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I am a big fan of Mauricio Anton [link] paeloart and being inspired by him I worked on this restoration of a Homotherium latidens hunting an Equus stenonis.

Both these animals lived in the Villafranchian (Early Pleistocene around 2,5-2 Ma) in Italy. The Homotherium is a saber-toothed cat with less developed upper canines but probably more agile than the famous Smilodon, while Equus stenonis is an archaic zebra-like equine with an elongated skull.

I wanted to depict the particular hunting technique of saber-toothed cats that probably consisted in trying to throw their preys to the ground using their massive bodies to expose the prey’s belly and/or neck. These animals in fact had powerful but very fragile upper canines that could be easily broken if used against harder parts of the body (e.g. bones), so they had to slice the more tender spots.

Dynamic poses are still a mystery to me.
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Mood: Love ~DreamersGrace May 4, 2013  New member Student Digital Artist
amazing! what brushes have you used to make it look like this?
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~HaughtyFlaki May 4, 2013
Thank you! The standard solid one of PS but with "Other Dynamics" activated :)
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~VirginiaRoseStudio Dec 20, 2012  Professional General Artist
I like the expression on the equine's face. Very realistic!
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~HaughtyFlaki Dec 21, 2012
Thank you! I tried my best to show how much it is scared!
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~T-PEKC Dec 10, 2012
I can see this as an illustration in encyclopedia about prehistoric life. Nice, dynamic poses and lovely painting style! :)
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~HaughtyFlaki Dec 11, 2012
Thank you :lol:!
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~Psychme03 Dec 8, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
Fantastic. I love the simple, watercolor-esque coloring.
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~HaughtyFlaki Dec 9, 2012
Thank you!
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~Razgriz88 Dec 8, 2012
Sempre meglio !!! :D
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~HaughtyFlaki Dec 9, 2012
Grazie!
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