tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336558874311886719.post833133195792857675..comments2024-01-29T04:16:53.591-06:00Comments on Extinct Animal of the Week: The Faces of SinraptorIan N. Costhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07555644427886982224noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336558874311886719.post-69976686915181541122012-05-28T07:17:21.503-05:002012-05-28T07:17:21.503-05:00Very valid points and pretty much how I feel about...Very valid points and pretty much how I feel about it. Some of the few drawings I've done I feel the same way about the eyes. I think they're up in the Facebook albums and if not, I'm gonna check right now, I'll go put them in there if you want to check out how I try to do the eyes. I admit I'm a lot more cartoon-like in my drawings though!Ian N. Costhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555644427886982224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336558874311886719.post-52578818160581548782012-05-28T01:25:16.401-05:002012-05-28T01:25:16.401-05:00Thanks. I'm glad the eyes work for you. My who...Thanks. I'm glad the eyes work for you. My whole exploration of the possibilities of soft tissue reconstruction started with eyes. I realized that 1) i've never seen a living reptile or bird with eyes sunken within there skull the way most paleo artists draw dinosaurs and 2) it sure seems like it would impair vision if the eye were at the same depth or deeper than the bone surrounding them.<br /><br />As for the crest, I too was primarily referencing images of Sinraptor skulls when drawing that portrait (see link in previous comment). I have not read the whole Currie and Zhao paper.Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11288473066598647024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336558874311886719.post-54463273360194635932012-05-27T06:59:38.634-05:002012-05-27T06:59:38.634-05:00I haven't had the ability to read it so I was ...I haven't had the ability to read it so I was basing it off of the skeletal mounts I've found, but I trust you since you've had the ability to read the paper! I also agree that the soft tissues are far too bland, which is why I started out saying if we say Sinraptor is a theropod we automatically get a general boring picture of it in our minds and the only things left to fill in are toes, hands, and any imagined or real crests, ridges, bumps, and acne issues. Same thing goes for the eyes, which were what made me really gravitate toward it in the first place.Ian N. Costhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555644427886982224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336558874311886719.post-90899240409027418112012-05-27T03:52:19.775-05:002012-05-27T03:52:19.775-05:00Hey, thanks for posting my art!
Just wanted to no...Hey, thanks for posting my art!<br /><br />Just wanted to note that the skull of Sinraptor does imply the existence of a unique crest structure on the nose - even the Curry and Zhao illustration acknowledges it with a conservative little crest flaring laterally on their fleshed out Sinraptor - I just went a little farther with piling the soft tissue on it. Here is a closeup of the skull of the sinraptor mount you posted a picture of in your last blog entry: http://fascinatingly.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/sinraptor_hepingensis-sm.jpg<br /><br />That skull gave me the idea for the rippling, wavy crest tissue.<br /><br />It is my contention that the soft tissue reconstruction of dinosaur display features are far far too conservative when you consider how downright gaudy modern birds and reptiles are, despite many of them having skeletons that give very little indication of their living costume. I don't think it's a coincidence that we see an array of distinct bumps and knobs and crests on the skulls of otherwise similar theropods - these were likely adorned with various soft tissue displays that helped with species recognition and social/reproductive behavior. <br /><br />When I look at a theropod skull i'm not just looking at broad skeletal proportions over which to drape a thin layer of tightly stretched skin, i'm looking for those little protuberances and pits that give me an excuse to draw a bizarre ancient monster with a distinct character and look.<br /><br />Great blog! Keep up the good work!Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11288473066598647024noreply@blogger.com