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Rob_Crowley

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Hey everyone,

Wanted to introduce myself I've actually been a member for about four years, but never really posted much or ever for that matter. I have recently started carving my own blocks this year and have run into some issues with paint color. My first bird was a can I did from Willy's duck blind kit, I am very happy with how it came out, definitely huntable (pics to follow). Now I am trying to do a pair of GE's and have ran into trouble trying to figure out the paint colors I'm going to need so I figured I would look for some help from some more experienced carvers. I have the black and white part down but the head color on the drake and the body color and head color for the hen concerned me. If someone could steer me in a direction for paint colors I would really appreciate it. BTW I am working with acrylics and have been making gunning birds. Thanks in advance.

Rob Crowley
 
Rob,
Common GE or Barrows GE?
If you're doing a Barrow's Drake...there's a tutorial on my website: www.lockstockbarrell.com
If you want to do a Common Drake, I have it on DVD along with 5 other drakes if you need.
But...Black, Burnt Umber, White. For the head, you can use interference colors (Bone Black mixed 50/50 with Interference Green). You can also highlight the cheek & brow with yellow or brilliant green and the overwash it with dark green.
Lotsa options and you should be bunches of suggestions.
Lou
 
Lou thanks a bunch for your suggestion I am doing a common GE thanks for the suggestion I'll have to try it out!.. I actually purchased a decoy of yours a few years back at the Turkerton show, I'm sure you made a bunch of decoys but it was a high head drake pintail I think the guy I bought it from was from Jersey but I could be mistaken.
 
Hi Rob,
One of the maddening and enjoyable parts of painting is finding the color you want. My Goldeneye heads are based in black. In acrylics I used hunter green and highlighted with a touch of yellow and shaded with some dark blue. Just a tiny amount of yellow on your wet green brush will get your highlight blend and the same is true with the blue.
Best bet is to keep a book of your painting successes so you can get back to about the same colors again when needed. I keep recipes for each species done with approximate % mixes so I know where to start .
Good luck, I just did a GE for the swap and will post a picture of mine, John
 
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