Modified from an old Marsh/Hatcher scientific illustration from the 1800's :) Would you buy this as a cloth pattern or wallpaper?
Another potential t-shirt idea …
This one is derived from one of Marsh and Hatcher’s old triceratops plates from the papers describing ceratopsians at the turn of the century.
Working on material for some new signs at Eccles Dinosaur Park :)
Today’s doodles: Triceratops and Pentaceratops
Cruising the Cretaceous, ceratopsians are always fun to sketch (albeit dangerous).
Happy #DarwinDay !
This piece was done by my good friend, the talented Morgan Rhys Gibbons for this month’s issue of *New Era Magazine; he asked if I would consult on some of the scientific details. It illustrates a great article written for Christian teens on reconciling faith and science. The article can be found here: Link I'm posting this on Darwin day because I think it does a great job of representing the spirit of Darwin. He loved God, and was curious to find out how the natural world worked; his theory was not constructed as a weapon against religion. There is a sad but common misconception that Darwin set out to destroy faith and religion with his work. This couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, before pursuing science Charles Darwin studied for a time to become a priest. While his religious views fluctuated over his life, at the time Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species he still firmly believed in God. I do not say this to persuade you to change your views on whether there is a God, but to encourage kindness and tolerance between atheists and people of faith. It’s ok that we don’t all believe the same thing; most people, whether atheist, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, or what have you, believe in kindness as a measure of a human being. There’s nothing wrong with talking about our beliefs or even persuading others to join us, but let us always do it with respect and love for each other as human beings (even toward those not present for the conversation). That would be a true evolutionary leap :)
* A teen magazine published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Happy #FossilFriday ! A research trip to Ogden's Eccles Dinosaur Park.
In case you couldn’t tell, I’ve been working on a bit of a project on Triceratops recently. This is a quick color test for the bust :) (Photoshop painting on top of my ZBrush model)
Another angle ... poor guy.
“It’s better this way for Paper Jam Triceratops” :.(
Adventures in 3d printing! Lol
Today’s doodle: Triceratops horridus
Trike turnaround done! Sculpted in ZBrush, rendered in Blender.
The 3d print lab at Weber County Library just sent me this pic of my Triceratops model for the Treehouse Museum. So stoked to see what it looks like after I clean it off!
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Working on a turnaround animation of the trike. GIF coming soon!
Today’s doodle: Almost finished Triceratops horridus bust for the Treehouse Children’s museum! Just texturing now :) The dark parts are masking the portions I don’t want scales to spill onto.
Reblog if you’re a dinomaniac!
This week Triebold Paleontology unveiled a horned dinosaur skeleton that they believe represents a new species! The species isn't named yet, but those who know the specimen best call her "Ava". As Ava is not fully grown, I thought it could be fun to show her getting into trouble exploring her world. To my knowledge, this is the first ever life reconstruction of the animal.
*Note: I currently have no affiliation with Triebold Paleontology
Earlier this year I had the great fortune of being interviewed for the podcast "I Know Dino," a great show for Dinosaur lovers (free on iTunes!). We visited about paleoart, the Torosaurus/Triceratops debate, and the (then upcoming) film Jurassic World. The makers of the show were cool enough to let me re-post my interview here on The Doodling Dino; I hope you enjoy!
You can check out I Know Dino on their website and podcast respectively at:
Triceratops horridus Everyone knows Triceratops—discovered by the crews of Othniel Marsh in 1889, it was instant American sweetheart. Since then, Triceratops has shown up just about everywhere— its bones in museum displays, its likeness in toys, its mug on mugs, and a Demille-style closeup of its crusty snot 1993′s hit Jurassic Park. With dozens and dozens of specimens found, you would think by now we would know just about everything about Triceratops. However, new discoveries continue to reveal secrets about our favorite three-horned ornithischian. Recent evidence suggests Triceratops may have sported an array of quills on its tail. If true, this would be a trait inherited from its ancestors, the bipedal, parrot-faced psittacosaurs.
As an expecting Dad and dinosaur nerd, the thrill I feel when the baby kicks (posted with my wife's permission).