A special place for Pamela has always been the plan. After building a raised area with dirt and sand bags, it was ready to cover with concrete. Portland Cement, Quikrete Sand (from Home Depot) and a little water will assist in creating a rock like base for Pamela to show off. My Jumbo Platform Truck…
Category: Preservation
Dinosaurs in the Spotlight!
Rock style Solar Lights have been fun to use to highlight the Dinosaurs in the park for a couple of years now. I have had mixed results with the “Destination Summer” Solar Rock lights I purchased at Bed, Bath & Beyond (BBB). The set of 3 (2 small & 1 large) many stopped working after…
Finishing Pamela and more…
Final Touch-ups to the painted spikes, adjustments for overspray and clear coating completed. The original eyes were yellow and small. I had some larger green eyes that work much better with Pamela’s colors. After adding a sufficient amount of silicone glue to the center of the metal eye rings, the new eyes were inserted. Fortunately,…
Pamela and Green Diamonds
After a great deal of additional practice drawing spikes on paper, I was ready to improve upon my first attempt at creating the 3D appearance of spikes on Pamela’s neck, back and tail. The Drawing Course I’m taking is from The Great Courses “How to Draw”. It is a series of 36 lectures on 6…
Creating a Special Place for Your Dinosaur to Perch part 2
There are many choices for concrete paint. I found a number of possibilities at the Sherwin-Williams Store in Camarillo. Cecilia the store manager was very helpful with matching the chip cards to items I brought from home. I collected some small stones and bark from the yard to assist in color choices for the new…
Creating a Special Place for Your Dinosaur to Perch
I mentioned in my post on January 19th “Pamela the Pachycephalosaurus gets a Makeover”, I am creating a special base using burlap bags filled with sand and then covering them with concrete to give the appearance of stone. My first attempt at making this type of base is for a full size Prehistoric Animal. The…
Pamela and a Field Trip
Many Paleoartists add spikes along the top of the neck, back and tail on the Pachycephalosaurus. I decided to use paint to create the look of spikes in these areas. A few pieces of cardboard were helpful in creating a template for spikes for Pamela. I used the Hammered Gold for the triangular spikes sprayed…
Pamela the Pachycephalosaurus Primer and Painting
Time for primer and painting. Lying your Dinosaur on its side allows you to provide a good protective coating inside the legs. It is also helpful to ensure a good coating on the underside of the body. Several light coats are better than one heavy one. After returning to an upright position, the priming can…
Pamela the Pachycephalosaurus gets a Makeover
It’s always a good idea to select a site before adopting a Metal Dinosaur. Depending on the size you don’t want to be moving them around frequently. Mine are involved in many of my projects so they tend to travel the yard and inside the house from time to time. I have platform trucks and…
Angie’s Makeover is finished before the New Year!
Angie has been telling me she really wanted to have her new look finished before the year end. As I mentioned where we left her before Christmas, I wanted to add some color to separate the Yellow and Almond areas. My first attempted encouraged me to continue adding more width and variation to the dividing…