Steve Sanford
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All~
I just posted another of my step-by-step painting Tutorials on my website - this time for Canvasbacks:
https://stevenjaysanford.com/tutorial-painting-homer-canvasbacks/
I painted a pair of Homer Decoys - beginning with my usual epoxy+sawdust coating and then grey latex primer. As usual, the paints are Behr sample jars from Home Depot.
Here are the colors:
It's important to stretch the pale mid-section on this species - and shrink the darker ends: the chest and the tail section.
Note that the Black on the face does not extend down the back of the neck.
Although the bill-to-forehead profile is not a Canvasback, this Sleeper will fool a few, I think.
I include several subtle touches - but simpler paint jobs could certainly serve as gunners.
The Black edges on the first two speculum feathers will not bring in any more Cans - but take just a few seconds to add.
Sea trials were on the Hoosick River this morning. I was joined by: Common Merganser, Bald Eagle, Spotted Sandpiper, Great Blue Heron and Killdeer.
All the best,
SJS
I just posted another of my step-by-step painting Tutorials on my website - this time for Canvasbacks:
https://stevenjaysanford.com/tutorial-painting-homer-canvasbacks/
I painted a pair of Homer Decoys - beginning with my usual epoxy+sawdust coating and then grey latex primer. As usual, the paints are Behr sample jars from Home Depot.
Here are the colors:
It's important to stretch the pale mid-section on this species - and shrink the darker ends: the chest and the tail section.
Note that the Black on the face does not extend down the back of the neck.
Although the bill-to-forehead profile is not a Canvasback, this Sleeper will fool a few, I think.
I include several subtle touches - but simpler paint jobs could certainly serve as gunners.
The Black edges on the first two speculum feathers will not bring in any more Cans - but take just a few seconds to add.
Sea trials were on the Hoosick River this morning. I was joined by: Common Merganser, Bald Eagle, Spotted Sandpiper, Great Blue Heron and Killdeer.
All the best,
SJS