a simple and clearly illustrated volume would be most welcome. after I 
pitched the idea for a poster series on biolocomotion (because I 
foolishly thought it would be less intense than the cubes of earth 
series I was finishing up), I soon realized that the resources to do the 
series right were not easily found. in the end, I was able only to 
scratch the surface of each topic. my text was edited down to 40% of its 
former self - making great design sense. but each edit was a difficult 
struggle.

http://www.productionpost.com/biolocomotion.htm

-frank

>Of course there are a lot of good books on human and animal anatomy for
>artists, but I've little serious work on biomechanics for artists.  I
>think a book along that line would serve a real need, but I'd hope it
>would be one on general vertebrate biomechanics and not just horses
>and/or humans.  There's some decent stuff out there for lay readers
>regarding those two popular (if sometimes over-rated) species, but
>almost nothing for the rest.
> 
>Carl Ramm
>
>________________________________
>
>From: SciArt-L Discussion List-for Natural Science Illustration-
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dj Sproat
>Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 5:58 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [SCIART] (TAN)Animal locomotion article
>
>
>
>Question, then.  Is this something people would really be interested in
>hearing / seeing / reviewing?  
>
>How interested?  How many?  
>
> 
>
>Is it worthy of Fort Kent, or maybe a future summer workshop instead?
>
> 
>
>And, on another tack, is this something people would be interested in
>seeing in print?  Is it desirable as a future book subject?
>
>(Mental gears are working here.)
>
> 
>
>Thanks,
>
>- Dj
>
> 
>
>________________________________
>
>From: SciArt-L Discussion List-for Natural Science Illustration-
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Clara Richardson
>Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 5:33 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [SCIART] (TAN)Animal locomotion article
>
> 
>
>Guild people -- this is a great topic! Wouldn't one of you be willing to
>talk about skeletal movement this summer in Fort Kent??? I'd go, no
>matter where else I was supposed to be at that moment.
>
> 
>
>-Clara
>
>wow, the camel is awesome! 
>
>
>  
>


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 Frank Ippolito
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 Div. Vertebrate Paleontology
 American Museum of Natural History
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