Antique-Style Duck Decoys

Contemporary Techniques to Carve and Paint in the Folk Art Tradition

By: Tom Matus

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Paperback | 15 February 2006

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Create American Folk Art by Learning to Carve and Paint the Contemporary Antique Decoy In Antique-Style Duck Decoys, Tom Matus, an experienced wildfowl hunter and a champion decoy carver, introduces you to the special world of the Contemporary Antique-Styled Decoy. Whether you're a novice exploring the craft of decoy carving, a veteran craftsman seeking a change of pace, or a painter looking for a fresh outlet to demonstrate your talents, the author's expert guidance will have you creating your very own stylized contemporary decoy to display and admire. With the help of more than 370 color photographs and easy-to-follow instruction, you'll master the basics and learn the secrets of: - Carving the Decoy - Aging the Wood - Preparing the Surface - Painting the Decoy - Antiquing Techniques Antique-Style Duck Decoys also includes a 14 page gallery of the finest antique and contemporary antique decoys in circulation and an informative "Appendix of Antiquing Characteristics."

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Master tips are given all throughout the book...the author goes into great detail to show you, with step by step pictures and instructions, how to carve an antique wood duck decoy. The book is so interesting and informative that the carver will enjoy the book as much as carving the decoy. The photography and layout in all areas of the book was phenomenal. The step-by-steps were clear and in synch with the text and supportive of the text, and there are a couple of very artistic still-life hunting scenes. Finally, there was my favorite part of the book, the painting schedule and instruction. It seems very detailed, complete, and unambiguous. Several years ago, when I carved and painted my first wood duck, I paid more than the price of this book for a booklet on just painting the wood duck. That guide was not even half as well done as the painting schedule in "Antique Style Duck Decoys." Chapter 4: Painting Awesome, awesome, awesome.

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Non-Fiction Arts & Entertainment Art Forms Decorative Arts Folk Art Handicrafts, Decorative Arts & Crafts Carving & Modelling, Moulding and Casting Home & House Maintenance DIY in General DIY Carpentry & Woodworking

About the Author	p. viii
Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. x
Gallery	p. 1
Getting Started	p. 15
Carving the Decoy	p. 31
Aging the Wood	p. 63
Painting	p. 67
Antiquing	p. 95
Appendix	p. 104
Resources	p. 108
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Antique-Style Duck Decoys

Contemporary Techniques to Carve and Paint in the Folk Art Tradition

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