Helping Hand Hangers

Thanks for the fast reply.
Ron

I bought a few vintage deer mounts...All three of them were aged and the hair very light almost a rust color...the black markings were a dirty brown color. I replaced the wax and used apoxie sculpt, did the eye work. and replaced the bumps on the nose with mod podge.

I used your methods to paint the mounts. My question is I have been noticing that nearly every mount has different black markings, depending on the deer, and what type of form. Is this true or is this just bad practice by a taxidermist thinking they know how to paint.

I have attached a quick photo of two of the mounts I touched up. They look pretty good and I let the forum be the judge of that, but you can see that one deer is larger than the other and its nose markings (which I followed from the way the deers hair was) are very different.

Thanks guys...feedback and tips muchly appreciated...I have another that im mounting completely starting in the am...

Patrick...Falcon Haven Taxidermy

Hi Patric
The picture's need to be close up and in focus to give an honest critiuqe. The black markings are mostly the same from deer to deer ,But their are exceptions to everything.