Raptors & Roses! Isn’t that part of the “April in Paris” song? The Prehistoric Pals are enjoying the Colors & Fragrances of Spring at the Park. Roses, Wisteria, California Poppies, Bearded Iris and various Wild Flowers are making a show of it. The Stegosaurs -Stanley & Stephanie and the Triceratops – Teresa, Paul & Christopher…
Category: Preservation
More Color for Dinosaurs
The Triceratops’ Claws are masked and painted Hammered Gray to match their Beaks. The Brontosaurs Claws are painted the same color. However, no blue tape or plastic is needed. Artists Brushes dipped into paint sprayed into the caps of the paint cans do the trick for the Brontosaurs. These Brontosaurs had only three toes per…
Frills with Flair
After masking off the Triceratops’s Mouths Hammered Silver was sprayed. Hammered Grey will be used to make the Tongues later. Gold Rush Metallic was hand brushed around the Templates for their Frills. The Templates are attached with blue tape to prevent damage to the existing painted surfaces. Attempting to paint the Gloss Light Turquoise Inner…
A Shield like a Peacock
As previously mentioned, the inspiration for the Triceratops makeover is the Peacock. Their Shields provide the perfect canvas to explore this concept. The size of Teresa’s Shield vs. Paul’s & Christopher’s allows for more opportunities to continue the male & female design differences as they are in birds. The light violet “Magic Wand” Behr’s Marquee…
Triceratops Eyes are Watching You
We left with the Triceratops receiving Hammered Copper Accents on their Horns, Shield Tips, Eye Brows & Eye Lashes. The above gives you a closeup of those Wonderful Lashes. More correctly described as “Contoured Feathers with No Barbs”. After masking off all the areas around the Triceratops Beaks, Hammered Grey was applied. Cobalt Blue Metallic…
Triceratops & Brontosaurs New Colors
The “Magic Wand” tinted Primer cured and it’s time for the major colors. The darker shade of Violet – “Unbelievable” was applied to Top areas of Paul & Christopher, while Teresa will receive only accents of this color. As I previously mentioned, I’m sticking with the bird concept where the males have a brighter color…
Before the Dinosaurs
Dimetrodon Art By DiBgd – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42203983 In the Permian Period 299 – 252 Million Years Ago, Mammal Ancestors, other Reptiles & Amphibians Ruled the World. Included in this group are Dimetrodons above. Not a Dinosaurs, Dimetrodons are early Synapsids. Synapsids are the early Ancestors of Mammals! A Story for another…
Starting the New Year Bright
The Triceratops were in desperate need of a makeover. Teresa had never been finished and Paul’s & Christopher’s paint designs were completed in 2016. After some consulting with the Paint Specialist at the Local Home Improvement Center, I’m using brush on materials. Zinsser Cover Stain Primer which they tinted to match The Magic Wand Semi-Gloss…
Malcolm the Mailosaurus – More Teeth!
Malcolm requested changing his pupils to round bird like from the slit snake or crocodile type. Night Black Metallic and Gloss Marigold corrected the situation. Hammered Copper was used to highlight the scales along the edges of the jaw. Gloss White and Artist Brushes create the Teeth. Currently Malcom is resting on the new base…
Finishing Malcolm, the Mailosaurus
We left off with Malcolm having much of his details outlined in Hammered Brown. The Edges of his Mouth and Eyes are done in the darker Gloss Kona Brown. The Eyes are Gloss Marigold. Gloss Maui Blue has been added using Artists Brushes dipped in paint sprayed into the can’s caps. Next his mouth is…