VideoTapes

This set of tapes was produced in the 1980’s when Jim was still living on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. These two-hour tapes have continued to be popular for those waterfowl artists who are not able to attend carving or painting seminars.

Tape I – Jim Sprankle Carves a Greenwing Teal Drake

Jim explores the use of reference material, layout of patterns and roughing out the bird. He covers texturing, use of the Foredom tool, NSK grinder, setting the eyes and final preparation for painting.

Tape II – Jim Sprankle Paints a Greenwing Teal Drake

Jim takes the painter from sealing the wood to the final brushstroke. He carefully shows how to blend color to water, how to flick feather edges and how to vermiculate. His painting sequence is such that anyone can easily follow his technique and understand how to paint the bird.

Tape III – Jim Sprankle Paints a Shoveler Drake

Jim Sprankle paints a Shoveler Drake – sealing wood to final brush stroke. He demonstrates in detail how he uses the airbrush.

Tape IV – Aviary Reference (One Hour)

Jim narrates a reference tape covering 18 species of waterfowl in his own aviary located on the Maryland shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Freeze-frame video shots have been inserted when a duck happens to strike a pose that is truly characteristic of the specie.

Tape V – Jim Sprankle Paints a Wood Duck Drake

Jim covers each intricate step of this glorious, colorful painting challenge. Strong emphasis is placed on applying iridescence and is accompanied by an in-depth study of airbrush art.

Tape VI – Jim Sprankle Paints a Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal Hen

Jim prepares the hen for painting and provides close-up freeze-frame shots of his mixing subtle values of the brown shading common to hens. He explains how to reproduce the soft, delicate feather edging unique to hens. These techniques are applicable to the Mallard, Greenwing Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler and Pintail Hens. He also covers airbrush use, blending color to water and feather-flicking.