Re: [VFB] Re: Hand Made DubbingDonO: I'll have to try those methods.. I have to buy a coffee grinder first. I think it would work better than the little blender/processor I used...Oh, and does that residual coffee that gets on the dubbing mean I'll be a NON purest???? LOL, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: DonO To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: Hand Made Dubbing My 2 cents: There's 2 schools of thought I use in blending dubbing: One is uniformity- which calls for the blender method talked about. ( I use my coffee grinder- wife says I need more fiber in my diet anyway.) This gives consistent color and texture and larger dubbing batches, and gives a gamey flavor to your espresso. Second is non-uniformity- where a mottled or graduated color is preferred. Here, I use a rough finger-blending of different dubbings so that the mix is not uniform. Then, when I rope-dub it, I allow one color to dominate one end of the finger-dub clump (the tear-drop), so that not only do I get a mottled look, the color shade changes gradually. A darker color blended into the front end completes the thorax, too. A combination of the above two is very useful, as the dubbings used can be customized blends, then color-mixed in small batches to achieve the mottled look. Then, this dubbing matched with mottled feathers or hairs for wings and casings makes for some very buggy bugs. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Allan Fish To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:14 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: Hand Made Dubbing A food mixer also works well for mixing or blending dubbing. Works very well dry if not too large amount is done at one time. great for fluffing up fur dubbing after dying. Harmen Agreed. Just be sure your wife isn't around (at least MY wife). <VBG> Allan -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.18/586 - Release Date: 12/13/2006
