2026-10-16 17:26 UTC
@markwitton@sauropods.win I could criticize Russel for a bias toward human form, but not bash him for that.
In the 80's the furry fandom was an unknown niche group, but if he would presented his work today, i think it would not be really much different from the anthropomorphized interpretation of many theropod dinosaurs you found in the fandom, with the spin to being science focused.
But not just in furry, also in mainstream fantasy art today.
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/GX0Y6W
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@raster@retro-gaiden.com 2026-10-16 17:33
@markwitton@sauropods.win I think that antho art has became more common in the latest decades in the mainstream outside kid entertainment than in the 80's; not that was missing, but was less prominent. As fantasy as genre got a serious boost just after the 2000. Perhaps, part of noise that Russel got back in time was that talking of anthro stuff "seriously", outside some niche context as fantasy or furry, was not something common. Perhaps if he presented his work today, it would just a drop in the ocean.