Use Anthony Hillman's Painting Duck Decoys to get expert advice on how to mix colors, treat the wood, and which brushes to use to paint specific decoy areas. The 24 color plates provide an accurate guide to colors and shading.

A survey of the duck decoy carvers of Louisiana with examples of their work in full color.

Detailed instructions and full-size templates for constructing 16 beautiful, marvelously practical decoys according to the time-honored South Jersey method.

Just as valuable as a good bird dog is to a hunter, Warman's Duck Decoys is an essential tool for folk art collectors and skillful carvers with a passion for wooden ducks. To help collectors accurately identify and assess these wooden treasures, this book: &break;&break;Features more than 1,000 color photos, collectors and artists alike will appreciate for the devotion to detail &break;&break;Contains tips for identifying decoys and spotting forgeries, and techniques for restoring and repairing collectible wooden waterfowl &break;&break;Provides collectors with history and current pricing of prominent duck and goose decoys of the past century

Fully illustrated instructions and exact-size templates for carving 16 species of ducks in beautiful miniature form. Plus tips for beginners, advice on painting, much more. All decoys in color on covers.

An expert guide to finishing decoys of 9 popular species of duck in authentic detail, among them ruddy duck, surf scoter, oldsquaw, hooded merganser, and cinnamon teal. 32 full-color illustrations.

A variety of effective decoy spreads from some of the country's most successful waterfowling guides and freelancers.