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by Crypt Traditional Artist

16 years ago

Bottom is the photo I took of this lovely lady Barred Owl when she came to me freshly roadkilled, top is the quick draw I made of her skull 2 years later!

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Category Sub-Category Species Resolution File Size Artwork (Traditional) Animal related (non-anthro) Unspecified / Any 600 x 936 679.3 kB

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noum-anon ~noum-anon

Remixer

16 years ago

tell me you sanitized it or something, holy shit

where do you keep a festering dead owl for two years?

Crypt ~crypt

Traditional Artist

16 years ago

I skinned and cleaned it the night I found it, then set it outside for the bugs to to the rest. It was completely clean in a little over 4 days. I used a bath of diluted bleach to whiten it when it was all done.

Lacrimas ~lacrimas

Digital Artist

16 years ago

If you don't mind me asking, how did the skull come out using the bleach water, because when I've tried it, the bones have come out grainy and brittle. I tried a couple different formulas, but I haven't had much luck. I've taken to boiling them till sanitary and then sun bleaching them in the back window of my car. If you've got a working bleach formula, I'd really appreciate the info :)

Crypt ~crypt

Traditional Artist

16 years ago

It's VERY mild so that the sutures don't fall apart. I don't have a specific formula; I just eye ball it and continue diluting until the smell is barely detectable. A 30% hydrogen peroxide solution usually works best for me, but I needed this cleaned up quickly because I was living with some roommates that weren't keen on having heads soaking everywhere. This skull came out well, luckily!

Zrcalo !zrcalo

Digital Artist

15 years ago

I always use peroxide on my bones/skull... bleach gets into the pores and deteriorates from the inside-out.

Crypt ~crypt

Traditional Artist

15 years ago

My bleach solutions are always mild enough that I've never had a problem. If I have several days to devote to the process, H2O2 is always the better choice, but bleach is my go-to for a quick whitening....or Basic White if I can manage to find a tub at the local beauty supply stores.

Lacrimas ~lacrimas

Digital Artist

16 years ago

Beautiful <3

Finickii ~finickii

Art Whore

16 years ago

Nice sketch. I love how it looks on the yellowed paper.

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