Re: Paleontologist and artist

["Øyvind M. Padron" <gorgosaur@hotmail.com>]

> I've a sort of burning question. When paleontologist write books and have
> artist illustrate them, why are so many of them totally wrong? They don't
> get the feet right, the crests, hands, etc. Some of these paleontologist
> write several books but the problem persist. Why?
> I was just talking to someone about this and wonder if some paleontologist
> really care about it? Are they more interested in the skeletons and not the
> outlook of them?
> Some of the stuff they get wrong is basic. Or is it the publisher who uses
> their 'in house' artist and its they who don't care?

i've been wondering the exact same thing, when i see books that's got good 
text, good diagrams, and shows low quality (in most ways)life-restorations 
of the animals.

the first thing that strike me may be economy, but then again, I'm not too 
into how much it costs to get a good artist, with scientific knowledge, to 
illustrate a book.

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