Lost Studio

Illustration & Design Studio, Bristol UK — www.loststudio.co.uk

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Another working sea monsters sketch I did for Ernest journal… final image can be seen at www.loststudio.co.uk/Biast-Na-Srognig

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A sketch of how I feel today...

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‘Overlook’, An Astonishingly Detailed Woodcut of a Natural Vista

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Wow

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Godzilla and King Gidorrah, by Eric Rewitzer

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Birds of Britain (non-passerines) 3-colour Risograph print.

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Johannes Itten, Cubic Composition, 1919

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This is very beautiful

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It's mushroom season! The woods are full of beautiful fungi at the moment. Get there and have a look!

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Sketch of illustration idea for an article about house plants in Lionheart Magazine issue 5

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Plant photograph taken at Bristol Botanic Gardens whilst researching an illustrations for a feature in Lionheart Magazine.  

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A quick sketch of a devilish character...

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Hot house flowers at Bristol Botanic Gardens taken whilst researching illustrations for a feature in Lionheart Magazine.  

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The terrible claw, Deinonychus (1969)

Phylum : Chordata Class : Reptilia Order : Saurischia Suborder : Theropoda Family : Dromaeosauridae Subfamily : Velociraptorinae Genus : Deinonychus Species : D. antirrhopus

Early Cretaceous (123 - 110,2 Ma)

3,4 m long and 70 kg (size)

Cloverly and Antlers formations, North America (map)

If Deinonychus looks familiar, that’s because it was popularized in the blockbuster movie Jurassic Park under the catchier name Velociraptor (real Velociraptors were actually much smaller than the fast, sleek, man-sized predators depicted in Steven Spielberg’s movie).

See 10 Facts About Deinonychus

Although it was far from the biggest dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period, Deinonychus was especially fearsome because of its speed, its presumed ability to hunt in packs (tangled Deinonychus bones have been found in close proximity to the remains of Tenontosaurus, a tasty and slow-witted ornithopod), and the enormous, sickle-shaped claws on its hind feet that it used to rip apart larger prey. We can thank the famous paleontologist John H. Ostrom, who discovered the type specimen, for much of what we currently know about Deinonychus—as well as for the idea that raptors like Deinonychus eventually evolved into modern birds.

As is the case with other raptors, the actual appearance of Deinonychus is a matter of debate: today, it’s often depicted as sporting primitive feathers, though its skin may well have been more reptilian in appearance, at least on portions of its body (as it was portrayed in Jurassic Park). As for the presumed intelligence of this dinosaur, that has been way overstated by Hollywood: there’s no way Deinonychus could have turned a doorknob, as depicted in Jurassic Park, and in fact it could easily have been outwitted by a six-year-old child.

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My all time favourite dinosaur! 

I really resented jurassic park for using 'velociraptors' instead...

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A little more work in progress... not quite sure how much more to do on this?

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Water droplets on a lily leaf taken at Bristol Botanic Gardens whilst researching illustrations for a feature in Lionheart Magazine.  

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Illustration, work in progress, for a client who for legal reasons needs to remain nameless. Having fun doing it though!

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Photograph of the hot houses at Bristol Botanic Gardens taken whilst researching an illustration for a feature in Lionheart Magazine.  

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