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It hasn't been caught yet....no flie in his mouth.
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While growing up in deepest, darkest Appalachia I though that the rainbows and goldens were THE schitt, but I enjoyed the browns too. Unfortunately, we don't have them anywhere in AK.
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Nice painting. Gotta say, I was half expecting something to do with a toilet bowl. 
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Great work ! Makes me want to do art again.
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Thanks guys! I think I've started to figure them out. I gotta tell you though - I hate doing all those dots! Truthfully, I guess I should have tipped the scales with gold above the lateral line, and silver below. The problem is that it is watercolor. It probably would not read all that well. I used to do fish taxidermy back in the seventies. It is no small feat to try and replicate the colors on any trout! Browns and Brookies are my favorite. I used lacquers and automotive paint techniques that I gleaned from a custom painter I knew. Pearlescense used a lot and clearcoats. Pronghorn was my favorite game head, they are striking to look at up close. Keep up the good work!
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Well done - and, yes, difficult to produce certain highlights with watercolors.
For me, a bit more bulky version would be appropriate only because the most recent Brown I caught (up on Diamond Lake) was what my fishing buddy called "a football of a fish". Rainbow, Golden and the rare Apache have been much fun - but the heaviest for me have been Browns.
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Well done - and, yes, difficult to produce certain highlights with watercolors.
For me, a bit more bulky version would be appropriate only because the most recent Brown I caught (up on Diamond Lake) was what my fishing buddy called "a football of a fish". Rainbow, Golden and the rare Apache have been much fun - but the heaviest for me have been Browns. My son caught a 10 pounder this year, in Erie Pa. It was a fat hen! I just picked something that appealed to me. This is just a fun hobby. I had not painted for a couple of years, so I'm learning again!
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Thanks guys! I think I've started to figure them out. I gotta tell you though - I hate doing all those dots! Truthfully, I guess I should have tipped the scales with gold above the lateral line, and silver below. The problem is that it is watercolor. It probably would not read all that well. I used to do fish taxidermy back in the seventies. It is no small feat to try and replicate the colors on any trout! Browns and Brookies are my favorite. I used lacquers and automotive paint techniques that I gleaned from a custom painter I knew. Pearlescense used a lot and clearcoats. Pronghorn was my favorite game head, they are striking to look at up close. Keep up the good work! I was a pretty good carver in my heyday. In fact, I started with watercolors as a warmup for painting my fish. I used acrylics for the carvings. You actually have to build the color up, and use some interference stuff. I would have liked to tip the scales with cad yellow, or something close, but it just kinda disappears on a piece this small.
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Nicely done sir.
I am envious of your talents.
Used to fish the Ruby in sw Montana 30 some years ago, it was loaded with Browns. Would like to think it was still is.
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Thanks guys! I think I've started to figure them out. I gotta tell you though - I hate doing all those dots! Truthfully, I guess I should have tipped the scales with gold above the lateral line, and silver below. The problem is that it is watercolor. It probably would not read all that well. I used to do fish taxidermy back in the seventies. It is no small feat to try and replicate the colors on any trout! Browns and Brookies are my favorite. I used lacquers and automotive paint techniques that I gleaned from a custom painter I knew. Pearlescense used a lot and clearcoats. Pronghorn was my favorite game head, they are striking to look at up close. Keep up the good work! I was a pretty good carver in my heyday. In fact, I started with watercolors as a warmup for painting my fish. I used acrylics for the carvings. You actually have to build the color up, and use some interference stuff. I would have liked to tip the scales with cad yellow, or something close, but it just kinda disappears on a piece this small. More recently I had a friend that was an expert carver, and his fish were very nicely colored. Sometimes I appreciate the understated effect of watercolors or acrylic paints. The depth and glimmer of a real fish is near impossible to re-create. Same with ducks and feathers.
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Thanks guys! I think I've started to figure them out. I gotta tell you though - I hate doing all those dots! Truthfully, I guess I should have tipped the scales with gold above the lateral line, and silver below. The problem is that it is watercolor. It probably would not read all that well. I used to do fish taxidermy back in the seventies. It is no small feat to try and replicate the colors on any trout! Browns and Brookies are my favorite. I used lacquers and automotive paint techniques that I gleaned from a custom painter I knew. Pearlescense used a lot and clearcoats. Pronghorn was my favorite game head, they are striking to look at up close. Keep up the good work! I was a pretty good carver in my heyday. In fact, I started with watercolors as a warmup for painting my fish. I used acrylics for the carvings. You actually have to build the color up, and use some interference stuff. I would have liked to tip the scales with cad yellow, or something close, but it just kinda disappears on a piece this small. More recently I had a friend that was an expert carver, and his fish were very nicely colored. Sometimes I appreciate the understated effect of watercolors or acrylic paints. The depth and glimmer of a real fish is near impossible to re-create. Same with ducks and feathers. Yup. It's all impressionistic, at the end of the day. There is more to vision than what we see with our eyes.
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