Re: Centrosaurus sculpt

[Ravenstar <ravenstarstudios@charter.net>]

hey thanks. yea I went over alot of the issues years ago with Philip Currie 
over the phone , very nice man . I looked at all the pics and drawings there 
were availble at the time of tracks and decided to go with the upright legs 
. its just looked better and I know  there are issues with the leg bones , 
but  with animals that suppose to travel so far yearly , I could't see it 
walking sprawed. I also talked to Phil about the skull and the bones in the 
frill, one thing I pointed out  was a lot of pics I found at the time ( 
remeber I'm a artist not a Paleo) the horn/spike like bone seemed to curve 
back into th eopen area if that makes since. so I decided to sculpt it as it 
was a muscle attachment area. This was like 16 to 18 years ago  , so I'm 
sure many things have been resolved since.The color I decided to go with a 
more mute  herd color of browns.  it was alot of fun  and is 44 inchs long , 
around 1/5th scale.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jamie Stearns" <stearns5@cox.net>
To: <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: Centrosaurus sculpt


> Good job! Looks like you put a lot of work into the details.
>
> A few suggestions, if I may (though I'm just an amateur):
> -The frill, as a probable display structure, was quite likely to have been 
> brightly colored. Perhaps some bright yellow with red patches over where 
> the "hooks" would be?
> -The front legs, well, upright vs. sprawling is an issue that recurs a 
> lot... Last I heard, though, the latest studies favored sprawling. Maybe a 
> bowlegged posture with the feet tucked under the body with the rest of the 
> leg angled outward, as ceratopsian tracks seem to have been made in fairly 
> narrow paths.
>
> Anyhow, I'm impressed