Recreating an Age of Reptiles
$51.40
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
12 June 2017
Summary
Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals have always fascinated people but they pose vast problems for the artist. How do you go about recreating the anatomy and behaviour of a creature we’ve never seen? How can we restore landscapes long lost to time? And where does the boundary between palaeontology - the science of understanding fossils- and artistic licence lie? In this outstanding book, Mark Witton shares his detailed paintings and great experience of drawing and painting extinct speci…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785003349 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1785003348 |
| Author: | Mark P. Witton |
| Publisher: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 12 June 2017 |
| Weight: | 418g |
| Dimensions: | 280mm x 216mm x 9mm |
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This book is an enjoyable and at times humorous discussion of the artistic reconstruction of Mesozoic reptiles by palaeontologist and palaeoartist Mark Witton. – Emma Askew reviewer * Open University Geological Society *
About The Author
Mark P. Witton
Mark P Witton is a leading palaeontological artist, author and researcher at the University of Portsmouth, UK. He has produced artwork for museums and universities worldwide, including the Natural History Museum and The London, and American Museum’s of Natural History. He has also acted as a consultant for documentaries and films, including the Walking with Dinosaurs franchise, the BBC, National Geographic and research institutes around the world. His palaeoart works have also been featured in numerous research papers, news reports, books, television shows, museums and art galleries, and he has consulted on the appearance of fossil animals for numerous television shows and films. He has written numerous books on palaeontology and palaeoart, including three books for Crowood.
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