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11. On the belly and breast feathers, Carol uses the No. 112 round brush with the same round brush technique as I described earlier. Here, she uses Georgia Clay lightened slightly with a drop of Island Coral. After feathering, she ' lightly washes over the area with Georgia Clay diluted to the

consistency of ink to blend the colors together. She paints the bill Island Coral and paints in the tip with the Black/Georgia Clay mixture. Next, she blends the bill with the tip slightly. Step 12. Finally, Carol removes the paint stick, adds a dowel in its place, and attaches the completed bird to a base, ci

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Fig. 8. The feather patterns, drawn with a stick of chalk.

Fig. 7. The bird is basecoated with Georgia Clay.

Fig. 9. Feathers painting detail

Fig. 10. Painting detail on the head.

Fig. 2. The top view with the head par- Fig. 3. The tail

tially done. carved on one side.

Fig. 5. The front Fig. 6. The bird is shaped and tem-

view of the head. porarily mounted on a paint stick.

Fig. 1. The sawn out blank with the wings marked. Notice the high point indicated.

Fig. 4. Side view of the head.