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Ordovicium ~455 million years ago.

Dr. Rooves presses his hand against the glass. One of the Estonioceras's notices the movement and attempts, in vain, to introduce its beak to the doctors fingers. The crinoid forests sway silently around the underwater research facility as orthocones slowly pass by above them.

After lengthy deliberation I decided to write my thesis on palaeontological illustration aka. palaeoart. and create a series of accompanying palaeontological illustrations depicting paleozoic Estonia.

Not to be confined to dry textbook work I furthermore decided to bring in a sci-fi element in the form of timetravelers conducting research on the prehistoric environments. Bringing in humans was meant to provide an "empathetic anchorpoint" for the viewing layperson, and to enhance a sense of contrast in the end result.

1st Thesis Image: Ordovician laboratory - here
2nd Thesis Image: Silurian corals - click
3rd Thesis Image: Devonian seabottom - click
4th Thesis Image: Devonian coast - click

Description

Ordovicium ~455 million years ago.

Dr. Rooves presses his hand against the glass. One of the Estonioceras's notices the movement and attempts, in vain, to introduce its beak to the doctors fingers. The crinoid forests sway silently around the underwater research facility as orthocones slowly pass by above them.

After lengthy deliberation I decided to write my thesis on palaeontological illustration aka. palaeoart. and create a series of accompanying palaeontological illustrations depicting paleozoic Estonia.

Not to be confined to dry textbook work I furthermore decided to bring in a sci-fi element in the form of timetravelers conducting research on the prehistoric environments. Bringing in humans was meant to provide an "empathetic anchorpoint" for the viewing layperson, and to enhance a sense of contrast in the end result.

1st Thesis Image: Ordovician laboratory - here
2nd Thesis Image: Silurian corals - click
3rd Thesis Image: Devonian seabottom - click
4th Thesis Image: Devonian coast - click