Dino WIP

[bobzilla]

Another view...

[bobzilla]

One more...

[betelgeuse]

A major anatomical problem I see is the eyes. I believe most theropod type dinos had binocular vision. The eyes on your model look too depressed into the head to allow overlapping fields of vision. Each eye would be seeing different things.

edit: Although the following reference is a T-rex and yours is a ??, they're still the same type of dino. Look at the eye position from the front:
http://www.timesoldiers.com/info_images/tyrannosaurus.jpg

[leigh]

Nice looking model :)

You need to do something about the spec on the scales though - right now, the skin looks almost velvet like :surprised

[bobzilla]

I agree, T-rex and it's kin (albertosaurs, daspletosaurs, gorgosaurs, nanotyrannus, etc) all had some form of binocular vision. This is an allosaurs (allosaur, giganotosaur, charcharodontosaur, etc.). They didn't have binocular vision.

But thanks for noticing...

[betelgeuse]

I'm fairly certain you're incorrect on this. Here's a link where you can read a little bit. Allosaurus (http://www.yahooligans.com/content/science/dinosaurs/dino_card/3.html)

Here's an excerpt:
"It also was close to having true stereo vision - its big eyes had some forward vision that would have allowed for a degree of depth perception. "

Overall though, I think the model looks pretty good.

[bobzilla]

If you view the large picture on that page you linked me to, you'll see the hor/crest that would block the straight ahead vision.

Anyway, I checked out your work. Excellent! All done in Wings? How do you texture? Do you do any animating?

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