Framed Velociraptor Artwork
Most people probably had not even heard of velociraptors prior to Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film adaptation of Michael Crichton’s novel “Jurassic Park.” Since then, however, this creature has seized the public imagination and is the subject of many pieces of framed velociraptor art. These works portray velociraptors in a variety of styles.
One of the most popular styles of framed velociraptor art images tries to imagine the activities of velociraptors in their original habitats. These types of pieces typically feature brightly colored skies and lush vegetation, such as “Velociraptor Is Attacking a Protoceratops” by Yuriy Priymak. This piece recalls a well-known paleontology specimen. Emily Willoughby’s “A Bright Breen Velociraptor Runs Through a Prehistoric Forest” is another example of this style.
Another way that artists create framed velociraptor art pictures is by portraying the animals in a simplified fashion similar to what one might find in a science textbook. Often images in this style emphasize the velociraptor’s anatomical similarity to many birds. For instance, “Velociraptor, a Theropod Dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period” by Corey Ford shows the velociraptor as having feathers, with a feathered tail and feet similar to birds. Leonello Calvetti portrays a more lizard-like creature with a long tail in Velociraptor Dinosaur on White Background.”
Other artists take a more fanciful approach to their work, often juxtaposing the velociraptor with modern items in some way. One example is Mark Stevenson’s “Velociraptors Come Across a Giant Sauropod Carcass as Their Next Meal,” which features an urban landscape in the background. Despite the title, there is nothing prehistoric about the car transporting two velociraptors along a paved road in “Two Velociraptors in a Prehistoric Landscape” by Jerry LoFaro.