Anthony Pedro

Coho Salmon Replica

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A handsome coho salmon I molded, then cast in resin. The eyes were set, and after minor sculpting, it was painted with an airbrush using acrylic paints, opaque and iridescent. I colored it as it would look migrating from the vast salt ocean to its final destination in a small coastal stream.

Bluebill scaup plaster reference cast

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A plaster cast of my first bluebill. A drake I killed (and later ate, gizzard, heart and all). Taken near the Columbia River.

DIY Fish Head Mount

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Borax + water and a lot of drying time yields a pretty nice, do it yourself head mount with a lot of personality. Another nice ling out of Depot Bay, Oregon.

Images on Polaroid film.

Molding and Casting a Starry Flounder for Reference

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I caught this small Starry Flounder while Surfperch fishing. It was hooked deep and wouldn’t have survived if I had released it, so I decided to keep it and make a half cast for reference.

Cleaned and dried.

Placed in bedding material to midline.

Plaster negative dried and sealed.

Resin positive.