Stumbled across your channel and I love it. Great work! I make big detailed musky lures and got a wood burner for a gift. So I want to try to burn some scales. I want to try carving a fish someday too. Thanks for all your videos!
Thanks for watching. If you’re interested I have a video on how to make your own scale burning tips. But you have to have a pen like the Razortip BPH pen that has interchangeable tips.
Looks good Danny! I have noticed watching other peoples' fish painting videos that almost without fail, before they get started with the actual painting part, they put on a base coat of black and then antique it by rubbing a lot of the color off, or they use a silver base. You obviously didn't use any base on your fish. I do not understand color the way you do, and I also don't really understand why the other folks insist on the darker base color. Do you have any thoughts on that that you can share, or is it just preference?
Most of the people I’ve seen doing that are those working on reproduction mounts that are already white and they use enamel paint. I’ve experimented with the antiquing a couple times but it’s harder to do with acrylic than it is with enamel on a hard plastic or fiberglass that is already white. After I seal the wood I give it a coat of gesso. I seem to have better luck with airbrushing my local base colors on top of the gesso and then build up layers of color for detail by hand. I do a lot of dry brushing as well as thin washes. I still use the airbrush for some detail but not much. I feel that detailing with paint brushes or micro applicators by hand gives a more organic natural look. Detailing with an Airbrush can give good results but makes it look airbrushed. Does that make sense? Ive only been carving for a little over 3 years so I’m a newbie that’s still learning. I learn something new with each project and I’m always looking for new ways and ideas to add to my workflow.
You may be a "newbie" at painting your carvings, but you have been painting for a long time and know color and layering well. I am a neophyte with an airbrush,, so any time I can get away with not using it, the better. However, as you know, sometimes it is the best tool. @@Danny_Harris-Arts
Great job Danny. Really enjoyed this.
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Thanks! Happy New Year to you and yours also
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Thank you so much 😀
Stumbled across your channel and I love it. Great work! I make big detailed musky lures and got a wood burner for a gift. So I want to try to burn some scales. I want to try carving a fish someday too. Thanks for all your videos!
Thanks for watching. If you’re interested I have a video on how to make your own scale burning tips. But you have to have a pen like the Razortip BPH pen that has interchangeable tips.
@@Danny_Harris-Artsoh yes. I think that was the first video that popped up. Very helpful.
Looks good Danny! I have noticed watching other peoples' fish painting videos that almost without fail, before they get started with the actual painting part, they put on a base coat of black and then antique it by rubbing a lot of the color off, or they use a silver base. You obviously didn't use any base on your fish. I do not understand color the way you do, and I also don't really understand why the other folks insist on the darker base color. Do you have any thoughts on that that you can share, or is it just preference?
Most of the people I’ve seen doing that are those working on reproduction mounts that are already white and they use enamel paint. I’ve experimented with the antiquing a couple times but it’s harder to do with acrylic than it is with enamel on a hard plastic or fiberglass that is already white. After I seal the wood I give it a coat of gesso. I seem to have better luck with airbrushing my local base colors on top of the gesso and then build up layers of color for detail by hand. I do a lot of dry brushing as well as thin washes.
I still use the airbrush for some detail but not much. I feel that detailing with paint brushes or micro applicators by hand gives a more organic natural look. Detailing with an Airbrush can give good results but makes it look airbrushed. Does that make sense?
Ive only been carving for a little over 3 years so I’m a newbie that’s still learning. I learn something new with each project and I’m always looking for new ways and ideas to add to my workflow.
You may be a "newbie" at painting your carvings, but you have been painting for a long time and know color and layering well. I am a neophyte with an airbrush,, so any time I can get away with not using it, the better. However, as you know, sometimes it is the best tool. @@Danny_Harris-Arts