I know this thread is pretty old, but I'm looking for instruction in the Phoenix area as well. I sent a message to Bryan, and I hope to hear back from him, but I feel like I read somewhere that he retired. I also looked for an engraving class up at Yavapai CC, but could only find the gunsmithing...
I appreciate your kind words, however I had technology on my side when drawing this. As a professional tattooer I transitioned to doing 90% of my artwork on a tablet a few years back. Having a program like Sketchbook Pro gives me the ability to zoom in incredibly close so that I can get all my...
Tried to take your advise and recut it. I moved the scroll to the middle more, and upped the number of background lines. Looks like I could definitely double them for a higher contrast. This design is 1"x1" in aluminum. 116° for the liner and 90° for the shading. All with a Lindsay Airgraver.
Hey folks! I made myself a homework sheet to practice my backbones. I figured I share it in case anybody wants to print it out and use it for themselves. Cheers!
Hey folks, Bob here, thanks for having me. I've been tattooing and drawing for 20+ years and within the past few months I've started getting serious about engraving. I started with learning to draw scrolls from Sam Alfano's video and then picked up various books along the way.
I started with...