Dinosaurs being the ancestors of Birds, they probably like Perches too! Besides after you have spent a great deal of time protecting your Prehistoric Pal from Rust and provided a Colorful Finish, do you really want to set it on the Bare Ground? See Brison & Xavier below on just bark. During Rainy weather the…
Tag: DIY Indoor Projects
Brison & Xavier, Are We Done Yet?
We left off with the blending of the Gold Rush Metallic on Brison & Xavier. Now we blend the Hammered Deep Green. Artist Brushes dipped into the paint sprayed in the cans caps are the tools to perform this task. The platform truck is very helpful in raising Xavier to a level that makes the…
Clever Girl, Brison, Xavier & Visitors at the Park
Clever Girl received some additional Real Orange Gloss accents along her back and top of her tail. Black Night Metallic provided shadowing highlights. We both are very happy with this look. Next, the blending of the Gold Rush Metallic & Hammered White to provide a more natural look for the meeting of the two colors. …
Museums Reopening & Clever Girl
The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois reopened on July 24th, The American Museum of Natural History reopens September 2nd to Members & September 9th to the general public, The Natural History Museum of LA County is reopening their Butterfly Pavilion & Nature Gardens with Special Member Preview Days August 28th – 30th & September 4th…
The Prehistoric Pals Love the U.S.P.S.
The Postal Carriers across America have been making sure we receive are Medical Supplies, Packages, Important Letters and Special Greetings from Friends & Family. We thought Our Postal Carrier deserved an overdue Thank You for her support during these difficult times. So, We decided to make a Special Thank You Card. First, a rough sketch…
The Clever Girl receives more Highlights
After painting over the first orange & yellow accents, I made some sketches of Clever Girl then finished in watercolors to assist with the hopefully final Real Orange Accents. In place of gold a light yellow watercolor was a useful substitute. Using the Gloss Real Orange new accents were added to the head trailing the…
The Prehistoric Pals Go Virtual with the Museums
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County provided a Q & A with Dr. Nathan Smith, Associate Curator of the Dinosaur Institute. With a Zoom Meeting the Prehistoric Pals & I where able to see the current research in progress and get those burning questions answered. The Museum has 10’s of thousands of Dinosaur…
Raptors & Dragonflies!
The Clever Girl’s Orange & Yellow feather accent attempts have been painted over with the Hammered White Gloss. It was a good experiment to see how the Orange & Yellow would look on the White. However, as with the painting of the Sail on the Spinosaurus – Spencer AKA Spike less was more. See Posts:…
Securing Your Dinosaurs & those Rascally Raptors
I was finally able to get the Raptors – Clever Girl, Brison & Xavier to hold still for some additional painting. I took this opportunity to add an extra coat of paint to the Claws, Teeth & Tongues for All. Brison & Xavier received Pupils for their Eyes in Hammered Black gloss. Hammered Grey provided…
Mattie & Darius
After painting the reverse side of the Dragonfly Flag and adding additional accents to the Wings, it was time to assemble. Recap Painting Steps: Hammered Black to hide the parts of the Flag that won’t be part of the Dragonfly Body & accents for the Eyes. Real Orange for the Eyes, Body and Wing accents…