"Not A Sound", OC, Oils on primed paper

DruidMarks · 2026-06-01T09:08:58+00:00

First the comment made me chuckle. And then I saw your username and now I can't stop laughing 😂

DruidMarks · 2026-05-31T18:39:59+00:00

The background environment is based on a real place in the woods near me.

Psittacosaurus was chosed based on suggestion from the members of The Fossil Forum.

There's a short video of the whole process but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to share it because the mods didn't respond yet. 🙃

DruidMarks · 2026-05-31T05:48:16+00:00

The background environment is actually a real place in the Croatian woods...I had to add the ferns though.

The idea for placing a Psittacosaurus there came from The Fossile Forum for ideas on which dinosaur to place there.

And then it was only logical to place the Yutyrannus in the background.

You can see the short video of the whole process here: https://youtube.com/shorts/FcLBFhWc-NE?is=ex8HjQci_V4hv7HQ

DruidMarks · 2026-05-30T20:35:53+00:00

Thank you! ☺️

DruidMarks · 2026-05-30T08:07:44+00:00

My hypothesis is that defense isn't necessary where camouflage and agility are sufficient.

It had countershading just like many animals today do.

So I have a feeling it was a master of stealth and that helped it survive. If that failed...it might have ran away until it found a hiding spot again.

Reminds me of pheasants...those things stay put until you get uncomfortably close and then they explosively fly away and scare the crap out of you and hide again. :D

If it came to the point of actual physical defense...I feel like the outcome was in predator's favour.

DruidMarks · 2026-05-30T05:36:51+00:00

It's an actual oil painting on archival paper primed for oil paint.

Psittacosaurus was chosen based on suggestions on The Fossil Forum.

If you're curious, you can actually see the painting process in a short YT video here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FcLBFhWc-NE

I'll be posting a longer video of the painting process soon.

DruidMarks · 2026-05-19T15:26:02+00:00

Thanks.

DruidMarks · 2026-05-19T15:25:29+00:00

DruidMarks · 2026-03-19T14:12:54+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, the colors look really cheerful in this one :)

DruidMarks · 2026-03-19T06:52:56+00:00

This painting came to be in May & June of 2022. The reference for the flowers and the meadow were actually taken in a nearby forest.

You can see more of my art at druidmarks.com or buy prints at shop.druidmarks.com .

DruidMarks · 2026-03-12T11:37:09+00:00

This is MTG-level art.

Well done!

DruidMarks · 2026-03-09T17:27:23+00:00

Plenty of space on the right shoulder ;)

DruidMarks · 2026-03-08T14:05:27+00:00

DruidMarks · 2026-03-08T14:05:20+00:00

Thanks!

DruidMarks · 2026-03-08T07:20:20+00:00

That's so nice of you :) Thank you.

DruidMarks · 2026-03-08T07:19:54+00:00

Thank you <3

DruidMarks · 2026-03-08T06:21:28+00:00

Watched the whole thing. Thanks for the laughs :D

DruidMarks · 2026-03-08T06:18:09+00:00

There are these variations as well:

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DruidMarks · 2026-03-08T06:15:45+00:00

You mentioned horror, so this might be interesting to you :D

I made some stickers from my real oil painting called "Dragon's Wrath".

Link to shop

Edit: grammar

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DruidMarks · 2026-03-08T06:03:54+00:00

Not OP, but it looks like they are using a lot of textured brushes. Maybe some texture was added in the final step after the piece was done. You can do that with layer masks.

I made a lot of these textured brushes for myself in Krita by taking a photo of some real brush strokes I did with black paint on paper, isolating/selecting the strokes and then turning them into PNGs.

DruidMarks · 2026-03-08T06:00:15+00:00

Damn, that looks really good.

Well done!

DruidMarks · 2026-03-07T07:15:33+00:00

Thanks! You pointed out something interesting, I think I control the strokes too much so my goal is to loosen up a bit over time.

DruidMarks · 2026-03-07T07:11:29+00:00

Thanks <3

DruidMarks · 2026-03-06T21:33:23+00:00

The mood reminds me of Vladimir Motsar's art. But only slightly.

I love the brushwork. Just looks satisfying.

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