I am doing my first open mouth whitetail and I was wondering if anybody could give me some pointers as to how to paint the upper and lower jaw sets? If you could give me a list of airbrush colors to would be great or if there is any special mix to use.
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I paint the inside of the mouth with a pinkish flesh color which is a mixture of mostly flesh with a few drops of gill red. Then I mist over it with some dark brown to tone it down and accent the crevices. Then I blend in the lip colors to match the original mouth's apearance with various shades of gray and brown. I wash the teeth clean with thinner using a stiff, small paint brush (China Bristle). Then the inside of the mouth gets two coats of liquid crystal.