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Newest hen mallard: no airbrush

PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:44 pm
by Mean Gene
2 weeks ago I set out to carve a hen mallard, and then paint it without the use of an airbrush: something I had not tried on any of my carved decoys before. I also had to fit it in between flocking and painting plastics. This morning I finished her up and sealed the paint. She is now as good as she is going to get. It's not the best there is, but it's the best I've done, and I learned a TON of things by putting down the airbrush and using only good old fashioned paint brushes. This one took forever to paint, but I really enjoyed it.



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Re: Newest hen mallard: no airbrush

PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:19 pm
by islandgoose
Great job ! Must of been a tedious endeavor .

Re: Newest hen mallard: no airbrush

PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:24 pm
by ohioduck
That's awesome Gene.

Re: Newest hen mallard: no airbrush

PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:28 pm
by Weston81
Looks awesome!

Re: Newest hen mallard: no airbrush

PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:44 pm
by The Duck Hammer
That block is beautiful.

Re: Newest hen mallard: no airbrush

PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:07 pm
by flyn88
Wow! Maybe it's time to step away from the airbrush.

Re: Newest hen mallard: no airbrush

PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:42 pm
by Capttrae
Great lookin decoy!!!

Re: Newest hen mallard: no airbrush

PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:07 pm
by Olly
That would be displayed in my house!

Re: Newest hen mallard: no airbrush

PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:07 am
by Goldfish
What do you seal the paint with?

Re: Newest hen mallard: no airbrush

PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:45 am
by Mean Gene
Goldfish wrote:What do you seal the paint with?



Damar varnish. It's high gloss, but when you mix it 3 parts thinner to 1 part varnish and don't soak the bird in the mix it seals and dries flat.

Re: Newest hen mallard: no airbrush

PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 5:52 am
by Darren
Looks great! I'm sure tedious is an understatement