Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bradsmith2010 on July 29, 2020, 07:42:36 pm
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I have these bows displayed on a beautiful walnut table,, just thought I would share,, enjoy,,
they are fairly recent, and I have posted most at one time or another, glad to give details if something catches your fancy,, they are in the 50inch range and and 50 to 60# ish at 23 or 24,, some have reflex some dont,,
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I love the art on those!... they are quite pretty. What kind of ink/die/pigment did you use for that? im always trying to find natural ways to stain wood and paint on it.
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ok the one second from left, the grey brown one,, that is the natural color of the rawhide,, it came from africa and was a scrap from a drum repair, just got lucky on that,, the drawing on that bow is ink,, an archieval ink pen from the art store with a flexible tip,,I did coat the rawhide with hide glue to bring out the color,,, then I sprayed it with poly,, not to natural,, but the sinew bows I like to waterproof the best I can, but something natural would work too,,,
the one on the right,, is ink and oil paint,, oil paint is a mix of linseed oil and pigment so a little natural,, I have not experimented with natural pigment very much, but I am sure it can be very beautiful,, I have the oil paint on hand so use that,,and sometimes sand over it to make it look older or distressed,,the colors look more rich to me than acrylic,, but a beautiful job can be done with acrylic,, I just prefer the oil,,
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Okay cool! oil pant is a good idea i only thought about acrylic, and im not such a fan of acrylic for some reason... very pretty artwork and bows! thanks for sharing!
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I think it is easier to achieve a natural pigment look,, with the oil paint,,
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Those are great! I would love to see some closeups.
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ok I do some close up beauty shots tomorrow,, :D
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I think it is easier to achieve a natural pigment look,, with the oil paint,,
Is that artists oil paint or like house paint oil paint?
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artists oil paint,,
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Do you have a secret for getting it to dry? My wife just took up painting and anything she does in oil takes days if not weeks to dry.
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Those are beautiful bows! I love your artwork on it!
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Those are some beautiful bows!! Thanks for posting them.
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Very impressive display. Well done. Thanks for posting them.
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close ups
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more close ups
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thank you so much for the positive input,, hope it inspires more art work on bows,,or at least for some to try,, you can see the design on the bow on left is no paint,, just ink and the beautiful rawhide underneath,,
DC,,there are some mediums you can mix with the oil paint for it to dry faster,, and also some spray you can use,, I think its called fast dry,,
the bow on the left turned out a bit by accident,, I glued on the rawhide with the hair on,, when I scraped it off,, it left the tree bark patternn u see,, the sinew underneath had ridges,, so it made the pattern that you see,,
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Yes, love the rawhide... I backed a bow with a peace of rawhide that and it had many scars, and you could see veins in it aswell,... It was a very pretty peice
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Very nice Brad