tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post5573780020924135183..comments2023-10-29T06:50:22.166-04:00Comments on Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs: Vintage Dinosaur Art: Dinosaurs! The 1987 Childcraft Annual - Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-61746907335043491422015-09-15T11:08:22.711-04:002015-09-15T11:08:22.711-04:00Creature from* the Black Lagoon.Creature from* the Black Lagoon.Mike Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039663158335543317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-70469063323006906362015-08-27T04:42:47.153-04:002015-08-27T04:42:47.153-04:00Yes, my dad's book must've been the Swedis...Yes, my dad's book must've been the Swedish translation of that one.Andreas Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802392912541974977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-57769905342593297092015-08-25T20:06:03.120-04:002015-08-25T20:06:03.120-04:00I used to LOVE this book. Shame I can't find i...I used to LOVE this book. Shame I can't find it anymore.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811228108531247383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-49896089761422921612015-08-21T17:03:25.756-04:002015-08-21T17:03:25.756-04:00You can see some of his RRDB work in this link (I ...You can see some of his RRDB work in this link (I especially like the 1 w/Euparkeria): http://www.flickriver.com/photos/62101859@N08/tags/dawson/raptor_044https://www.blogger.com/profile/10538231485096397412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-66679463974111230602015-08-21T03:14:41.504-04:002015-08-21T03:14:41.504-04:00It was part of the joke - implying that he's a...It was part of the joke - implying that he's a mildly 'racist' old git (Allosaurus being a tetanuran theropod, and Ceratosaurus not).<br /><br />As for John Dawson - I'm not too familiar with him I'm afraid - probably is the same guy!Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-82659128035032785912015-08-20T20:49:13.682-04:002015-08-20T20:49:13.682-04:00Sorry for the late comment, but I kept getting bus...Sorry for the late comment, but I kept getting busy & forgetting. Anyway, this may be the fastest I've ever gone from 1st finding out about a book to actually buying the book myself. I was on the 2nd paragraph when I went to Amazon & ordered a copy. All thanks to you!<br /><br />BTW, I too was born in 1987.<br /><br />"Here, artist John Dawson has his very Sibbickian ceratosaurus happily devouring a camptosaur carcass"<br /><br />As in John D. Dawson? I really like his work, especially in "Ranger Rick's Dinosaur Book" (which I'm gonna review in 2016). His "lying down" allosaur is (next to the T.rex) my favorite of all the pics you've posted from this book. <br /><br />"until Old Man Allosaurus turns up to drone on about the good old days when there were only tetanuran theropods around here,"<br /><br />I don't think there was such a time, or is that part if the joke?<br /><br />"For this remarkably dromaeosaur-noggined creation is, in fact, supposed to be Avimimus."<br /><br />What's weird is that his 1988 book features an oviraptorosaurian Avimimus.raptor_044https://www.blogger.com/profile/10538231485096397412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-64520938360896510932015-08-19T20:07:55.228-04:002015-08-19T20:07:55.228-04:00Oh, I love these sime creativity was shown here.
...Oh, I love these sime creativity was shown here.<br /><br />That said, is there any reason at all for spinosaurus to have a he somewhere between a human and a toad sitting upon its neck?dino-maxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229673225379736200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-43925538051230509742015-08-19T12:46:40.378-04:002015-08-19T12:46:40.378-04:00Do you mean this book, Andreas? https://www.etsy.c...Do you mean this book, Andreas? https://www.etsy.com/listing/226195652/vintage-paperback-book-a-field-guide-to<br /><br />I found a copy of that Field Guide in kindergarten and it hooked me on dinosaurs forever. Along with the Sibbickopedia, my dinosaur bible of the early '80s. Would love to see it pop up here, though while I remember the art being seriously based on the science of the time, it also seemed like none of it was original, just black-and-white photocopied scrapbooking of stuff by who-knows-how-many artists?Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014686878991518798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-27346199481852540862015-08-19T04:03:04.075-04:002015-08-19T04:03:04.075-04:00I thought there was something familiar about that ...I thought there was something familiar about that Velociraptor. It would appear that I've somehow failed to review Lambert 1983 - I'll have to track it down.Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-76675170859398317792015-08-19T01:53:44.213-04:002015-08-19T01:53:44.213-04:00I think it's meant to be straddling the smalle...I think it's meant to be straddling the smaller ornithomimosaur but there's obviously an error of perspective with its left forelimb being in front of the other's neck. I think that the shadows behind the big one's right calf and ankle are meant to be parts of its left hindlimb.Mark Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05197384873600545231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-39964143907095843402015-08-19T01:47:35.851-04:002015-08-19T01:47:35.851-04:00Wow, where do I start? This is a great find, a rea...Wow, where do I start? This is a great find, a real standout for many reasons and I'm glad that you felt that it deserved a second post.<br /><br />"Most scientists" eh? I suppose that they surveyed the people at CERN, NASA, Bell Labs, DARPA, a couple of big pharma research labs,... I think that you would have to question a sweeping statement such as that even if it claimed that most <i>palaeontologists</i> were of the same opinion about something.<br /><br />That silly <i>Oviraptor</i>, doesn't it know that it's eating its own eggs? I'd seen the nose horn before but don't recall seeing a mane. Certainly not a funky blue one.<br /><br />Those ornithomimosaurs are just disturbing.<br /><br />When I first saw the <i>Spinosaurus</i> I thought that they were meant to be <i>Dimetrodon</i>. Either way, they're weird.<br /><br />Looking fwd to Part 2.Mark Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05197384873600545231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-82635929749176660772015-08-18T21:26:05.959-04:002015-08-18T21:26:05.959-04:00Nice write-up. The 'Troodon as ornithischian&#...Nice write-up. The '<i>Troodon</i> as ornithischian' thing is also featured (with a fetching reconstruction) in David Lambert's 1983 <i>Collins Guide to Dinosaurs</i>. In fact, the picture there is suspiciously similar to Polfus's one above - the hands and feet are especially telling. So I guess that's where it was copied from. Further evidence that Lambert's book was used comes from the oviraptorosaur with the mane - Lambert features one of them too, and it's similar enough to Newman's illustration to suggest that one was based on the other. The Hynes <i>Velociraptor</i> shown above is also suspiciously similar to the one in Lambert 1983.Darren Naishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324870234525004643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-54250437079576937152015-08-18T15:07:43.039-04:002015-08-18T15:07:43.039-04:00*Puts on illustrator hat -- oh, wait, it's nev...*Puts on illustrator hat -- oh, wait, it's never off anyway*<br /><br />Wow, I'd never have supposed that Kinuko Craft had illustrated that T. rex piece. She's well renowned in some circles these days as an illustrator of fairy tales and 'fantasy' themes! Not that there's anything especially unusual about such a combination (cough); only that I couldn't recognise this as her work stylistically.<br /><br />The sky in the <i>Oviraptor</i> illustration comes from making full use of cobalt blue watercolour's granulating properties. The pigment is one of a few that does this naturally.<br /><br />And in fairness to the disparity of texture treatment between the <i>Troodon</i> and the mammal, I wonder if it's not simply a practical decision based on the the mammal's being in the foreground and the <i>Troodon</i> further back. Certainly, in my own case, I wouldn't be tempted to render the scales visibly either.Nateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15869685234493116483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-41098217725487781392015-08-18T12:58:45.534-04:002015-08-18T12:58:45.534-04:00Quite sure it wasn't - that book had few illus...Quite sure it wasn't - that book had few illustrations except for black silhouettes (which it OTOH had lots of, many depicting species the text described as fragmentary, incl <i>Rapator</i>). But very possibly one was copying the other.Andreas Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802392912541974977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-67211212623227306422015-08-18T12:36:35.493-04:002015-08-18T12:36:35.493-04:00That's exactly what this book says! Maybe it *...That's exactly what this book says! Maybe it *was* this one...Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-80087938647874901172015-08-18T12:19:31.111-04:002015-08-18T12:19:31.111-04:00My previous post appears to've disappeared int...My previous post appears to've disappeared into the aether, apologize if much the same appears twice ...<br /><br />One of my dad's dino books, which I devoured as a kid, had a carnivorous ornithischian that I presume was <i>Troodon</i> (tho I can't claim to remember the name). The text said it was as unlikely-seeming as a carnivorous cow.Andreas Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802392912541974977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-88496085533695167122015-08-18T10:08:07.343-04:002015-08-18T10:08:07.343-04:00That Greg Paul "Avimimus" is quite a fin...That Greg Paul "Avimimus" is quite a find. I think it's been modified into a troodontid now.John Conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02087359611394071849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-68120764831887128952015-08-17T22:03:46.594-04:002015-08-17T22:03:46.594-04:00Yes, they are delightful.Yes, they are delightful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12800504889759879080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-36306916918446964082015-08-17T22:03:21.294-04:002015-08-17T22:03:21.294-04:00I love the flattened look of the Coelophysis flock...I love the flattened look of the Coelophysis flock, especially against a flat background. Awesome! It's a pity T-rex is so uninteresting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12800504889759879080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-63892508779375790442015-08-17T21:48:38.638-04:002015-08-17T21:48:38.638-04:00I dig the pack of red-headed Deinonychus. They loo...I dig the pack of red-headed Deinonychus. They look like agama lizards.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583224487723669907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-78278575996552931772015-08-17T21:47:05.152-04:002015-08-17T21:47:05.152-04:00This was THE book that got me into dinosaurs. Look...This was THE book that got me into dinosaurs. Looking back, though, it's a baffling mix of strange or outdated hypothesis as well as very early interpretations of some surprisingly up-to-date stuff (it references Protoavis and Chindesaurus before either was formally named, IIRC). The Avimimus would be a pretty good illustration if it didn't have the head of a Sinornithosaurus!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361437858302104070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-64326734911676012932015-08-17T19:46:19.313-04:002015-08-17T19:46:19.313-04:00Fantastic! First of all, I'm glad that you'...Fantastic! First of all, I'm glad that you're enjoying it so much; I remember repurchasing it as an adult having absolutely adored this book as a child and rediscovering it with the genuine glee. Seeing it through your analytical eyes is really interesting too, it's another exploration of the book and a new way to enjoy it! Looking fowards to Part 2 (and wondering which other illustrations you're going to pick out, knowing what's in there!)JT Covenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08950078142019301394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-73145473238059266372015-08-17T19:26:35.092-04:002015-08-17T19:26:35.092-04:00Where is the big ornithomimid's left leg? Are ...Where is the big ornithomimid's left leg? Are the eyes distracting me so much I can't find it?Pete Buchholzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978834596867862842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-69008524535344915492015-08-17T19:04:03.990-04:002015-08-17T19:04:03.990-04:00Creature* of the Black LagoonCreature* of the Black LagoonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10376536087317810942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-3875454598862884452015-08-17T19:01:19.709-04:002015-08-17T19:01:19.709-04:00I would rather look at Pearson's ornithomimosa...I would rather look at Pearson's ornithomimosaurs as an exercise in speculative evolution, exploring the idea of lissamphibians convergent with theropods. It's all there: smooth moist skin, bulging eyes and clawless digits, coupled with a bipedal bauplan. The weird flaps of skin at the base of the head even resemble vestigial gills, something like the ones possessed by the Monster of the Black Lagoon...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10376536087317810942noreply@blogger.com