Wooo, this is perhaps the most detail I have ever rendered in a picture. It's a sequel to my first smilodon picture "survival of the cuddliest". A mother Smilodon fatalis is helping groom her cub, just to be sure he cleans behind his ears. I hope you like this cute arctic saber tooth cat family.
Thanks,
Blair
Thanks,
Blair
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I love the detail in this! It's easy to forget that these animals were cuddly cats as well.
Anyway, sorry to bother you but I have to inform you that someone has stolen your work and claimed it: goodtriumphsoverevil.deviantar…
thanks again,
blair
thanks for the update
all the best,
blair
You have hade a little... no a big error though. Smilodon did not have the flanges on the bottom mandible like e.g. Thylacosmilus (marsupial sabertooth), Megantereon (M) , Barbourofelis (Barbourofelid, Previously it was classified as a Nimravid) , Pogonodon(N), Eusmilus(N), Dinictis(N), Hoplophoneus(N) or any other Machairodont/Nimravid. (they were mostly seen in Nimravids)
Next time look closely to the bottom mandibles when drawing sabertoothed cats because each species was different in some way.
When I looked at the drawing for the first time without reading the title I thought you drew a family of Barbourofelis fricki. This is how they looked like: long sabre teeth protected my the long flanges growing out of their bottom mandibles, just like you drew the mother.
Other than that this painting is AMAZING! I love the detail alot! The fur is so realistic and the cubs are purely adorable! I am looking forward to seeing more artwork like this!
Thanks again for all of the information.
all the best,
Blair
my daughter loves these animlas since she saw ice age nad we are just looking together - papa, look, the cub has already the big teeth beginning to grow!
yessssss...