Comments on: Book review – The Palaeoartist’s Handbook: Recreating Prehistoric Animals in Art

By: Book review – The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs (Third Edition) | The Inquisitive Biologist

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:51:58 +0000

[…] exposed teeth in palaeoart “may be an error as big as it is common” (p. 28)—which I would agree with, but equally confidently writes that birds have a poor sense of smell, to which I would object. A […]

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By: Book review – Jay Matternes: Paleoartist and Wildlife Painter | The Inquisitive Biologist

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:52:37 +0000

[…] has visited many of the landscapes he depicts in his drawings to take notes and make sketches. In The Palaeoartist’s Handbook, Mark Witton wrote a chapter on the importance of researching your subject, and Matternes embodies […]

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By: Book review – Mesozoic Art: Dinosaurs and Other Ancient Animals in Art | The Inquisitive Biologist

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 13:35:02 +0000

[…] seem to have internalised the lessons and encouragement from, amongst others, Witton’s The Palaeoartist’s Handbook regarding soft-tissue anatomy and depicted behaviours. Gone are the days of shrink-wrapped […]

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By: Book review – Pterosaurs: Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy | The Inquisitive Biologist

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:27:12 +0000

[…] might be aware that Witton has, well, somewhat of a soft spot for soft-tissue reconstruction in palaeoart) Fibrous bone texture on skulls is a strong indication that the animal had a head crest (though […]

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By: Book review – The Art and Science of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs | The Inquisitive Biologist

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 11:06:55 +0000

[…] The poses, skin and integument details, and their bulk and soft-tissue reconstructions (a topic Witton is particularly keen on) are incredibly life-like, putting to shame many modern attempts. Photomontages of close-up shots […]

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By: Book review – Tropical Arctic: Lost Plants, Future Climates, and the Discovery of Ancient Greenland | The Inquisitive Biologist

Fri, 27 May 2022 11:45:36 +0000

[…] Mark Witton has also argued, careful restoration of plant life can greatly enhance the credibility of your artwork. Tropical […]

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By: Book review – Explorers of Deep Time: Paleontologists and the History of Life | The Inquisitive Biologist

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 12:42:32 +0000

[…] other groups: commercial fossil traders, amateur fossil collectors (often very knowledgeable), and palaeoartists. He talks about teaching and public outreach, paying particular attention to how both […]

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By: Book review – Notes from Deep Time: A Journey Through Our Past and Future Worlds | The Inquisitive Biologist

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:51:14 +0000

[…] with palaeoartist Robert Nicholls touches on his Psittacosaurus model, the importance of thorough background research, and his frank opinion that most dinosaur art that gets published is “regurgitated […]

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By: Book review – Drawing and Painting Dinosaurs: Using Art and Science to Bring the Past to Life | The Inquisitive Biologist

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:39:48 +0000

[…] have so far ignored the Triceratops in the room, namely Mark Witton’s 2018 book that was Crowood Press’s first venture into palaeoart. How do the two compare? Both stress […]

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By: Book review – Europasaurus: Life on Jurassic Islands / Urzeitinseln voller Leben | The Inquisitive Biologist

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:22:49 +0000

[…] is tempting to think that Knüppe took to heart some tips from Mark Witton’s Palaeoartist’s Handbook. Thus, the mating call of the marine crocodile Machimosaurus shown on page 18 is a nice example of […]

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