Reference photos and an eye to detail. I do have some African species on my ranch but not sable or wildebeest, I wish. Lots and lots of hours looking at photos, mixing paints to get the right colors, etc… the tracks are free hand. I very much appreciate that you like our work. Really we don’t do anything that is secret squirrel or anything we just take the time to do it as best we can. I looooove working on African animals and passion I real feel helps more than anything . This one came out very well but we got a very very good set of capes to work with on this one. My hat is off to Justin Cawood and his skinners. They did a great job.Another great looking mount. Did you take a big bag of plaster of Paris on your last safari? Do you have these species on your place? Is there a zoo real close? Life size mounts to use?
I am no tracker but the tracks look to be of the animal mounted? Rounded tips on wildebeest, pointed on sable? Is it me or are the tracks true to species? A very special small thing but awesome. It would take me a very long internet search to find specie tracks to scale, then replicate.
I say again good job. I like them all. So glad the horns are NOT black, but real.
MB
Beautiful. All I get now are wall pedistal mounts
Too bad you arent closer, I'd take you in a second and you'd get to work on all kinds of animals from all over the world.
That would be awesome. Most times today I wish I was NOT in Canada. Texas is way up there, as is Alaska on list of what I consider great places. I could learn so much and have fun doing so.
