06-01-2025, 10:33 AM
I removed some categories that, as others suggested, were probably features of the VM artist's rudimentary style:
* weird back legs (0 hits, even with very similar bulls)
* smooth outline (this was a bad category to begin with, hard to delineate - no pun intended)
* round ears (same)
* amount of hair on head - this is even different between the two VM bulls
I did keep instances where the VM artist went out of their way to include details: the large dewclaws and the defined bump near the top-back of the front leg.
Gioynich posted a crossbowman from ÖNB 3072 here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
When I saw the bull from that same MS, I knew it was something special. It's now at the top of the list.
* weird back legs (0 hits, even with very similar bulls)
* smooth outline (this was a bad category to begin with, hard to delineate - no pun intended)
* round ears (same)
* amount of hair on head - this is even different between the two VM bulls
I did keep instances where the VM artist went out of their way to include details: the large dewclaws and the defined bump near the top-back of the front leg.
Gioynich posted a crossbowman from ÖNB 3072 here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
When I saw the bull from that same MS, I knew it was something special. It's now at the top of the list.

