a friend got through the secret question stage but didn't get a confirmation email. I could pm, email or ig his callsign and email to you Sam? do only certain kinds of emails work? he's using gmail
thanks for that reply JJ. so you just go across one way or some convenient way or criss cross til it's close to flat with a v... hmm, my engraving does usually survive that step, it goes wrong when the flat comes out, maybe even more so in tiny work, tight corners or soft metals.
I was fairly pleased with my 116 v graver work... but when I pulled out the flat to cut the background flat I was running into scrollwork with the belly of the graver and it really wanted to dive all the way to China and not just knock the tips off of where I'd gone to and fro in the background...
I find myself more and more in a kind of teacher role but I also don't know the answer to many questions. I really would appreciate feedback so I can learn further, develop better skills and know answers for others.
the viking design was drawn for me by a tattoo artist. Mick Butterworth. we were swapping designs for engraving lessons. it was very fun and the work that came out of that collaboration got lots of great feedback. he's a good engraved now which is awesome to see and have had some part in...
I just tried to lay out how i would like to see this design shaded, however this is probably too small for this to be possible, but the aim here is to stretch the realm of possibility.
any pointers on how to do the absolute finest possible shading?
I'm trying to see how small and fine I can work. Today's project is on these 925 earrings I bought off ebay. I struggle when I background not to mess up my scrollwork, what's the trick to just getting the background out without making a mess of what you have already done and needing to re cut...