Saber Tooth at Rest
by Daniel Eskridge
Title
Saber Tooth at Rest
Artist
Daniel Eskridge
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Painting
Description
A saber-toothed cat relaxes on a large flat stone atop a grassy rise. It's late in the day and evening sun has lit the clouds up into a fiery set of colors.
This is the latest in my paleoart series. It depicts my favorite of the pleistoscene mammals, the smilodon. For this one, I wanted to see what it would look like with a lion like coat. I rather liked the way he turned out.
A disclaimer about my paleoart:
When it comes to paleoart the images I create favor 'art' more than 'paleo'. While I try my best to depict animals as accurately as possible I'm make no claim that they 100% scientifically accurate. The same goes for the environment I depict them in. I am primarily interested in creating aesthetically pleasing images and paintings. Scientific accuracy comes second behind artistic expression.
About how I create my artwork:
Rather than traditional forms of art such as painting or photography, I use a computer to create my images., It's called 3D Rendering and works like so: I make a scene by sculpting and arranging digital models in a virtual 3D space., After stipulating lighting and atmospheric effects, I have the computer create a simulated environment from which I take a virtual snap shot of the scene. Then, using image editing software and something more akin to traditional painting techniques (via a Wacom tablet), I go over the work adjusting colors, adding brushwork, painting in details, etc. to produce the final image. Software I use includes: Sculptris ZBrush, Blender3d, Vue, Daz Studio, and GIMP.
Thanks for looking!
Daniel Eskridge
Uploaded
July 3rd, 2014
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