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Title: Trying my hand at painting feathers...pappy
Post by: pappy on February 20, 2015, 11:23:32 AM
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e182/ace250semo/IMG_7747_zpsbb2fae95.jpg) (http://s39.photobucket.com/user/ace250semo/media/IMG_7747_zpsbb2fae95.jpg.html)
Got a ways to go yet, this is my first one, got too much paint on the body caused the feather to separate when it dried...gonna add detail to it today....how does it look? thanks, pappy
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Post by: hobbes on February 20, 2015, 11:35:37 AM
I can't see it very well on my phone but what I can see looks good.
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Post by: Spring Creek Calls on February 20, 2015, 12:26:57 PM
Looks good, especially for a first attempt.
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Post by: Redfish on February 20, 2015, 12:27:55 PM
Looks great to me.
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Post by: tomstopper on February 20, 2015, 12:32:40 PM
I like it. Pappy, you got some talent......
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Post by: Gobble! on February 20, 2015, 12:54:25 PM
Looks good. May need to pick one of those up from you!
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Post by: pappy on February 20, 2015, 12:58:11 PM
Holy Moly guys thanks, I just thought it would a nice change as I am trapped inside.....
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Post by: VanHelden Game Calls on February 20, 2015, 01:07:26 PM
Pappy if you did not do this, try stabilizing the feather with clear coat first.  This will slightly stiffen the feathers and keep them from separating.

You can do just the back side or both sides for more strength, a matte finish is invisible especially once the feather is behind glass.

Looking good.
Title: Re: Trying my hand at painting feathers...pappy
Post by: pappy on February 20, 2015, 01:24:22 PM
I did not put any kind of coating on the feather to start out, I was told that if you did that you would lose the natural feel of the feather. But I was told that a matte finish would be ok after the feather is painted I may have to try both ways, huh?
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Post by: grayfox on February 20, 2015, 01:27:08 PM
Looks good Pappy.
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Post by: Snoodsniper on February 20, 2015, 01:33:38 PM
Looks great to me! I think many skills have been honed from the boredom of cold weather.
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Post by: VanHelden Game Calls on February 20, 2015, 01:53:26 PM
Correct you loose the feel of the feather, but it makes it a lot easier to paint :)  Not sure what the big deal is retaining the "feel" when trying to paint it?

Just a trick I learned from a professional feather painter.
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Post by: jblackburn on February 20, 2015, 02:05:57 PM
 :you_rock: looks good to me!
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Post by: dejake on February 20, 2015, 02:21:14 PM
That's a great display piece.
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Post by: hookedspur on February 20, 2015, 02:42:53 PM
Nice
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Post by: allaboutshooting on February 20, 2015, 04:59:44 PM
Hey Pappy,

That looks great!

What a pleasure to meet you at the Convention.

Thanks,
Clark
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Post by: hobbes on February 20, 2015, 07:27:04 PM
Finally got to look at it on a full size monitor.  It looks really good.  Are you using acrylics?

I've wanted to learn to paint with acrylics but never set aside the time.  Seems a feather would add to the difficulty.
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Post by: owlhoot on February 20, 2015, 07:32:24 PM
very nice there Pappy :icon_thumright:
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Post by: sbbow on February 20, 2015, 07:47:57 PM
That is some NICE work there pappy  :drool:
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Post by: firedup on February 20, 2015, 07:56:11 PM
Looks pretty darn good from here..... ;D
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Post by: crappieangler on February 20, 2015, 08:12:14 PM
Looks awesome, I'd pay money for that. GOod work
Title: Re: Trying my hand at painting feathers...pappy
Post by: pappy on February 20, 2015, 08:22:53 PM
Quote from: hobbes on February 20, 2015, 07:27:04 PM
Finally got to look at it on a full size monitor.  It looks really good.  Are you using acrylics?

I've wanted to learn to paint with acrylics but never set aside the time.  Seems a feather would add to the difficulty.
yep water base acrylics I was told they do better on feathers because of the oil content in the feathers. Again thanks for the comments everyone
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Post by: mgm1955 on February 20, 2015, 08:27:28 PM
Looking good Jack!
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Post by: The Cohutta Strutter on February 20, 2015, 08:35:02 PM
Pappy, your good at everything you do. You always post up top shelf items.... :icon_thumright: Strutter.
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Post by: taylorjones20 on February 20, 2015, 10:28:30 PM
Looks very good!!!!
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Post by: Rokhal07 on February 20, 2015, 10:34:51 PM
Looks fantastic. Great job.
Title: Trying my hand at painting feathers...pappy
Post by: goblr77 on February 20, 2015, 10:42:09 PM
Looks good Pappy.
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Post by: KellyP on February 21, 2015, 12:23:21 PM
Looks great! I always spray about three light coats of Modge Podge matte sealer on the feathers before i paint them then one coat after painting. Holds it together really good.
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Post by: pappy on February 21, 2015, 02:18:07 PM
Quote from: KellyP on February 21, 2015, 12:23:21 PM
Looks great! I always spray about three light coats of Modge Podge matte sealer on the feathers before i paint them then one coat after painting. Holds it together really good.
thanks for this tip, my wife has some in her crafting room...hope she won't catch me LOL
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Post by: VA_Birdhunter on February 21, 2015, 05:37:29 PM
Looks great pappy!! Awesome job!


God Bless
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Post by: renegade19 on February 21, 2015, 09:46:23 PM
 :icon_thumright:
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Post by: Gumby on February 21, 2015, 09:49:15 PM
You're very talented


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Post by: RutnNStrutn on February 23, 2015, 12:00:04 PM
Looks good to me!! :icon_thumright: You have talent!!
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Post by: albrubacker on February 24, 2015, 04:38:11 PM
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Looks great!