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September 16, 2012
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:icondelirio88:
Step 1: Search good reference for your paleoart.
Paleoart is a serious business! A good restoration need good scientific reference. In this case the art of mister Scott Hartman is truly usefull.
According with the discoveries made on the dromeosauridae clade, Deinonychus was feathered. For this reason some reference of wing anatomy are recomended.
With this material make a realistic lineart of Deinonychus.
The pose is very important so try to portrait the animal in a pose as natural as possible. In this case the head aligned with the backbone and the tail held high give a sleek/agile predator look.

Step 2: Fill the outline with a light gray background to make a plain silhouette of the animal.

Step 3: Add shadows using a scale of grays to give a 3D impression to the body.

Step 4: For the coloration I chose the mimetic palette of a local bird here in Sardinia a partridge, a ground-nesting seed-eater galliformes native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Coloration is applied using a Photoshop layer with "multiply" filter.

Step 5: Add details of the eye, the naked skin, the feathers and partridge-like pattern on the neck and on the womb.

Enjoy the final result!
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=Coffee-And-Cream Mar 21, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Wow. Amazing drawing, and I learned some things too. Great job!
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~DELIRIO88 Mar 21, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you, even if it is an old tutorial.
I prefer this plumage more fluffy, [link]
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=Coffee-And-Cream Mar 21, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
You're welcome.
I love the new one, too. The plumage is fluffy. I also love the expressive pose you used.
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~tarbano Jan 16, 2013
Feathered Dinosaurs.... You sir are doing it right!
(thank god you didn't put a turkey waddle on it..)
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~DELIRIO88 Jan 18, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
UH!! A turkey waddle! It's a good idea! Let me edit the pic! :P
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~tarbano Jan 18, 2013
don't do it man, it's not worth it :D
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~AustralianMarcus Jan 9, 2013
thanks for the tip
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~DELIRIO88 Jan 18, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
My pleasure! An updated little tutorial is coming btw! For my 2013 version! ;)
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~raven-amos Nov 12, 2012  Professional General Artist
Fantastic work! I love the progression, too. Much cleaner than how my work usually goes ;)
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:icondelirio88:
~DELIRIO88 Nov 14, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks! :D I'm glad that you like it!
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