was a plesiosauria living 165 - 150 millionsyears ago
Its name means (Greek, kryptos: ‘hidden’/ Greek, kleid- (klets): ‘key, clavicle’ + us) Hidden clavicle.
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damn I love the skin! kinda looks like a predecessor of a sea turtle - but what do I know of evolution :rolleyes: 
the level of detail is amazing
paul
Aye, you may say that again.
propositions for the color of the skin and the first steps for textures researches: spending hours observing nature and wild life… 
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s soon as I saw a thumbnail for this thread I hoped it was a Boulay/Lorrain thread. I so look forward to your work, it is utterly inspirational in every way. The modelling, the Science, the imagination, the detail…just superb in every way. Your work must be so enjoyable, using existing species to speculate on the appearance of those of the past. I can’t imagine what it’s like.
I was thrilled to see the Rhamphorynchus, a favourite of mine since childhood. I was always curious about his splayed teeth, but the pictures I’ve seen have all been very rudimentary, the detail of this model is spectacular. How much of his appearance is based on the fossil record and how much on educated guesswork? Certainly your model has fewer teeth than I thought, and the detail of the thumb and joined fingers is like nothing I’ve seen. I’d love to know more about your work and your data.
Thanks so much for this inspiring stuff guys, you are certainly the masters of this kind of work.
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Thanks you very mush Michael Loberhofer 
Your messages are true, exceptional and philosophic
With the experience and the observation of the Nature which you have, your messages are invaluable compliments.
Thanks
Hi, dear:
Very intelligent use of the textures. And very great models, as usual. Very well done.
Hugs from your spanish neightbours.
All the best.
Victor Marin
Very, very nice works here, great work woth textures and details too. Gongrats!
5* from me
ALan
Always good to see some professionally modelled dinosaurs. Thumbs up
This calibre of work is a perfect example of how art can change the way we view our reality… past, present and future.
Many thanks for the truly memorable imagery.
thanks a lot! We’re impatient to see more on your website!
Hugs for you too!
Alancamara, thank you!
Soyseitan, thanks… this kind of work is continuously evolving (for scientists as well as for us) and learning us everyday… 
Stormsinger, :o I’ve no words. Many thanks to you!
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Other WIPS of Cryptoclidus: color textures, then bumps and a plesiosaur’s skeletton we could photograph thanks to Eldonia…
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Sylvia…amazing work and attention to detail. you’re takin’ it to another level. thanks for the inspiration.
It’s really a shame that so much of the beautiful surface detail is obscured once the color maps are applied. Not many ways around it though, unfortunately.
Love the eye texture.
what you say is true… But no problem, the surface details is still here and not obscured by color maps!
It’s just a question of render.
On those WIPs, a “plain” render was chosen, specially for scientific validation, to concentrate for instance on the colors inside the mouth and the implantation of teeth.
Soon, we’ll post pictures with a render showing both the detail surface and colors! .
We also hope to be able to show pictures from the movie “Sea Rex” as soon as possible…
Here are 2 pictures from the teaser “Searex” directed by Ronan Chaplain and Pascal Vuong and produced by N3D LAND Productions.
“Searex” will be presented for the next International Congress of the IMAX in Vancouver at the end of September (category: Films in production).
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great stuff as always Sylvia!
with Nathalie Bardet, Scientific advisor, paleontologist - CNRS “Paléobiodiversité et paléoenvironnements”, Dépt. Histoire de la Terre, MHNH, Paris
and Cube Creative and Mikros Image teams too!
Very happy for this new xD
I hope to see the film soon.
For sure it will be a great video.
Hugs
Victor Marin
Sylvia,
Excellent work overall on your Rhamphorhynchus. I’m floored by the execution. Email me for an image (sculpture) that may help with the final tweaks on the anatomy. Contact me offline for questions.
David
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