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Daydream by ~MattMart:iconMattMart:

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A cartoon Hallucigenia climbs down a rocky shelf in a Cambrian sea, near a geothermal vent. Two Pikaia swim overhead.

Photoshop and Graphire. Rough here: [link]

Inspired by [link] and [link]

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~aspidel Mar 2, 2005, 11:44:29 AM
That's nice and pretty original, Matt. What are the gray critters above?
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~MattMart Mar 2, 2005, 11:47:49 AM
Those are Pikaia>, the early chordate. Inspired by this thread [link] , you could say :D
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~aspidel Mar 2, 2005, 12:12:49 PM
Ah yes, I see... :lol:
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*nyctopterus Mar 2, 2005, 10:52:34 PM
Matt, this is totally awesome. Illustrator?

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~MattMart Mar 3, 2005, 3:46:12 AM
Thanks! Just used Photoshop for this one, actually.
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~jeffquinn Mar 3, 2005, 4:11:48 PM
You know, this is something you never really see artists create...cambrian and precambrian critters. Not only is this compositionally orchestrated beautifully, but the hallucigenia and pikia are wonderfully stylized (again, paleoillustration is generally so analytical, this really gives a good twist on something so scientific...something not many attempt). I would love to see more works of [pre]cambrian creatures in this style, ie. anomalocarids, opabinia, and other dinocarids, perhaps some polcheate worms?
Great style and keep it up!
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~dracontes Mar 4, 2005, 7:43:52 AM
:) Very stylized and appealing. I like the "cartoonish" look this has which you derived from those sources you list. Though I'm not so sure about its aptitude in scientific illustration (maybe because I'm more accustumed to realism) I think it's all in all a very good work.

On another thing: from whence came the notion that Hallucigenia has antennae-like tentacles on its head?

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~MattMart Mar 4, 2005, 2:24:21 PM
This was meant to be a more cartoonish than realistic portrayal. Also, modern onychophorans all have antennae, and the Hallucigenia fossil doesn't seem perfectly preserved to me, so I speculated a little.

Also cartoon Hallucigenia are cute, and cute worm-like things need antennae ;)
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!dipstikk Mar 5, 2005, 10:47:26 PM
How big/long were Pikaia? I heard they were the size of sharks.

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