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SinisterPinkles [2013-08-06 05:29:47 +0000 UTC]
The thing I like most about taxidermy is that the animals don't move when you're trying to draw them.
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Zhon In reply to SinisterPinkles [2013-08-21 04:08:38 +0000 UTC]
LOL! That is very true!
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kaileymiller [2013-04-22 01:06:42 +0000 UTC]
THIS IS THE ONLY TAXIDERMY TUTORIAL ON DA AND THE INTERNET. THANK YOU!
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Zhon In reply to kaileymiller [2013-04-24 03:43:39 +0000 UTC]
You are very welcome!
I know some artists dont want to give out their secrets, but in my case, everyone learns differently! What may be a secret to someone, the other might already know!
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ZiraSeishin [2013-02-28 03:55:08 +0000 UTC]
wow this is really an awesome tutorial!! definitely will be useful for my first mount.
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Little-colibri [2012-06-15 16:53:53 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for your tutorial, it allows me to discover more about taxidermy. Your work is outstanding!
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animegirlffx [2012-05-28 04:30:10 +0000 UTC]
Very cool^^
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DiamondDustTaxidermy [2011-12-21 02:04:19 +0000 UTC]
Your work is beautiful and you're really an inspiration to me. Wish I could go to school for this stuff!
Can't wait to see some more wolves from you.
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RinniMinni [2011-12-11 18:29:20 +0000 UTC]
it looks like it's smiling :3
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Zhon In reply to RinniMinni [2011-12-12 06:03:38 +0000 UTC]
Haha! he does!
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nasenblutennn [2011-11-20 08:18:12 +0000 UTC]
I found this so helpful and documented so thoroughly.
It's nice to see taxidermy displayed as an art form and a lot more structure than the animal itself, than I had previously been skeeved out by. It was an all around pleasant learning experience and it made me desire to try it.
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Zhon In reply to nasenblutennn [2011-11-20 17:09:18 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much!
I do strive to try and teach everyone that it's not about slapping a skin on a mannikin, but moreso the sculpting involved to make an animal look real.
If you do try your hand at taxidermy, feel free to ask any questions that may pop up along the way!
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nasenblutennn In reply to Zhon [2011-11-20 20:51:45 +0000 UTC]
I will most definitely ask.
Thanks so much, again!
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CheezayBallz [2011-09-16 13:11:13 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful work, but it seems that his eyes ar too close together.
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Zhon In reply to CheezayBallz [2011-09-16 13:16:18 +0000 UTC]
His eyes arent tilted to the side like how they are normally. The distance is about correct when calipered next to my wolf skull. But the eyes do look in, sortof like how a human's eyes would be.
But I do know what you are saying, and I hope to have fixed that issue in my most recent wolf costume.
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Valentiness [2011-07-15 17:56:18 +0000 UTC]
Is that a real wolf..?
sorry if you said so already. o.o
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TrixiMcGee [2011-06-17 06:15:46 +0000 UTC]
Awesome! I am so excited to start my first project - your tutorial will be a great help!
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Zhon In reply to TrixiMcGee [2011-06-20 05:05:01 +0000 UTC]
You are very welcome!
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NinjaMarshMellow [2011-06-09 00:20:42 +0000 UTC]
i wanna buy one so bad it is awsome!!
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Zhon In reply to NinjaMarshMellow [2011-06-11 23:20:30 +0000 UTC]
I should have a black one and a white one done in time for halloween!
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NinjaMarshMellow In reply to Zhon [2011-06-12 03:07:59 +0000 UTC]
ya i wanted one last year but i would love to buy one they look awesome!! I love wolfs
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lrignafemina [2011-02-01 23:00:12 +0000 UTC]
I have no clues why this showed up on a search for "princess seam tutorials" but it was facinating to read.
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Zhon In reply to lrignafemina [2011-02-02 04:29:28 +0000 UTC]
LOL! That is odd!
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PrinceofPride [2011-01-19 00:51:49 +0000 UTC]
I'm glad you made a tutorial on this! It's very helpful! I want to thank you so much for making this, so happy I managed to find something like this. I'm interested in trying out taxidermy myself, mostly soft mount taxidermy. I would really like to make myself a wolf since they are my favorite animals, but it seems a little too big for a first try. Maybe I should start out with something smaller, like a fox...Is taxidermy really hard on a first try or is it something that's easy to get used to?
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syclopskitten [2011-01-16 02:36:04 +0000 UTC]
woah! I thought it was a real wolf at first!
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RoxiRider [2011-01-09 18:15:29 +0000 UTC]
Just out of curiosity, are most animals used for taxidermy killed for this purpose or do they die a natural death (or killed for some other purpose)? I just don't know much about this, so I'm wondering. It's cool looking, though.
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Zhon In reply to RoxiRider [2011-01-10 05:25:49 +0000 UTC]
Most animals brought into the studio are from hunters that take the pelt, as well as the meat. Get the meat processed and get the skin preserved for a memory-keepsake. Some trophy hunters will kill just for the horns/pelt. Most of my personal stuff I find on the road and salvage, and occassionally get stuff from farmers or off ebay.
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TransguyBlu [2010-12-09 05:52:10 +0000 UTC]
beauty I must say -hope it died fast- though such wounderful work you do!
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Zhon In reply to TransguyBlu [2010-12-09 13:58:06 +0000 UTC]
Thank you!
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Killslay-steelclaw [2010-12-07 23:50:38 +0000 UTC]
dear Zhon
i want to thank you from the depths of my heart for creating this tutorial. so many taxidermists refuse to do anything like this, to this detail, and i can understand that they do not want every tom, dick or harry copying them. but sometimes things like this are needed, because how can they expect anyone to learn otherwise. i work in both sculptural and flat art forms, and recently have started using some taxidermy techniques in my work, along with pelts and adapting taxidermy techniques with my artistic knowledge. i am about to embark on my first full taxidermy piece, a soft mounted rabbit. i know some would say that soft mounting is a bad place start, and that it is not as highly thought of, but i have a long background in fabrication and structuring faux fur plushies, and general sewing, so i feel that soft mounting is the best place for me to start as i can adapt my knowledge of the practices i already know. this 5 part tutorial is one of the most amazing resources avaliable for anyone wanting to try out any type of taxidermy, and the small pointers, like how to make home made hide paste, is truely a good thing, especially for people who may not be able to afford expensive taxidermy supplies.
while doing my research i came across people who were very unwilling to help, saying that doing research is the way to learn, not through asking/looking for tutorials. however, as i have discovered as have many others i expect, it is hard to find this research. what you do with this tutorial is amazing, and gives others hope that they may be able to finally learn about this wonderful artform.
so thank you, and i shall be recommending this tutorial as my first suggestion for a daily deviation, to show its true and invaluble worth.
thank you,
your loyal watcher and supporter, Killslay
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jerrymojo2 [2010-08-28 05:14:04 +0000 UTC]
Gorgeous wolf you got there.
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Ryuco-The-Dog-Demon [2010-06-19 03:27:27 +0000 UTC]
I have a question.
Im buying a yote pelt off line and I mapped my prices on Van Dyke's taxidermy store for the putty u mentioned (didnt find the EXACT name but Permoplast seems to be similar) and the goop.
My questions are is it a necessity to have the Ear plastic molds and did u stick them INSIDE the skin of the ear?
and my main question is that the shell I have in mind is a closed mouth model so how would I seal the lips together to the form? just the goop or should I use shoe glue like u mentioned XD
This really helps a lot for when I do the head on my pelt by its a cased skin so I may have to cut from the throat down in order to do the head
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Zhon In reply to Ryuco-The-Dog-Demon [2010-07-06 03:16:46 +0000 UTC]
You will need earliners if you want to replace the ear cartilage. Not necessarily molds out of plastic, you can use cardstock, but anything so it holds it's shape and keeps from curling.
Lips are tucked into the lip slots on closed mouth mounts.
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Ryuco-The-Dog-Demon In reply to Zhon [2010-07-06 03:27:41 +0000 UTC]
ok, I have one other quick question.
you mentioned paper pulp as a paste in your tutorial, Im a little short on cash to get the real hide paste and was wondering how would that stuff be made??
I just won my 61 inch coyote in a bid and I need to stretch my money as far as i can for him to come to life
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Zhon In reply to Ryuco-The-Dog-Demon [2010-07-06 12:57:51 +0000 UTC]
honestly...paper pulp you can get in paper mache which is only $5 at a craft store usually for 5lbs.
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