Dinosaurs All Around: An Artist's View Of The Prehistoric World
What did dinosaurs really look like How big were they what did they eat and how did they move Scientists ask these questions questions because they want to know what life was like hundreds of millions millions of years ago when dinosaurs roamed the earth People who make paintings and sculptures of dinosaurs also want to know the answers so they can accurately depict these animals in their artwork artwork Their representations help us to understand better what life was like in that ancient world Dinosaur Hall Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Left to right life-size model of Allosaurus Diplodocus skeleton and Stegosaurus skeleton
In his studio Stephen Czerkas peers into the giant jaw of his partially finished Carnotaurus sculpture MAKING DINOSAURS Stephen Czerkas is a sculptor who specializes specializes in making realistic life-size models of dinosaurs He has created dozens of dinosaur models that are exhibited in museums museums all over the world The colors textures and action poses of his dinosaur sculptures make them seem so real that you can imagine them stepping off their platforms and wandering around the exhibit hall
Stephen Czerkas has been fascinated with dinosaurs all his life He made his first dinosaur sculpture with mud in his back yard when he was four years old As he grew older he read about dinosaurs dinosaurs drew pictures of them and made many original models He even made a short film using his own dinosaurs When he grew up his first job was making movable models of monsters and other animals that were used to create special effects in movies In the movie business Stephen learned many of the techniques that he now uses to make dinosaur models for museums Stephen’s wife Sylvia is also an artist and is his partner She has made her own dinosaur models in the past but now works with Stephen Together they have written several books about dinosaurs Sylvia has also organized three large dinosaur exhibits for museums Stephen moves the head of Allosaurus
