Caribou (Rangifer tarandus), male, family Cervidae, Alaska
Known as Reindeer in Eurasia.
photograph by Patrick Endres
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Caribou (Rangifer tarandus), male, family Cervidae, Alaska
Known as Reindeer in Eurasia.
photograph by Patrick Endres
Caribou | KAR Photography
A male reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) on a flowery tundra in Svalbard, Norway
by Tim Melling
important pink-nosed baby reindeer sighting
WIPs from September 21st, 2023 Alright so I almost never show stuff at this stage because I'm usually too embarrassed to post something this messy, but shaking that off is precisely what this blog is for so here you go! If you've ever wanted to know what I consider a "thumbnail" for my own work then this is it lol
Especially for covers and comic page planning, I usually end up at the greyscale shading stage within the thumbnail stage before I actually commit to a composition, as I can't properly gauge if it's going in the right direction otherwise. That said though, I really like how these are turning out so far! I tend to get decision paralysis with cover ideas, goodness knows that I continue to struggle with the main cover for this series, so having these go relatively smoothly tells me I'm getting better at it (hopefully!)
Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus)
Photo by Michael Krause
Thank you @cosmic-artzz so much for helping me with the design 💙💙💙💙
Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Rangifer, Ursa Minor and Draco constellations, from the French edition (1776) of Atlas Coelestis (1729) by John Flamsteed