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Another Edit: I'm starting to draw feathery raptors, I'm just trying to figure out the REST of the dromaeosaur anatomy now... beaks? Dunno. Angle of the thigh bone? I'm working on it. (Halp plz?) Everything I said before, however, still stands. My opinion ain't yours. o3o;Edit: I don't know how the tiny phrase "I don't like feathers" started such a firestorm and a little bit of hate, but...just so you know... I'm not a scientist. I'm an artist with an interest in dinosaurs. You could say I'm a Creationist by default because I'm a Christian, which means it just describes my beliefs in that area because I believe what the Bible says. (Oh dear please no comment firestorms from that one. Just a statement.) So... if my itty bitty statement about what I prefer disturbs you so much, um.... go write in a journal or rant or something.
Sorry you feel that way. If one day I see large raptor fossils with feathers, I'll draw them with feathers. (Link me if you find any.)[End Edit]Tee hee.
wanted to know more about raptors and perspective, thus it was easier to make a tutorial rather than explain it. Ta dee!!
Wild shrieking and pointing to two other pieces in my gallery:
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Like the only trouble I have is adding the muscle...
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oh... i have an idea!
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would you like a new how to draw raptors?
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I findΒ I'm not one to shove beliefs down peoples' throats but I find theΒ reasonΒ for these "feathers or no feathers" arguments to be silly. "Personal preference" really shouldn't be a reason for these arguments. What I believe should be a reason for these arguments is accuracy and what nature thinks about all this, based on what is found and shown to be true.
Artists can do whatever they want, but people stating whether or not something is reality or "better" based on personal preference/ what someone thinks "looks cooler" is something I find a bit disrespectful to God's work and design decisions (aka nature's works for those who read this and aren't Christian). Β
This is all like arguing on whether or not the sabre-toothed cat had a longer tail or shorter tail simply based on whether or not people think one or the other looks "cool" XD Come on, people: you can draw what you want but don't be like "DURR THIS IS WHAT I THINK WAS TRUE BECUZ IT LOOKS BETTER 2 ME" because I really don't find that to be at all mature or very intelligent of you.
Nice tutorial, by the way! My only real critique besides what people have already stated about feathers is that the overall tutorial feels a bit...cramped. It felt a bit hard to follow the text and image examples due to how cramped everything looks and it's a bit overwhelming to the eye 
Derp I know this is old but perhaps my comment could be seen by future viewers of this and could be of help to them, maybeee?Β X'D
And for good measure, have a fossil of a Velociraptor with their feathers' imprints still intact
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This is so simple and useful, thank you for making this! <3
And don't mind the shitstorm-y comments, people are getting way too butthurt over things and personal preferences to the point it's almost funny again. XD That being said, I also prefer featherless raptors. Makes them look more dangerous/scary and all that. Which I love~.
I'll try to use this tutorial for that raptor character I wanted to draw years ago already and possibly also for that raptor-like dragon character (tho the winds will give me trouble there for sure). Anyways, this is a really helpful and well-done too. Thanks for creating this.
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I'm not sure nature would care on whether or not a raptor "looks" dangerous/scary XD I'm not one to shove beliefs down peoples' throats but I find the reason for the arguments to be silly. "Personal preference" really shouldn't be a reason for these arguments. That's like arguing on whether or not the sabre-toothed cat had a longer tail or shorter tail simply based on whether or not people think one or the other looks "cool" XD
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I get what you mean, but all in all when it comes to art, especially stylized (as pretty much every dinosaur is) or even anthropomorph, it doesn'T HAVE anything to do with arguements. SUre, if someone claims to have drawn a true/scientifically correct dinosaur you can use the point you made (aka telling them: "you might like non-feathered dinos, but they are not scientifically accurate").
What I was talking about was really just aimed at stating my own opinion and describing the things I have seen on way too many stylized, anthro or flat out fantasy dinosaurs. There are to many people going onto a young artist's artwork saying stuff and even guilt-tripping them into changing their mind about 'how dinosaurs should be drawn', which is awful in multiple ways. As I said, if they claim it's a 'true dinosaur' then I get the comments, for education's sake. But on regular art of someone who simply prefers a raptor without feathers because they personally like the Jurassic Park version better for whatever reason is really ridiculous. It can destroy young artists and more often than not adds one more person to the count of 'leaving dA due to shitty community'. I've seen that multiple times. And it's annoying even if it doesn't have anything to do with me personally. :/
Also. Preferences and arguements are two completely different things anyway. Especially in art. Saying 'I prefer feather-less raptors' is not equal to saying 'I don't believe the feather raptors are accurate, hence I draw them without feathers'. And that is something many maaany people seem to forget or even ignore.
One way or another it's the same as going onto every 'horse with a horn' artwork and saying 'that is NOT a unicorn, you need to change the title and/or description!'. Same type of ridiculousness, really. Imagine the horse community answering to that type of commenting habit from viewers...I can already see the shit-storm in front of my inner eye. X'D
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"Β Preferences and arguments are two completely different things anyway. "
People tend to use preferences in their argumentsΒ when it comes to how things should be drawn, on both sides of the argument, is what I meant
Either way, this artist evolved and started to draw feathered raptors in the more recent times so people arguing for the sake of their naked raptor here is kind of ironic now XD
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"on both sides of the argument, is what I meant"
I apologize then, that slipped past me.
The thing with stating whether or not they know the raptors were feather is probably due to the artist either not caring to write it down to prevent any kind of 'corrections' in comments (which is okay, really since people should need to write that down, the commenters could ask before providing education that might not be needed, but that's a thing from the past I guess. I encountered that myself on another topic. ;u; ) kinda like the 'You may not repost, trace, re-use, etc.' section of an artist's description/artwork itself OR because they really just don't want to repost it in every deiation of a raptor they drew (it can really get on your nerves depending on how minimal or clean you like your descriptions). But yeah, I think that would be necessary. *wants to make a stamp now that people can post* >_>
I agree on that. XD People seem to be offended by feathered raptor tutorials or guides, it's funny, sad and entertaining to watch. I know, I'm a bad person. Shoot me. XD
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Yes, exactly! XD And as much as it's nice to assume ya don't need to "remind" people of something or put a note at the bottom to prevent being overwhelmed with frustration from people, it's just reality that people have their own point of view and they can't read your mind so they'll just do what they feel is the right thing to do in their eyes, even if it seems unnecessary to the artist who is getting the comment(s)
XD Oh gosh what the heck. People get offended by the silliest things these days and no matter what it is, it's always amusing to watch the drama that unfolds hahaha
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Indeed~. I miss the old days were people asked before assuming tho. Such easy times. :'D
But this made me decide, I'm gonna make that stampy thing so people can post that in their description. Just need to find fancy fonds. *runs of to Google*
Absolutely, I've made it a hobby to search through YouTube or dA comments just to enjoy silly arguements or fights. It's better than watching TV shows. XD
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I have always messed up with the hands and feet with my Utah raptor drawings!
I knew they looked odd but I didn't know how to fix them, thank you so much for the tutorial!
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This is extremely wrong! DO NOT use this!
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Okay, without complainin about feathers ( I won't, even though I could be called an accuracy nazi)
The thing that bugs me are the hands, they do face the right way, but the thing is that they are a bit too ''monstrous'' with the lack of a better word.
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Is more like the hands would be, the fingers were not quite flexible.
other than this and the feathers (a mistake you already acknowleged) this looks like a good tutorial
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:sees raptor tutorial: yas.
:sees it's VERY innacurate: fuck.
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It's..... five years old, dear.....
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They've found a Utahraptor-sized dromaeosaur named Dakotaraptor bearing the same quill knobs as Velociraptor.
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to be honest, I like them both ( no feathers/ with feathers) but, if I would see a raptor with feathers, I would be like: " o, darn cute!Β ". and if I would see a raptor with scales, I would RUN!! just because it looks way scarierΒ Β
but, that just my opinion
still, a VERY PERFECT tutorial on how to draw them
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I prefer the old raptors better :^>Β
i like drawing them that way.
i wish there was never proof with quill knobs to spoil all the old art~ 
im glad universal studios still does them that way!
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And I am glad that science exist which prooved you all as wrong.
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So what if he likes to draw retro raptors? Its his preference.
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Thanks for replying to a comment that's over a year old.
Yeah, I don't really mind that much but it's just me loving reptiles more than birds and mammals and preferring scales over feathers. I'm fine with it. All I said was that IΒ preferred drawing them the jurassic park way.Β
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Birds are reptiles too
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Nice tutorial!
Its also nice to see someone else who prefers scales to feathers
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Ha ha thanks! Even though I know there's evidence for fluff in lots of things close to raptors, I do love me a scaly critter >u<
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Hey, you're very welcome! ^ ^
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Um....thanks? This tutorial is more about body shapes than skin coverings, just so you know. And it's an older tutorial.
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I understood that. I didn't really pay enough attention when i looked through it first, the big inaccuracy is that you use an inaccurate Velociraptor as a base, though you correct the hand posture, nice job
I guess you could have feathered the final result a bit more, but since it was about body shapes, this is an exception.
Sorry.
Well done
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You don't know how much I appreciate your reply
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Ikr, people get soo butthurt about featherless raptors. Several species have been found with feather imprints, but I don't think there's anything wrong with drawing half-feathered or bare raptors as long as you're not trying to submit it to a science book. A lot of artists are drawing raptors super-fluffy, exactly like birds but the truth is that raptors weren't birds, they were a different animal and I doubt they were as fluffy and as heavily feathered as artists draw them now. Also, long feathers on the arms would seriously get in the way of a non-flying raptor trying to catch its lunch, don't you think?
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Yes a few late species has.
I like featherless ones.
But theres proof in EVERY
one.
Answer: Quill knobs.
Just search up something like raptor quill knobs boneΒ
or something.
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The problem isn't people who draw featherless raptors as a occasionally possibilty of an animal, it's those who draw featherless raptors because they can't accept they had feathers here and there. Also, studies on the anatomy of raptors show that they really had the long feathers and, due to their hunting style, they wouldn't often get in the way, because most raptors use their feet, or heads, to pin down prey while they eat them alive!
stygimolochspinifer.deviantartβ¦
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I definitely agree. So until we find large raptors with feathers, every raptor drawing I make will probably be a different combinations of feathers, skin, and scales. XD
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Well, they dooo all have feathers... even if you don't like them. :/
It would be like finding a new skeleton of a species of big cat and deciding it didn't have fur!
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Oh, I have realized this now--I should update that. I'm just working out phylogenic stuff. XD
And beaks. Now my problem is whether or not they had a beak!
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I know, I actually like the "beak" look, but not real beaks, just bare scales on the snout with feathers starting behind! Β Like this guy here...Β fragillimus335.deviantart.com/β¦
a personal favorite drawing of mine!
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