The Drawing Post

Last week, I was thinking up ideas for a creature. I decided to draw a pangolin, since they are such neat and wacky animals, and I could do some cool things with them. I looked on the internet to find a reference, and began making the outline in pencil. However, once I was done, I was very satisfied with part of my drawing, and did not want to edit it heavily or erase it. The head was fine, but I couldn’t make a great tail. I looked up a reference and drew a snapping turtle head where the tail should be. Maybe I chose a snapping turtle because I was listening to Hatchet by Gary Paulsen as I was working.* Anyways, now I have a Sunda Pangolin- Alligator Snapping Turtle abomination. Sweet.

*That book and its author are truly incredible. It makes you question your way of life when you dig into the series. Check it out.

Sunda Pangolin picture credit to: The Pangolin, Unscienced, Rainforest Trust. 5/8/23. https://www.rainforesttrust.org/our-impact/rainforest-news/the-pangolin-unscienced/. Photo credit David Brossard.

Alligator Snapping Turtle picture credit to: Alligator Snapping Turtle, Wikipedia. 5/8/23. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_snapping_turtle. Gary M. Stolz/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

This image originates from the National Digital Library of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
at this page.

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alligator_snapping_turtle.jpg#mw-jump-to-license.

Alligator Snapping Turtle picture credit also to: Alligator Snapping Turtle | Size, Habitat, Diet, & Facts | Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica. 5/8/23. https://www.britannica.com/animal/alligator-snapping-turtle.
https://www.britannica.com/animal/alligator-snapping-turtle#/media/1/16439/95641. alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii).

Alligator Snapping Turtle picture credit also to: Alligator Snapping Turtle | National Wildlife Federation, National Wildlife Federation. 5/8/23. https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Reptiles/Alligator-Snapping-Turtle.

Some images viewed for look at mouth shape and workings.
(aka I am not willing to source every little picture I looked at.)

Draw on,

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