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Artist // Professional // Traditional Art
- Mar 8
- United Kingdom
- Deviant for 9 years
- www.pteroformer.blogspot.co.uk
- He / Him
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Palaeoillustrator from the Fens, now in the Fylde. Despite being more interested in theropods, here I am writing a graphic novel on pterosaurs. Occasional commercial illustrator; clients include Oxford University Museum, Smithsonian, Haynes Publishing and Dorling Kindersley. Author of 'Dear Annick', a compilation of genuine email correspondence between 'The Bowrunner' and Annick Zabre, an email scammer.
I blog about palaeo stuff at www.pteroformer.blogspot.co.uk, and I co-blog www.bewarethezine.blogspot.co.uk with co-consporator-and-friend Andy Brain. I also colour TetZoo Time!, a spin-off cartoon strip conceived and written by Alberta Claw and John Turmelle, and inked by Rebecca Groom of Palaeoplushies fame. On top of that I also blog for UK art materials retailer, ArtDiscount.
I blog about palaeo stuff at www.pteroformer.blogspot.co.uk, and I co-blog www.bewarethezine.blogspot.co.uk with co-consporator-and-friend Andy Brain. I also colour TetZoo Time!, a spin-off cartoon strip conceived and written by Alberta Claw and John Turmelle, and inked by Rebecca Groom of Palaeoplushies fame. On top of that I also blog for UK art materials retailer, ArtDiscount.
Favourite Visual Artist
Sibbick, Burian, Bosch, Giger.
Favourite Movies
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Alien 3, Paranorman, Constantine
Favourite TV Shows
Doctor Who, The X-Files, Rome
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Depeche Mode, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, Keshco
Favourite Books
Britain BC, Britain AD
Favourite Writers
Tom Sharp, Francis Pryor
Favourite Games
Oh Mummy!, Harrier Attack, Twin Worlds, Zarch/Lander.
Tools of the Trade
Paintbrushes!
Other Interests
T-r-y-i-n-g to learn Welsh.
This was something of a test, since I don't do much in the way of full-on digital painting. I was reasonably pleased with it, however it highlights the importance (to me) of having sound reference, and understanding of said reference - specifically l... https://www.deviantart.com/gaffamondo/art/Platecarpus-585883207
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Notes on stretching cartridge paper
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So I've spent a couple of hours chatting with another artist about how certain artistic methods are often taken for granted by those who routinely use them, since they've forgotten the expensive trial-and-error process they had to go through. For me, stretching paper had, perhaps, a 30% fail rate. It wastes time and, in the case of thinner papers, can waste materials, too.
Whilst training at college and, for a while, whilst illustrating commercially, I used to use a thick watercolour paper, Arches 140lb hot-pressed. It takes a lot of abuse, can be sanded, scraped and soaked. And, if you really balls something up, you can shower off your
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SVPCA - York 2014
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This week I will attend my first ever SVPCA. This year, the host city is York, famous for its Viking heritage and impressive architecture. Within spitting distance (kind of) of the Jurassic Coast, vertebrate palaeontologists, biologists, artists and many other interested people will descend upon the city from far and wide to watch presentations by researchers and experts, to network, and generally catch up with colleagues and friends. For me, this will a very important event, as it will be the first palaeontological conference I've attended, and the first opportunity I've had to meet many of the palaeontologists whose work is crucial to so
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Happy Birthday!
Happy Early Birthday, Gareth Monger.
Sincerely one of your hopefully entirely too many fans;
Adalack.
Sincerely one of your hopefully entirely too many fans;
Adalack.
Happy bday ^^
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Have a dino-tastic birthday human man dino dude!
Happy birthday!