WTC Fish Painting Seminar Videos
Painting Bass Reproductions
with Dennis Arp
One of fish taxidermy's biggest talents offers an outstanding lesson on painting fish reproductions. Dennis Arp of Culbertson, Nebraska paints both a largemouth and a smallmouth bass reproduction in this seminar and demonstrates his unique texturing, painting, and scale tipping techniques. He also assembles the fiberglass blanks by inserting the fins and preparing the surfaces for painting. Dennis uses a variety of media to achieve his beautiful results in this informative seminar. Recorded live at the 2001 WTC. 2 hours.
Painting a Largemouth Bass
with Bill Newman
Taxidermist Bill Newman of Oklahoma, winner of the 2002 North American Champion title for Warmwater Fish Skin Mount with a largemouth bass, demonstrates his techniques for painting a competition-quality largemouth bass skin mount. Using a variety of media including lacquer-based airbush paints, Bill paints a bass from start to finish in this seminar taped live on April 9, 2003 at the World Taxidermy Championships. Color. NTSC. Approximate running time: 2:24.
Painting a Smallmouth Bass
with Bill Newman
Taxidermist Bill Newman of Oklahoma, winner of the 2001 NTA JudgesÕ Choice Best of Show and North American Champion title for Warmwater Fish Skin Mount with a largemouth bass, demonstrates his techniques for painting a competition-quality smallmouth bass skin mount. Using a variety of media including lacquer-based airbrush paints, Bill paints a smallmouth bass n this seminar which was recorded live at the 2005 WTC's. 2 Hours.
Bull Dolphin Reproduction Preparation and Painting
with Mike Kirkhart
This seminar by World Champion fish reproduction taxidermist Mike Kirkhart of Florida demonstrates the preparation and painting of a commercial reproduction bull dolphin (or dorado). Mike also includes some great ideas for marketing, pricing, and business issues involving the sale of reproduction saltwater fish that he has developed over the years. Recorded live at the 1999 World Taxidermy Championships. 2 hours.
Painting Fish with Speed for Profit
with Archie Phillips
The faster you paint, the more money you make. This is the guiding principle behind Archie Phillips of Alabama, owner of the most successful fish mounting business in America. In this live seminar, Archie paints five commercial fish in two hours with time to spare. The complete painting of a reproduction rainbow trout, bluegill, crappie, smallmouth bass, and a skin mount largemouth bass are demonstrated, as well as many other time-saving and business techniques that Archie has developed over the years. Recorded live at the 1999 World Taxidermy Championships. 2 hours.
Airbrushing the Brown Trout
with Mike Orthober
Acclaimed fish taxidermist Mike Orthober of Wisconsin demonstrates the his award-winning airbrush painting techniques on a large skin-mounted brown trout in this live seminar from 1997, the same year he won the World Championships with a large brown trout. Mike uses a combination of water-based airbrush paints and other art media to achieve his stunning results. Mike is a multi-talented artist, having won top awards in many areas of competition, including birds, fish, and mammals. Recorded live at the 1997 WTC. 1-1/2 hours.
Airbrush Techniques
with Tom Sexton
World Champion Taxidermist Tom Sexton began his career as an airbrush artist painting T-shirts at the beach. The artists who can best use an airbrush are going to be the ones who are the best fish taxidermists. Tom demonstrates the basics and the finer points of using an airbrush in wildlife art. Included is a step-by-step demonstration of painting a largemouth bass, from the initial sealer to the final gloss coat. This is a very informative seminar. Recorded live at the 1987 World Taxidermy Championships in Macon, Georgia. Video quality: fair. 3 1/2 hours. (2 Tapes.)
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