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PAINTING A SMALLMOUTH BASS REPRODUCTION

The main difference between painting a skin-mounted fish and a replica or carving is the real fish skin has the natural markings to follow so you need to apply the colors lighter than with a replica. On a replica, you need to use good reference to create the markings as close to the real thing as possible. One trick I have used over the years is to use the skin from a real...
June 17, 2022 0 Comments
12th Open European Taxidermy Championship • HungExpo • Budapest, Hungary

12th Open European Taxidermy Championship • HungExpo • Budapest, Hungary

12th Open European Taxidermy Championship • HungExpo • Budapest, Hungary  Held in conjunction with One With Nature World of hunting and Nature World Exhibition, Sep. 25–Oct. 14, 2021 To subscribe or renew, visit www.breakthroughmagazine.com or call 800-783-7266.
January 19, 2022 0 Comments
Photo Reference: American Alligators

Photo Reference: American Alligators

I have lived my entire life in Louisiana, and regularly have alligators in our pond and on occasion in our back yard. In my state if you live near a river, creek, or for that matter, a large ditch, pond, or swamp of any size, you will sooner or later will see an alligator. In the southern half of Louisiana the possibility of encountering a gator increases five fold because...
January 19, 2022 0 Comments
Maximize Your Profit with Custom-Built Habitats

Maximize Your Profit with Custom-Built Habitats

There are for animal mounts—a bobcat, a rainbow trout, a drake pintail, and a whitetail deer, all perfectly preserved to their natural state. One thing remains before sending these critters off to clients: adding a natural habitat. Realist rocks resembling their former stomping (or swimming) grounds would being these creatures back to life. This is where commercial...
January 19, 2022 0 Comments
Painting a White Crappie, Skin-Mount or Replica

Painting a White Crappie, Skin-Mount or Replica

White crappie are fun and popular fish to paint. The secret to painting a crappie is to apply layers of pearls, silver, and shimmer colors on top of each other to give the reflective effect that is desired. The main difference between painting a real skin-mounted fish and a replica is the real fish...
January 19, 2022 0 Comments
Bobcat Heads, Part 4

Bobcat Heads, Part 4

Eyes must convey the attitude depicted by the body, as well as each expressive part of its face, neck height, and tail position. In the minds of some artists, they first envision the eye expression they want to convey, building the rest around that attitude or mood, which becomes the theme of the...
January 19, 2022 0 Comments
Breakthrough Award Winners from 2021

Breakthrough Award Winners from 2021

The highest award an entry can receive at a state or national competition is Judges’ Choice Best of Show. Breakthrough is honoring this top achievement with the Breakthrough Award for Judges’ Choice...
Breakthrough's Encounter with Hurricane Ida

Breakthrough's Encounter with Hurricane Ida

I felt it was important and necessary to let our readers know why our office has been shut down for phone calls and Internet communication for many days in September. As of this writing, because of Hurricane Ida,...
Seasonal Habitat for Turkey Mounts

Seasonal Habitat for Turkey Mounts

Taxidermists are often asked to create a base for multiple turkeys, whether a hunter was fortunate enough to score the coveted Grand Slam or simply had a great spring. We will walk through techniques that could be...
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