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Hey gang! I wanted to stop by and say hey!!!! I wish I had more opportunity to relax and enjoy some Taxidermy Talk.com so I took tonight to do so I have read a bunch of cool stuff and I must tell you the work is looking pretty sweet for sure! I thought for fun we (all of us) maybe once a week share a fish or two of choice like Bull Dolphin and maybe a Rainbow Trout for starters I figure 2 fish would be a good start one common and one maybe fun or not so common! I want to give this a start or a kick off and see where it goes! So lets have some fun and share some fun work that you all are doing great efforts with!
Here are 2 recent fish I did for you guys!
Bull Dolphin
Alaskan Rainbow
If you happen to stop by the http://www.anglersartistry.com/zencart site I have created some thing special just for the members of the Taxidermy Talk community family!
A special discount code and a bunch of cool new stuff for you to enjoy like free eye setting tutorial! Check it our if your in the neighborhood!
God Bless and a prayer goes out for the brothers and sisters I have in the areas that have been hit by Sandy. We were blessed and sparred any issues to speak of! Reach out to friends if you haven’t heard from them ok!
My Best!
My Very Best!
Rick Krane
Anglers Artistry
312 CHESTERFIELD ROAD
Hinsdale NH 03451
603-336-7296
[email]anglersartistry@live.com[/email]
http://www.anglersartistry.com/zencart/
Thanks for the pics,they are wonderful. Wish i could paint like that,i bought your Large mouth bass DVD and mine (Fish)turned out way to dark.Wish i had your talent:(
HEy Honeybee Man! Dark is a great start now you have to work out the tone value you want! I hope you have tried again! As I always say the key to great any thing is practice! I never have considered my self talented just really devoted and disciplined to the pursuit of perfect practice! All of my students MUST learn how to practice when they are here do they all practice.. I can’t say but the ones who do learn how to make adjustment and enjoy the process of learning how and WHY color works! I know you bought a DVD so you truly want to learn more and do more when it comes to getting to the next level so I want you to take a white paper plate and lay out some of the same colors in the order I used them in the DVD and for with them until you see the coilor you desire to see! I know you can do my friend and I want to see photos of your work! I love getting photos for members and friends and I have been know to reach out and help from time to time! 🙂
Keep working at as I do… I hope to one day get as good as I would like to be then I can start all over again!
My Best!
My Very Best!
Rick Krane
Anglers Artistry
312 CHESTERFIELD ROAD
Hinsdale NH 03451
603-336-7296
[email]anglersartistry@live.com[/email]
http://www.anglersartistry.com/zencart/
Looks great Rick, thanks for stopping by and livening up the fish category. Just to let everyone know, HQ will soon be stocking all of Rick’s 21 videos.
Thanks Mr Rick, I have Three fish coming up . Keep your fingers crossed for me:biggergrin:
Honeybee man I know you will come through!!! Yes that is correct Mr Jeremy the Anglers Artistry DVD will be available through the good folks at HQ!!!! Now that is a cool deal!!!
I thought seeing how I mentioned a discount code on the Anglers Artistry site just for the taxidermy Talk community family members I should post it here too!
Your special code for the Anglers Artistry Store is TAXITALK
Enjoy!
My Best!
My Very Best!
Rick Krane
Anglers Artistry
312 CHESTERFIELD ROAD
Hinsdale NH 03451
603-336-7296
[email]anglersartistry@live.com[/email]
http://www.anglersartistry.com/zencart/
Very nice Rick. Thanks for all you do in this world of taxidermy.
I’m a very poor fish taxidermist, but here is the first repro I’ve ever done, and the first fish I’ve painted in a good long while. I would like to learn more about it, I ordered 2 Rick Krane DVDs the other day, not knowing HQ was going to sale them!
Hinsonstaxidermy your work should never be out in the category of poor! Your work is sound and worthy of positive note! Enjoy the work of others and I will enjoy your contribution as well!
Rick
Mr Rick, Do i need to add retarder to my paint? When i go to paint it seems to want to splatter,My deer heads it does not do it , i guess because i don’t Shade as long. I use the Velocity so should i add a drop or two in it to stop the splattering. My paint on fish seems to look a little grainy if that makes sense !HELP!!!!!!
September 26, 2011
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honeybee man wrote: Mr Rick, Do i need to add retarder to my paint? When i go to paint it seems to want to splatter,My deer heads it does not do it , i guess because i don’t Shade as long. I use the Velocity so should i add a drop or two in it to stop the splattering. My paint on fish seems to look a little grainy if that makes sense !HELP!!!!!!
I will let Rick answer your question, but you have more going on then adding retarder will cure.
Very nice fish gentlemen. I really like the detail on the Dolphin head Rick.
48 ” Grass Carp from NY– skin mount– Cast head and carved form. A challenging piece on a variety of levels.
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Truly awesome Grass Crap Mr.Stehling
The question regarding retarder… only 3 things can go wrong with the process of painting.
1. the airbrush
2. the paint
3. the user
More times then not I always put my bet on me as the user when things go wrong. Like Mr.Stehling said there could be several factors going on here? I would post it to see what other have to say. It is always fixable just need more information. Taking a shot with out having all the cards in the deck most of the paints we use typically are pre- mixed just like anything else there is a window that is best to use a product. When paint sits in the cup of your airbrush for 5 mins or so as you paint the properties are evaporating creating a thickness issue (paint gets tired!) at this point you want to dump what you have left back in to the container and re-shake then get more paint back in the cup this often helps the issue. Retarder is the base material or vehicle for the paint so if you add it in the wrong proportions you change the properties of the paint. Not to sound like I’m making a plug but on disk 2 of the newer DVD I cover some of this regarding paint and airbrushes and trouble shooting. I still would throw the questions out there as you are not the only one I guarantee that you not the only one!
My BEst!
Rick
Thanks for the info. Hope to be showing some pics. soon!
Here are a few contributions.
Yellow Eyed Rockfish
Another Dolphin
September 26, 2011
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Some great looking fish work Kevin.
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