Blacknick Sculpture

The final painting on the sculpture was done by dry brushing to accent the plates and scale work. A dark wash was applied over the stego...

After spraying the stegosaurus with primer I brushed on a coat of liquid latex to mask off the tail spikes. Using an airbrush I misted a c...

After the plates were added I moved on to working on the tail spikes. The locations were marked on the tail and then drilled. The spikes we...

Once the legs had firmly been attached I began adding the plates to the stegosaurs back. After locating the position for each plate a hole ...

The stego's legs were padded out in aluminum foil over which Super Sculpey was modeled. In this photo I am adding the toes to the front ...

I've always liked the stop motion dinosaur puppets from King Kong (1933). They may not be scientifically accurate by today's standar...

Here is a photo of the completed brontosaurus shot in my yard. The colors of the sculpture came out closer to how they really appear in this...