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Offline bradsmith2010

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starting to paint a bow,,,,brace profile and outside photos
« on: February 04, 2018, 08:40:35 pm »
well I am gonna paint this one with acrylic, then I am going to tone it down and make it look old,, the acrylic can be a bit harsh in color,, but with a few layers of neutral glaze and some sandpaper, I think I can tone it down,, this is an osage d bow with goat hide back,, just painting it for fun to see what I can do,, will keep you posted as I go along, I am improvising the design,, so who knows what it will turn out like,, thats the fun,, (SH)
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Offline JWMALONE

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Re: starting to paint a bow,,goat hide
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2018, 08:52:58 pm »
Excellent, I like that design. I had the same idea and just started mine. Of course mine is a simple geometric pattern nothing as intricate as yours. You are right about the intensity of the paint, let us know what you come up with to tone it down.
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Re: starting to paint a bow,,goat hide
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2018, 09:00:52 pm »
ok I have some great ideas,, on how to tone it down,, will have to see if it works,, (W
I dont think it matters how simple the design is,,, it will make the bow very special,,
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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2018, 09:21:31 pm »
I agree. I also thought every body has an antique looking bow, I can have a brand new one. This is my first bow from a stave.
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Offline Stick Bender

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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2018, 05:37:16 am »
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: starting to paint a bow,,goat hide
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2018, 07:16:38 am »
ok I worked on it a bit,, and decided to distress it a bit as I go,,
here is the before and after on this section,,
I just sanded it a bit,, and then put a glaze of acylic orchre and gel medium on it,,
looking good,, :)

also the pic of the paint I mixed with ochre to tone it down,,, dont worry, I have a plan B,, if it does not turn out, I can always paint the back black and make another design, or plan c,, I can paint a sturgeon dessign on it,,  :)

also you can tone it down as much or little as you like, if you go too far, you can repaint the design and start over,, so lots of options,, remember beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so make it like you want,,:)
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Re: starting to paint a bow,,goat hide
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2018, 08:02:54 am »
 (-P Nice work.Your demonstration can be useful for those wanting to make parafleches and rawhide boxes too.
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Re: starting to paint a bow,,goat hide
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2018, 08:33:17 am »
Brad, what's being used to draw the outlines?
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Re: starting to paint a bow,,goat hide
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2018, 11:56:11 am »
I just used a regular sharpie,, that being said they make a sharpie that is black paint that would be better I think,,
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Re: starting to paint a bow,,goat hide
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2018, 12:13:29 pm »
Looks fantastic Brad! I love a painted bow. Nice work!

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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: starting to paint a bow,,goat hide
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2018, 12:14:03 pm »
Nice tone down!  All the paint is acrylic, including the ochre?  Btw, Laubin (in "The Indian Tipi") has an excellent chapter on making and decorating rawhide.
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Re: starting to paint a bow,,goat hide
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2018, 12:56:03 pm »
Nicely made Brad. I like the faded out look and your magic scenery.
What's a bout aging with thinned down Umbra oil based paint? Kinda I did here: http://primitive-bows.com/osage-sinewed-plains-cheyenne-style-5426-no-58/

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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: starting to paint a bow,,goat hide
« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2018, 12:56:34 pm »
yes all acylic,, I will check out the Laubin book, I have one on his bows,,
Thanks Dave for the positive input,, we need all we can get ,, right :)
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: starting to paint a bow,,goat hide
« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2018, 12:57:40 pm »
yes the oil based tone down would work great also,, that looks amazing,, I think the depth of color with the oil is a little better, ,but there is a dry time some might not want to deal with,, but it is very rich and deep,, I really like the blue sides on that bow,, nicely done,,
also the oil is natural pigment as well,, so is a bit more natural,,,,
I mainly wanted to show that the acrylic ,,, which is pretty inexpensive can work pretty well,,,,I have made the main design with oil and had good results,, (-S
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Re: starting to paint a bow,,goat hide
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2018, 07:36:29 pm »
Looks awesome. I know the bend will be sweet as can be as well.  ;)
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