[870]

 

[jon mcgrath]

nice job man. wow is all i can say

 

[Whistlerwhittler]

Nice decoys 870. That bufflehead looks familiar.

 

[870]

Thanks guys! For those of you who arn't from the NY forum I have some pic's of lair (basement painting room/ decoy room/ catch all)

The topic is called "Heres a peek into my lair" if your interested :thumbsup:

 

[WhidbeyDuckGuy]

Thanks for sharing your "digs" I'd love to come over and see the place first hand, unfortunately Whidbey Island, WA is a bit of a commute for me.

Nice dekes.

 

[captainduckhead]

What are you using for paint? Do you air brush, or brush paint? I like how you do your hens, so I'm curious

 

[olddkguide]

The painting technique that 870 is using on his hens is called dry brushing. It is fairly easy to master, using a dry brush load the paint just on the tips of the bristles. Then, dab the brush on a test area, a paper bag works just fine. Once you start to see the desired amount of paint you want to apply start painting the decoy. This is a repetitive process, so just keep removing paint from your brush by dabbing it off on your test area, then paint again. The undercoat can be painted on as usual. Large full round brushes are best for this application but all types of brushes can produce this kind of result. I own an art gallery/custom frame shop, teach lessons,and still find time to hunt. I hope this helps anyone who wants to try 870 hen style, by the way nice work, I can tell you hunt those dekes. When applying the drybrush technique just dab the paint on , no strokes.

 

[captainduckhead]

Wow, who do I send the check to for that lesson?

 

[donttreadonme]

:goodjob: :bow:

Those look fantastic.

 

[870]

Great explanation olddkguide, that's pretty much it, nothing fancy.

CDH you can make the check out to me, I'll see you at the boat show. OH I also take cash :rofl:

 

[lonewolf9029]

870: great looking black mallards. The others are sharp as well, though I've never seen any real ones down here. Only pictures of them. Don

 

[gadwall getter]

great lookin dekes man! :thumbsup:

 

[Willie]

Nice work 870!