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Mark Hallett
AFC, SAA
paleontological art |
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Pogonodon davisii Anatomy
All of my prehistoric animal and environmental restorations start with contact with the leading researcher or authority on that particular animal, as well as visuals and scientific literature and other references I have researched.
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Behavioral Studies
After I'm satisfied that the anatomicals have led me to a correct understanding of form, I create a series of sketches that explore possible behaviors.
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Smilodon Attacking Ground Sloth (detail)
The third step consists of a master sketch for review and suggested corrections/ changes by the consultant and editor, followed by the creation of the final art.
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Late Ice Age: San Gorgonio Peaks
A stage in developing the mural "San Gorgonio Peaks" for the San Bernardino Museum of Natural History, east California. When the flora and fauna to be featured in the finished painting (here, an actual locality during the Late Ice Age)are determined, a master drawing is created, indicating the positions of each element in the composition. This will now be enlarged to the painting's actual working size, 32" x 42".
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Late Ice Age: San Gorgonio Peaks
One detail of the mural shows the giant predatory teratorn Aeoliornis incredibilis being harassed by a flock of common crows, Corvus corax. After finalizing and sizing the the separate drawing for this, it was transferred to the painting's surface by first applying pastel stick to the reverse side of the sketch, then tracing over the lines on the face of the drawing with a hard pencil.
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Late Ice Age: San Gorgonio Peaks
The completed painting for "San Gorgonio Peaks". The finished art was shot as a hi-res, 600 dpi, 3 gb CD for the mural's final enlargement and reproduction on photosensitive fabric at 63" x 108".
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Sauropods: Titans of the Dinosaur World
As designer as well as artist, I take into consideration how a given drawing or rendering works in relation with other art elements and text to tell a story to the reader. My studies of sauropod dinosaur anatomy and biomechanics formed the basis for this page I proposed for illustrating a NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC article.
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