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As promised in my last journal entry, here is the important piece I was working on. I think that in light of today's news reports, everyone will understand why I could not post it until now. :)

I was commissioned to depict a pair of Ingenia yanshini for a paper on Oviraptorosaur tails (go read it! [link]), illustrating how they might have used their tails and feather fans as display mechanisms. Here a male gestures to a prospective and clearly intrigued mate, who is resting in the shade of two Araucaria saplings, which are common in the Nemegt formation of Mongolia where the scene takes place. We decided on fairly muted plumage colours, and I took some of my inspiration for the overall pattern on the more striking male from the Painted Sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus). As the banded tail fan is preserved in other fossil Oviraptorid species, Mr. and Mrs. Ingenia get them too.

The picture itself went through a series of drafts and revisions until it was just so. I used coloured pencils, as well as a bit of acrylic to add both highlights and shadow in certain places.
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Mood: Wow! ~RukahTsubasa May 26, 2013
Wonderful details! masterfully done!
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~Carlosdino Jan 9, 2013
By the way, reminds me of this old work of mine :P [link]
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~WanderingAlbatross Jan 9, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Ha, well what do ya know? :) It's funny because originally I was going to draw the male in the foreground and female behind him, but we changed it to this because it keeps the focus on the male's fancy tail.
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~Addictedto-Life Jan 8, 2013
Gah wonderful as always!! This is amazing <3 You do not dissapoint! <3
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~JD-man Jan 8, 2013
I had no idea you were making paleoart for peer-reviewed papers until now! In any case, I really like this drawing. It's both very striking (given Ingenia's coloration/patternation) & very easy on the eyes (given your style).
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~WanderingAlbatross Jan 8, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks! Glad you like their plumage; I think the male was definitely successful in the end. And yeah, I kept it under wraps. Surprise! :P
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~DinoBirdMan Jan 6, 2013  Student Artist
I like that drawings with fan-tail feather.:)
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*MoonyMina Jan 6, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
wonderfully done :)
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*MoonyMina Jan 5, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Awesome! It's so beautiful!
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Mood: Joy ~babbletrish Jan 5, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
Love this so much!
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