How a Dinosaur Skeleton Becomes a Fossil

A little flow chart showing how a dinosaur skeleton becomes a fossil. I did this a few weeks ago in Photoshop. 🙂

Ammonite

Ammonite

Colored Pencil and Digital. 8.5″ x 11″

This guy is okay. He’s really not my favorite, but I think overall it’s an okay illustration.

 

Finished Brachiosaurus Reconstruction

Brachiosaurus Reconstruction.

Colored Pencil and Digital. 11″ x 17″

I love this piece a lot. The skin patterning is based off of the African Wild Dog for anyone who’s interested. Shoot me a message (if that’s possible on WordPress) or email me for a print if you want one! 🙂

Email: mary.persis.williams at gmail.com

Brachiosaurus

My Brachiosaurus reconstruction thus far. I’m working on the skin right now (it’s going to be very unique) but I am SO happy with how this is turning out. 🙂

 

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Colored Pencil, Watercolor, Digital. 17″ x 11″

I did this for a gallery show that’s going on as we speak in Minneapolis. I had a blast drawing him and honestly he might be my favorite illustration so far (I’m working on a Brachiosaurus that I’m falling in love with, though…).

Prints are available if you are interested.

 

Finished Whale Phylogeny

Whale Phylogeny

Colored Pencil and Digital. 11″ x 17″

Finally finished the phylogeny piece. Took long enough.

 

The Creation of Rex

The Creation of Rex

Colored Pencil. Roughly 6″ x 10″

Please note that this is NOT my original image. Yes, it’s my drawing, but the design was originally created by someone else. I redrew it for a friend whose company uses it for their logo.

 

Barn Owls

Tyto abla

Scratch Board. 9 x 12″

I love these guys. The main barn owl was actually done years ago for a class project. So when I was getting my portfolio submission for Cal State, Monterey Bay (they have a really prestigious Science Illustration program and YES! I got in!!) I thought that I could add it to the group. Unfortunately, when I was in class, the goal was to practice the technique and not come up with an original image, so I just took a Google barn owl and copied it. After realizing that for me to include it would be totally plagiarized, I got the idea to add a second owl, change what they were perched on, fatten up the main owl as well as add and remove  feathers, and change the foot posture. Plus after it was all done I flipped the image vertically so they’re facing the opposite direction from the original. So the main owl is no longer the owl I used for reference and I can sleep easy. 🙂

Spotted Harlequin Orchid Study

Spotted Harlequin Orchid

Graphite and Digital. 8.5″ x 11″

Like the Assorted Seashells, this was the only version I could upload and the text is a little wonky in that middle-right-hand-side block. So again, just ignore that little blip. 😛

 

Sally Sold Seashells by the Seashore

Assorted Seashells

Watercolor Pencil. 8.5″ x 11″

That little gray smudge is only in this version and of course I can’t upload any of the other versions because they’re either too big in size or in CMYK. So just ignore that it’s there…