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Comment by carverman on January 11, 2011 at 3:22am

Thanks.  The scale definition is the key in fish carvings, much like feather detail in birds. The better carvers

spend hours and hours burning in scale detail or feather detail and that is what makes a detailed carving much

more realistic than a smoothie.  Airbrushing is another technique that requires a fair bit of practice.

Not too many carvers want to invest in the expense of compressors, 2-3 air brushes and the different paints

that are required for wildlife..especially fish.  One of the fellow carvers managed to carve a half decent

trout but when it came to hand painting, it didn't turn out like he expected, even with my step by step

directions typed up. I volunteered to fix it up, by repainting it over again. Now he just has to add the

black spots.

Comment by Pattie on January 10, 2011 at 6:09am

such detail amazing