Allosaurus Pack
by Daniel Eskridge
Title
Allosaurus Pack
Artist
Daniel Eskridge
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Painting
Description
Formal title: "Jurassic Invasion Force"
A large pack of allosaurs is on the move. The generally warm climate of the Jurassic has given way to a freakishly cold winter. The verdant valley that this group of carnivores inhabits has been covered in snow, something that these dinosaurs have never experienced. The cold has driven away all the prey, so this group has gathered to march through a mountain pass and invade a neighboring valley where there is hopefully better hunting. The path they trudge along is lined with fir trees, while behind them, a snow covered mountain juts into the deep blue sky.
I started this scene several weeks ago in early November. The weather in the Atlanta area was unusually cold at that time, and it gave me the idea of doing a scene where dinosaurs of a generally warm climate had to deal with a season that was way out of the ordinary. I'm sure that there will be nitpickers who tell me that there was no snow in the Jurassic, but do you really think that over the course of the millions of years of the Jurassic that there was not at least a few freak snowstorms?
I got the inspiration to make a large pack of allosauruses while listening to the music from the video game World of Warcraft. Though I don't actually play the game, I rather like the soundtrack. The brassy sounds and heavy percussion made me think of a large military force on the march.
I created this image using CGI technology as well as digital painting techniques.
Thanks for looking!
Daniel Eskridge
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December 1st, 2014
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