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Final Project for my Intermediate Illustration class.Anatomical study of a Dromaeosaurus.
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One of the best Dromaeosaurs I've seen, if not THE best! But if you allow me to be nitpicky, Dromaeosaurs had also feathers on their fingers, like in this page: thehummusoffensive.blogspot.co⦠.
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Sorry, I meantΒ thehummusoffensive.blogspot.coβ¦
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Although....=Liamythesh IS right about the tail. The tails on ALL of the Dromaeosauridae (or the "Raptors" as you guys so aptly call them.), even this type species for this Coelurosaur family, have their tails stiffened by Bony rods and tendons to create a stiff counterbalance when running and sprinting.
Also the feathers are STILL speculation as we ONLY have Direct support for feathers on a few taxa from this family. (i.e. Microraptor gui, Velociraptor mongoliensis, among others) I prefer to add them because they give a clearer picture to the public about their relationship to Modern Birds. Although, we MUST be certain that we remind them that there is no Direct evidence for ALL taxa from this Dinosaur family, it is ONLY speculation and to give them that clearer picture of their relationship to birds.
Otherwise, Great Work!!
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Try saying that in 2014 to anyone interested in dinosaurs and you will look silly.
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Anyone interested in actual Dinosaurs, given that some people are clearly interested in Dinosaurs, but not the real deal. You know, the Jurassic Park crowd...
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I try to pretend that the JP crowd dose not exist...
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As indicated by the blog in this link, that's a gross exaggeration of how speculative a feathered Dromaeosaurus is: [link]
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Wow, thank you for the very in depth critique.
It excites me to imagine all the different features that didn't survive the fossilization process. While we have found a few predatory skin impressions (Carnotaurus), (and even the mummified Hadrosaur) there's no telling just how unique and diverse the possibilities could be for the smaller creatures.
(Although I think a Carnotaurus with feathers might look rather... interesting)
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No Problem, Art-Minion-Andrew0!
Of course, you are correct about the skin impressions...though I must admit I wan't aware of any skin from Carnotaurus sastrei. I never would have guessed theropod skin. 
And....Carnotaurus with feathers....? Uh....no! That would look odd and a little disturbing, lol. 
Actually, the only TRUE Avian Theropods are the Coelurosaurs. Those include the Tyrannosaurs and the Dromaeosaurs. 
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I know what you wrote is old, but considering the discoveries of Psittacosaurs with primitive quills it's not far fetched to think many other animals, including carnotaurus could have had basic feathering in a speculative world. I wouldn't advocate it, but the possibility certainly exists.
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If that's really "as far as I know", then that's not good: Coelurosaurs in general had feathers (See "EVOLUTION OF FEATHERS": [link] ), not just tyrannosauroids & dromaeosaurids.
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And how correct you are!
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I had to look through tons of bird textbooks at the library and only found one with a skeletal muscle diagram (Frustrating) But I did look up a few Gregory S. Paul anatomy studies to fill in the blanks (I love his paleoart)
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Paul? Yeah....He's pretty good, though he has Obvious inaccuracies. I would not have gone with him if I were you. My reccomendation is Joe Tucciarone for accurate and skill that rivals Charles R. Knight.
Just a little tip.
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Yeah...I like anatomical studies like this!!!! Nice job
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thank you! it took a while to do, but it reminded me of the pictures I always loved to look at in Zoobooks.
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Great job. Dromaeosaur tails are supposed to be rigid from the base up, but that's the only problem I see.
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Yay! *does a dance*
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sweet must have been hard to get all three parts to look as if there in the same pose
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Not particularly, I started with a photo of a skeleton and worked up from there. Having drawn them all in Photoshop, and using layers I was able to line them up perfectly!
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cool.. well it is really well done love the feathers and the type of dinosuar is a great pick.
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That is totaly awsome!
It's like a picture from an expensive science book!
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This is great - the pose, colour scheme and theme work really well!
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Wow, incredible dynamism, very nicely done. The colors are very well done to. What's with the feathers though? Dromaeosaurus is no bird. Overall, very nice piece of art.
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Well most scientists figure most members of the raptor family had downy coats of feathers, (some people actually consider them to be the first flightless, ground birds like Ostriches or Emus) So I expanded on that idea mostly because I wanted to give it a color scheme remeicent of a Perigrin Falcon.
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Okay, well thought. I knew about the theories, but I'm very (VERY) skeptical about it. You know, thought their leg structures do resemble that of birds, dinosaurs are much closer to big reptiles like the crocodilians and such than birds. Anyhow, I don't really plan on debating this, mostly because feathers or not, the drawing is very nicely done and very creative. Good job again.
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Actually, as indicated by the cladogram in the following link, non-avian dinos share a more recent common ancestor w/birds than w/crocs. Therefore, non-avian dinos are more closely related to birds than to crocs.
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Great work! I love the dynamic pose. Most anatmoc studies stick with profiles, it is nice to see a different approach.
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