Velociraptor! by CavalierLady

Mixed Medium • Illustration • posted on Feb 11, 2006

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Since fossil hunting has been a hobby of mine for years, it was inevitable that one day I would try to paint a dinosaur. :) What I thought would take a couple of days, took a week, all those little details like to have ate my lunch. Done totally from scratch, since cloning, scanning, or tracing would have violated the copyright on the illustration in one of my dinosaur books. I just loved this 'in your face' POV. The original sketch is 1650x1270. I'll put the full size detail on my website in a day or two. Hope I have done him justice. Now if I could only find just one of those claws on my next fossil hunting excursion. :)) Thanks for looking,... and thanks for all your kind comments on my previous images. I do appreciate it... Maria

Comments (20)

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kenmo

9:47PM | Sat, 11 February 2006

Simply brilliant...V

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Pannyhb

10:02PM | Sat, 11 February 2006

Wow!!! He's adorable! And from a fellow southerner, those details woulda ate my lunch, too!

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DennisReed

10:29PM | Sat, 11 February 2006

Fantastic work Maria! Jasic Park must be your favorite movie! Bravo!

Deagol

10:34PM | Sat, 11 February 2006

Oh my. It makes sense to see this from you but what a great surprise. Fantastic job

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Rykk

10:57PM | Sat, 11 February 2006

Aha! So HERE'S where you've been "hiding"! lol This is just TOO cool, Maria. Is he about to pounce on an "impure" fractal? lol

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FantastArt

2:47AM | Sun, 12 February 2006

Awesome work! You are going on fossil hunting excursions?! That's great! I wish you luck to find something fantastic!

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miwi

2:58AM | Sun, 12 February 2006

Fantastic work,like to see more.I hope you find something !!!!!!!

wannes

3:27AM | Sun, 12 February 2006

Excellent work!!

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Mondwin

5:52AM | Sun, 12 February 2006

WOW................Superbly artpiece!!!bravo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma.

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VDH

6:29AM | Sun, 12 February 2006

Excellent work!!

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Catriona2

7:00AM | Sun, 12 February 2006

Juat look at the size of those claws. Glad i wasn't around in his day!!

loba73

7:05AM | Sun, 12 February 2006

Fantastic Image!!!! =0)

dmrickle

7:06AM | Sun, 12 February 2006

Very excellent rendition. Isn't your Velociraptor's head a bit large? The animal was actually about 3-4 feet tall(from fossil records) It's a superb painting, nonetheless. I too love fossils and dinosaurs. Very superb.

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RodolfoCiminelli

8:55AM | Sun, 12 February 2006

A splendid and incredible ilustration my friend....!!! Have a beautiful graphic aspect....!!!! V

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kansas

10:24AM | Sun, 12 February 2006

OMG! Fantastic artwork! You surely have the patience of Job. I would never tackle something that would take that long to complete. My huge compliments.

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TwoPynts

9:38AM | Tue, 14 February 2006

Excellent action-packed illustration. It really needs to trim those toenails! ;^P

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Fractelaar

6:54AM | Wed, 15 February 2006

Fabulous end result Maria a big compliment for your patience

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CarolSassy

10:24AM | Thu, 16 February 2006

Surprise! Just stopped by your gallery to see how your drawing is coming along. Looks like it's coming along wonderfully! Very cool dinosaur! V (:

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artice

3:38AM | Wed, 05 April 2006

MONSTERS DANCE STEPS TO THE BOOGIE..LOL..V

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Guineapigmom

7:47PM | Sun, 24 December 2006

Wonderful painting! Excellent capture of the velociraptor's expression! We're fossil hunters, too. No velociraptor bones found, but lots of trilobites!