Last of the Plesiosaurus

by igo2cairo

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Aug 11 '10

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igo2cairo on Aug 10 '10

For this design I used a mash-up of two old illustrations from the 1800's as reference. An image from LIFE magazine (exact date and artist unknown) and an engraving from Louis Figurier's "The World Before the Deluge" (1865). If you're curious to see the original reference material please visit my blog on the subject.

I love the old style of these illustrations and tried to retain the mood of the originals. As usual I used micron pens and graphite and coloured it in photoshop but went for a soft, painterly look to give it more of a vintage feel. I illustrated the waves and background clouds in a different style and then added elements like the harpooner, palm tree and tall ship.

As far as the concept goes I wanted to make a statement about our unfortunate habit of hunting wonderful, rare creatures to extinction, while visualizing it in an absurd and unlikely context. I hope my design is good enough that it honours the original sources while also offering something new of it's own.

Sim process on silver or sage stone.

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yetitutu on Aug 11 '10

love your work~~!!

alexmdc on Aug 11 '10

very cool!!!

bcrider on Aug 11 '10

Holy detail, man. Looks great!!!

$5

SR2010 on Aug 11 '10

like it tooo!...

Bio-bot 9000 on Aug 11 '10

oh yes yes yes yes YES!!!!

herky on Aug 11 '10

Fantastic! Looks great on silver! $5

alvarejo on Aug 11 '10

excellent!

oscarospina on Aug 11 '10

Nice

Fenicse on Aug 11 '10

very nice5

perryn on Aug 11 '10

sweet!!

ArTrOcItY on Aug 11 '10

Wonderful!!

ndikol on Aug 11 '10

cooool!

ibyes on Aug 11 '10

Wow! That's Sick! 5$!

dfurman on Aug 11 '10

amazing! 5

YaaH on Aug 11 '10

5 buy

celandinestern on Aug 11 '10

absolutely beautiful, delicate, poignant and original.

Ma Bell on Aug 11 '10

Awesome! 5$

B 7 on Aug 11 '10

$5$

Mrcoffeebean on Aug 11 '10

Yeah, Classic and worthy!

ran1984 on Aug 11 '10

Coool!

ben chen on Aug 11 '10

great

polynothing on Aug 11 '10

$5 sweet!

pjbrick7 on Aug 11 '10

i never tire of seeing your designs. hope you get more prints. $$$

Akaka on Aug 11 '10

coolness

7Starrchasers on Aug 11 '10

PRINT!!!!!!!! :D ur so awesome

JadenKale on Aug 12 '10

This will be mine, oh yes... it WILL be mine. $$5

phones on Aug 12 '10

this ticks all my boxes $5

great job on capturing the feel of those vintage photos and images

mcmarcg on Aug 12 '10

Is this a secret weird Mormon thing? You know, dinosaurs and man being around at the same time?! Cuz they weren't...but I know, it's just fantasy and you did it super freaking well.

GRANDR on Aug 12 '10

Great work!5$

Resistance on Aug 12 '10

yes yes yes yes yes

5$$$$$$$$$

The Paper Crane on Aug 12 '10

Legendary!

atomic child on Aug 12 '10

quick-brown-fox on Aug 12 '10

Greatness!

Musarter on Aug 12 '10

Awesome mash-up. It looks believable and awesome on the shirt.

RicoMambo on Aug 12 '10

nice

mreisel on Aug 12 '10

perfect!

soloyo on Aug 12 '10

Lovely!

Noh_Body on Aug 12 '10

Very cool Terry!

myteemo on Aug 12 '10

Love the mood in this one with the colors and theme. I knew you could pull it off! $5

Kittenplay on Aug 12 '10

pedrojardim on Aug 12 '10

really cool!! 5$

Andreas Mohacsy on Aug 12 '10

great art print

igo2cairo on Aug 12 '10

Thanks everyone for your awesome comments! :)

makatha on Aug 12 '10

awsome, print $5

FRICKINAWESOME on Aug 13 '10

Wonderful, magical scene...like something you almost feel could have happened somewhere between the old world and a dream. Way to channel that energy.