Update on Animal unit

Finishing up my 5th animal sketchbook.

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Update finished.

Thomas.

Animal Hybrid Examples

http://io9.com/unholy-animal-hybrids-as-drawn-by-science-illustrators-511039747

This website link, is absolutely perfect for use in my animal research, and inspiration on creating weird animal hybrids.

http://io9.com/unholy-animal-hybrids-as-drawn-by-science-illustrators-511039747 < image reference at this link.

The animal featured in this illustration is entitled, 'Squirwolf'. It is of a half Wolf, half flying Squirrel. This image is my favourite example photo from the site, I love the animals used, and I think they work well together, the animal in a way looks like it would be a feasible, and believable creature. There are other examples of strange animal hybrids of course, that I will detail below this image.

http://io9.com/unholy-animal-hybrids-as-drawn-by-science-illustrators-511039747 < image reference at this link.

This illustration is called a 'Taranturaptor', the animal consists of a half Spider (Tarantula), half Raptor (Dinosaur)

http://io9.com/unholy-animal-hybrids-as-drawn-by-science-illustrators-511039747 < image reference at this link.

The above illustration is called, a 'Pandaroo'. a half Panda, half Kangaroo.

http://io9.com/unholy-animal-hybrids-as-drawn-by-science-illustrators-511039747 < image reference at this link.

This image features another strange animal hybrid, of a half Shrimp, half Bird (maybe a parrot).

This webpage provides excellent examples, and also gives me some inspiration of what can be created in the latter part of the assignment, which is to come up with four A3 creations, of non-existant, fictional animals.

I have pretty much thought of my four already, but I will take some inspiration from this post, and reflect this in my final animal hybrid pieces.

I will add to this :)

Thomas.

Abby Goodman (animal hybrid)

https://www.upriseart.com/photo_main?sort=artist&&pid=59

https://www.upriseart.com/photo_main?sort=artist&&pid=59 < image reference at this link

Spectacular animal hybrid art, made by Abby Goodman. I love this Deerfly that she has created.

It's so amazing. This illustration serves as an example of creating animal hybrids. In this case, the animal featured is half deer, and half butterfly. I love how the colours of both the deer and the butterfly match very closely, and how they fit together almost seamlessly. The bold outline of the wings really go well with the black background, and also match the deer's hooves perfectly.

I will be taking some inspiration from this piece. This image is a perfect example.



Thomas.

Strange Animal Hybrids Research

The task on the brief, is for me to create 4 illustrations of made up animals.

I have started work on the first of my A3 illustrations, and I have also decided which animals I would like to use, for each one of my different illustrations. In this blog post, I will take reference from actual photos of the animals I wish to use, and use this as a study point, for creating my final pieces. I will include 2 images from each animal, totalling 21 different photos.

Final #1) Eel, Fish, Hedgehog hybrid

Eel Photos:

#1

#2

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Fish Photos:

#3

#4

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Hedgehog Photos:

#5

#6

Final #2) Fox, Dolphin

Fox Photos:

#7

#8

#9

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Final #3) Lemur, Bird, Beaver

Lemur:

#10

#11

Bird Photos:

#12

#13

Beaver Photos:

#14

#15

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Final #4) Wolf, Gecko, Snake


Wolf Photos:

#16

#17

Gecko Photos:

#18

#19

Snake Photos:

#20

#21

For my first animal hybrid, I came up with the idea of creating a combination of a hedgehog, and an eel. (the head of the hedgehog, and the body and tail of an eel, with a mixture in between).

This lead to the name of the animal, becoming "Hogeel" I found the name to be interesting personally.

I will post a new blog, containing the finished illustration soon, in this blog.

Thomas.



Here are the references of all the images that I have used in this blog, as part of my research.

#1 < http://www.farnhamanglingsociety.com/assets/images-species/eel_anguilla_anguilla.gif
#2 < http://www.earthtimes.org/newsimage/Protanguilla_palau_1_7212.jpg
#3 < http://bettainfo.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/betta_dragon_scale-scaled1000.jpg
#4 < http://www.normalaquatics.com/images/clown5.jpg
#5 < http://www.hellohedgehog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Hedgehog-3.jpg
#6 < http://img.wallpaperstock.net:81/little-hedgehog-wallpapers_8118_1920x1200.jpg
#7 < http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/fox_hunt_logo.jpg
#8 < http://m7.i.pbase.com/o4/96/969596/1/130368007.O4LeHz35.5123p10131_ondAWD.jpg
#9 < http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/naturelibrary/images/ic/credit/640x395/a/at/atlantic_spotted_dolphin/atlantic_spotted_dolphin_1.jpg
#10 < http://www.cryptomundo.com/wp-content/uploads/ring-tailed-lemur.jpg
#11 < http://www.cryptomundo.com/wp-content/uploads/image1.jpeg
#12 < http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/shootzpics/shootzpics0903/shootzpics090300037/4422924-black-bird-beak-open.jpg
#13 < http://www.wallsfeed.org/wallpapers/2012/10/Dove-Bird-beak-Feathers-2048x2048.jpg
#14 < http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/naturelibrary/images/ic/credit/640x395/n/no/north_american_beaver/north_american_beaver_1.jpg
#15 < http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02533/beaver-2_2533418b.jpg
#16 < http://howlingforjustice.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/wolf-gray-color-beautiful-kewl1.jpg
#17 < http://www.dkimages.com/discover/Projects/KE813/previews/70003192.JPG
#18 < http://www.seapets.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/leopard-gecko.jpg
#19 < http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs42/i/2009/113/8/1/Leopard_Gecko_Tongue_by_mack1time.jpg
#20 < https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpllzGn5I91Dg1tZXApnO-ARklMDSj17-Co1H3jExae-fo_Y3i12x-XRLhto18eWyS7USm7GyTwOBhF-UYduuzRMrjhOmvOnXFfGW5sG9cvGlQeruyxjwodh0dswfIuT3ulZ_JIGPP5sQ/s1600/020712+snake+tongue.jpg
#21 < http://media.web.britannica.com/eb-media/32/96232-050-C94A2383.jpg

Helpful bird tutorial

Watched this video about painting birds in watercolour, by a talented artist. Recommend a view, it's really informative...

https://plus.google.com/104843786426592624368/posts/LB7JVWXDaSJ


Thomas.

Printing

Today, I had a go of several different printing techniques, in the specialist print room. Had to say, it was really fun, I did a few monoprint, and etching techniques, onto a range of different materials.

I decided to wait until my pieces finished drying before I took a photo, but I did take one during production.

I will attatch the photo here, very soon

Thomas.

Mark Dando

Mark Dando is a very talented animal illustrator. He lives in Cornwall, and interestingly has an honours degree in zoology, that he received at Nottingham university. His scientific background, coupled with art, secures his pinpoint anatomical skills, when it comes to sketching various animal body parts. 

http://wildlifeillustrator.com/about.htm < image reference at this link.

http://wildlifeillustrator.com/Images/Frontpage.jpg < image reference at this link.
This image features one of mark Dando's illustrations.

After this education, he moved onto a career in graphic design, and after success in the industry, an opportunity, he took up an opportunity to work on natural history projects, in design and wildlife illustration.

His style is realistic, but he has an eye for overall graphical composition, and his inspiration is always from artistic nature.

http://wildlifeillustrator.com < Reference from this site.



Thomas.