Kongamato by criticaldean
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In 1923 a traveler by the name of Frank H. Melland worked for a time in Zambia. He gathered native reports of ferocious flying reptiles. The natives called this creature kongamato ("overwhelmer of boats"), which was said to have lived in the Jiundu swamps in the Mwinilunga District in western Zambia, near the border of Congo and Angola. It was described as having no feathers at all, smooth skin, a wingspan between 4 ft. and 7 ft., and possessing a beak full of teeth. They were usually described as black or red. It had a reputation for capsizing canoes and causing death to anyone who merely looked at it. When showed drawings of pterosaurs
"... every native present immediately and unhesitatingly picked it out and identified it as a kongamato. Among the natives who did so was a headman from the Jiundu country, where the kongamato is supposed to be active, and who is a rather wild and quite unsophisticated native."
Comments (14)
flaviok
belissima obra , aplausos (5)
dbrv6
Wonderful narration and image
Jydekris
Is this traditionally done? I Luv 2d also it's more challenging. Nice story garnishing.
Pewter7
Aw, man, this is AWESOME! Beautifully crafted artwork with an excellent pov. The water line and water effects are very nicely done, your fun image has great depth and the lighting is fantastic. I really like images with dinosaurs, and this is one of the best, went straightaway into my faves folder. 10+
Sasha_Maurice
I LOVE this! Excellent.
Alz2008
Beautiful image, excellent well done..
Smallreddog
Love the story love the painting. Really nice.
FCLittle
Exceptional!
jgmart
Awesome image!
criticaldean
In answer to jydekris, I drew it with pencil, then scanned it, then painted in photoshop.
alltheoriginalnames
Nice technique and style you've got, very talented. Great composition and scene, I really dig the 1/2 under water pov, that just rocks man. Very cool and very well done. Nice backstory, sets up the piece perfectly. Excellent first post as well, welcome to Rosity. Deffinitely looking forward to seeing more from you.
vikike176
Excellent work!
chall-art
Great image - I've heard of this sort of thing in Papua New Guinea also. They call them 'ropens', and there is a book about it called 'searching for ropens'. Interesting stuff!
LBAMagic
Fantastic work.