Bird Carving tool List
- Reference materials (some will be provided)
- Pencils and Sketch pad
- Pair of Dividers
- Extension Cord
- Table lamp
- Foredom and/or High Speed Tool
- Ribbon Epoxy Putty and quick wood
- Super Glue
- Wood Burner and tips (Guge tip)
- Dust Collector
- Grinding & Texturing Bits
- Sable Brushes No. 2 & 4 (round with good point)
- Larger brush for base coats No. 6-8 filberts are good
- Palette and Palette Knife for Color Mixing
- Water Container
- Paper Towels
- Spray Bottle to keep paint wet
- Gesso & Stiff Brush for Application
- Hair Dryer
- Acrylic Paints
- roll of painters tape (optional)
- Paint stick with a scew end and base to hold your bird while painting
- Paint container with a cover to hold paints
Josh will provide the paints and will mix the colors for everyone in the class. These are the basic colors josh uses on his birds (Liquitex -heavy body-acrylic paints) : Ivory black, Raw umber, Raw sienna, Titanium white, Yellow ochre (oxide), Cad. red medium, Burnt umber, Burnt sienna, Mars black, Ultramarine blue, Cad. yellow medium. If you have any questions please call Josh 224-629-0581 or e-mail [email protected].