'Himmapaanensis'

[Himmapaan]

Thank you, Adam. 

You can pay via PayPal on dA too, though I'm unsure whether you need to sign up or not. In any case, whatever is easier for you! Thank you!

[DinoToyForum]

Thank you, Adam. 

You can pay via PayPal on dA too, though I'm unsure whether you need to sign up or not. In any case, whatever is easier for you! Thank you!

Oh that's good to know, I realise you get more of a kickback from dA, so I'll do that in the future. dA do require you to sign up and also aren't explicit about payment options up front (not as far as I could see, anyway), whereas Redbubble have the Paypal button right there crying out to be clicked. I look forward to my first Himmapaan print, it will go next to my Attenborosaurus original 

[wings]

Redressing the theropod-heavy imbalance on the forum. Lambeosaurus lambei. This might hopefully grow into a page of studies.

Very nice rendition of the animal. The only thing that I would say is perhaps the leg pulling tail muscle (caudofemoralis muscle) could be less defined than what you have now (Please see http://palaeo-electronica.org/2011_2/255/255.pdf, figure 4 and http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0025763, figure 3, 4 and 5.). Since the caudofemoralis muscle is enveloped by the surrounding tail muscles (iliocaudalis, and ischiocaudalis muscles), the relief of the caudofemoralis would not be so pronounce along the entire length of the tail (perhaps a faint relief when it is close to the thighs).

[Himmapaan]

Thank you. I think I may have over-compensated on the caudofemoralis as its importance seems to have been drummed into me of late. An instance in which we artists are rather too keen to demonstrate what we're aware of (but thereby neglecting something else), too conscious that there will always be someone else who might have mistaken it for ignorance if we didn't make it a little obvious.

[Balaur]

Redressing the theropod-heavy imbalance on the forum. Lambeosaurus lambei. This might hopefully grow into a page of studies.

WOW! That is amazing! More hadrosaurs! More hadrosaurs kicking the crud out of tyrannosaurs! 

[wings]

Thank you. I think I may have over-compensated on the caudofemoralis as its importance seems to have been drummed into me of late. An instance in which we artists are rather too keen to demonstrate what we're aware of (but thereby neglecting something else), too conscious that there will always be someone else who might have mistaken it for ignorance if we didn't make it a little obvious.

Unfortunately, under current studies like http://blogevolved.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/scott-person-on-recreating-theropods.html would make such definition of the caudofemoralis unrealistic. By bulging out the tail (where the tail is wider than the hip) would probably eliminate the outline of this muscle. In this dissection of a crocodile tail region (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/files/2012/05/osteolaemus-15-hindlimb-May-2012-tiny.jpg and http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/files/2012/05/osteolaemus-14-cfl-extracted-May-2012-600-px-tiny.jpg), you can see clearly that the caudofemoralis after the outer layer of the iliocaudalis, and ischiocaudalis muscles were peeled back, however on a live animal http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/2863782849/sizes/o/ or a half dissected animal http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/crocrom.jpg such definition (if any) is not so visible at all.

[Himmapaan]

In case I was unclear; I was indeed acknowledging my mistake (!). 

[wings]

My bad, sorry 

[Gryphoceratops]

Thank you. I think I may have over-compensated on the caudofemoralis as its importance seems to have been drummed into me of late. An instance in which we artists are rather too keen to demonstrate what we're aware of (but thereby neglecting something else), too conscious that there will always be someone else who might have mistaken it for ignorance if we didn't make it a little obvious.

I feel the same way.  Its just like when artists draw dinosaurs that are too skeletal in appearance (myself guilty of this) too I think.  "Yes I can see you have researched the actual skull and skeleton but it wouldn't show in the living animal"! 

[DinoToyForum]

My redbubble deliveries arrived, and very nice they are too I'll take a photo soon enough...

[Himmapaan]

Hurrah! Thank you, Adam!

[Himmapaan]

Feathers. One could get just a little carried away.

[alexeratops]

 THat is so.. so...petable! *orthocone*

[Gryphoceratops]

Put feathers on ALL THE DINOSAURS

[Takama]

Feathers. One could get just a little carried away.

I see a fish

[Balaur]

Feathers. One could get just a little carried away.

Awww!!!! Fuzzy iguanodont! 

[Himmapaan]

It's a hadrosaur.

Takama, I see what you mean. Their silhouettes do look very fish-like. 

[ZoPteryx]

Who says dinosaurs couldn't survive an Ice Age?!

[Weaver]

Fuzzasaurs. <3 I think we need some incredibly fluffy dinos fluffed up like the birds do in winter. Yep.

[Himmapaan]

I'd promised myself not to board this bandwagon, but...



A relatively quick little piece.



Also, whilst I'm here: apologies for posting this one again, but long ago, back on V1, I think a few people mentioned being interested in a print of this provided the gutter down the middle of the sketchbook spread in the original drawing was removed. So here is that version. Prints are of course available from dA or Redbubble.