It’s over 9,000! The view count on the raptor makeover video that is :) If you’re not familiar, the “Raptor Makeover” videos show the process of my painting over a Jurassic Park farme to update the look of the Jurassic World raptors to match the most recent discoveries. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to watch and to continue to share! Here’s the “extended cut” of the original vision as a thank you ;)
Originally, the 20 minute version of the raptor makeover video was intended to launch the same weekend as the film. It was recorded in good time, but then my wife and I moved and had a baby, a twosome that can wreak just as much havoc on a schedule as a teamed up pack of velociraptors and a T. rex. I’m not complaining, though. Chris Pratt, you can have your raptor babies. Mine is much cuter :)
*A note to my fellow dinomaniacs: “No tail fan, whaaaa!?” Good eye! I made the intentional decision to leave off the tail fan display based on variation within the fossil record. Most close relatives of Velociraptor do have display fans, but some slightly more distant ones did not. It’s a long shot, but an informed decision within the scope of believability, chosen for my personal taste.
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