sailorgojirarex1997: Dinovember Day 23. An old and weathered Stegosaurus stenops preparing to m
sailorgojirarex1997: Dinovember Day 23. An old and weathered Stegosaurus stenops preparing to make a stand at the approach of a predator. His once vibrant colorations have dulled with time and his skin has begun to sag. The dorsal plates on his back have begun to erode, while the spikes of his thagomizer have been worn down from use in combat. And all over his body, he bares the scars of numerous failed attacks from the likes of Ceratosaurus and Allosaurus. Now he prepares himself for one final battle… This is the first time in a long time that I’ve ever done a Stegosaurus, at least an accurate one. It took me a while to get the neck length, as well as the size of the osteoderms, down correctly. I’ve been so accustomed to drawing Stegosaurus with a shorter neck that it felt kind of weird lengthening it. I used the specimen currently on display at the Natural History Museum in London as a reference for the design here. Originally, I was going to set this at high noon, but I later decided to have it take place at dusk. Sort of as a means to symbolize how this one animal is reaching the end of the road. How he’s lived a long and hard life and is going out with grace and power. -- source link
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