Breakthrough Books
Waterfowl and Bird Finishing Manual
This book explains the finishing work on bird taxidermy (coloring of beaks and feet).
Breakthrough books are in English, due to the many pictures and drawings the books are easy to understand even with little knowledge of English.
Size approx. A4, 192 pages, many b/w sketches.
Content description:
This manual includes 75 paint finishing schedules for the feet, legs and bills of all North American waterfowl and most commonly mounted upland game birds. Each finishing schedule explains the exact airbrush painting instructions for the bills, legs and feet with clear black and white diagrams showing the areas of color application for each step. Written by World Champion bird taxidermist Kelly Seibels
Species described:
Airbrush Paint Schedules: Black Duck, American Eider, Black Scoter, Whistling Swan, Gadwall, King Eider, Surf Scoter, Bob White Quail, Mallard, Pacific Eider, White-Winged Scoter, Grey Partridge, Pintail, Spectacled Eider, Redhead, Mourning Dove, Shoveler, Steller's Eider, Ring-Necked Duck, Ring-Neck, Pheasant, Blue-Winged Teal, American Goldeneye, Ruddy Duck, Ruffed Grouse, Cinnamon Teal, Barrow's Goldeneye (Winter & Nuptial), Wild Turkey, Green-Winged Teal, Harlequin, Atlantic Brant , Widgeon, American Merganser, Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, Emperor Goose, Black-Bellied W. Duck, Red-Breasted Merganser, Blue Snow Goose, Fulvous Whistling Duck, Oldsquaw, Pacific Brant, Pintail Drake, Bufflehead, Greater Scaup, Ross' Goose, Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Trumpeter Swan
Oil Paint Schedules: Blue-Winged Teal, Green-Winged Teal, Mallard Drake, Widgeon Drake, Wood Duck Drake
Size approx. A4, 192 pages, many b/w sketches.
Content description:
This manual includes 75 paint finishing schedules for the feet, legs and bills of all North American waterfowl and most commonly mounted upland game birds. Each finishing schedule explains the exact airbrush painting instructions for the bills, legs and feet with clear black and white diagrams showing the areas of color application for each step. Written by World Champion bird taxidermist Kelly Seibels
Species described:
Airbrush Paint Schedules: Black Duck, American Eider, Black Scoter, Whistling Swan, Gadwall, King Eider, Surf Scoter, Bob White Quail, Mallard, Pacific Eider, White-Winged Scoter, Grey Partridge, Pintail, Spectacled Eider, Redhead, Mourning Dove, Shoveler, Steller's Eider, Ring-Necked Duck, Ring-Neck, Pheasant, Blue-Winged Teal, American Goldeneye, Ruddy Duck, Ruffed Grouse, Cinnamon Teal, Barrow's Goldeneye (Winter & Nuptial), Wild Turkey, Green-Winged Teal, Harlequin, Atlantic Brant , Widgeon, American Merganser, Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, Emperor Goose, Black-Bellied W. Duck, Red-Breasted Merganser, Blue Snow Goose, Fulvous Whistling Duck, Oldsquaw, Pacific Brant, Pintail Drake, Bufflehead, Greater Scaup, Ross' Goose, Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Trumpeter Swan
Oil Paint Schedules: Blue-Winged Teal, Green-Winged Teal, Mallard Drake, Widgeon Drake, Wood Duck Drake
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