Painting A Fish Form (not A Blank)

There is a guy who lives a few miles from me who has an interesting way of producing a "fish." He carves the body from high density foam. He applies a thin layer of drywall plaster on it, lets it harden, and then applies another thin layer. He carves/rolls the scale pattern into that layer before it dries. He installs mostly fake fins that he buys but he carves some from thin wood. He uses fake heads as purchased from taxidermy supply catalogs and paints to finish. He sells them locally and online.

 

Gene gave up commercial work since customers wouldn't pay the prices he needed. He did nice work, sorry to see him go.

 

Michael, I did understand your narrative but then it got turned into a commercial venture . It's those people I addressed and you simply can't cure stupid. If I did all the stuff that was suggested here, I damned sure wouldn't be asking $10 an hour. I'd be charging $50 an inch to get it to that "my way" crap. But then again, I was in business to make money and giving my time and talent away wasn't my idea of smart business.

 

Well said Don. Couldn't agree more about Gene either! We need to take advice that stifles or tries to discourages experimentation with a grain of salt. To me new ideas that
explore our craft is what we should be about. I think Ben Franklin said once "Nothing ventured, nothing gained".

Jeff