thanks disco stu _ I am using crocodile reference. and the unsharp mask (the lower one) has magnified the texture a bit. I planed on smoothing out a lower subdivision layer slightly. I planed on reworking the neck. more gator.
Darukin _ will do. I just have to “finish” it first. I have got some kinda flu bug right now, so it be some time yet.
I wouldn’t want that Rex to even rub against me in a close miss. Ouch
gatorsaur works much better 
mikala_I agree!
Disco Stu_ thanks bud! Its better to keep it grounded into “reality”.
I crunched down the neck a bit, fattened up the teeth, and lengthened up the snout a smidge.
Ok. this one has a max blinn matcap from sathe on it.
I will keep it this color as a base tone for the remainder I’m going for the grey blue black crocodile scheme.
I gotta get back to these scales soon.
…the skeletal line up has since been completed from profile.
He is looking amazing, and I am in awe of your patience.
That is a ton of work,lol. I am really liking the croc style scales, it feels cleaner somehow.
Thanks Heather! 
Great update man.really like the face.
[attach=109889]Trex_V2_14.jpg[/attach] [attach=109890]Trex_V2_12.jpg[/attach]
… thigh scales… moving on to the feet next.
dang how did you make those textures?? very impressive!!!
Thanks! all by hand. the standard brush and the clay brush. I mess with the brush mod and intensity constantly. 
Looking pretty good!!!
Now you have to beging the polypainting, I would encorage you to make a more contrast painting, the dinosaurs always give the chnage for a cool paintjob.
CONGRATS!!!
Arturo
Thanks! I will probably paint several versions. extreme VS. just plain real.
I’m just getting started…
good job, beging to look so cool.
Arturo
Very cool update John,may be u should render this creation of god in maya.best of luck,u r improving sooo fast. 
thanks! mental ray for sure. WIP z3.12 render 
Very nice model(except some overblown scales here and there:)) , however you have a confusing rendered image:) I am not sure if this is your intentional result or not but here are my comments 
I really think that you should seperate him from the background. The render feels very very busy, like everything is high frequency. Too much details, sharpness and similar colors. I think that it is killing the potential of the model. Also current render totally destroys the proportion. I would say that keep that fog stuff away for now until you have some environment.
