Setting up camp for an afternoon of work on the mural! Skeletals by Scott Hartman, photos from the web, other photos I’ve taken, and my favorite John Gurche painting for inspiration. You can never have too much ref!

Supersaurus painting work in progress, basic lighting pass. Now to figure out the markings! #Dinosaurs #Dinosaur #Paleoart #Jurassic #Digitalpainting

@JoshPaleo: Base sketch for a section of a mural incorporating Supersaurus! #dinosaurs #dinosaur #paleoart #jurassic

Velociraptor’s actual size, Dinosaur Journey Museum Fruita, CO. Read more on my blog at: http://joshcotton.blogspot.com/2015/05/i-fanarted-jurassic-world.html

Wishful thinking: Feathered dinos in Jurassic World Read more on my blog at: http://joshcotton.blogspot.com/2015/05/i-fanarted-jurassic-world.html

Tanystropheus

This was a piece for a young dinosaur scientist friend of mine, and it is with his permission I post it here :)  It’s amazing how much kids know about current paleontology research. They come into the museum all the time and tell me about new facts and discoveries I’ve never heard of before. The animal pictured here is Tanystropheus, a semi-aquatic marine reptile from the Middle Triassic Period.  Of his total 20 foot length, 10 feet were neck.  He was primarily piscivouros, which is to say, he ate a lot of fish (i guess “fishivore” didn’t sound sophisticated enough for zoologists).