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Now that the feather is scored it’s time to make
the three dimensional spine. Take your hot glue
gun and starting from one end or the other, follow
the center mark you made all the way up or down
leaving a line of hot glue. This replicates the spine
of a feather.
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Now it’s time to lay in the first layer of iridescent
pigments. The colors in this tutorial are those
typically seen in crow/raven feathers. You can use
whatever colors suit your needs, but make sure
you pick one color to be your base color and start
with that one. Using one of your paint brushes,
lightly streak the pigments on and blend out.
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Next give your feather a light coat of the gloss
Mod Podge, painting it on from the spine and
outward and allow to dry. Don’t panic when this
mutes the brightness of the iridescent pigments!
That’s okay!
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Once the hot glue has cooled, take your acrylic
paint and give your feather a light coat, covering
the hot glue spine you just made. Make sure to go
along the grain of the marks you made down the
feather. Allow this to dry.
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Now, for the second layer of iridescent pigments.
Apply this coat the same way as the first one.
Note, due to the stickiness of the Mod Podge, you’ll
have to do a little extra brush work to blend out
the pigments.
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