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#1
05-17-2010, 01:43 PM
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Practice Knife in progress
I copied and traced a design from Ron Smith's Advanced drawing of scrolls.
Tracing was done with Adobe Illustrator, Backgrounds with Photoshop. 
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#2
05-17-2010, 01:48 PM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
Then I started cutting, All with Steve's 96deg detail template. Background was done with a square and than stippled.
Some scrolls are a bit wobbly and doglegged... I began shading and noticed I still need a lot of practice... Please comment..
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#3
05-17-2010, 03:01 PM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
Doglegged or not, it sure looks very fine to me
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#4
05-18-2010, 12:06 AM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
Your construct line and background sound good. I don't know for the shadows lines because the picture is to small. good job in a few time
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#5
05-18-2010, 04:19 AM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
Looks damn good to me
I can see a few dogleg bits but just shows a good design takes your eyes allover and they don`t really show at all unless you know about things like that. Excellent practice.
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05-19-2010, 04:19 AM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
This time a bigger picture to look at the shading
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#7
05-19-2010, 04:58 AM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
Hi Gert, That is great !!
SE 
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#8
05-19-2010, 06:21 AM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
It is better Gert. Try to keep the same space between your start of shading and in the end you up your hand to have larger line and make black.
You are to the good way.
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#9
05-19-2010, 09:55 AM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
You're right Roland, the more even the lines, the smoother the shading. Merci for the info!
C'est dure!! Thanks guys for the comments! I'll post more later.
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#10
05-21-2010, 07:13 AM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
Great and nice.
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#11
05-21-2010, 09:51 AM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
How did you do the background Gert ? thanks for the posts,same as work in progress.Will you engrave that on a knife?
SE
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#12
05-21-2010, 10:00 AM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
One side complete, I'll try to do better on the other side.
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#13
05-21-2010, 10:15 AM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
I first cut with a 96deg (cross hatch) then I level out with a big and a small flat and then I stipple with a sharp and square point made with Roland Baptiste inlay template (the small one). Make sure it's very sharp = a lot of resharpening.
Thanks for the comments guys!
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#14
05-21-2010, 01:27 PM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
Hi Gert, Thanks.The completed side has come out extremely nice.The whole scroll is beautiful,the shading and background especially.96 v for shading in the scrolls?
SE
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#15
05-26-2010, 05:29 PM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
Dogleg caught on tape... Damn these errors keep happening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WES8W5QAYhg
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#16
05-26-2010, 09:12 PM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
Hi Gert. I wish I could explain my feelings about your work better, but perfection is a great goal and should be strived for always; however excepting a not so perfect outcome is still satisfying. I've been told I am a perfectionist because others not so picky or trained or skilled thick so, but I don't believe I can ever do a job to perfection. I try but something will happen. That is why I like this forum; and in a coulpe words ( helpful critque ). I say good job and keep on doing It. For all those trying so hard keep going, because how many 300 games does a pro bowlder get after his fist one. Chickenscratcher.
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#17
05-27-2010, 05:17 AM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
You're right, being an engraver, or trying to be a engraver means being picky and having the drive to carry on no matter what.
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#18
05-31-2010, 12:16 PM
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Re: Practice Knife in progress
Hi Gert,
Your shading is truly great! thanks for showing the whole thing. Gosh, I have to quit my day time job and start engraving full time to keep up with you guys 
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