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Published: 2015-07-26 20:17:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 5154; Favourites: 155; Downloads: 0
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Thanks to some great feedback, I realized the neck was too short in my studies. Turns out elasmosaurus necks are about the same length, maybe even longer, than their body. So I made sure in this finished illustration i made the neck more accurate. I went with a more pudgy elasmosaurus rather than the usual skinny, skeletal plesiosaur. If you look at most sea animals like walruses, seals, whales, etc. they have blubber. The blubber is used to keep them warm, to store energy, and to help them keep buoyant. So even though elasmosaurus wasn't a mammal, I'm convinced they would have more fat on them then how they're usually portrayed, sort of like a leatherback sea turtle. As usual, feedback is always welcome. Illustration done in markers, colored pencils, acrylic, and Photoshop.My site: rushelle.com/
Contact me at: rushelle@sbcglobal.net
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Comments: 3
When I first saw this, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me and the Elasmosaur was moving. When I looked more closely, I began to see it as more than a painting. It almost appears as an underwater snapshot. The way the elasmosaur is positioned gives off an illusion of fluidity to the painting, and the gently curving lines add to that. The other Elasmosaurs in the background give off a sense of depth and bring out some of the light and dark hues from the painting's top and bottom. The other thing i really like about this piece is that the Elasmosaurus is reminiscent of a leatherback turtle. The enlarged spines in rows along the back give the animal a very ancient, armored feel. I doubt whether plesiosaurs actually had these, but it's always fun to speculate on such matters as we do not have many skin impressions for plesiosaurs aside from Attenboroughsaurus. All in all, this illustrated terror of the deep has life surging through it and it's nearly possible to feel the creature give off a flipper stroke to launch forward.
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Reminds me of the leatherback sea turtles for some reason. Even so, I love this picture.
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