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Submitted: January 13, 2011
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Date Taken:Jan 12, 2011, 10:22:34 PM
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A bit long in the toothby *HeavyClaw

Traditional Art / Paintings / Animals

And here is =siriuslylostwerewolf's Smilodon!

Thank you my love, for choosing this animal because its skeleton is just unbelievably beautiful. It's my favourite skeleton of any creature, and that's saying a lot since that includes my beloved dinosaurs, plus I kinda dislike cats. I'm sorry cat lovers but dogs for the win everytime!

I took the pose from a section of the "Pleistocene Panorama at Rancho La Brea" by the legend that was, Charles R.Knight.
Here's the section with the Smilodon; [link]

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*WildSpiritWolf Dec 21, 2011

I thought that looked like a Charles Knight cat body.

Really nice job on this! I love skulls and skeletons and the way you've executed it in this picture with the watercolors is beautiful.

--WildSpirit

*HeavyClaw Jan 9, 2012 Traditional Artist

Oh geez, thank you! Yeah, I chose to use the sabre's pose because it is simply so perfect and 'strong', if you get me. Seemed to just fit for what I wanted of it. Thanks again, you really are too kind

~pareldraakje Jun 12, 2011 Student General Artist

So much for a VERY late comment on this work.

I love the skeleton. That has to be said. It's awesome.

But honestly, I'm not too fond of the background. The fact that it's a complementary background is well done, this way the sabretooth comes out better. But I, myself, think that it would've looked better without background.

The background is a bit distracting (even though its plain blue lol), and makes the outlines of the sabretooth itself not stand out enough in my opinion. I keep on looking at the parts between the legs instead of the actual sabretooth and skeleton. Maybe it might've been better if the lines where the background and the sabretooth come together were a little more uniform/straight/sharper contrast. I'unno.

ANYWAYS. I'm still amazed by your talents. <3

*HeavyClaw Jun 30, 2011 Traditional Artist

I completely agree with you on the outline part. I think it could have been more defined so the smilodon's fur and the deep blue of the background don't mix and blur. Perhaps a line of white around the edge? I guess I'll have to experiment wih that, but thank you for your honest and constructive feedback. It's so refreshing to hear, thank you

~pareldraakje Jun 30, 2011 Student General Artist

No problem. I tried to be honest, and I'm glad you appreciate it. <3

*HeavyClaw Jun 30, 2011 Traditional Artist

Of course! Honesty is the best policy an' all that!

~that1weirdkid Jan 13, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

The lower jaw looks too long... almost like it's unhinged. That's the only problem I see with this. Good job!

*HeavyClaw Jan 13, 2011 Traditional Artist

Thanks! Well I can only go on the pictures from skeletal reconstructions I've found such as these in the links below. I think the jaw in my pic is at the same angle, if not less than the ones shown in them.

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~that1weirdkid Jan 13, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Hm... how odd. I wonder if its jaws really unhinged that far...?

*HeavyClaw Jan 14, 2011 Traditional Artist

Well I don't think the museums would show it to be like that, if it wasn't capable of it.

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