OLogy: Drawing Dinos

Learn how to look at a bunch of bones and draw what a dinosaur looked like. 

How do artists start with a bunch of dinosaur bones and create lifelike drawings of these extinct animals? Here are some tips from Mick Ellison, a paleo-artist at the Museum.


Science Topics
Biology, Paleontology
Animals
Dinosaurs
K-6
1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
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A side-view picture of a dinosaur skeleton

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