Microraptor by Mick Ellison:

“When NOVA commissioned me to draw Microraptor a few years ago, they were interested in a video sequence from the fossil slab of the type specimen to the fleshed out animal in its death pose. But what needs to be taken into account is the fossil itself is crushed flat and somewhat disarticulated, making for a slightly unnatural and stylized representation.” Read the rest of the interview at Archosaur musings.

1. yaoiyaoidaze reblogged this from paleoillustration
2. yaoiyaoidaze likes this
3. fran-kensteinn reblogged this from pedologist
4. sylv121 likes this
5. acidpinkreflections reblogged this from miceandmagic
6. miceandmagic reblogged this from verybluebirdy
7. willthethird likes this
8. elburropordelante likes this
9. livinginchaosbeauty reblogged this from griseus
10. femmehawknotfauxhawk likes this
11. ctonico reblogged this from griseus
12. jupiterskies likes this
13. zairianara likes this
14. flagellaburger likes this
15. mkatsurr likes this
16. wandering-therian reblogged this from the-tabularium
17. the-tabularium reblogged this from verybluebirdy
18. the-tabularium likes this
19. griseus reblogged this from verybluebirdy
20. griseus likes this
21. verybluebirdy reblogged this from summerwings
22. verybluebirdy likes this
23. summerwings reblogged this from solkattaimagery
24. solkattaimagery reblogged this from paleoillustration
25. webecrusadin likes this
26. trichoglossus reblogged this from paleoillustration
27. skatank likes this
28. toothpaste-face reblogged this from paleoillustration
29. critterpilot05 likes this
30. toothpaste-face likes this
31. turtlewit likes this
32. ruinswithstrings reblogged this from paleoillustration
33. lumariawinther likes this
34. thefreezingscholar reblogged this from paleoillustration
35. bollitodecanela reblogged this from liphistius
36. liphistius reblogged this from paleoillustration
37. thenewoctuple likes this
38. othon-e-garcia likes this
39. ant-language reblogged this from abigibbons
40. abigibbons reblogged this from paleoillustration
41. auchen reblogged this from paleoillustration and added:

    beautiful animal. It almost looks made up, but it isn’t,...best things about it. Nature, I...

42. auchen likes this
43. neekerbreeker likes this
44. archaicfires likes this
45. fluffysminion reblogged this from paleoillustration
46. willowskeeparts likes this
47. chuchacz reblogged this from banditbrineshrimp
48. chuchacz likes this
49. pawsrewind reblogged this from paleoillustration
50. bindi342 likes this
51. Show more notesLoading...