2001 Collective Artists Bluegill Carving Part 2: With Ed Walicki, Mike Windhauer & Clark Schreibeis
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Ed Walicki demonstrates creating the scale grid and making burning tips. Mike Windauer discusses scaling techniques and Clark Schreibeis develops the head and mouth areas of the carving. 2001. 2 hours.

2001 Collective Artists Bluegill Carving Part 3: With Jeff Compton, Don Frank, Mike Windauer & Bob Berry
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Jeff Compton explains creating fin details and attaching the fins and Don Frank, Mike Windauer and Bob Berry develop habitat base designs. 2001. 2 hours.

2001 Collective Artists Bluegill Carving Part 4: With All Eight Instructors
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Mike Windauer explains eyes and eye setting and the entire group of eight instructors, including Randy Pike, take turns with "tag team" painting. 2001. 2 hours

2001 Collective Artists Blugill Carving Part 1: With Mark Frazier, Bob Berry & Don Frank

Mark Frazier presents pattern making and reference materials, Bob Berry roughs out the body, and Don Frank demonstrates carving fins and fin junctions. 2001. 2 hours.

2003 Bob Berry: Carving Coral
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World Champion Fish Carver Bob Berry of California leads this in-depth discussion and question-and-answer session on the techniques he has developed for carving coral and habitat items for the display of saltwater reef fish carvings. Bob Berry was one of the first to create decorative fish carvings based upon colorful reef fish with carved coral arrangements. Although carving is not demonstrated, Bob discusses gathering and interpreting reference, carving, texturing, painting, composition, structural support, competing, competition rules and more in this informal, yet informative seminar. Taped live on April 10, 2003. Approximate running time 1:54

2003 Bob Berry: Carving Reef Fish
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Join World Champion Fish Carver Bob Berry of California for this in-depth discussion and question-and-answer session on the techniques and thought processes behind the art of carving saltwater reef fish. Bob Berry virtually invented the genre of fish carving and was one of the first to create decorative fish carvings based upon colorful reef fish with carved coral arrangements. Although carving is not demonstrated, Bob discusses reference, patterns, texturing, painting, composition, structural support, painting, glossing, marketing, pricing and more in this informal, yet informative seminar. Taped live on April 10, 2003. Approximate running time 2:33

2003 Clark Schreibeis: Texturing Fish Carvings & Fin Techniques
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Honored as the only person to ever win the World Championship title an amazing four times, Clark Schreibeis of Montana presents this informative seminar demonstrating his unique methods for inserting and detailing fins as well as his procedures for texturing fish carvings. Clark's innovative techniques for inserting fins with a perfect fit allow him to use almost no filler material to achieve a clean transition and to eliminate problems caused by texturing and burning resins. He also demonstrates his award-winning methods for detailing fin rays and producing scale patterns on wood. Taped live on April 11, 2003. Approximate run time: 2:44

2003 Don Frank: Painting Bass and Trout
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Join acclaimed Fish Carver and Taxidermist Don Frank of Missouri as he presents this in-depth painting demonstration and question-and-answer session on the techniques he has developed for painting bass and trout with an airbrush. Don utilizes taxidermy reproduction fish blanks to demonstrate his painting techniques for four species; largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, rainbow trout and brown trout, using both water-based and lacquer-based airbrush paints. The painting techniques that Don shows in this seminar will work equally well for both carved fish and fiberglass reproductions. Taped live on April 11, 2003. Approximate running time 1:55

2003 Jeff Compton: Detailing Fish Carving Heads and Mouths
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Join World Champion Fish Carver Jeff Compton of Minnesota for this highly informative seminar from the 2003 World Fish Carving Championships demonstrating his methods for detailing the head and mouth areas of fish carvings. Utilizing the front half of a trout as an example, Jeff uses a variety of tools to demonstrate all of his award-winning procedures on how to correctly carve the details of the head, throat, eye sockets, opercle, mandible, maxillary, and mouth interior. Along the way, Jeff offers many interesting tips and techniques for improving the quality of your fish carvings. Taped live on April 12, 2003. Approximate run time 2:25

AN INTRODUCTION TO FISH CARVING & PAINTING - Bluegill Sunfish
by Jeff Compton

Seven great new manuals by world renowned fish carver Jeff Compton. Choose from smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, brown trout, rainbow trout, golden trout, raccoon butterfly fish, and bluegill sunfish. Each manual is 52 pages with step-by-step photographs on carving and a color section on painting each species. Included with each booklet is a full demonstration pattern.

AN INTRODUCTION TO FISH CARVING & PAINTING - Brown Trout
by Jeff Compton

Seven great new manuals by world renowned fish carver Jeff Compton. Choose from smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, brown trout, rainbow trout, golden trout, raccoon butterfly fish, and bluegill sunfish. Each manual is 52 pages with step-by-step photographs on carving and a color section on painting each species. Included with each booklet is a full demonstration pattern.

AN INTRODUCTION TO FISH CARVING & PAINTING - Butterflyfish
by Jeff Compton

Seven great new manuals by world renowned fish carver Jeff Compton. Choose from smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, brown trout, rainbow trout, golden trout, raccoon butterfly fish, and bluegill sunfish. Each manual is 52 pages with step-by-step photographs on carving and a color section on painting each species. Included with each booklet is a full demonstration pattern.

AN INTRODUCTION TO FISH CARVING & PAINTING - Golden Trout
by Jeff Compton

Seven great new manuals by world renowned fish carver Jeff Compton. Choose from smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, brown trout, rainbow trout, golden trout, raccoon butterfly fish, and bluegill sunfish. Each manual is 52 pages with step-by-step photographs on carving and a color section on painting each species. Included with each booklet is a full demonstration pattern.

AN INTRODUCTION TO FISH CARVING & PAINTING - Largemouth Bass
by Jeff Compton

Seven great new manuals by world renowned fish carver Jeff Compton. Choose from smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, brown trout, rainbow trout, golden trout, raccoon butterfly fish, and bluegill sunfish. Each manual is 52 pages with step-by-step photographs on carving and a color section on painting each species. Included with each booklet is a full demonstration pattern.

AN INTRODUCTION TO FISH CARVING & PAINTING - Rainbow Trout
by Jeff Compton

Seven great new manuals by world renowned fish carver Jeff Compton. Choose from smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, brown trout, rainbow trout, golden trout, raccoon butterfly fish, and bluegill sunfish. Each manual is 52 pages with step-by-step photographs on carving and a color section on painting each species. Included with each booklet is a full demonstration pattern.

AN INTRODUCTION TO FISH CARVING & PAINTING - Smallmouth Bass
by Jeff Compton

Seven great new manuals by world renowned fish carver Jeff Compton. Choose from smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, brown trout, rainbow trout, golden trout, raccoon butterfly fish, and bluegill sunfish. Each manual is 52 pages with step-by-step photographs on carving and a color section on painting each species. Included with each booklet is a full demonstration pattern.

CARVING EXOTIC FISH
by Margaret Streams

This book is for carvers of all levels. In-depth text and step-by-step color photos offer concise descriptions of three carvings. Covered are the red crane fish, the freshwater angelfish and the long-nosed butterflyfish. Patterns are included.

CARVING FISH & POND LIFE
by Rick Roth

Roth leads you step-by-step through three fish and pond life carvings: brook trout, pumpkinseed, and Eastern painted turtle. Each step is clearly illustrated with photos and descriptions of techniques. The painting sections are illustrated in full color. Over 800 step-by-step photographs plus drawings and palettes.

Carving Wolves, Foxes & Coyotes
by Desiree Hajny

The main project is a wolf, but Hajny offers a very thorough study of the animal. Excellent reference photographs of foxes, wolves and other wild canines. Color-coded anatomy sketches.

FOLK ART FISH DECOYS
by Donald J. Peterson

This book answers all the questions on the subject of fish decoys, their history and origins along with contemporary and commercial decoy makers. As interesting as the decoys are the spears and spear fishing techniques this book covers.

FRESHWATER FISH CARVING
by James Fliger

This book offers four fish carving projects: rainbow trout, bluegill sunfish, black crappie and channel catfish. Illustrated with beautiful patterns, drawings and photographs (b/w), the carving techniques are explained step-by-step. For the painting steps, color graphics are used with photos.

THE BREAKTHROUGH FISH CARVING MANUAL

Author Mark Frazier explains every phase of fish carving: study casts, patterns, selecting wood and tools, constructing bases, carving scales, making eyes, painting fish realistically, plus hundreds of tips.