I recently had Research Mannikins put velvet on a whitetail rack with their velvet service (we've all seen the adds) I like it but it is too perfect, anyone found a way to make these things look a little more life like or realistic
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You know, Tom, that about caps it off. SOMEONE didn't like the antlers OUT of velvet so you used the only facility that CAN REPLACE the velvet look and they did too good of a job. Is it Friday yet?
I was looking for a strait answer not some comments from the peanut gallery. looking to make it more lifelike not destroy it sorry for paying attention to detail, besides rack has sat in the sun outside for 35 plus years best way to restore it!
Try scraping off a little velvet at the tips and on some of the likely to be rubbed tines and touch up with some airbrush work to make discolorations.
Just rough up the tips a little bit. Rough up a few other spots to your liking. Then air brush some light veins in and they look much better than the mono tone as recieved antlers.
The deer I see in velvet usually look perfect, this is live and pics. Unless it's fall when they start to rub and pieces are hanging, which probably can't be duplicated with artificial coating. Ask your customer to approve or not on the coating. After they have hung awhile after the mount is finished will probably age them any way.
I am not being a $mart @$$ when I say this .
It's just a thought, but you could always call Research Mannikins and ask them about it. Maybe it is something they could offer the next time .
They could have two different looks to offer then.
Galen
I did contact mark at Research Mannikins and he said that that is the only problem with their service ( they still look great just too great) and gave a few sugestions also, thnaks for the tips I'll see where it gets me.
Tom, how did the color look? Did it look natural? Thanks.