tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post2253110266030549836..comments2023-10-29T06:50:22.166-04:00Comments on Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs: Vintageish Dinosaur Art: Dinosaur Worlds - Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-28735585203942769232014-04-14T14:14:16.381-04:002014-04-14T14:14:16.381-04:00There's a photo of a seven-year old me with my...There's a photo of a seven-year old me with my Wishbone doll happily reading this bookDavid Prushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104560902599373673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-64885174309389144742014-01-05T16:33:55.907-05:002014-01-05T16:33:55.907-05:00Also Kirk's Allosaurus from "Dinosaurs Th...Also Kirk's Allosaurus from "Dinosaurs The Real Monsters" perfectly matches with Trespasser's Albertosaurus. The only one who's missing in my collection is the brown T-rex from "Dinosaurs A Fold Out Book".the_alpharaptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670555081978577900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-79069142667073020972014-01-05T16:32:33.286-05:002014-01-05T16:32:33.286-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.the_alpharaptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670555081978577900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-46319741312358014632013-12-16T12:20:40.824-05:002013-12-16T12:20:40.824-05:00Those Sibbick illustrations are very good for thei...Those Sibbick illustrations are very good for their time (the relative sizes of the animals in his NHM Deinonychus v Tenontosaurus scene actually makes some sort of sense). As you say, it's not that I have a problem with the mere concepts, but rather the fact that they are often badly executed.Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-9623112994070352972013-12-15T15:09:48.112-05:002013-12-15T15:09:48.112-05:00James Gurney's early reconstructions of Gigano...James Gurney's early reconstructions of Giganotosaurus in "The World Beneath" also had a distinctly tyrannosaurian air to them. Bix even makes some remark about the three fingered hands being their most distinguishing feature from Tyrannosaurus! Andrew Raymond Stückhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080621275951453768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-55300434070075040132013-12-15T14:54:59.400-05:002013-12-15T14:54:59.400-05:00@Marc Vincent
"Authored by Don Lessem (inevi...@Marc Vincent<br /><br />"Authored by Don Lessem (inevitably nicknamed 'Dino Don'), it's a richly illustrated, surprisingly chunky, and highly accessible trip through dinosaur palaeontology in the mid '90s."<br /><br />Many thanks for taking my advice & reviewing DW. As I've said b-4, it's a very good book that deserves more attention.<br /><br />"It's not clear who illustrated the cover - it's not credited - but it doesn't really do the rest of the book justice."<br /><br />It's by James Field. As you may have noticed, his dinos are the derpiest in DW. Off the top of my head, his Syntarsus pair may be the derpiest of all.<br /><br />"Rather less conventional than a depiction of several dromaeosaurs ganging up on a bus-sized prey item is this illustration,"<br /><br />I've noticed that, of all the paleoart tropes you've discussed here, you seem to be the most critical of ankylosaurids clubbing tyrannosaurids & dromaeosaurid packs attacking megaherbivores (which is understandable, given how exaggerated/poorly illustrated they often are). What I'm wondering is if there are any examples of said tropes you do like for being realistic/well illustrated? The following Sibbick illustrations come to mind as older, good quality examples of said tropes (Older ones b/c there are obviously more newer ones).<br /><br />http://www.johnsibbick.com/library/displayfull.asp?product=DM36<br /><br />http://www.johnsibbick.com/library/displayfull.asp?product=D15<br /><br />"As an amusing aside, one comic-like series of panels depicts an Oviraptor parent (with a Citipati-like crest) being attacked by three apparently insane juvenile Velociraptor."<br /><br />That's 1 of "several weird bits throughout DW" (from my Amazon review), in this case for the nonsensical scenario, although John James' bad paleoart doesn't help either. Off the top of my head, the worst example may be his Alberta chapter comic in which Albertosaurus is depicted as Dinamation T.rex ripoff w/3-fingered hands.<br /><br />"The result: this rather tyrannosaur-like thing."<br /><br />Not only that, but the relative sizes of Giganotosaurus & T.rex were mixed up in the pic's inset.Hadiazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805346627826158173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-85731916085933005912013-12-15T14:51:32.063-05:002013-12-15T14:51:32.063-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hadiazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805346627826158173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-26148801417299520842013-12-15T11:06:13.214-05:002013-12-15T11:06:13.214-05:00I said "odor", but I meant "for&quo...I said "odor", but I meant "for".Hadiazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805346627826158173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-21002920487779854372013-12-15T11:05:27.974-05:002013-12-15T11:05:27.974-05:00That's 1 of the main reasons why DW is 1 of my...That's 1 of the main reasons why DW is 1 of my favorite children's dino books (See my Amazon review odor the other reasons: http://www.amazon.com/Dinosaur-Worlds-Don-Lessem/product-reviews/1563975971/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1 ).Hadiazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805346627826158173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-71738208330703091152013-12-13T15:17:45.840-05:002013-12-13T15:17:45.840-05:00I LOVED this book for its ecosystem-by-ecosystem a...I LOVED this book for its ecosystem-by-ecosystem approach. I seem to recall the diagrams being really neat too.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583224487723669907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-27751736312090586712013-12-12T20:59:41.132-05:002013-12-12T20:59:41.132-05:00Thanks Marc, that certainly brightened up my morni...Thanks Marc, that certainly brightened up my morning. The first pic (after the cover) hurt my eyes. The only parts of the colour gamut that appear to have not been represented are ultramarine and a really nice deep purple. And great to see fungi getting the recognition they deserve with at least two in the lower left and possibly a third infecting the skin of the <i>Corythosaurus</i>.<br /><br />I must say that I'm thoroughly over packs of dromaeosaurs/troodonts leaping upon the sides of anything huge and mobile. Just who do they think they are? Why aren't they using the proper safety equipment? Not a single carabiner in sight. Sheesh...<br /><br />Although, perhaps you are onto something, Marc, and they are not trying to catch enough food to last them their lifetime but are simply trying to hitch a ride like some terrestrial remora.<br /><br />The illustrations were nicely executed for the most part and I like the wide-angle lens perspective for the <i>Archaeoptertyx</i> and friends pic, but how did he get so high? Well, he is a maniraptoran so perhaps he hitched a ride on something larger (I've heard they are wont to do this).<br /><br />The <i>Cryolophosaurs</i> scene is nicely evocative, too.Mark Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05197384873600545231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-77656113874257263012013-12-12T18:44:34.794-05:002013-12-12T18:44:34.794-05:00The featherless dinosaurs may be outdated, but I l...The featherless dinosaurs may be outdated, but I love Kirk's color schemes. These are some of my favorite utahraptor and oviraptor depictions, despite being dated. (I can see the similarity to the raptors in the Trespasser game as well).jurassiraptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355160756767810198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-59932970190848491942013-12-12T18:05:55.117-05:002013-12-12T18:05:55.117-05:00Agreed that James Robins provided some of the bett...Agreed that James Robins provided some of the better material for 'Dinosaurs!' (Worst thing about it was that it turned up late in the series, IIRC, and featured too infrequently) and agreed in the hope that he's featured here again, in future!<br /><br />The first spread: I've mentioned before how I feel about very bright dinosaurs (and then some), but this works... somehow. Maybe because the patterns on the animals look like they would still break up the outline, at a distance. Maybe.<br /><br />Gastonia rodeo: that almost looks like it was cribbed from Raptor Red. The 'incorrect' diagram of Bakker's 'how to eat ankylosaurs' poster. (needs a big red X hovering over it somewhere)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-66172691069087028682013-12-12T15:22:23.964-05:002013-12-12T15:22:23.964-05:00Thanks for the clarification. I did vaguely recoll...Thanks for the clarification. I did vaguely recollect the name, and he is also credited for "ecology diagrams and small featured creatures" in this book, which provided a clue...Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-92023605200570635842013-12-12T15:19:40.661-05:002013-12-12T15:19:40.661-05:00I believe the illustrator of the last illustration...I believe the illustrator of the last illustration is indeed James Robins. He also shared illustrating duties with Bob Nicholls for <i>Dinosaur</i> (Roar Publishing, 2008). I'm fond of his work and hope you will feature more examples of it from <i>Dinosaur Worlds</i> in future parts.Nateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15869685234493116483noreply@blogger.com