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There is so much more to say than this, but if I put too much to read, people might fall asleep.See the finished piece here: [link]
Please comment with additional questions and I'll answer them as soon as I can. If anyone uses this tutorial please let me know and I'd like to see your paintings!
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Awesome! Let me know when you finish one!
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is there a spacific brush u use on this I really wanna try this and seems like alot of fun but I wanna know if there is anything spacific I need for these kind of things ^.^ amazing work ps lol
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Nope, no special brush or anything. I paint on them just like a canvas
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alright cool lets see if I can give it a try so expect an epic fail coming soon XD I just wanted to know thanks for telling me ^.^
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Lol! I'm sure you'll do fine! Let me know when you're done! I'd like to see it!
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oooohh! i was looking for a tutorial.. and this is perfect! thanks <3 lol ill be sure to show you my finished feather XD
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I'm glad it was helpful! I'd love to see your feather painting too!
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wow i never knew you could paint on feathers! i can get my own feathewrs from our chicken pen, an di have paint and everything but my feathers aren't really thast good quality, is there i way i can make them like yours or fix them up a little? they are straight form chickens so poor quality, thanks!
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The feathers I use are much larger than chicken feathers. Mine come from places like the tails of turkeys, so they get up to 16 inches in length. I'm not saying that small feathers won't work however. I would try to group them if you can.
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you're welcome. I'd like to see what you come up with! Please let me know!
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I will, if it works with chicken feathers, is there a way to make them better liek the way the hunters do???????
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nevermind...i just ment like preseving them so they are stronger but dont bother 
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Oh, there are a couple of tricks. One is to spray them with a sealer (found at most stores who sell any craft and painting supplies). Another is to make sure you "zip" up the feathers with your fingers before painting on them. Most of the time, if there is a split in the feather, it will go naturally back together. However, if it splits after it's been painted on, that part of the feather will no longer "zip". You just have to plan ahead and make sure the paint is being applied in a way that helps hold the feather together, rather than getting between the tiny barbs and pushing them apart. If you need any more help, I'd be glad to answer more questions.
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Thankyou, I will try all three of them 
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Great! Definitely let me see your finished product!
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That's quite impressive. Is there a way to fix mistakes? Like if you messed up on the anatomy and you went over board and you want to get it off the feather. Just curious. I'm new to this and I know I'll make many m istakes. Not very good with paint either ^^'
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there is no fix, unless you are painting a background... that way you won't see that part of the anatomy you messed up on. Just paint a background behind the subject, painting over the bad anatomy while you go. Other than that, there is no way to take paint off of a feather...
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Ahh, that's what I thought honestly. I may have to pratice a bit more of my painting before I go onto feather painting, huh? X3 Thank you for that
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Eh, not necessarily. I think that no matter what you're painting on, you can still learn from it. But if you are just learning and plan on messing up, then don't use something you have a limited supply of. Use paper first
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haha so true. I'll practice a little firs on paper before I jump the gun, eh? XD Thanks
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You're welcome! I'm glad I could help!
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Yay, i think ill try! great tutorial. just one question... how do i keep the feathers togeather? lol
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There are a few ways, you can try tape, or you can glue it down to something. But my favorite now is to spray the feather with acrylic sealer. I'd try spraying it on a test feather first though.
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Thanks ^_^. xD i collected chickan feathers from the stables... hehe... if its not too pathetic ill post my results, awsome tutorial, thanks again ^^
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Yay! That's that way to get yourself some canvas! 
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Hmm, this could be an interesting exercise to try. Thankyou for taking the time to write a tutorial for such an underrated art form. I'll be sure to try it.
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I'm glad you appreciate it. I have not yet had anyone come back to be with a finished painting tho 
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thats really cool! i wish i could do somethin like that...i have a qustion. i see where you painted it. on a table...the feathers arnt on cardstock or glass or whatever you put it on.... so... how do you move it without it falling apart? and again, really really really good job!
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There's lots of ways to work with them. Sometimes I don't use anything at all to keep them in place. Other times, taping them or gluing them down does the trick. Lately I've also experimented with acrylic sealer spray. That stuff is awesome
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oooooooooooooooooooooooooh ok! yeah ive used that spray stuff before! its really sticky if ya dont let it dry...heh!!
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Yeah, it "dries" in like 15 minutes but you can't technically handle it for like 2 hours...
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This is really good, but I don't a have a steady enough hand to do that. . .maybe I could try this but on paper. Do you think that would work?
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What do you mean, on paper? just the animal paintings themselves?
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Well, use the tutorial, but instead of using feathers, use paper.
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I see. Yes, that would work too! I wish my tutorial were better though for that. It mainly talks about how to paint on a feather and not so much painting technique itself
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<3 wow i love it ! Very nice tutorial !
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Thanks! I hope someone tries it out!
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Do you find your feathers outside or buy them somewhere (craft store, Internet?) If you find them outside, do you sterilize them? How?
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I have gotten feathers in several ways, but the majority of them come from hunters and taxidermists. When they come as an entire pelt, they are usually cured, which makes them last a very long time. From there, I remove them from the leather.
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