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Post by DinoLord on Jun 20, 2011 2:39:22 GMT
Yes, but they are wrong. If you want a good reference, look at the varieties of fancy pigeons that have leg feathers. They face sideways (right & left) so they won't interfere with the bird when they sit. If they faced backwards then the bird couldn't sit down without damaging them.   |
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Post by arioch on Jun 20, 2011 2:55:44 GMT
Quite a good point. I wonde why everybody, even the experts seem to have ignored it,.
You can just imagine mine are facing slightly sideways. I never pictured them as being completely parallel to the body anyway.
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Post by Griffin on Jun 20, 2011 3:03:03 GMT
For a long time the idea was that they glided with the legs spread out behind them. What Dinolord said is probably more correct though.
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Post by arioch on Jun 20, 2011 3:28:21 GMT
I think I guessed dromaeosaurs could sort of retract the feather legs upwards when siting, like some birds when ruffle the crests. I´m not an expert on bird biology but that might not make much sense if you think well on it.
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Post by DinoLord on Jun 20, 2011 4:10:01 GMT
The idea of them gliding with their hind legs spread out is also incorrect. Like birds, the legs of dinosaurs couldn't move very far sideways. In order to spread out its hind legs to fly like in pretty much every reconstruction of the species, poor Microraptor would have to dislocate its legs. If you wish try it with a whole chicken or turkey. If you move the legs sideways they pop off.
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Post by hkhollinstone on Jun 20, 2011 17:26:00 GMT
Great picture!  |
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Post by arioch on Jun 20, 2011 17:49:36 GMT
I just did something inspired by this leg feathers thing: Achillobator protecting her chicken from an Alectrosaurus:  Lately I fancy asian dinosaurs, as you will see in my two next sketches.  |
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Post by arioch on Jun 21, 2011 18:36:01 GMT
What I´m currently working on: pregnant Tsintaosaurus building the nest.  Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
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Post by Griffin on Jun 21, 2011 21:10:15 GMT
Picture looks cool. With regards to a reptile I would use the term "gravid" not pregnant though.  |
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Post by arioch on Jun 22, 2011 2:16:37 GMT
Thanks. And good point. I´ll probably change the right leg though, looks a bit unnatural. I´m also about to finish some theropod picture and a Muttaburrasaurus.
And please avoid scatological jokes on Tsintao crest! lol
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Post by arioch on Jun 22, 2011 22:41:03 GMT
New stuff: An adult Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis and a juvenile fighting over the corpse of a drowned Omeiasaurus. Hope you like it! |
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Post by Horridus on Jun 23, 2011 14:35:21 GMT
I think you should give the bigger Yangchuanosaurus a little more weight - maybe have the body of the Omeisaurus being depressed a little beneath its feet. Otherwise, great stuff.
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Post by arioch on Jun 23, 2011 15:21:57 GMT
I thought the same once it was finished, the adult body didn´t look enough integrated. And also that I should have done some fleeing pterosaurs, that lone Dsungaripterus doesn´t make much sense there. (Edited with the update) By the way, along with two more pieces I´m doing a Triceratops Horridus dedicated to you in thanks for all the input (and no I´m not being ironic!  |
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Post by Horridus on Jun 23, 2011 15:27:16 GMT
By the way, along with two more pieces I´m doing a Triceratops Horridus dedicated to you in thanks for all the input (and no I´m not being ironic! That's great, thanks! Although it should be noted that my use of 'Horridus' is intended as a self-deprecating joke. ;D If it's going to be that one with T. rex, all the better. T. rex is my favourite dinosaur... |
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Post by arioch on Jun 23, 2011 15:36:11 GMT
Yep, is that one. More precisely is a depiction of how he losed the horn and why he survived....Oh, that could be considered a spoiler, but anyway, you´re going to see it soon.
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Post by Horridus on Jun 23, 2011 15:53:43 GMT
Yep, is that one. More precisely is a depiction of how he losed the horn and why he survived.... Sounds good, but, um, wasn't that Triceratops prorsus? |
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Post by arioch on Jun 23, 2011 16:34:20 GMT
Hm..no idea. I made it based on the Princeton Field guide pic (page 37). I guessed it was T. Horridus because of the hugeness compared to Tyrannosaurus but I´m not good telling apart the different trike species.
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Post by arioch on Jun 23, 2011 18:43:58 GMT
Tsintaosaurus sort of finished:  |
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Post by Himmapaan on Jun 23, 2011 19:03:03 GMT
I like! |
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Post by arioch on Jun 23, 2011 20:29:03 GMT
Thanks! I edited with a second version which came out a little better, and added some colour:  Now I´m working on this one, I´m confident tomorrow will be done: Muttaburrasaurus and Australovenator.  Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
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