Friday, October 14, 2016

Dimetrodon(Favorite Co.,Ltd.'s soft model line)


Photos by  Favorite Co.,Ltd.
 

Dimetrodon, a new item of Favorite Co.,Ltd.'s soft model line.
I sculpted the original model of this toy. The supervisor is Yuji Takakuwa, Gunma Museum of Natural History.



Opabinia (2015)


Photos by  Favorite Co.,Ltd.

 Favorite Co.,Ltd.'s new item, Opabinia.
I sculpted the original model of this toy.






Megalodon (2015)


 
Photos by  Favorite Co.,Ltd.


 Megalodon, a new item of Favorite Co.,Ltd.'s soft model line.
I sculpted the original model of this toy. The supervisor is Taketeru Tomita, Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.















Thursday, October 13, 2016

THE PREHISTORIC LIFE MAP OF THE WORLD.

 A new book, THE PREHISTORIC LIFE MAP OF THE WORLD.
Dinosaurs and Paleo Animals illustration by me and my fellow workers. I compiled making of the illustrations and drew over 500 dinosaurs and paleo animals line drawings. I'm looking forward to bringing this book to the paleontology meeting, and having opinions by many people.



The illustration sample
  







The Burgess animal workshop.

Oct. 2nd 2016 at Natural History Museum. Kishiwada city.
I and a paleontologist Rie Ohno did a Burgess animal workshop. Rie Ohno talked about burgess animals, and I did the part of the painting Anomalocaris mini size model. The model is the goods of Favorite Co.,Ltd. that I sculpted the original model. Favorite Co.,Ltd. prepared the unpainted model for this workshop.






 
painted byelementary school students.

 painted by a junior high school student.

  
 painted by adults.



 Almost of participants were children, and some adults participated in it. They enjoyed it and did really good work! I hope to plan workshop for adult only.


The small exhibition on Dinosaur and Fossils of Tamba City

The small exhibition on Dinosaur and Fossils of Tamba City at a station in Kobe City( until the end of Oct.)
My work is exhibited too.


Wednesday, October 12, 2016

" Dinosaur Reconstruction, the history and method"

On 3th-4th Sep,I did a lecture on Dinosaur scientific art history and reconstruction method as one of the intensive course of Kyoto University of Art and Design.
The graduated students who study paleontology , assisted the lecture.

 Drawing Dinosaur reconstruction illustration.

 A paleontologist Tadahiro Ikeda came to coverage the lecture, and he did a short lecture on his study.

Try to assemble dinosaur skeleton.



 Make dinosaur reconstruction model.


Accessories, The members of the lecture was wearing.
Diplocaulus

 Opabinia



Sunday, October 9, 2016

Burgess monster mini size toy

Favorite Co.,Ltd.new line,Burgess monster mini size toy. I sculpted the original models. 
The supervisor is Tasuo Oji, the ex-president of Palaeontological Society of Japan.








Megacerops(Brontotherium) (2016)



Megacerops
(Brontotherium)

sholder height 17cm
scale 1/15

:
Mainly reference
The titanotheres of ancient Wyoming, Dakota, and Nebraska
Osborn, Henry Fairfield,1929

SPECIES TAXONOMY, PHYLOGENY, AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE BRONTOTHERIIDAE  MAMMALIA: PERISSODACTYLA)
 MATTHEW C. MIHLBACHLER,2008


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Saturday, October 1, 2016

Nanami (Suikoden II)


Nanami (SuikodenII)
Suikoden and SuikodenII are my favorite video games. 
Nanami is a heroine of SuikodenII.