Hi Travis.
Too much glare in your photo. A little hint if I may, courtesy of my friend Tim George.
Try dabbing the knife with a little modeling clay before taking the photo.
Hello Mike, and thank you.
A recent Cafe post of mine mentioned the book 'Sketching Your Favorite Subject in Pen & Ink" by Claudia Nice.
This book shows how to build up the required textures for most subjects, including smooth and rough hair.
And the pen strokes are the same strokes that you...
Hello Mike, pretty good for a third try at bulino work.
The general anatomy, eyes. nose, muzzle and mouth are very well done.
Study and practice the smooth hair and also the ear hair.
Do it over and post it again, please.
With the correct laser printer all you need is a clean object, a paper print and an acetone wipe on the back of the print.
My laser is Cannon Image Class MF229DW. several years old and works well for acetone transfers,
If you are talking about ink jet transparency film, I use Epson or Printworks transparencies.
In the US they are available from Wal Mart, the large printing outfits like Office Depot and also on the internet.
Been 70 years since I was in the UK, so don't know what is available there any more.
Gunsmiths are a good source of used gun parts for practice.
But if you don't have have an FFL, be careful of frames and receivers.
These are usually the serial numbered gun parts and could get you in legal trouble.
Sketching your favorite subjects in "PEN & INK."
By Claudia Nice, North Light Books.
ISBN 0-89134-472-1. Published in1992.
IMO. This is absolutely the next best thing than having a good professional artist teacher for those engravers studying and learning Bulino Engraving, using the line...
Before you start buying and engraving guns be sure that you are aware and not violating the Federal Firearms Regulations.
You don't want to get on the wrong side of those folks to start out.
Generally speaking, gun parts, other than serial numbered frames or receivers are OK.
Parts such as butt...
Just my way.
For beginners, form your scroll backbone with a series of lightly drawn dots.
Make your corrections, and connect the dots with a VERY LIGHT pencil line.
Make further corrections as needed.
Trace over and firm up your corrected backbone line.