On August 30th Kevin & I presented Fun Dinosaur Facts & Fiction at the Vernon Library in Los Angeles. In preparation for the arrival of the guests, I set up my camera with a hand held remote. I tested it and was all set for taking pictures during the Reading. I was so involved with…
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Stephanie’s Final Touchups & more Stegosaurus Facts
We had just finished blending the Two Shades of Grey for Stephanie. Stone Grey was added to nails and create a beak. More Purple had been added widening the portion along the top of the body last week. I reworked the blending of the Two Shades of Grey a little more especially in the mid-body…
Stephanie’s Painting & Stegosaurus Facts
We left off with Stephanie receiving a few coats of Rust Reformer. As always, turning the dinosaur on its side makes it easier to reach the underbody and inside the legs. After a couple of coats of Rusty Metal Primer, it was time for Stephanie to get back on her feet for finishing the priming…
Kevin Visits the Museum
Kevin has been to many Libraries some a few times for “Family Story Time” and helping me complete research. Wednesday was his first trip to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. It was Great! As soon as we arrived, we were met by my “Fellows Membership” Coordinator, Cristina Rosales. Cristina had made it…
Introducing Stephanie the Stegosaurus!
Stephanie joined the Park during Memorial Day Week. See post June 1, 2018 “Dinosaur Hunting – Trip to Templeton” for Stephanie’s Discovery. She arrived with two other friends Gary & Cindy also discovered in Atascadero, California. We have been talking about the Brontosaurs transformation the last five weeks. One more note on the Brontosaurs before…
Alejandro’s First Visit to the Library
Kevin the T-Rex hatchling has made a number of visits to local Libraries and is schedule for August 30th at the Vernon Branch in Los Angeles, CA (see below for details). Alejandro has been looking forward to his first trip. He was excited about his first ride in the car as well. We reviewed a…
Brontosaurs Gary & Cindy Final Touch-Ups!
The following details were accomplished by spraying paint into the caps of the cans and dipping in the artists brushes to apply. Small spots of Maui Blue were added to Gary & Cindy. I applied them randomly to several of the small bumps that were part of the hammered metal. More Deep Blue was added…
Brontosaurus at the Park and more on Early Dinosaur Sculptures
As discussed in last week’s post “Brontosaurus at the Park and Sinclair’s Logo”, I wasn’t completely satisfied with the Purple accents on Gary. I tried a new concept with Cindy using the Deep Blue, which I liked very much. Gary received this treatment in Purple with an enhancement to allow for Deep Blue spots from…
Brontosaurus at the Park and Sinclair’s Logo
Berry Pink provided a nice color for the inside of the mouth on both Brontosaurus. After masking off the mouth area, plastic was used to protect the rest of the head and neck from overspray. I tried Hunter Green to add additional details to the legs, nose and around the eyes. I didn’t like it…
The Brontosaurus and Early Dinosaur Sculptures
Gary & Cindy Drying after rinsing the acid wash. In 1852 a number of Dinosaur sculptures were commissioned for the Crystal Palace. Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins created these sculptures under the direction of Sir Richard Owen a 19th Century British Scientist. These were the first life size Dinosaur sculptures in the World. Sir Richard Owen invented…