Post by Wood on Oct 8, 2015 22:29:22 GMT
Welcome to the Palaeoart Board!
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Hi all!
I'm Jack, and I'm, well, I guess I'm a palaeoartist- but what does that mean? Essentially, it means I reconstruct animals, plants, environments, etcetera from the past; I try to visualise what our world once looked like based on the latest scientific understanding, but also speculate where data is absent. The work of palaeoartists is important in communicating the newest thinking in a way that is captivating - we do our best to bring data tables and heavily worded papers to life!
It could be a pencil sketch, a painting, a digital piece, a sculpture, however you feel you can communicate these ideas! Anyone of any age can be a palaeoartist. You don't have to be an art school graduate, and you don't have to be a DaVinci. All you need is an interest in the life our planet once housed, and a passion for bringing it back as best you can.
But yeah, this board is for sharing paleoart, helping eachother out, giving constructive criticisms, and generally trying to be supportive. I might post my own work here from time to time, and there's a bunch of other wonderful artists on the team too who I'm sure will make an appearance sometime soon. Feel free to post question threads regarding palaeoart on this board, or message me with queries. I'm an amateur myself, and I'm sure you lot will teach me a few things, too!
I look forward to seeing all the wonderful ideas you discuss and the artwork you create!
~Jack
(P.S. Yes, I spell "palaeo" with an "ae". Both "paleo" and "palaeo" are correct spellings. I hope that doesn't confuse anyone.)
Hi all!
I'm Jack, and I'm, well, I guess I'm a palaeoartist- but what does that mean? Essentially, it means I reconstruct animals, plants, environments, etcetera from the past; I try to visualise what our world once looked like based on the latest scientific understanding, but also speculate where data is absent. The work of palaeoartists is important in communicating the newest thinking in a way that is captivating - we do our best to bring data tables and heavily worded papers to life!
It could be a pencil sketch, a painting, a digital piece, a sculpture, however you feel you can communicate these ideas! Anyone of any age can be a palaeoartist. You don't have to be an art school graduate, and you don't have to be a DaVinci. All you need is an interest in the life our planet once housed, and a passion for bringing it back as best you can.
But yeah, this board is for sharing paleoart, helping eachother out, giving constructive criticisms, and generally trying to be supportive. I might post my own work here from time to time, and there's a bunch of other wonderful artists on the team too who I'm sure will make an appearance sometime soon. Feel free to post question threads regarding palaeoart on this board, or message me with queries. I'm an amateur myself, and I'm sure you lot will teach me a few things, too!
I look forward to seeing all the wonderful ideas you discuss and the artwork you create!
~Jack
(P.S. Yes, I spell "palaeo" with an "ae". Both "paleo" and "palaeo" are correct spellings. I hope that doesn't confuse anyone.)
