Different styles in artists was Re: Anatomically correct T. rex?

["Cliff Green" <dinonaut@emerytelcom.net>]

Dear List,

    I have never met Matt Manit, but I have seen his work. Larry is right,
he is a great new talent in paleoart.
    I have seen many different kinds of artwork in my career. For example,
Steven Czerkas does very tight work, while Mike Trcic's earlier work is
looser. He relies more on creating a great visual stance. I remember Mike
telling me years ago that most of his time went into making his pieces
dynamic. I think that he has greatly succeeded in this. Both of these
artists are at the top of the paleoart field and are fantastic artists, yet
they both have contrasting styles.
    Now regarding artists with a case of " Lazyus Sculptus ". I don't think
incorporating scale impressions or not is what makes a paleoartist 's work
sloppy. Those who render prehistoric animals without studying it's anatomy,
who don't keep up with the latest theories, or who plagiarize other artists
work, those are the folks with a scorching case of Lazyus.
    In case anyone wanted to know, for my earlier sculptures, I used a cross
hatching method. I now use about fifty different homemade scale pattern
tools for rendering the many kinds of dinosaur skin impressions. Everyone
can see for themselves if I have been infected with LS, at my table in St.
Paul.
;-)

Cliff Green

From: "Larry Dunn" <recalcitrant_hen@yahoo.com>
To: <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: Anatomically correct T. rex?


> If Matt Manit ever sculpts one, and I believe he may,
> it will be anotomically correct.  Not only does he
> work exclusively off of the sources in restoring
> animals, and in consultation with paleontologists, he
> also puts scales on them.  On every inch of them.  No
> Lazyus Sculptus is he.
>
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