Meet your Instructor: Craig Westbroek
Welcome! Avian Art Academy is where we create waterfowl taxidermy with visual impact. This online education tool is here to help you gain the knowledge and improve your skills, processes, and the understanding and applications of the foundations of waterfowl taxidermy. After 10 years of applying these processes as owner of Westbroek Taxidermy, I knew that this tool would elevate the community and provide opportunity to those that lean into the learning. Let's fly!
It's time to RISE!
Like many of you, the question is 'where do I even begin?' I understand! The purpose of Avian Foundations online course is to provide the instructions, video, beginning to end completion of waterfowl birds.The journey of bird taxidermy takes immersion, repetition, implementation of knowledge and skills, and a community.
Imagine the time and frustration you with save yourself by having the tools and resources to a foundational online course that fits your schedule and pace.
Let's Go!
Immersion
This takes deep mental involvement. Turn your curiosity and questions into action as this course unfolds the "how" to do waterfowl taxidermy.
Repetition
Repeating the knowledge through action and practice again and again.
Implementation
Execution on the knowledge, skills, and processes. Impact the Rise of Waterfowl Taxidermy.
The Rise of Waterfowl Taxidermy Module Curriculum
- Lesson 1: Drying Process (21:33)
- Lesson 2: Posing the Tail (11:18)
- Lesson 3: Wiring the Wings for Flying and Standing Birds (16:47)
- Lesson 4: Reattaching the Feet (5:49)
- Lesson 5: Attaching the Head (21:14)
- Lesson 6: Inserting the Form/Body (28:58)
- Lesson 7: Tail Attachment (8:30)
- Lesson 8: Base Attachment/ Posing/ Grooming (42:51)
- Lesson 9: Conclusion (1:43)
Together Let's Go!
View detailed video and instructional audio of the process of skinning, fleshing, washing, pre-mount set up, painting the bill and feet, and the full mounting process from beginning to completion of this exact piece.
