Safari base 21 Mar My thoughts on how to mount the giraffe stemmed from the original idea of it looking like a safari trophy mount. I was going to cut a flat board or piece of nice plywood, then sand it and finish it to look like the taxidermy mounts we’re all so used to… Continue reading Safari base
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Base paint
Base paint 25 Jan Now I add a base color to the entire giraffe over the tooled latex. If you’ve ever paid attention to what a giraffe’s fur actually looks like, it’s a beigy-tan color with the darker tan to reddish brown and squarish patches. Sometimes these patches have very solid edges and sometimes they… Continue reading Base paint