Took a trip to the Field Museum in Chicago recently, and got some good sketches to work from.



I haven't scanned any of the sketches, but I did use one to start the drawing. I forgot about taking screenshots until I'd started painting the skin, though.



I'm focusing on the face at this point. The light's coming from the right side, so I was able to show shadows cast in the mouth by the teeth, something I happily swiped from James Gurney. :D



Started blocking in colours for the background. I got rid of the purple by creating a new layer beneath and erasing it.





Painting more of the background, whee. At this point I realized the purple was a bit too purply, so I did some colour adjustment on the dino.



Adding smaller details, like the pterosaurs in the sky.



Finally done. Added some more details, tightened up a few things, and called it quits. Total work time was somewhere around three-four hours.