A new book, expanded from the 1995 first edition, describing detailed, step-by-step procedures for sculpting, molding and painting original prehistoric animals, emphasising 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 - and inspire - the latest generation of prospective prehistoric animal lovers who would like to break into the industry of paleosculpture. Techniques range from the ""basic"" to ""advanced."" The authors also discuss what it means to be a ""paleoartist,"" both in the past and present.

About the Author
Allen A. Debus is a dinosaur sculptor and author of multiple books. He writes regularly for Prehistoric Times, G-Fan, Mad Scientist and Scary Monsters, and was a contributing editor of Fossil News: Journal of Avocational Paleontology. He lives in Hanover Park, Illinois.

Bob Morales holds a doctorate in history from Rutgers University and has lectured at the Baseball Hall of Fame Symposium in Cooperstown, New York, USA. He has taught at Rutgers University, Nassau Community College, and is professor of history at Bergen Community College. He lives in Rumson, New Jersey.

Diane E. Debus coauthors articles with her husband Allen A. Debus. She lives in Hanover Park, Illinois.

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.



Book Information
ISBN 9780786472055
Author Allen A. Debus
Format Paperback
Page Count 292
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 507g