Pre-Recorded Course: Mammal Body Wrapping & Mounting
Watch these live recordings of Allis Markham's 3-part demonstration seminar on creating a custom wrapped-body, foam cast head, and mounting a Raccoon kit. Recorded January 2026 - 7+ Hours of lessons!
These are advanced techniques appropriate for ANY small mammals. You will receive links to the videos AND links to presentations, instructions, and resources.
Video & material links sent to you automatically after purchase.
This is an introductory demonstration where students learn the correct techniques for museum-level:
- Wrapped-body creation from tracings
- Deathmask creation
- Deathmask to taxidermy head-form with 2-part molding & casting
- Custom ear-liner creation
- Posing / Reference
- Mounting as taxidermy
- Follow-Up on finishing work
This is an in-depth video series with high-resolution video demonstrations and a presentation course. Students will be sent links to the recordings of the course, a step list, detailed instructions, a supply list, and a list of resources discussed in the course (example tracings, presentation, resources, etc.)
Course Curriculum
Video 1
- Presentation on overall taxidermy steps
- Review of skin preparation (Done in previous video series available on our site!)
- Using a body tracing to wrap the body & limbs
- Assembly of basic body and limb forms
Video 2
- Head creation! Deathmask to head-form
- Head attachment and test fit
- Posing
- Add to body form
- Create tail
- Creating earliners and gluing in
- Review of all refined parts
Video 3
- Mounting: Clay feet, skin on, paste & sew
- Pose and put on base
- Face work
- Discussion of finishing work
- Finishing work docs with photos will be emailed to students.
After purchase, you will automatically be sent an email with all the links to the videos and materials.