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Challenge 117: Prehistoric: Lost
The topic “prehistoric” brought to mind the discovery of a forgotten city lost at the bottom of the sea, the light from a submarine illuminating a small portion of the massive structure. (Or maybe I just have a thing for underwater scenes.) Trying to achieve the lighting in this piece was definitely a challenge, and I’m not sure I quite captured the mystery I was going for, but overall I’d call it a success.
James
Challenge 117: Prehistoric: Struthiomimus When my brother and I were kids, we consumed a LOT of dinosaur material-- movies, books, toys, you name it. Given that we were 90s kids, a lot of that dinosaur material was from the 1980s, and is now a weird, foggy memory that we can’t quite place. (Prehistoric in another way, entirely!) I consider myself pretty adept at being able to dig up random stuff on the internet, without having a source name or anything (I’m sure my Google history of keyword phrase combos would be LOL-inducing), so I decided recently to give it a go with some of our beloved dinosaur memories. I was able to find a set of stickers from 1985 that were plastered all over our fridge for years (thanks, Etsy.) I also discovered an old computer game that provided many hours of entertainment, education, and full system crashes in the late 90s (any other 3d Dinosaur Adventure fans out there?) But most importantly, I unearthed one of our favorite, long-forgotten VHS rentals: Dinosaur! A documentary hosted by Christopher Reeve, of all people. It had the most incredible stop-motion animation, creating rich imagery I never forgot, all these years later, without having physically viewed it in decades. Upon finding this, I learned it was the work of Phil Tippett, and it also won him an Emmy for special effects, no less. No wonder it stuck with us. (An unimportant but interesting note is that there were a ton of clips from Dinosaur! inside of 3D Dinosaur Adventure. Gotta wonder if that was done legally... lolz) Showing my brother this blessed Youtube discovery was probably the best part about it-- his reaction to all of the scenes that had stuck with me, too, through life. “OHHHH MANNN!! I REMEMBER THIS! HE’S GONNA STEAL THE EGG NOW.” Priceless. So anyway, all of that is to explain why I drew this super random Struthiomimus eating eggs-- it was one of the scenes from Dinosaur! that were vividly in my memory, down to the color of the egg yolk. Caitlin
Challenge 117: Prehistoric: Cave Pattern Cave paintings are amazing. Despite the difficulties of life in the Stone Age, and even the Ice Age, humans created art with the tools they had. We get to see a glimpse of life on earth from many thousands of years ago because of these beautifully elegant, sometimes gestural, sometimes sophisticated drawings of animals and people. I think that’s incredible. So with that as my inspiration, I chose to design a repeat pattern of a fictional past where Earth had a few special visitors 👽 Sayada
Challenge 117: Prehistoric: Egyptian Vulture.
Birds come from dinosaurs, we know this. Evolution has theorized that as dinosaurs evolved they grew smaller as oxygen and carbon dioxide levels normalized to today’s levels and the potential of flight created new ways to attack prey. While it might be fun to compare the Tyrannosaurus rex and the chicken I have always been partial to the vulture. They are a bird of extremes, with overly acidic stomachs, overdeveloped eyes and nasal powers, and a strong sense of survival. Much like their predecessors they are a product of the world they inhabit. Something about the lumpy face always reminded me of the passage of time and how we can always adapt to the next challenge, much like our feathered carrion eaters changed from pack hunters raptors.
A new addition to my vulture collection! Maybe I’ll post the other contenders as well!
- Marc the Third
Challenge 117: Prehistoric: Tool Flash Sheet
I have always been very fascinated by the tool making and engineering of past eras. I wanted to create a sort of flash sheet of various tools, more specifically found from the neolithic age. Stone, bone, and wood were used to create these tools for hunting and building.
-S.E. Bloom Instagram
Challenge 117: Prehistoric: Single Cell Tango
My piece for this challenge was inspired by the single celled organisms we believe all life evolved from. I thought since they are pretty abstract looking this would be great for a repeat pattern, and once I had a pattern I just had to put it on a Ms. Frizzle style dress!
Stephanie Crane Illustration Insta Facebook Tumblr
Challenge 117: Prehistoric: Prehistoric Plants
While researching for this challenge, I came across articles about prehistoric plants that are still thriving today. There are more but I chose the Cycad, Giant Hare’s Foot Fern, Hard Fern, Dawn Redwood, and the Ginkgo for their interesting silhouettes.
Jade
Challenge 117: Prehistoric: The Sabertooth Tiger
Ever since visiting Panama’s Biomuseo in Panama City I’ve been fascinated by the land mammals that have migrated north and south through Panama. Especially the ones that are now extinct. Originally I wanted to focus on the entire migration, and I while I still will finish that piece at some point, I had to narrow down a more specific topic for this challenge. So I picked one of my favorites, the sabertooth tiger, and redrew him in a similar style as my mythology pieces. I tried to mold the body from a hyena and bobcat with a few things pulled from tigers. I’d imagine they would blend in quite nicely with the camouflage of the red rock of monument valley or the dusty deserts of new mexico.
- Natasha
