Macrauchenia Poster

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These were once real creatures. They lived during the late Pleistocene in South America and went extinct roughly 20,000 years ago. They don't really have any close cousins among modern animals. At least, that is what I could find in my admittedly cursory research on the web.

This was really my first attempt at creating a macrauchenia image. I'd done other animals for paleo art, but I found this one to be one of the most interesting with its almost alien appearance. In fact, this has often been mistaken for fantasy art or scifi art by some viewers.

I was particularly pleased with how this work turned out. Though I rendered it with computer software, I really like the way it looks like a traditional painting with a great cloudscape and moody atmosphere. In fact, I like it so much that I used it as my windows desktop wallpaper.

This work was awarded a Daily Deviation on Deviant art.

Daniel is a classically trained artist. A native of the East Cobb community in the Atlanta Metro area, he majored in art at the University of Georgia and has since accumulated over 25 years of art experience. Most well-known for his scientific illustrations of prehistoric creatures, he is also accomplished in creating Wild West art, fantasy art, wildlife scenes, and horror illustrations. His works have appeared in magazines and newspapers; the covers of books, albums, and products; and even in a few science and natural history museums. Accolades: - Cover of "The Horror Zine Magazine" Summer 2023 - Feature Artist "Wild West Magazine" Summer 2019 - Cover of "Fossil News" Spring 2016 His Illustrations have appeared in - National...