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Informationen zum Autor Allen A. Debus, a retired environmental chemist, has long been infatuated with dinosaurs, paleontology, science fiction, Godzilla and King Kong. He has written several books addressing prehistoric creatures--both real and fictional--in popular culture, and attends Chicagoland's Wizard World and G-Fest. He lives in Hanover Park, Illinois. Klappentext This new book, greatly expanded from the 1995 first edition, describes detailed, step-by-step procedures for sculpting, molding and painting original prehistoric animals. It emphasizes the use of relatively inexpensive materials including oven-hardening polymer clay and wire. Additional tips are offered on how to build distinctive dino-dioramas and scenes involving one's own original sculptures that you will learn how to conceive and build. This book will appeal to a new generation who would like to break into the industry of paleosculpture. Techniques range from ""basic"" to ""advanced."" The authors also discuss what it means to be a ""paleoartist."" Zusammenfassung "A new book! expanded from the 1995 first edition! describing detailed! step-by-step procedures for sculpting! molding and painting original prehistoric animals! emphasizing the use of relatively inexpensive materials including oven-hardening polymer clay and wire. The authors also discuss what it means to be a "paleoartist!" both in the past and present"-- Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsForeword by Mike Fredericks ?BR>Introduction: The Circle of Life ?BR>1.?ecipe for a Dinosaur ?2.?n Overview of Paleoimagery ?3.?hy Do It? Brainstorming Ideas and Exploring Themes in Paleosculpture ?4.?onstructing Trustworthy Armatures ?5.?re-baked Parts ?6.?culpting Bloodthirsty Theropods ?7.?culpting Super Sauropods ?8.?"Can-Do" Stegosaurs! ?29.?culpting "Sharp-Looking" Horned Dinosaurs ?610.?culpting Iguanodontian and Duckbill Dinosaurs ?711.?culpting Miscellaneous Mesozoic Creatures ?712.?ailing On to Distinctive Projects: Finbacks and Winged Reptiles ?513.?culpting Prehistoric Birds and Feathered Dinosaurs "On the Fly" ?214.?culpting Prehistoric Mammals-"Just Do It!" ?915.?utting It All Together, A to Z: Sculpting Liopleurodon ?416.? Word on the World of Dino-Diorama Building (Model Bases and Painting) ?017.?olding Prehistoric Animal Sculptures ?818.? Painting Primer ?919.?hat to Do If Your Model Cracks and Other Eventful Matters ?5Glossary ?1Chapter Notes ?5Bibliography ?7Index ?9...
