Spinosaurus at Water’s Edge | Behind the Art

James Gurney demonstrates the step-by-step process of painting two restorations of the dinosaur Spinosaurus under the direction of Dr. Paul Sereno of the University of Chicago. Dr. Sereno’s scientific paper in Nature Magazine is called “Spinosaurus is Not an Aquatic Dinosaur.“ Sereno’s team developed a CT-based skeletal restoration of Spinosaurus and examined its hydrodynamic properties. They found that the digital model of Spinosaurus performed very poorly in water, supporting the alternative “semi-aquatic hypothesis.“ In an interview, Sereno said, “I don’t think it was a good swimmer nor capable of full submergence behavior.“ Coauthors include Donald M. Henderson, Daniel Vidal, Frank E. Fish, Stephanie L. Baumgart, Tyler M. Keillor, Kiersten K. Formoso, Nathan Myrhvold, Lauren L. Conroy . Music is by Kevin Macleod, READ MORE: GUMROAD VIDEOS about Gurney’s dinosaur art: Tyrannosaurs: Behind the Art: How I Paint Dinosaurs: The Mammal That Ate Dinosaurs: Australia’s Age of Dinosaurs: MATERIALS: Sculpey (Polymer clay: Sculpey): Magic Sculpt (Two-part epoxy clay): Model Magic (air dry sculpting material): Liquid Acrylic (transparent red oxide): Hot glue gun: Illustration board: CAMERAS and AUDIO: Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: Rode Video Mic GO (microphone): BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: Pinterest: GurneyJourney Blog: JamesGurney Website: