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When Therizinosaurus was first discovered, its remains were thought to belong to a gigantic, turtle-like animal, hence its species name, "cheloniformis."

What if this was indeed the case?
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~WalkingShrub Jan 22, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Reminds me of the Chinese soft-shelled tortoise. C:
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~nemo-ramjet Jan 23, 2012
Yes, softshells were a big influence.
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~OblivionJunkey94 Jan 6, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
BLOODY AWESOME
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~nemo-ramjet Jan 10, 2012
:P
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~Leggurm Dec 31, 2011  Hobbyist Writer
I have this image of a Therizinosaurus floating at the surface with all these prehistoric birds resting on its shell.
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~Franchescco Dec 28, 2011
I remember now, When they first discovered Therizinosaurus they thought the claws were actually the ribs of a giant turtle. Of course over time they found both complete arms and the discovery of other better preserved Therizinosauroids helped to reclassify it.
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*IRIRIV Dec 20, 2011
Ahah, funny, was it really though so?
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~nemo-ramjet Dec 21, 2011
Funnily enough, yes; here's Maleev's old drawing from the first paper that descrives T.saurus: [link]
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~Hellmouth Nov 19, 2011
Is this scientific style of drawing creatures hard to attain?
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~nemo-ramjet Nov 21, 2011
This is actually very easy to do - if you have a tablet such as wacom, or better yet, cintiq.

I open a blank file, the size a3, on photoshop.

First, I make a very rough sketch with the pencil tool set to width 9.

I use photo references for all details such as the shell, eyes, nose, etc. However, I don't trace them, but draw looking at them. I distort these images in my mind to fit the animal I'm drawing.

I then take the "pencil" tool, set it to size 5 and make a "master outline."

I fill this with grey shades when it's done.

I then accentuate the edges by selecting the master lines & the grey fill together, and adding a 4-5 pixel outline to it.

I then select the grey fill with the magic wand tool, and draw the shadows on a different layer.

Finally, I add the white highlights on a separate layer.

It is actually a very quick and versatile technique, but I admit I was kinda sloppy with this drawing.
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