[Archers] Custom Target Advice

[pegasus321 at aol.com]

Lord Rycherd,
        Forgive me if I am repeating any others' advice. Years ago in my former Barony of Tir-y-Don, we created at least one spectacular target with a Pirate theme. I borrowed an overhead projector from work to do it. I found a drawing of a pirate ship and other art in a book on pirates and printed them to transparency paper. Using the overhead projector we (a small army of baronial helpers) were able to trace the images onto a huge cardboard backdrop. Sir Tnek even created 3D cannons and powder kegs that actually "exploded" thanks to flour-filled balloons. My point is; an overhead projector (if you can find one) and transparency paper can project an image you can trace, any size you want and make the job far easier than free hand. There is another type of projector probably used in libraries that can directly project original book pages but I don't know what that is called, possibly an "opaque projector".
I hope this helps.
HL Martin Gareth
Formerly of Tir-y-don,
Currently of Grey Niche


-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Ferrell <marylandgreenman at gmail.com>
To: Archers <Archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 7:49 pm
Subject: [Archers]  Custom Target Advice



Noble friends of the bow,


It has been a quiet year for my bows sadly (except for some nice Combat Archery).  However, a light on the horizon is that next month I will be helping our good Baron and Baroness select my replacement as Baronial Archer Champion of Highland Foorde.


To this end, I have a theme in mind and don't mind working on the targets but I beg your advice and suggestions:   I have never actually painted archery targets.  While I have some modicum of artistic skill (enough to only be mildly embarrassed) I am not certain of the actual logistics involved.   I understand I will need a large target backdrop or, if that isn't possible with one month's notice, I may need to use individual bales/butts which we have a few of.  I am aware of the cardboard layered ones but welcome advice on how to maximize those safely and efficiently.


The pattern I have in mind is much like some of the targets I've seen at On Target and Royal Archery shoots, basically a 3'X5" board.  We do have a wonderful huge archery backdrop net that is about 6 feet high and easily 15 feel long ("The Green Monster" as I call it in honor of the stadium of the same nickname) and a ludicrously clear backfield so the main concern is really just where do you get the huge rolls of paper and is there a certain kind best used for a day's shooting for 15 or so people?


The target I have in mind is a scattering of our Highland Foorde award animals (Lark, Golden Hawk, Hart) as well as a few Stars in the "sky" above them.   And of course the main target images on this paper will be various natural predators which are trying to attack our Baronial animals!  Negative points for hitting our noble animals, positive points for the mean old bear, fox, mountain lion, etc.


Anyway, advice welcomed and with the fact I basically only have about three weekends to make these things!   Many thanks for all your help good archers!


P.S. - Baron Fergus already knows about this, I just figured many minds are better than just two.   :)


Lord Rycherd of Caistron
Baronial Archer Champion of Highland Foorde

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