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    Critique Request Al mar eagle

    What Leland said and also the third and last scroll backbone does not attach to anything. It just appears from behind an outside leaf. The outside leaf at the point of origin is not attached and several other outside leaves are incorrectly attached to the backbone. You have some nice elements...
  2. J

    Help, please: old gravermeister advice

    Tortlieb, I expect you know this. The Gravermiester is an adaptation built on a basic Gast pump. Gast pumps are still made and you might check with the company for old parts and instruction books availability. Gast pumps are widely used in industry and many are installed to extract condensate in...
  3. J

    Question: Background removal cleanup and consistent texture question

    Now that is a nice tool and a great improvement on your background. You did a it proud. Congratulations !
  4. J

    very delicate work

    Really interesting to watch, thank you. And a wonderful moderator. Thank you Monk.
  5. J

    Question: Background removal cleanup and consistent texture question

    I find it best to use it with two hands. One hand pulling the cutter back towards me while the fingers of the other hand provide downward and steady pressure on the tool, I suggest you make a small relief area on a practice plate first, to get the feel of it.
  6. J

    Question: Background removal cleanup and consistent texture question

    With a large area like that it's important to get it level and flat BEFORE texturing. Making and using a scrapping tool would have been a big help in this area. Nice looking stylized lion.
  7. J

    Third bulino attempt

    What a wonderful improvement on the lower body areas, jaw, grass and the main horn. And wonderful how enough white was left in the background above the ears to make it interesting and mysterious. It's so true.! " The difference between...
  8. J

    Third bulino attempt

    Well done. Much better on the upper outline from ears to horn. The outline is still a little too noticeable next to the grass area and at neck and back above the ears. A little darkening of the shadow next to the animal above the ears, like you have below the ears ,should fix this. Great work...
  9. J

    Practice plate “Sam’s design” first attempt beveling

    Very nicely done. clean and crisp.
  10. J

    Third bulino attempt

    Oniemarc, Thank you for the photos of your bulino tools.
  11. J

    Third bulino attempt

    Thank you for your answers and I agree with both Monk and Sam. Will look forward to seeing pics of your tools, they sound interesting. Also looking forward to see what you decide for a background for your wonderful rhino.
  12. J

    a weird one for ya

    Thanks for your complete answer Sam. Very helpful.
  13. J

    a weird one for ya

    Very nice Sam. If you don't mind my question, was the case color original or applied after the flush gold inlay?
  14. J

    Third bulino attempt

    Very nicely done. The only place I find the outline a bit harsh is from the ears down to the upper horn. And this may improve when you work out the background. Please show a picture of the tools you use to create the dots, texture, shadows and fine lines. Would be very interesting to see what...
  15. J

    Damar varnish alternative?

    Thank you Cropduster, valuable information.
  16. J

    Pigment inks vs dye inks for transferring patterns onto metal with inkjet print

    You're welcome. It's easy to get the transfer systems mixed up until you gain some experience with them. Before buying any laser or inkjet printer for transfers take or send your paper or transparency material to the seller and ask for a print on it. Then test out your proposed system before...
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    Pigment inks vs dye inks for transferring patterns onto metal with inkjet print

    Yes, you are mixing up two different systems of transfer. Easy to get confused. Ink jet printers transfer from a copy printed on to a transparency film, using pigment based ink The area where the transfer is required on the metal has a special transfer liquid applied to it. This transfer fluid...
  18. J

    Happy Thanksgiving

    And here to King Sam. We all have so much to be thankful for don't we Sam.
  19. J

    Happy Thanksgiving

    To all the friends and members of this wonderful Cafe.
  20. J

    Announcement: First Knife “A learning Experience”

    Lots of good effort, keep going.

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