Lykospira's Gallery

Hamatan - Lines by Lykospira

Sun, 04 May 2008 18:32:08 -0000

A while back I had a dream in which I discovered a new animal. The animal resembled a cross between a hamster and an orangutan, so I decided to draw it. This is what I have come up with. I will color it, but it is so hard for me to find the time to do so. I figured I would just post the line art in the meantime. Please forgive the claw on the hallux.

Medium: ink
Tags: creature fantasy critter orangutan hamster hamatan

Plesiadapis tricuspidens fossil by Lykospira

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:52:04 -0000

Plesiadapis tricuspidens is an extinct mammal from the late Paleocene. It is an arboreal mammal that is a member of a group that is thought to be closely related to primates. This drawing depicts a superior view of a rather flatenned cranial fossil.

Medium: pencil and ink
Tags: skull fossil bones bone extinct cranium plesiadapis plesiadapis tricuspidens plesiadapidae

Saimiri saimiri skull by Lykospira

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:39:19 -0000

Saimiri saimiri, is a New World Monkey commonly known as the squirrel monkey. They have relatively large brains for their smaller body size, which affects the shape of the skull and head. One of the most noticible feature of its skull is the presence of something called an interorbital fenestra, meaning it has a hole in the bony wall that separates its eyes. In life, the orbits are only separated by a thin membrane covering the fenestra. Its presence is thought to be due to the close approximation of the eyeballs to one another.

Medium: Pencil
Tags: squirrel monkey monkey skull bones bone cranium saimiri

Chiropotes Cranium by Lykospira

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:27:06 -0000

This is a drawing of the cranium of a monkey from the genus Chiropotes. These are the Bearded Sakis, which are New World monkeys. They have rather procumbent incisors and are known as seed predators, meaning that they are adapted for eating tough seeds and nuts.

Medium: Pencil
Tags: bearded monkey skull bones bone saki cranium

Antipronograde Winterbeastie by Lykospira

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:32:50 -0000

My finised version of the Neogeen's character, the Winterbeast.

Medium: Photoshop
Tags:

Coendou prehensilis by Lykospira

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0000

Ever since I found out that arboreal porcupines exist, I have been enamoured with them. A few days ago, I did a sketch study of the critters and decided to play around with one of them to get this stylized image. Prehensile-tailed porcupines are just too cute.

Medium: Photoshop
Tags: prehensile porcupine

Pitt Stop by Lykospira

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0000

This is the first drawing of a character that I have done in a very long time. The image is meant to be like a photo taken during a pitt stop on a road trip. The character is an anthropomorphic thylacine called Zero Thyla. I believe I created her all the way back in highschool.

Medium: Colored Pencil
Tags: zero thylacine

Cervid Manus and Pes by Lykospira

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0000

This is a study of some deer remains done a year or so ago for a faunal analysis course.

Medium: pencil
Tags: deer bones bone cervid osteology calcaneus astragulus metacarpal metatarsal metapodials

Hindlimb Joint of a Tapir by Lykospira

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0000

These are the bones of a Tapir's knee. This was drawn as a study for a faunal analysis class.

Medium: Pencil
Tags: bones bone osteology tapir knee femur tibia fibula

Papio Skull by Lykospira

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0000

This is a baboon (Papio anubis) skull drawn for a primatology course.

Medium: Pencil
Tags: skull bones bone osteology baboon papio

Tarsius Skull by Lykospira

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0000

This is the skull of a spectral tarsier drawn for a primatology course.

Medium: Pencil
Tags: skull bones bone osteology tarsier

Deep Sea Vents Turtle by Lykospira

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:34:41 -0000

This is a kind of mythical turtle which lives near deep sea vents

Medium: design marker
Tags: turtle

Bone Pick by Lykospira

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0000

A bone pick is a creature composed almost entirely of mismatched and oddly sized osteological materials and perhaps a bit of magic. I imagine that they are constantly looking for suitable new bones to expand their bodies. This particular bone pick is wondering how he can best assimilate this beautiful new skull into his assemblage.

Medium: Pencil
Tags: bones