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Antler paint jobby ~Phoenix-Cry

Artisan Crafts / Leatherwork / Taxidermy

Here's my first try and painting up a set of bleached out deer antlers to make them look more natural.

Here's a shot of 'before' [link]

~turtleluz Nov 22, 2012

Hmmmm - makes me feel.......

~Phoenix-Cry Nov 23, 2012

Of course it does. Heehee

*DiamondDustTaxidermy Nov 22, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Nice job! What did you use?

~Phoenix-Cry Nov 22, 2012

Just acrylic paint and a papertowel.

*DiamondDustTaxidermy Nov 23, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Really? Wow, nice work. I don't get along too well with acrylics so have been trying stain, but it's hard to get a nice variation in color.

~Phoenix-Cry Nov 23, 2012

The key to the acrylic is to start at the base with burnt umber and once you get on there, try to get it off (serious), and then with the paint damp towel you do some sponging, then move up the antler with some raw sienna with the same trick, ad a dash of yellow ocher (just a dash), do the raw sienna all the way up the antler and then work hard to get it off the tips and not so hard to get it off as you go down. A touch of ivory on the tips rubbed down adds some highlights. Then let it dry and then scrap some of the paint of the nubs at the base. Then spray down with matte clear finish.

Hmmmm...sounds more complicated when I type it out. You can also do this with already stained antlers to give some more depth.

~TheQuoteFox Nov 22, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

Very very nice! I'm impressed, these do look very natural!

~Phoenix-Cry Nov 22, 2012

Thanks!

~SaltyPuppy Nov 22, 2012

WOW these look great - they look almost identical to the antlers I have.

Nice job! (Happy Turkey day as well!)

~Phoenix-Cry Nov 22, 2012

Thanks!

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