We hope you all are enjoying the Holiday Season. Hopefully you are taking some time to relax and visit your local Museum or with your favorite Prehistoric Book from the Library. There are so many new discoveries each year to keep on top of with Dinosaurs and their cousins.
We left off with Teresa after her “rust reformer” coating. After 5 cans of Rusty Metal Primer, Teresa was ready for her main base color Sand Gloss. As I was applying the Sand coat, I decided having a little show through of the Rusty Metal Primer was a good look. The horns and triangle shape bone will be painted a Pearl Mist Metallic, so there was no need to mask them while painting the Sand Gloss.
Using Blue Tape and plastic bags the Claws were masked for painting the Hammered Grey. Then the horns and shield bones were painted the Pearl Mist Metallic. This came out on the silver side vs. white. It works well with the Hammered Grey on the Claws and Beak. Although I would have preferred a little more white in the color. I can always considered ways to adjust this later.
The Beak and Mouth are the next steps. I have used the Berry Pink Gloss for the other three Triceratops mouth area and will do the same for Teresa. Hammered Grey was also used for the Beak. After removing the masking materials, Maui Blue Gloss was applied using an artist brush on the iris of the eyes.
After the beak had a chance to cure, the mouth was masked off and sprayed Berry Pink Gloss. Final touch ups were made to the shield area to adjust for any overspray of the Pearl Metallic Mist. Berry Pink Gloss was then applied to the inside of the nostrils using an artist brush.
More on Teresa’s Ceratopsian family:
In 2005 searching the southwest of the Canadian Province of Alberta Peter Hews found one of the most elaborately ornamented horned dinosaurs since Triceratops discovery in 1888. Dubbed “Hellboy” due to the difficulty in digging it out and the enormous job of chiseling it from its case of rock in the lab. It took 18 months just to remove the skull from the rock in the lab! Once cleaned it was clear this was a new species of Ceratopsian. Named Regaliceratops peterhewsi in honor of Peter Hews who brought this find to the Museum’s attention. For more details on this discovery other fascinating dinosaur discoveries check out: “Weird Dinosaurs” by John Pickrell.
Stay Tuned – More Splashes of Color for Teresa!
Wishing You a New Year filled with Discovery & Wonder!
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