Archive for May, 2008

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Cariama Cristata Titanus

The title, and indeed the whole existence of this image can be blamed on Wikipedia.
Once upon a time, I was trying to remember the proper species name for terror birds, the ostrich-sized carnivorous birds that lived in the Americas and probably shared territory and prey with Smilodon. (Smilodon is totally cool enough to deserve its [...]

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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Laaady in the Win-dow…

Not too much to say about this Lady.
I like the folds in her dress, no matter how unrealistic they may be.
I’m slowly reaching an uneasy truce with feet. I sort of like the one with her shoe dangling off. The other one is a wash.
I’m especially proud of her knees, and the way the legs [...]

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