Tail fan ???

[wisconsinteacher]

I am working on the fan of the bird from the mentor hunt and have a question.  The ends of the feathers look bad.  They are not nice and round but thin looking and are sticking out like little spikes.  How do I get the feathers to fill out and look nice and round?  I washed the tips of the feathers and got a lot of dirt out and dried them with a fan.

[redarrow]

Try gently brushing with a paintbrush.

[flhuntress]

you can use a toothbrush too....