We left off with Stuart receiving his primary colors – Spring Green and Warm Yellow. I let the metal welding aid in my decision for initially applying the primary colors. Now it’s time to use artist brushes to make a more realistic meeting of these two colors, as they would most likely in nature. I started with the Warm Yellow spraying the paint into the cap. Then applying with an artist brush, I make random shapes at various spots going into the Green areas. Don’t worry if you think you made a mistake. First you can always fix it with paint later. Second, it’s better to wait until you finish and take a step back to look at the finished results. Sometimes what you might think is an error turns out to be a better part of your overall design. Next I used the Spring Green. Making random shapes into the Yellow. You don’t have to go far into either area. Since you are going in opposite directions with each color the effect is magnified.
Stuart is the tallest of the three Brontosaurs. I’m painting him the same color combination as the other two – Gary & Cindy. Since Birds are the descendants of Dinosaurs, I paint the males brighter colors than the females (usually). Stuart will follow Gary’s color design. I used the same design on the backs of Gary & Cindy. However, Gary was done in Purple vs. Deep Blue for Cindy. In Addition, I filled some of the openings with Deep Blue on Gary where only the Spring Green showed through on Cindy. This gave Gary more impressive colors while keeping the overall design similar for the Brontosaurs. Stay Tuned for more on Stuart’s transformation!
As I mentioned in prior posts, the Sauropod Family has many members that vary in size and unique characteristics. They range from 20 feet to over 100 feet long with spikes, sails, armor even clubbed and spiked tails!
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Melanorosaurus (Greek for Black Mountain Lizard) discovered in South Africa is an example of a smaller member of the Family at 26 feet long. Another small sauropod, also in South Africa Antetonitros (Latin Before Thunder – referring to its existence before Brontosaurus -Thunder Lizard). And the earliest known sauropod – Vulcanodon (volcano tooth) 20 feet long discovered in Zimbabwe provides understanding for the transition between small 2-legged omnivorous prosauropods and the giant, 4 footed, plant-guzzling sauropods.
Check out Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauropoda Your Local Library and the Natural History Museum can provide more information and an up-close look at these unusual animals fossils. Currently the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles has a 3D movie of the Titanosaurs. These were the Largest Animals to ever walk the Earth!
“Titanosaurs 3D” will Trill You and
“Antarctic Dinosaurs”
will Chill You at
The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles!
“Encouraging the Appreciation of Art and Education through the Inspiration of Dinosaurs”
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