I laid Christopher on his side applying the rusty brown primer to the underside first, again spraying inside the legs. After the appropriate drying time, I placed him back on his feet and completed the primer application. Before masking off areas for painting, I used a 12 ½ inch X 7 ½ inch piece of cardboard to block overspray. This allowed for easy painting around the eyes (satin Eden), horns and bone tips around the shield (gloss Ivory) saving a considerable amount of blue tape.
Then it was time to again lay him on his side and paint with flat Brown on the legs and other accessible areas. The belly will be painted satin Eden later.
Next the shield, horns and eyes were masked off to paint the flat Brown around the head. Then Christopher was laid on his side to apply the satin Eden to the belly and underside of the tail & neck, again using the cardboard to reduce overspray on previously applied flat Brown. The area around the mouth was masked off and painted gloss Berry Pink. Then areas were masked off to apply gloss Marigold.
Then areas were masked to paint beak and claws gloss Kona Brown. Followed by taping off stripes to apply gloss Maui Blue. Tape removed.
Now it’s time for touch-ups, using the spray paint cap and artists paint brushes. Spray small amounts carefully into the cap, wet brush with paint and gently cover overspray. Blend gloss Marigold around gloss Maui Blue stripes using same process – paint cap & artist brush. After completing all touch-ups, apply several coats of gloss clear coat. The colors I selected were not all available in gloss – flat Brown, satin Eden. The clear coat provides a gloss finish for the entire dinosaur. After clear coating, replace the plastic eyes using silicone glue. Christopher is ready for his prepared spot in the park.
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