by Marlin Peterson | Apr 17, 2013 | Science Illustrations
Misbehaving Photoshop filters couldn’t stop me finishing! I finally finished it, and I am happy how it came out. It is large, made to be printed out at least 48 inches across, but the detail could hold up a lot larger…I have to print one myself to see how...
by Marlin Peterson | Dec 28, 2012 | Science Illustrations
I thought that to get the light and anatomy best on a new paleo-reconstruction of the Eocene, I should start something I have been meaning to do since forever and ever…sculpting! Yes, I could get by without it, but why? Sculpting is so much fun! I will use...
by Marlin Peterson | Jul 3, 2012 | Science Illustrations
Here is a little text and an upcoming sketch from my proposal for the Dry Falls visitor center: (the gist is- “…YOU NEED A PROPER PAINTING OF THE RHINO GETTING EMBALMED IN LAVA!”) This image is a collage of both the digital mock-up and a stripe of...
by Marlin Peterson | Dec 14, 2011 | Science Illustrations
I am finished with my paleo painting! It was quite the diabolical time sink, but I am quite pleased with how it came out. I have painted many discrete subjects over the years, but creating a fully rendered environment in and around a given creature is a full-on leap...
by Marlin Peterson | Apr 29, 2011 | Science Illustrations
This incredible beast of a bird ambled around North America during the Eocene. I was so happy to be commissioned to illustrate this bird in its paleoenvironment, especially since I was given the challenge to display features that hadn’t really been illustrated...
