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SageKorppi — To Fly
Published: 2010-06-25 20:31:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 7485; Favourites: 240; Downloads: 91
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A Deinonychus character for myself (why has it taken me this long to make one?), Tirrhopi. She's pretending she can fly by jumping really high
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I love this one, destined to become my new desktop wallpaper!
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A truly amazing work, you have captured beautifully the spirit of the Deinonychus.
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Funnily enough, juvenile Deinonychus might had been able to glide.
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Do you have a source to back that up? I would LOVE to see research on that! It would be so cool!
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Parsons, W.; and Parsons, K. (2006). "Morphology and size of an adult specimen of Deinonychus antirrhopus, (Saurischia, Theropoda)"
Here, the forelimbs of the juveniles are noted as longer than those of the adults. The study also indicates that the ungal shape in juveniles was more suited to life on trees, but that is controversial. Still, the fact that juveniles had longer forelimbs and that Velociraptor had quill knobs when flightless birds lack those seems to indicate that eudromaeosaurs were better gliders than previously thought.
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Thanks!!! That's fascinating!!
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Impressive feathers.
That's a beautiful picture of Tirrhopi.
Add it to my 
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I really like her name. That "irrho" sound seems like the noises a Deinonychus would make.
Also the art is great.
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Very nice!
It remembers me of a scene of ice age
"birds have to fly" *trows a feathered theropod of a cliff that can't fly*
XD
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Purely beautiful. God. I do anything to see this animal. You've captured its spirit wonderfully.
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Gorgeous concept. It reminds me of that old movie, the Pebble and the Penguin with that one penguin who wanted to fly. At the end he did. It's kinda neat cus the relatives of this gorgeous creature eventually flew=]
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This is great, love the movement and markings in this
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Yaaaay! This turned out so good Sage! Love the details 8o
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Awwwww shes gorgoues!
Does her name mean anything special?
I love her colours and markings
I really wanna see so much more of her!
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Her name is derived from "antirrhopus" which is the species name of the described Deinonychus. I looked it up, it means "counter balance" (referring to the posture and tail, I'm sure) and I liked the "balance" bit so I figured, what the hey, Tirrhopi XD
And thanks! I hope to get a character sheet of her out so folks can see her colors better.
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Such a joyful girl. :3
Though... those birds up there are just showing off, really.
I like the colours you chose for her!
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I don't understand why you haven't got a many comments if you have got a lot fav-s. I think pic is lovely! I love pose and dinosaur's expression. You well did a shading of feathers on underparts.
Sorry for my english.
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Thanks so much. And I love the eagle in your icon XD
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No problem!
This is a Xerxes- harpy eagle xD
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Oh, I think I just found the original blue footed boobie!
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So awesome! The colors are so natural yet so intriguing!
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... oh my gosh hon, this isbeautiful, both the image, the idea, and character design in general. I love how the tail deathers look a bit iridecent in the dark parts... *Loves the drawing all to pieces*
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