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Post by Himmapaan on Sept 4, 2011 14:18:25 GMT
Still no consensus on the orientation of the hands of hadrosaurs though I suppose ? I don't imagine so. Most people still depict them pronated and I'm still doing my 'neutral but diagonally turned towards pronated position' thing (basically adopting the iguanodontian and ceratopsian models) with no criticism thus far.  |
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Post by sumo on Sept 4, 2011 14:36:45 GMT
Love the race sketches, and of course I absolutely love the saurolophus! It's so good to see them doing something beside standing stupidly around until someone comes up and eats them... ;D
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Post by arioch on Sept 5, 2011 8:31:55 GMT
Still no consensus on the orientation of the hands of hadrosaurs though I suppose ? I don't imagine so. Most people still depict them pronated and I'm still doing my 'neutral but diagonally turned towards pronated position' thing (basically adopting the iguanodontian and ceratopsian models) with no criticism thus far. They should make up their mind already. Modern quadrupedal archosaurs walk with non pronated forelimbs. What else do they need?   |
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Post by Horridus on Sept 7, 2011 14:19:09 GMT
[They should make up their mind already. Modern quadrupedal archosaurs walk with non pronated forelimbs. What else do they need? True, although the forelimbs are also sprawling! |
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Post by Himmapaan on Sept 7, 2011 17:10:00 GMT
 My submission for the Hadrosaur Symposium art request. With a little indulgence on my part, as you see (more about that in due course). ¬_¬ This was completed before I discovered the fact about the forefeet claws. There is an updated version which I will post later. I also failed to make the Tarbo look terribly different from a T.rex, but as I say: tyrannosaurids, bah. Besides, some people think they belong to the same genus anyway, right? Oh, and I forgot to reply earlier: The Tarbos are getting better and better! be careful you dont make those eyebrows too JP like though... Making anything JP-like is the last thing I want, in fact. ;D I was trying to be a little less conservative about facial features so added more projecting bits. But narrow ovate shapes will look triangular when foreshortened, so perhaps it wasn't a great idea -- if only to prevent any JP resemblance being inferred. |
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Post by Griffin on Sept 7, 2011 17:12:43 GMT
Very nice! I like your sig on the flag.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Sept 7, 2011 17:43:58 GMT
Awesome..I love how much character they show !
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Post by paleoferroequine on Sept 7, 2011 18:10:49 GMT
[They should make up their mind already. Modern quadrupedal archosaurs walk with non pronated forelimbs. What else do they need? True, although the forelimbs are also sprawling! True, although they are capable of a high walk and can gallop at 11 mph (17 km/h) And sauropods walk "pronated" and the Ornithischia are a mixed lot with Thyreophora and most Ornithopoda "pronated" . The quotes I put there are because like sauropods they are actually non pronated, that is the radius and ulna are parallel , the radius doesn't cross over as in mammals. Their hand bones are arraigned however to bring the palms facing rearward. So they have pronated hands but couldn't pronate them. Iguanodon has the palms facing each other however as shown with trackways. So basically archosaurs are all non pronated but some are functionally pronated. Ack, forgot why I started the comment I really love this piece, of course all your stuff is so good. |
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Post by sumo on Sept 7, 2011 18:38:37 GMT
Fantastic expressions detail color everything!
(And I love that little guy on the Protoceratops - may I call him Hubert? He looks like a Hubert.... Is he a relative of your fishing renaissance knight?)
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Post by arioch on Sept 7, 2011 19:37:43 GMT
That´s really beautiful. The small guy on he Proto is brilliant !
I like how you started doing the "undefined thighs" . ;D
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Post by gwangi on Sept 7, 2011 20:40:14 GMT
Great work, I almost missed that protoceratops down there. I love the fuzzy tyrannosaur and I don't think it looks "JPish" at all.
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Post by Himmapaan on Sept 7, 2011 22:22:18 GMT
Thank you everyone! True, although the forelimbs are also sprawling! True, although they are capable of a high walk and can gallop at 11 mph (17 km/h) And sauropods walk "pronated" and the Ornithischia are a mixed lot with Thyreophora and most Ornithopoda "pronated" . The quotes I put there are because like sauropods they are actually non pronated, that is the radius and ulna are parallel , the radius doesn't cross over as in mammals. Their hand bones are arraigned however to bring the palms facing rearward. So they have pronated hands but couldn't pronate them. Iguanodon has the palms facing each other however as shown with trackways. So basically archosaurs are all non pronated but some are functionally pronated. Ack, forgot why I started the comment I really love this piece, of course all your stuff is so good. I think you've just explained it all beautifully! (And I love that little guy on the Protoceratops - may I call him Hubert? He looks like a Hubert.... Is he a relative of your fishing renaissance knight?) Quite possibly! He says his name is Hieronymus, but you may call him 'Hubert' if it pleases. ;D I'm glad a few people like him. As I say, there's more concerning his presence, which I'll post about later. |
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Post by totoro on Sept 14, 2011 21:52:59 GMT
Amazing. You convey such emotion in your "subjects". I know that's a real challenge. Good luck in the contest! |
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Post by Pangolinmoth on Sept 15, 2011 1:54:45 GMT
That's amazing Himma!! I LOVE the little Protoceratops rider guy. Best wishes and good luck in the contest!!
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Post by Himmapaan on Sept 15, 2011 16:34:12 GMT
Thank you Curt and Mat! I posted a little more about this piece here (might as well take the opportunity to mention the new blog... -_- ), including the version which eventually made the final round. |
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Post by sumo on Sept 15, 2011 16:48:38 GMT
Oh, I 've forgotten to congratulate you on your new blog! It's a shame Hubertonymus didn't make the cut, but oh well - the tarbo and oloro are gorgeous on their own too. Very curious about that secret you were hinting about... ;D
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Post by Himmapaan on Sept 15, 2011 17:06:08 GMT
Thank you, Ingunn! Yes, it is rather a shame about Hubertonymus (and now he even sounds like a dinosaur ;D). Oh, well.  |
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Post by Himmapaan on Sept 17, 2011 1:17:28 GMT
I'm not sure what I think of this one, but hey ho...  Perhaps I should open it up to caption suggestions. The best contributor gets a bean bun. |
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Post by arioch on Sept 17, 2011 1:27:48 GMT
Already saw them in your blog few days ago. I was wondering why you were taking so much time to show them here or in Da....But I don´t understand your doubts. They look really great, as usual. I like a lot those crests, and also the fact that youre putting more attention to details like the feathered fingers. Great. Will you paint those?
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Post by stoneage on Sept 17, 2011 2:57:18 GMT
I'm not sure what I think of this one, but hey ho... Perhaps I should open it up to caption suggestions. The best contributor gets a bean bun. " Hey look a cliff! Let's see if we can fly?" |
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