of this world with mounts...its a really easy subject for me...but I decided to stick with doing concepts I could use for the story I'm working on. These were the best designs I came up with.

Based on multiple prehistoric and modern animals.

Watercolor on Illustration Board, 30 x 20 inches

Comments and Critiques welcome
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SargassosArt In reply to ??? [2011-11-16 05:33:34 +0000 UTC]

Actually, if we're thinking of the same one, its supposed to be based off of Inostrancevia Alexandri (a species of Gorgonopsid)

...but now I totally want to go do an andrewsarchus one...those things are just too awesome to be ignored. Thanks!

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ShawnSPeters In reply to SargassosArt [2011-11-16 06:22:49 +0000 UTC]

My bad. I've had Andrewsarchus on my mind lately, so that was the first thing I thought of when I saw it. Also, it worked well with the alliteration...

I thought the tusks looked odd for Andrew anyways.

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SargassosArt In reply to ShawnSPeters [2011-11-16 08:04:11 +0000 UTC]

I liked the alliteration, relevant or not. And I totally know how that goes, I had a very long bout of Kaprosuchus on the brain. It ended in some very strange drawings showing up on the whiteboard hanging in my room in the middle of the night

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GoranXII In reply to ??? [2011-11-05 00:30:52 +0000 UTC]

You'd just finished watching "Walking With Beasts" hadn't you?

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SargassosArt In reply to GoranXII [2011-11-05 01:11:48 +0000 UTC]

Not at the time, but it is one of my favorite prehistoric related films, so it did help inspire quite a bit of this It is definitely to be blamed for the creodont/hyaenodon based one. Good eye!

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Cephalopod78 In reply to ??? [2011-05-24 21:37:28 +0000 UTC]

I love the BALUCHITHERIUM!!!! Very cool!

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SargassosArt In reply to Cephalopod78 [2011-05-25 00:21:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Cephalopod78 In reply to SargassosArt [2011-05-25 00:53:54 +0000 UTC]

Well they are all excellent! They just scream "ACTION FIGURES"!

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Vampire-knight-90 In reply to ??? [2011-05-12 23:19:22 +0000 UTC]

Very cool.

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Susano-Reborn In reply to ??? [2011-05-10 19:41:40 +0000 UTC]

I love all of these! I wish i could remember the names of the prehistoric creatures you used, i know i've seen them all before... -brain explodes- But I love the concepts! I've been struggling with the same project of coming up with mounts.. >.< It's a lot more difficult than i wish it was. lol But great job! Makes me really want to read this story!

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SargassosArt In reply to Susano-Reborn [2011-05-10 19:50:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! This project was awesome, but I didn't really get to see what anyone else turned in cause about 7 people didn't show up, and everyone else either dropped their stuff off and left, or were in another room Oh well, i'll see them later.

I finished the script for part one, its just getting a bit of tweaking, but hopefully I'll be able to start working on pages soon

Thanks again

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Susano-Reborn In reply to SargassosArt [2011-05-14 22:33:09 +0000 UTC]

Well i'm rooting for you! just from all the characters and the creatures it looks like it'll be great!

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Angel-Equinox In reply to ??? [2011-05-10 18:04:28 +0000 UTC]

I want the giant one and the fast looking cat thing at the bottom.

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SargassosArt In reply to Angel-Equinox [2011-05-10 19:48:49 +0000 UTC]

It'd be fun to ride one to school

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AmericanRaptor In reply to ??? [2011-05-10 17:36:08 +0000 UTC]

I think I know the guys... Let's see. Paraceratotherium (the giant), Creodont (the wolf-like mammal), Gorgonopsid (The big unususal carnivore), Griffin (Need I say more?), Rhino (of course). Were those ones right?

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SargassosArt In reply to AmericanRaptor [2011-05-10 19:46:39 +0000 UTC]

Good eye! Yup, these were inspired by those critters (or creatures of the same families: the gorgonopsian was more inspired by Inostrancevia than the actual gorgonopsid, for sizing reasons, but hey, same family, and they're practically identical ). I just tweaked a few things here and there (like size or volume) to make them suitable mounts, or, in the case of the Paraceratherium, make him a bit more agile and less heavy duty looking.

Then of course, griff and rhino Though I confess, I've never seen a real rhinoceros do that before...

Again, good eye! Only a few people have picked up on that

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AmericanRaptor In reply to SargassosArt [2011-05-10 20:21:10 +0000 UTC]

I looked these things up as a kid.

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Miscomunication [2011-05-10 09:53:54 +0000 UTC]

god now you have inspired me to make some of these types of animals, you're awesome!

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SargassosArt In reply to Miscomunication [2011-05-10 19:47:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Miscomunication In reply to SargassosArt [2011-05-11 06:09:41 +0000 UTC]

no worries

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lover-of-the-Drow [2011-05-09 21:23:30 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE the Rhino Rider! x3

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SargassosArt In reply to lover-of-the-Drow [2011-05-09 21:24:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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lover-of-the-Drow In reply to SargassosArt [2011-05-09 21:41:54 +0000 UTC]

I love htem all actually, but the rhino rider is my favorite!

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Otellow [2011-05-09 21:12:06 +0000 UTC]

nice ideas ,i fuckin like it especially the left big animal with the Gad....

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SargassosArt In reply to Otellow [2011-05-09 21:21:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Idrill-tales In reply to ??? [2011-05-09 21:11:54 +0000 UTC]

Awesome O.o You've got some skills dude...hmm...I'd go for either the lower middle dog-like thing or the one with all the red armor^^ Though I have to admit the idea of piercing someone on a horn from a Rhino seems pretty appealing too...I'm dwelling of, the point is, awesome job

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SargassosArt In reply to Idrill-tales [2011-05-09 21:21:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much! I know what you mean...Every time I finished working on one of them, I was like "DUDE I TOTALLY WANT ONE.....no wait, I WANT THIS ONE....no...wait....."

Thanks again ^^

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Idrill-tales In reply to SargassosArt [2011-05-10 17:02:42 +0000 UTC]

Haha exactly! I mean , wouldn't it be totally awesome to go to school riding a freakinig Rhino?! or the Okapi-thing. It would be hard finding a parking spotXD

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SargassosArt In reply to Idrill-tales [2011-05-10 19:52:46 +0000 UTC]

Parking spot? Who needs a parking spot? Just let him step on a few cars, mush 'em into the ground a bit, and there ya go!....I hope they have good insurance

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Idrill-tales In reply to SargassosArt [2011-05-13 17:30:18 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha indeed, and If they decide to sue you you just let your ride growl and voila! problem solvedm I shall never be late on school again.

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