Steveoc86

What do you, fellow humans, think is the best way to update an illustration on DeviantArt?

What follows is my overthinking...

The reason for asking is that I often update my illustrations a fair bit; to either improve scientific accuracy or artistic rendering. In addition, some of my illustrations are used on Wikipedia, so I feel it's important to keep those in line with current thinking.

Sometimes an update will be a minor artistic touch-up/correction that I don't mind updating over the original. Often, however, I find I'll do an update that is so drastically different from the original image that I feel the original version should be preserved for those who 'favourited it' in an older state; they might prefer the older version; I know there are people out there who prefer to see an image that is clearly a traditional pencil drawing, for example. However, my updates are all digital, and often the illustrations move away from that pencil-drawn look.

For example, take a look at these two versions of my Tsintosaurus illustration. They are basically the same image; they share the same 'DNA' but are drastically different in rendering and anatomy.

2007 Version: i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb…
2017 Version: i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb…

Also, it's not like the illustration jumped from the 2007 version straight into the 2017 version. Instead, it evolved into this over a decade of smaller edits.

What I don't want is hundreds of similar but different deviations cluttering up my DA account.

One way I have done this is re-uploaded over the original and created a new deviation in 'scraps' for an older version and linked them to each other. The downside is I feel you are forcing a new version on someone who might not appreciate it in its new state.

The other option is to create a new deviation and call it '.....Version 2/3/4' etc. The downside is you might end up with loads of different versions that clutter your gallery and are all basically the same image (this offends me). However, I've done this in the past if the change is drastic enough, e.g. going from a greyscale pencil look to adding colour and going to a digital look.

If you update an image on the Wikimedia Commons, it shows you a file history so you can see the progression of an image. This type of system is great because you can have the one version that people can go to and still see all the different versions you have created in the past. 

For example, check out this history on my Gallimimus picture on the Wikimedia Commons. Seen Here: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil…

Hi all,

So,

I have been thinking about changing part of my Melanorosaurus painting. On the left of the picture is a rock face. In terms of the way it's painted it's one of my favourite parts of the image. But I think It ruins it compositionally. It looks a bit unnatural, and it follows the line of the Malanorosaurus neck, which looks funny. So would anyone object if I changed that part of the image?

The reason I ask is because I don't want to upload a new version of the image. I'd rather just upload over the original, so it might be...unfair to those who faved it in its original state. If I do this I'll add a link to the original in the description so it won't be completely lost.   


Below is what I have in mind. Please note it's just something I quickly knocked together using the clone tool, it won't look exactly like this.

i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb…

The only problem I have with this is the new space. Do I just leave it bare? I was thinking of adding a little Eocursor-type dino in there. It would be small so not too distracting. Thoughts?

I'll post the final version here before I replace the original so you can have your say.

Cheers,

Thanks go to for tagging me..

You're meant to say 8 things about yourself.  But I’m just going to spew some thoughts.

Although I am not certain, the earliest memory of anything dinosaur related is my mum buying a dinosaur magazine called DINOSAURS! at the age of 6/7. It was issue 13 which I still have. It has a brightly coloured John Sibbick Parasaurolophus on the front. The issue was copyrighted in 1993 the same year Jurassic Park came out (so I'm asuming thats about the year I received it). Jurassic Park is my earliest cinema memory (roles eyes). I’m not sure which one came first JP or the magazine. Either way, these too things conspired against me!

I have been drawing dinosaurs for ‘at least’ 11 years. My earliest memory is drawing lambeosaurus and an apatosaurus before a maths lesson. I’m fairly certain I was drawing dinosaurs before then, that’s just my earliest memory. The problem is that only in the last few years have I realised were the best sources of information are.

I’m constantly frustrated by my lack of knowledge about dinosaur anatomy, this restricts my compositions. I’m always worried about overextending limbs for example, so poses become boring. It doesn’t help that I have virtually no access to publish sources. Because of this every single image in my gallery has been extensively photoshoped to correct mistakes. I’m also frustrated by my lack of knowledge on plants. This restricts the amount of environmental stuff in my pictures.

In some ways I am more fascinated by physics related stuff than palaeontology. If I want my mind to be blown I’ll often read up on things like cosmology and all that stuff about atoms….etc…. I don’t pretend to understand half of it.
One of my favourite images is.

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia…

That said, dinosaurs are much more fun to draw.  


I would tag other people but nearly every one I know has already been tagged.…

My Second Journal

For those who are new....hello! Welcome to my art gallery. I hope your stay will be as comfortable as possible. The exits are located to your upper left and right hand corners. In case of emergency... run!

What’s happening in my existence?

YAY!!!!! The Dissertation of DEATH is no more!!!!!!  Many wasted months of my existence on this beautiful planet have accumulated in 6069 words of incoherent rubbish which may be pass-able! I’m knackered and I might just go into hibernation. (I nearly did on a train earlier today). Just think... by June I’ll have a qualification that is about as useful as appendicitis.  I’ll be left on my own, struggle to get a job that is completely reliant on skill. Man, aren’t animation degrees pointless!

General Stuff.

Thanks to all my friends and watchers here, also anyone who has commented on my art stuff, it’s greatly appreciated.

Hay,

I like dinosaurs....

and other prehistoric creatures

Why?

Who knows, I just do? Every single event in my entire existance has lead me to like things like this.

I enjoy most forms of art, drawing, sculpting 2D and 3D digital. I’m currently doing an Animation Degree. It sucks, they don’t teach you how to animate to a professional standard so I can actually get a job. They just say  'make a film' and give you feed back that says ' Its rubbish'. Then they say  ‘Do a pointless essay on some meaningless idea about stereotypes’. Then make another film, then do a 6000 word dissertation.  …….IM NOT AN ACCADEMIC …..IM A ANIMATOR!! AHHHHHHH (*screams so loud that the energy released reaches billions of light years into space. The remaining energy actually causes an star to explode killing intelligent alien race in another galaxy.*)………..

......err......Enjoy.