Dinosaur Sculpting: A Complete Guide, 2d ed.

by Allen A. Debus, Bob Morales, Diane E. Debus

Overview

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."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786472055
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	09/09/2013
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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 is a member of the G-Fan Hall of Fame and lives in Hanover Park, Illinois. The exceptionally talented artist Bob Morales has sculpted numerous prehistoric animals including those reproduced as resin kits for Lunar Models and commissioned for Saurian Studios, as well as for other clients. He interviewed noted paleoartist Gregory S. Paul for Prehistoric Times, and has managed a successful studio, Dragon Attack!, in Colton, California. The late Diane E. Debus was a writer and coauthored articles with her husband Allen A. Debus. She lived in Hanover Park, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Foreword Mike Fredericks 1

Introduction: The Circle of Life 3

1 Recipe for a Dinosaur 13

2 An Overview of Paleoimagery 24

3 Why Do It? Brainstorming Ideas and Exploring Themes in Paleosculpture 53

4 Constructing Trustworthy Armatures 58

5 Pre-baked Parts 64

6 Sculpting Bloodthirsty Theropods 69

7 Sculpting Super Sauropods 91

8 "Can-Do" Stegosaurs! 102

9 Sculpting "Sharp-Looking" Horned Dinosaurs 116

10 Sculpting Iguanodontian and Duckbill Dinosaurs 127

11 Sculpting Miscellaneous Mesozoic Creatures 137

12 Sailing On to Distinctive Projects: Finbacks and Winged Reptiles 155

13 Sculpting Prehistoric Birds and Feathered Dinosaurs "On the Fly" 172

14 Sculpting Prehistoric Mammals-"Just Do It!" 189

15 Putting It All Together, A to Z: Sculpting Liopleurodon 204

16 A Word on the World of Dino-Diorama Building (Model Bases and Painting) 220

17 Molding Prehistoric Animal Sculptures 238

18 A Painting Primer 249

19 What to Do If Your Model Cracks and Other Eventful Matters 255

Glossary 261

Chapter Notes 265

Bibliography 277

Index 279

Editorial Reviews

if you are interested in the history of dinosaurs in popular culture, Debus is an author you simply cannot ignore...Debus does a huge service to those who work in the history of science”—H-Net Reviews.

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