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« Previous EntriesPainting Still Life lenses
Monday, February 1st, 2010I just finished a video tutorial on my methods of painting Still life lenses from Jeff Lumsden.
They eyes are available through WASCO and Jonas supply company
The eyes are so much fun to work with. They are fully customizable and allow you to put a pupil of the correct size and shape into the eye.
They are […]
Painting artificial rocks.
Monday, April 27th, 2009I have had many requests from people asking me about how I paint my rocks.
So here is a summery on the process.
Each rock is different and each type of rock has its own color.
So it pays to use some reference when painting. You want to make sure you don’t paint a piece of granite to […]
Aquarium Project
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008I have recently started a fairly large project involving many tropical aquarium fish.
The goal is to create a large wall display involving over 30 fish ranging in size from 2″ - 22″
I have set up a photo album so you can follow the progress as I go.
Remember these are “In progress” pictures. so things may […]
Custom Eyes the windows to the soul.
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008Well not for the everyday job, but there are times when you need something special. Mainly for marine fish and mammals, but also for crocodiles and large reptiles.
I will focus on fish, since that is my main area of focus.
Sharks, Marlin, Tuna, and Tarpon all have a very unique pupil shape. And Glass eyes […]
Painting a male White Crappie
Friday, August 1st, 2008Painting the male white crappie.
This is my method of reproducing the colors and pattern of this species . There are many ways to do this and this is only one of them.
Reference is KEY! Study your photos, study the live fish. Look close! when you think you have looked close enough, Look closer!
I use many […]
Molding and Casting a White Crappie the Final part (The Casting)
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Here is our Final steps in casting the blank.
After the PVA is Dry and the mold is ready to go.
We brush on the Gelcoat. The Gelcoat is your detail coat so make sure there are no bubbles.
I will be using a different resin for the fins so just cover the body.
We dont want this to […]
Updated Website and replica blank list
Monday, July 14th, 2008I finally did an inventory of my molds and have a full list, I will be adding photos as I go.
But for now here are the molds I have available.
http://www.knuthart.com/products.html
Some fish I have in progress are a 24-25″ Walleye, 40″ Northern pike.
Molding and casting a white crappie part 3 (Mold Preparation)
Monday, July 14th, 2008Now I will go over the next stage in the process.
Mold Preparation
I inspect the mold, I am looking for undercuts and overhangs as well as voids and pockets created by bubbles.
This mold turned out well, I had a small spot by the eye that needed to be ground down, I also cleaned up the fin […]
Molding a White crappie using the bondo method video.
Sunday, July 6th, 2008Below are two short videos showing the techniques I used in molding a white crappie with fiberglass resin.
In the near future I will be working on a higher quality DVD showing molding and casting techniques, I will also be offering one on one classes on molding and casting techniques.
Thanks for watching, and good luck!
~Joshua
Molding a White crappie using the bondo and fiberglass resin.
Sunday, July 6th, 2008 Here I will go over my basic method for molding a fish in fiberglass resin.
This is a basic rundown there is a bit more involved in my method then this, and each fish is done differently.
Here is our subject. A nice looking 12″ white crappie.
The first thing we do is wash the fish and […]