I am working on the fan of the bird from the mentor hunt and have a question.  The ends of the feathers look bad.  They are not nice and round but thin looking and are sticking out like little spikes.  How do I get the feathers to fill out and look nice and round?  I washed the tips of the feathers and got a lot of dirt out and dried them with a fan. 
			
			
			
				Try gently brushing with a paintbrush.
			
			
			
				you can use a toothbrush too....