When we find bizarre & unbelievable creatures in the #fossil record, I don't approach #paleoart by asking "how can I make this animal seem more 'believable'?" My #paleoartprocess starts by asking "how bizarre was it really? & how much bizarreness is was never fossilized?"
AYOOoo #PortfolioDay2023 #Portfolioday My name is Brian Engh & I'm an artist & filmmaker who works w/ museums & scientists to reconstruct ancient ecosystems (& I enjoy imagining alien ones) I like to work BIG, ask me about my #mural & #dinosaur #sculpture #paleoartprocess
Here's the process of making this artwork. It took longer to make than any of my previous works. #paleoart #sciart #paleoartprocess
@benjiopteryx @art_of_jimi This is why it's so important to share our #paleoartprocess w/ our collaborators & publicly. People need to see & learn from all the research, measurement, anatomy, comparison & discussion that goes into thorough #paleoart. In good #paleoart there is a story in every detail.
This is actually relatively few #sketches for me to make in order to make a #paleoart illustration, in part because @CrocHolliday gave me great feedback & ideas, which helped evolve the piece from its humble beginnings. I hope you enjoyed this #paleoartprocess thread.
A quick update for my baby #Maiasaura illustration. Details, patterning, and shadows. #wip #dinosaur #paleoart #paleoartprocess #paleontology #sciart #science #digitalart #digitalillustration #illustration #illustrationart #art #artist #artistsontwitter
For #FossilFriday here's a video showing the #paleoartprocess of painting the giant #Triassic amphibian #Antarctosuchus for @burkemuseum, under the scientific guidance of @Koskinonodon & @ChristianSidor. FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/s_nwhggzEUw #Paleoart #Fossil #TraditionalPainting
Drawing #dinosaurs is hard. I just posted a series of sketches to my patreon showing the #paleoartprocess of #drawing & re-re-drawing #Dilophosaurus for the @SGDinoDiscovery #KayentaFormation timeline #mural.
Ironing out some wrinkles for #Estemmenosuchus mirabilis. #workinprogress #wip #paleoart #paleontology #paleoartprocess #sciart #science #permian #therapsid #digitalart #digitalillustration #illustration #illustrationart #art #artistsontwitter
Thank you wee Clingfish for inspiring the colors on this smol early #Jurassic #ornthiscian #dinosaur i just finished painting for @SGDinoDiscovery, for a scene based on a #dino track site (w/ shed teeth!) discovered by @AndrewTracks. #paleoart #paleoartprocess #paleontology twitter.com/WestOzFish/s…
The more my #paleoartprocess leads me to study #anatomy, #evolution, and deep time, the more strongly I feel that there are still so many possibilities to explore in #paleoart...
THREAD of #Tyrannosaur #sketches made in preparation for #sculpting the #lifesized #Dynamoterror head & neck #sculpture I designed and built for @WesternCenter . #paleoart #paleontology #cretaceous #tyrannosaurus #trex #paleoartprocess #jurassicpark
#Workinprogress for a new project commissioned by @AGamingBeaver #wip #paleoart #paleoartprocess #paleontology #sciart #science #digitalart #digitalillustration #illustration #illustrationart #art #artistsontwitter
