I am working with a company called Dixon Studios out of Tucson, AZ. They
are exhibit fabricators and do wonderful sculptures kids crawl all over.
They might share an bit of industry knowledge with you if you call them?
Not sure. 

Catherine Bursch
Education Assistant/Illustrator
Kachemak Bay Research Reserve
95 Sterling Hwy., Suite 2
Homer, Alaska  99603
(907)226-4661
www.kbayrr.org
check out www.homerfieldtrips.com


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Subject: [SCIART] touchable sculptures

Hi All,
I am working on a project that involves painting a cast of a giant  
fossil frog from Madagascar. Now, I am a scientific illustrator  
working in this field for 30 years, but have not had to do anything  
like this up until now. The cast is made of a resin material, and  
requires colorful painting, and a varnish that can be safe for people  
(children) to touch. I am thinking of using an acrylic spray primer,  
Golden Liquid Acrylic paint, and then something fast drying like  
Krylon Crystal Clear for the finish. Does anyone have any ideas? I am  
working on an impossible deadline (what else is new?), and not having  
any previous experience with this type of work, I would be grateful  
for any suggestions.
Thanks,
Luci


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Luci Betti Nash
Scientific Illustrator
Department of Anatomical Sciences
Health Sciences Center, T-8
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8081

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