looking for a mallard painting tutorial using oils?

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Jamus

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well, I'm finally jumping into tackling painting mallards and I'm looking to see if anyone can point me to tutorials using tube oils. I'm certainly aware of all the great tutorials that have been referenced here for acrylics and latex and wondering if there's anything similar for tube oils?

thank you!
Jamus
 
Tom Matus markets a soft cover book with both the carving steps and paint colors he uses to achieve a gunning drake. The paints are acrylics, accurate depictions other than secondary additives used to apply tube oils.
 
thank you Steve and beautiful bird. I will be using your tutorials and whatever other information I can gather to push forward. Some things in life cannot be undone...the paint job on a decoy is not one of them!
 
great point! as luck would have it, I actually already have that book on the shelf (someplace). I'll go have a look about for it. Thanks for the prompt!
 
Jamus

I have this book at home and seem to recall he uses oils on his decoys and goes into the pallet mixes with a decent amount of detail.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0916838900/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i3

Eric
 

Jamus,

Depending on how deep ya wanna get into it.

These two books do the job, and will help get ya to where ya wanna be.


WATERFOWL PAINTING Blue Ribbon Techniques by William Veasy

Very easy to read and glean knowledge.


ANATOMY OF A WATERFOWL for Carvers and Painters by Charles W. Frank, Jr.

Very detailed, and advanced for mostly decorative painters, but good info to add to your work.

You will find things in this book that you will not find elsewhere.



VP
 
Vince

I found that second book on Amazon. $992 in paperback!!!

https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Waterfowl-Carvers-Painters-Paperback/dp/B00Z8EGY2G

Eric
 
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Eric Patterson said:
Vince

I found that second book on Amazon. $992 in paperback!!!

https://www.amazon.com/...erback/dp/B00Z8EGY2G

Eric
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Eric,

That's crazy.

I bought the hardcover years ago at the Ohio Show for $39.95. Still has the sticker price on the front of the well worn dust jacket.

Back then there were many book vendors at the show, as well as authors.

If the book vendors did not have it, you did not need it. I always made a bee line to their rooms, before some vendors setup in the ballroom.


Each year my library gets larger and larger, books are everywhere in our home.


These are just a few... and very well organized huh. [;)]



VP




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Vince

I got a lot of books on decoys when Jeff passed away. I've looked through all of them, many years earlier when he loaned them to me, and the book that made the most sense to me is in the link below. He makes it look possible for the non-artist type like myself. Trying my hand at it has always been on my to-do list. I just hope it makes it to the top before my time is up...

https://www.amazon.com/...-Starr/dp/0876912609

Eric
 
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Now there is a name from the past. Almost all the sillouhette patterns i have were from Tom.
 

Eric,

There is no need to be a artist to carve/make yer own decoys.

You already have the knowledge of being a waterfowler, and a woodworker. That is pretty much it.

How far a person wants to go with it is personal.


Basic decoys (what some collectors call clunkers, a term I despise) draw waterfowl very well.

Dr. Starr's book covers all the bases.


For many decoy carvers DUCK DECOYS HOW TO MAKE THEM HOW TO PAINT THEM HOW TO RIG THEM by Eugene V. Connett,3rd is the only book they needed to get started.


After awhile ya get more knowledge by handling old decoys, and other folks hand made decoys, than from any book.


Beware though, cuz once ya start, you may get hooked.



VP
 
Dani said:
Looks like my book case used to!

Love the harlequin Vince
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Thanks Dani.

That's only one of several book cases...


The Harlequin came all the way from Alaska if I recall.

The carver/maker always wanted to attend the Ohio show, and his wife and family gave him the chance to do so.

I've gotta find his name, as he was a very interesting and easy going guy. Makes very good decoys.

He was very thankful to be there. We all made him feel welcome, and he sold everything he brought.



VP
 
Very nice bird steve >I TRIED TUBE OILS WAY BACK WHEN I STARTED < TAKE A WHILE TO LEARN HOW TO USE THEm TO GEt HE EFFECT YOU WANT.ed used Ronan Jap for many years, now have gone your route steve home depot latex with a lot of your color sceams, many thanks for all your tutourals. PAUL
 
Janus, drop me a note -
gwdecoys@Verizon.net
You should be able to transpose the colors into oil, as I pretty much use Golden Matte. From what I remember when I did flat work with oil is that to get matte, you needed to play with varnishes and dryers. Hope you aren't planning on making a big rig. Could take you past your prime to get the damned things to cure! HEHEHEHHEHEHE
 
thank you Vince and I just rediscoved my copy of the book today. I'll spend time with it (sometimes it's nice to revisit books you own!)
 
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