{"product_id":"9781440340727","title":"The Great Hall of Dinosaurs: An Artist's Exploration Into the Jurassic World","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience and Imagination Collide!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by a trip with his young daughter to view the famous dinosaur exhibit of New York City's Museum of Natural History, top fantasy illustrator William O'Connor has delved deep into the sciences of paleontology and paleoecology to deliver his interpretation of some of the largest beasts to ever roam the planet. \u003ci\u003eThe Great Hall of Dinosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e is an illustrated guide not limited to the contemporary science of modern paleoart. By combining the science of the dinosaurs with our own imaginations, we can dream of worlds and scenes that may have existed millions of years ago, and of animals never seen before, using nothing more than a simple no. 2 pencil and some paper. What you'll find inside:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLearn the basics of scene setting.\u003c\/b\u003e Create believable natural dioramas with depth, dinosaurs and detailed Mesozoic ecosystems in which your creatures could live and hunt, such as mountains, forests, deserts and seashores.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e16 complete step-by-step demonstrations.\u003c\/b\u003e Build your drawings from initial composition and thumbnail sketching to completed piece through color concepting, underpainting, texture development and more with both digital and traditional painting techniques.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLearn the basics of dino morphology.\u003c\/b\u003e Each demonstration offers a description, history, biological diagram and skeletal composition of the most popular dinosaurs, including personality traits, diet and dates of fossil discovery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGlossary of prehistoric terms,\u003c\/b\u003e and double-sided poster of the dinosaurs within.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInterpretations of the following creatures:\u003c\/b\u003e anklosaurus, aptosaursus, archaeopteryx, carnotaurus, dimetrodon, gallimimus, kronosaurus, pachycephalosaurus, parasaurolophus, plateosaurus, protoceratops, pteranodon, stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrranosaurus, velociraptor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pink Cocktail Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047006814448,"sku":"9781440340727","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440340727_p0.jpg?v=1763794886","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440340727","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}