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I need to generate a lot of junk files, with a random directory structure and random contents (and file names) under a specific folder (like "C:\tmp\"), is there a program that can do that for me?
I don't know of any program off the top of my head but perhaps a vbscript making use of the windows command
Usage of fsutil can be found in the Microsoft Documentation (it's for XP but works in Vista/7)
You'll have to do some work to build the directory structure but that will help with the files.
There might be some testing tool out there that will automatically generate a folder/file structure but I doubt there's much need for it outside of QA/Testing.
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I was waiting till I could get my blog going in order to post this, but since it doesn't look like it's going to be a priority any time soon, I decided to go ahead and post the instructions here!
Typically, for us larger, curvy women, we have to imagine how a pattern will look on someone close to our size. Or go and find a RTW style that's close to the pattern. But there's a way to visualize the style that typically only takes a few minutes.
One approach to this idea is in Colette's Sewing Handbook. I haven't read the book, but here's what I came up with on my own.
What you will need:
1) A photo editing program that includes layers and allows for at least some resizing of individual layers. Photoshop is the king, of course, especially because it can do WARP, not just resize, perspective, and skew. However, Photoshop Elements, Gimp, and some other programs at least allow for scaling individual layers, and will meet the minimum requirements of what you'll need (Gimp is free, and Elements is about $60).
2) A digital picture of your fabric, taken with the fabric laying flat, not in perspective.
3) The line drawing of the pattern you want to visualize. More on how to get this image in a later post.
4) A croqui (figure drawing) that is close to your size and proportions. More on how to find this in a later post.
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Let's go over how to get that basic body image - the croqui. There are several options:
Option 1) You don't even have to use a line drawing. You could take a picture of yourself in underwear, swimewar, tank top and shorts, etc. The pose should be full length, full frontal, as close to straight perspective as possible, legs straight and together, arms straight at sides slightly away from the hip.
Option 2) You can take Option 1 further by creating a line drawing based on your photo. A couple of links to get you started:
Option 3) Find an already-created croqui that is close to your own body dimensions. Do a Google search for "Plus-size Croqui." Note: if the image creator does not specify that the images are free for you to use, you should contact them and ask permission.
Once you have a croqui of your choice, open the file in your image editor. If not already on the drawing, draw a line (or use a ruler guide to indicate) the approximate fullest point of the bust (and if yours is lower than the croqui, you might want to lower this line), as well as the waist, hips, and a vertical line for center front.
Apparently there a movement to create realistic croquis - see this site -- Edited on 12/18/13 11:34 AM --
I'm looking forward to following your instructions. I have a croquis already, I even think it's in my profile.
I am not a good drawer, and everytime I try to draw on the croquis it looks like something a child might do.
This will be fun.
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Thanks, Annette.
On to the fabric picture. You want a flat image of the fabric, and if there's a print you should try to get an image that shows at least one full repeat of the pattern.
There are multiple ways to get this image, but if you're taking your own picture, one good way is to tape a swatch of fabric to the wall, at about your eye level.
Keep this image file handy. You'll be using it later.
Moving on to the clothing itself.
It's not difficult to do a freehand sketch on tracing paper over a printout of your croqui. You can then take a photo or scan the clothing image. If you're using this technique, pay careful attention to details of the design and make an educated guess where they would fall on the croqui's body. Waist line, fullest point of bustline, total length, the cut of a sleeveless arms eye, sleeve length, etc. Also make an educated guess regarding ease, and how that might effect the look of the garment. Consider the stiffness of the fabric...a peplum, for example, is going to look very different if it is created in a jersey vs. taffeta! The first fabric would be in soft folds close to the body, the second would create fullness.
Or you can download the line drawing of your prospective design. It's a straight right-click-save-as on the McCalls/Butterick/Vogue patterns site, but on the Simplicity/New Look/Burda site you have to select the line drawing, click on the "Print" link, cancel the printing dialogue box, and then do the right-click-save-as. You could also take a picture of the pattern envelope back, or even the instructions if the line drawing is repeated there, but if using the envelope, I would recommend removing the pattern and taping the envelope flat to a wall and taking a picture similar to the technique I mentioned for the fabric swatch.
At this point, you will have all the pieces parts to move forward! Make sure all your images are available to you on your computer.
-- Edited on 12/18/13 4:35 PM --
At this point, I open my croqui image in my image editor. It will be the base for a multi-layer image file.
Next, open your fabric image as a new file in your image editor.
Copy the contents of this image file and paste it into a new layer over your croqui image. Resize the fabric layer till the fabric pattern or texture looks about the same size in relation to the croqui that it would be to you in real life!
Next, you'll need to repeat the pattern as large as you'll need for the garment you're visualizing. Simply duplicate the fabric layer, and move the fabric image on the new layer so that it extends the print's pattern.
I find it easiest to tile the fabric image layers in a row, and then merge those layers. Then I can duplicate that layer to extend the width.
At times, you may not have enough of a repeat to get the fabric tiling exactly right. Don't worry about it, just get it as close as you can, and focus on getting the print at the right size in comparison to the croqui.
Merge the fabric layers together and then hide this layer (in Photoshop and Elements, click on the eyeball to the left of the layer.
I'm interested to watch this progress, as I've always been a little skeptical of the hand-sketched croquis. How can you know they're accurate? I do them to test out costuming concepts, but that's more for color combinations/trim placement, etc. I'm not sure I'd trust myself to get the style lines + proportions correct in a way that would accurately reflect how the finished garment would look on my actual human body. But computer layering seems like it would be closer to reality, for some reason.
If you're not proficient enough in your photo-editing software (I have Photoshop, but have no idea how to merge or do layers), JennaF posted an excellent step-by-step tutorial on using Photoshop to develop capsule wardrobes. I can't find it at the moment, but I KNOW I saved it, because her instructions were so good!
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I've done all the steps so far. I have never been very good at understanding layers and though I use GIMP for simple photo editing I've never used much else.
Looking forward to the next steps.
Annette, it's great that you've managed all the steps so far. You may not be a pro at photo-editing, but you managed to duplicate and merge those fabric layers, right? And you did so in Gimp, which I'm less familiar with than Photoshop and Elements. Our next steps will involve those techniques as well.
Just a tip about that fabric layer...you may want to go ahead and make a duplicate of this layer, in order to have an untouched copy. Then just turn it off by clicking the eye next to the layer name.
stirwatersblue, I have used this technique to determine whether or not I wanted to consider putting a trim on a garment (I'll likely post an example later).
Seriously, I recommend that you learn about layers. They are a big part of what makes image editing programs so awesome!
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There's this lesbian at my school.
We don't hate her cuz she's a lesbian, we hate her because she's a total bitch
We don't hate her cuz she's a lesbian, we hate her because she's a total bitch
An acquaintance of mine told of how he was harassed by a gay employee of a Denny's, and my acquaintance punched the gay in the face because the gay tried to kiss him. Then my acquaintance got charged with a "hate" crime.
Like muslims can be assholes but do I hate them because they're muslims? No, I hate them, because they're jerks.
In other news, grass is green
So true! If straight people can be jerks, than gay people can too!
Breaking news: Water is wet.
Gay guy here, I can indeed be a cruel asshole sometimes. Course usually when I act like that it's cause the fucker deserves it. Frankly it's kinda annoying seeing people stereotype us as weaklings who can't defend themselves.
ok didnt everyone already know that or something because here news flash: gays r ppl like you
Let's face it, anyone can be an asshat
There's assholes in every group of people.
I met a gay once...heh it want's so good. he literately put his hand in his pants IN FRONT OF CHILDREN! like around 6 and 3 and also I do believe 5. and it was at a police station to! I respect someone's sexuality, so don't get me the wrong way. you cant change who you are, but you can change your ways. I also saw two females fighting in front of a shelter as well. but anyway, I support this because, yes, gays can be assholes to. it's not just girls. it boys as well.
OMG, I've been there! There was this bisexual girl in my freshman year of high school and she was a total bitch! I didn't hate (and avoid) her because of her orientation but because of her superiority complex. She treated me and my friend like junk and she pretty much insulted our beliefs. My friend and I are Christians but we don't shove our beliefs down peoples' throats. I don't know why she treated us like crap but it is never okay. Don't let people, gay or straight, treat you like crap.
Exactly, and the sad thing is most get away with acting that way because they believe they have that right, and will call you out on "abuse" if you call them on their bad attitude. I used to know someone like that, and the person would not realize it was his bad attitude that ran people off. I believe anyone regardless of sexuality, race, religion/non-religion, or whatever they are can be an asshole. They just don't want to admit it so they blame everyone hating on whatever they are instead of the personalty.
Simply, I agree with your stamp.
Simply, I agree with your stamp.
Plenty of gay people are assholes. It's a fact of life - anyone can be an asshole.
Everyone's an asshole! Some people are more assholey than others!
Yeah, usually those gay assholes don't seem to realize that...
"Hey, I may support you, or not really have much of an opinion on how you live your life. But seriously I actually find it disgusting personally and REALLY don't want to see and or hear about it."
And that is why I hate gay pride...
One time I was strolling along the street with my dad and some gay guys decided to hit a bunch of women and kids.
I remember meeting one that was rather rude. She thought her opinions were so high and mighty, even insulted people who didn't agree with her -__- I can't stand people like that in general though.
Duhh, of course. Anyone can.
Dude, I totally experienced this during high school. There was this one guy who was an asshole to me and I hated him soooo much. I had another friend who hated him but not because he was gay. He treated anybody who wasn't German or white like shit. He also called me a troll when all I did was be nice to him even when he was a dick! Just because he was gay he thought he can be an asshole and thought no one would talk back. (I even cursed him out on my birthday because he was pissing me off.)
Most of them. It's annoying with their stupidity.
This is true. My best friend knows this person who is bisexual but he is annoying.
TRUE! This gay guy I know at school acts like a diva and he called my friend a bitch even though my friend didn't do anything wrong. :I
And my science teacher from last year is lesbian, and she is awesome
This I can't argue with. There are some gay guys that can not only be assholes but shallow as well.
Bisexual here and I'm proud to say I'm a huge bitch. C:
I agree! That's the problem with so many of these anti-discrimination things - if you hate someone for being a total bitch, and they happen to be gay/black/(insert group here), they can say you're a homophobic/racist/etc-ic.
Agreed. My sister's girlfriend is an abusive cunt who threatens my sister with killing herself, saying that nobody in our family cares about her, and then breaking up with her if she does things like hang out with her school friends, or for going to summer camps. It's disgusting, and I have thought of countless ways of murdering the bitch.
If she had a girlfriend that actually CARED about her, then I would have no problem! But guh.
So can straight people, bi people, blacks, whites, asians, men, women, transgenders, herms, atheists, christians, jews, muslims, buddhists, poor people, rich people, middle class people, smart people, stupid people, attractive, ugly, short, tall, fat, skinny, people, pretty much anyone can be an asshole.
Lesson learned: Being in a minority group doesn't make you a better person, don't expect special treatment cause of what you are, earn it because of who you are.
That's what annoyed me about so many TV detective shows - in being non-discriminatrory, they ended up with the other extreme - as soon as a character from a minority group appeared, they were ALWAYS innocent. It just got silly. They're good, bad and indifferent, just like everyone else.
True, we can be assholes and jackasses.
Haha this is true xD
I will hate a gay asshole as much as I will hate a straight asshole.
And myself? If I act like a bitch, I will understand why people will hate me (despite being bisexual)
I will hate a gay asshole as much as I will hate a straight asshole.
And myself? If I act like a bitch, I will understand why people will hate me (despite being bisexual)
While I agree 100% with the stamp's message, perhaps sharing stories is not the best solution.
I don't agree. Sometimes you can't say anything about what's wrong in RL, and being able to to share it here really helps. Sometimes it's all you've got. And it does help you feel better having other people validate your view.
Or as one author put it, boarding school was insufferably awful becuase it was bad AND he couldn't say anything about it there.
The army was much easier for him, becuase it was also bad (he was in WW1!) but everyone could SAY how much they didn't like it!
Knew a gay kid at school. Made a rumor that me and my friends were lesbian couples.
Even if I was gay, I would NOT go out with that pea-brain!
Even if I was gay, I would NOT go out with that pea-brain!
The one thing that doesn't discriminate is asshattery.
Yeah, I learned that from youtube >.>
There was this gay manager at the McDonald's that my boyfriend worked at a few months ago. He hit on my boyfriend constantly until he told him that he had a girlfriend. After that, he was rude to him, cut his hours, and talked all kinds of shit about me (as well as women in general). He eventually got fired and then got arrested for sexual harassment at his new job. lol
OMG, really? That's awful! How did your boyfriend deal? If that were me, I'd just quite or relocate.
Yes, unfortunately. He tried to just ignore it, though eventually he did quit but for other reasons.
I'm just very glad that I never met that guy, I'm not sure if I would have been able to hold back from slugging him in the face.
I'm just very glad that I never met that guy, I'm not sure if I would have been able to hold back from slugging him in the face.
It's called hetrophobia! It comes down to resentment of not being able to have all the men to themselves!
It gets really bad in some places - people commenting junk like 'nice picture, too bad it's of a girl' and things like that.
Heterophobia does not exist.
On the surface, I wouldn't necessarily call it Heterophobia. A phobia is a fear and there's a difference between being an intolerant dick and being genuinely afraid. BUT fear can absolutely breed hatred, and I didn't know this guy well enough to know what his specific problem was. He could have had a fear of dying alone for all I know, and was desperate enough to try and convince any guy he sees to save him from that fate. So, let's just say; he's got some major problems.
Honestly, I can't understand why people would post things like 'nice picture, too bad it's of a girl' because even if it's not one's preference, the piece still has work put into it and deserves respect.
The first thing that popped into my mind when I saw this stamp was "Dan Savage."
Dan Savage is the perfect example. I don't care how much you dislike Sarah Palin. Wishing cancer upon her is just classless.
I heard about that on Facebook! My response was "Oh it was Dan Savage. Why are people suprised?" He's been hateful to pretty much anyone who isn't an attractive, gay, white, liberal, atheist, biological male.
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Analyst sees overhaul-driven hospital margin help
Hospitals stand to gain a meaningful boost to profitability from the health care overhaul if President Barack Obama wins a second term this November, according to a Susquehanna Financial Group analyst.
Analyst Chris Rigg estimated in a recent research note that profit margins on earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, will climb more than 2 percent in 2014 for hospital operators Community Health Systems Inc., Tenet Healthcare Corp. and Health Management Associates Inc.
The healthcare overhaul, a massive law enacted in 2010, aims to cover millions of uninsured people. In 2014, more people will become eligible for Medicaid, the state-federal program that provides coverage for the needy and disabled. Tax credits also will become available that year to help middle-class Americans buy coverage if they don't have it through an employer.
That translates into more insured patients for hospitals.
"Under any scenario, the hospital industry will benefit significantly from the (overhaul's) coverage expansions," Rigg wrote. "The expansion of Medicaid and insurance subsidies more than fully offsets the commercial pricing pressure we expect in the individual and small group insurance segment."
WellPoint Inc., the nation's second largest health insurer, said during a recent investor presentation that it expects commercial operating margins from health insurance exchanges to range between 3 percent and 5 percent. Rigg said he used that to help estimate the overhaul's impact on publicly traded hospitals.
Rigg said Franklin, Tenn.-based Community will benefit the most, with its 2014 EBITDA margin climbing 260 basis points, followed by Dallas-based Tenet with a 240 basis points increase and Naples, Fla.-based Health Management at 210. His estimates assume the overhaul will be implemented as it is written.
Overall, he estimates that the average hospital EBITDA margin will rise about 175 basis points compared to where margins might be without the overhaul.
Shares of Community fell 21 cents to $28.32 in Monday morning trading. Tenet stock dropped 16 cents, or 2.8 percent, to $5.60, and Health Management shares slipped 4 cents to $8.39. Meanwhile, the Standard & Poor's 500 index fell slightly.


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Despite AA's open-mindedness to the dawn of dramatically newer technology, his own darkroom was
hardly state of the art even back then. Then when we reivew those moments of ephiphany in his
personal history, like when he discovered how a simple red filter used for "Monolith", the face of Half
Dome, would forever change his own way of looking at things, it puts things in better perspective.
He learned to look and (correctly termed or not) "previsualize". Many so-called photographers today
don't even known how to look. How one interprets the shot is a related by distinct subject. Ansel was really attuned to the quality of light and how it defined real scenes. ALL photographs are some
kind of manipulation - just pointing the camera a certain direction means you are taking something
and turning it into something else, within a new context. But some illusionists are quite skilled at it,
and making it convincing, and then there's a considerable number of wannabees who show their clumsy hand.
So you are saying the tools used are more important than artistic vision?
Perhaps the tools used alter the artistic vision?
Mr. Pixel - anything tangible evidence of "vision" has to be some kind of marriage with a specific medium. A potter requires clay. A fresco painter requires plaster. The two grow together. And having
some kind of restraint actually greases the wheels, so to speak, because it gives one a direction.
In the hypotethical argument, What would Ansel do today - maybe he would shoot and print digitally.
But then his legacy would be something completely different, and possibly even a bellyflop. It's one
thing to reproduce things digitally - either prepress or by inkjet etc. But the learning curve itself,
and how one get to a vision in the first place, is just as important. For me, the hunt is just as important as the kill. And the darkroom is a real nice place to finish the chase. If someone prefers
other methods, fine. No problem. And maybe they can mimic what I do. Good luck. It ain't that easy! But better to let each media do what it does best.
I can imagine the same sort of comments from portrait oil painters as daguerreotype portraits became popular.
"It's only real if it's done in oil." ;-)
Ah, yes, Moonrise Hernandez... her parents were hippies, you know.
I can imagine that the printers skill is very akin to a painter who is working from a sketch. The sketch in this case being the negative.


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CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers All-Star forward LeBron James was
expected to spend a second night in the hospital Thursday after
undergoing tests for chest pain the team said was from a strained
On the advice of Cavaliers doctors, James was admitted to the
Cleveland Clinic on Wednesday after pain on the left side of his
chest worsened after practice. He underwent a series of tests
Thursday, and general manager Danny Ferry said James was likely to
be kept overnight because he had a fever.
Ferry said tests on James have not shown anything abnormal, and
his understanding is that James' heart "is not an issue."
"They're going to test everything," Ferry said. "There are no
red flags."
James said he doesn't know how he got the injury, which team
doctors initially diagnosed as a strained left pectoral muscle. The
third-year pro said he woke up in pain Tuesday morning in
Pittsburgh. He had scored 16 points the previous night in the Cavs'
preseason opener against Washington.
The Cavaliers did not reveal James' hospital stay until Thursday
afternoon when he missed practice.
Following Wednesday's light workout at Quicken Loans Arena,
James continued to be bothered by stiffness and soreness in his
chest area. At the Cavaliers' urging, the 20-year-old was taken to
the hospital.
"Just as a precaution, we wanted to have tests to make sure he
checks out well," Ferry said. "All the test results we have back
so far have been good and there is nothing to be concerned about.
Every indication is that it is a muscle injury."
The Cavaliers have a home preseason game Friday night against
Philadelphia, and travel to Milwaukee on Saturday.
James can't pinpoint how he got hurt.
"I don't know where it came from," he said on Wednesday when
he winced during the portion of practice open to the media. "I
don't remember getting elbowed in the chest or pushed. It was
something I never felt before."
With their regular-season opener several weeks away, the
Cavaliers aren't taking any chances with James, their franchise
"We just want to make sure our guys are healthy," Ferry said.
"He's resting now, we told him to take it easy."
James has been remarkably durable during his first two seasons
in the NBA.
As a rookie, he missed three games with a sprained right ankle.
Last season, he missed only two games with a sprained left ankle.
James was expected to miss much more time after he had his left
cheek bone broken by Houston center Dikembe Mutombo, who nailed
James with an elbow Dec. 29. But James was fitted with a plastic
protective mask and didn't miss any games while wearing the mask
for six weeks.
In his second season, he led the league in minutes per game
(42.4) and minutes played (3,388) while becoming just the fifth
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WIndow shopping: Energy-efficient ones save money
Homeowners choose to replace their windows for a variety of reasons, from energy efficiency to aesthetics.
"It might be the seals have failed or the wood has rotted," said Kerry Haglund, senior research fellow at the Center for Sustainable Building Research at the University of Minnesota.
Or homeowners might be looking to replace leaky windows to keep heat or air conditioning in, or they might want added UV protection to protect furniture from fading in the sunlight.
No matter what the motivation, new windows can be costly. "They're too expensive to think you're going to get your money back either in terms of energy savings or when you're selling your house," said Kit Selzer, a senior editor for Better Homes and Gardens.
Still, new energy-efficient windows can make your home more comfortable in winter and summer, and more attractive. Haglund recommends choosing the most energy-efficient window you can.
The cost for a new window can range from hundreds of dollars to $1,000 or more, depending on the frame, style -- double-hung or casement, for example -- and whether you choose single, double or triple pane glass. Decorative elements can add to the price.
A casement window might be be a good option in windy areas, said Gary Pember, vice president of marketing for Simonton Windows. "As the wind increases, they become more efficient because of the way they seal," he said.
A double-hung that opens only from the top might be a good choice for someone looking for increased security, he said.
Older homeowners or those who think they'll stay in their homes as they age might want to consider a window they don't have to lift.
Frames come in wood, vinyl, aluminum and other materials.
Wood frames are more traditional, but require regular painting.
"If you're wanting something maintenance-free, you can't get anything better than vinyl," Pember said. There are many options now for vinyl frames, including a variety of colors. You can also get a wood interior and a vinyl exterior.
Selzer said aluminum frames are more contemporary, but also more expensive.
Most windows sold today are double pane, although people in northern climates may choose a triple pane, Haglund said.
The Energy Star and National Fenestration Rating Council labels can help you compare windows. Consumers may be most familiar with the U-factor, which tells you how much heat can escape through the window. The labels also include information on how much light and heat from the sun is transmitted through the window.
While Haglund urges homeowners not to scrimp on energy efficiency, she said there are other ways to save money short of full window replacement.
A new window can be fitted into existing frames that are in good condition.
Or, she said, you can replace just the sash, the part of the window that contains the glass. Again, this would only work if the frame is in good condition.
If you decide not to invest in new windows, you can increase the energy efficiency of your existing ones:
"Storm windows are certainly a good idea," Selzer said.
Use caulk or weatherstripping to seal any leaks around the frame.
And insulating draperies or other window treatments also can help increase comfort.
"They're so much more tailored and thinner than they used to be," she said. "Old insulating treatments were very bulky, like putting up blankets. Now, they're certainly sleek and more effective.
•Help for homeowners: myfixituplife.com/DIY
Center for Sustainable Building Research at the University of Minnesota: efficient windows.org
Federal Trade Commission on windows: tinyurl.com/9kb36ae.
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Croc in a Tree by EurwentalaWatch
©2014-2015 Eurwentala
No, I definitely did not get overly carried away with this one. Nope.
Inspired by the recent news about living crocodilians routinely climbing trees, here's the recently extinct New Caledonian terrestrial crocodile Mekosuchus inexpectatus basking on a branch. That, and a few other organisms.
The little lizard thing on the lower branch is a crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus ). The plants pictured include:
Asplenium sp. - the bird's nest fern
Austrogramme marginata
Tmesipteris sp.
Nepenthes sp. - the pitcher plant
Dendrobium ngoyense - the yellow orchid
D. masarangense - the little white orchid
Amyema scandens - the weird red parasitic vine
There are no leaves or flowers of the actual tree visible, but judging by the obligate symbiont fungi (Podoserpula miranda, only described in 2013) it must be the endemic oak gum (Arillastrum gummiferum).
In case I sound too smart, don't worry. I have no idea whether all these species live in the same habitats or even in the same part of New Caledonia. And they're probably not all epiphytes. I just stumbled upon them and liked them. I could not even find names for all the plants, but they're drawn after photos people have taken in the forests of New Caledonia.
Ah, Mekosuchus, the last of the land crocodiles that we humans exterminated from the face of this planet.
Yeah, we most likely did. It's a shame.
Because everyone now thinks crocs are inferior creatures on land.
That's hardly the most important reason why it's a shame a whole group of unique creatures has disappeared. And many researchers, Vladimir Dinets as the latest, has demostrated that living crocs are far from helpless on land.
Yep, but people still believe crocs are helpless on land.
If only Quinkana was still here.....
If only Quinkana was still here.....
People believe lots of odd things that have little to do with reality. They might still think the same, even if there were a few species of land-crocs in some remote country.
I have heard someone believe that snakes are slimy, that children are the preferred prey of wolves, that penguins are man-sized, that porcupines are pigs, that dinosaurs are dead and they were all huge. Just... don't care about what people think if you don't want to get a headache.
I have heard someone believe that snakes are slimy, that children are the preferred prey of wolves, that penguins are man-sized, that porcupines are pigs, that dinosaurs are dead and they were all huge. Just... don't care about what people think if you don't want to get a headache.
This is the most beautiful artwork featuring a crocodylian I've ever seen.
Mekosuchus was a really interesting crocodile. ^^
So that just made those croc B-movies where the humans climb trees to escape a whole lot more unrealistic.
Yeah. Though, for their defense, perhaps not that much. Dinets et al. noticed it's mostly small crocs that climb. The bigger the animal, the harder it is for it to climb.
Lovely composition!
Ddin't know modern crocs could climb trees O_O
Ddin't know modern crocs could climb trees O_O
reminds me very much of a notosuchid!
This is just breathtaking in all respects.
I love these forests
Beautiful illustration!
Quite a beautiful illustration! It's great to see Mekosuchus in an arboreal environment together with epiphytic plants and a crested gecko.
Mekosuchus is....smaller than I expected.....
I think it's been estimated to be something like two meters from nose to tail. Though this one is a subadult. Perhaps it's up a tree to avoid cannibalistic adult conspecifics.
Please can you make these into prints!
It's a print now. I hope someone buys it too.
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L the plants are lovely aswell!
Such beautiful environment :>
Ahh I'm guilty of "just drawing random plants" since it's so hard for me to think of real plants that fit in with the environment I'm aiming to draw ><
Ahh I'm guilty of "just drawing random plants" since it's so hard for me to think of real plants that fit in with the environment I'm aiming to draw ><
Loooooove it!
This really beautiful
Stunning! I love the pose of the croc, and the attention to detail is amazing!
The world needs more ancient crocodilians paleoart ! I like the quite "Art-Nouveau" vibe to the composition and it's really rereshing to see a croc in this kind of habitat. Great work !
Very impressive work! The shading and foliage is beautifully done!
I love when people care enough to add real plants to an illustration!
Thanks. I've been told people don't generally do that, instead just using random greenery, which is something I never really thought of. Since I like drawing plants and know a bit about them... well.
I love it!
So , baby crocs climb trees?
Apparently adult ones too, if they need to, though the bigger the croc, the more difficult it is. One of the authors of the new study writes about it in his blog here: crocodilian.blogspot.fi/2014/0…
Awesome!That's why I wont to be a zoologist when I grow up (I'm 12)!
Cool! I wish you all the luck becoming a zoologist. I wanted to be one (or an evolutionary biologist, or a paleontologist) too, but ended up as a science writer and illustrator. Which is fine, I get to learn and share all the interesting stuff scientists do without doing the actual hard work.
Wow, you're just 12? You seem a lot too smart to be that young. Keep up the good work.
Beautiful! I'm glad you got carried away with this
My brother was just telling me about crocodiles climbing trees yesterday. It's very interesting. Could you link me the paper please, if you know where it is?
My brother was just telling me about crocodiles climbing trees yesterday. It's very interesting. Could you link me the paper please, if you know where it is?
Sure. The paper can be freely downloaded from here: www.herpetologynotes.seh-herpe…
You can also see a blog post by one of the researchers here: crocodilian.blogspot.fi/2014/0…
Wow, gorgeous. I see it's listed under mixed media - I'm curious what different media you used here. I see ink and maybe watercolor, though it looks much smoother than I could achieve with watercolor.
Actually, it's black markers and Photoshop. I just left the paper texture there and used brushes that make it look like traditional paint. No way I'm that skilled with watercolor.
Oh wow, you had me fooled. I'm very impressed by your ability to convey paint textures in Photoshop, though.
Great work on the flora! (Oh yeah, the diapsids are nice, too.)
I love how much work flow into the green live of this picture, this and that you cover a rarely seen crocodylomorph with it