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, Incompetech.com READ MORE: https://elifesciences.org/articles/80092 https://biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/spinosaurus-not-aquatic GUMROAD VIDEOS about Gurney's dinosaur art: Tyrannosaurs: Behind the Art: https://gumroad.com/l/zltj How I Paint Dinosaurs: https://gumroad.com/l/tyrannosaur The Mammal That Ate Dinosaurs: https://gumroad.com/l/mammal Australia's Age of Dinosaurs: https://gumroad.com/l/ausdinos MATERIALS: Sculpey (Polymer clay: Sculpey): https://amzn.to/3rnS3FG Magic Sculpt (Two-part epoxy clay): https://amzn.to/39g10KO Model Magic (air dry sculpting material): https://amzn.to/39hP4Z6 Liquid Acrylic (transparent red oxide): https://amzn.to/39eAhOD Hot glue gun: https://amzn.to/3clSvjo Illustration board: https://amzn.to/3dbTEsP CAMERAS and AUDIO: Canon M6 (time lapse, video, and stills): https://amzn.to/2J4RTgX Zoom H2N digital audio recorder: https://amzn.to/2XXAOfP Rode Video Mic GO (microphone): https://amzn.to/2UQGTc9 BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: https://amzn.to/2JhWtfc Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: https://amzn.to/2LbVHhc Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: https://amzn.to/2xyamRM OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesgurneyart/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/GurneyJourney/ GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/ JamesGurney Website: https://jamesgurney.com/