As an apprentice bench jeweler in a trade shop I would frequently roll and draw down various wire. There was a draw bench and I can't imagine doing it without one now.
That's awesome! I don't know what it was eating exactly, but here's one finishing off a snack:
I didn't think fast enough to compose the eyes and the snack wing on the same plane of focus. I discovered it with much more insect intact and by the time I put the camera to my eye, it was nearly gone.
It looks great! I'm a lowly newb so I don't really have a right to critique... But just in case this is helpful, the one thing that jumps out to me is the teeth in the corners of the mouth. Since they are just as bright as the middle teeth, I don't perceive the curvature as much as the photo...
This video is great, thanks!
One thing that might help with Photoshop file management: once you flatten an image and save, you can't go back to tweak individual layers. Only flatten a copy of the photoshop file, or even better, make duplicates of each layer then flatten those (hide the...
Is there anyone in the Boston, MA area with an Enset or Lindsay set up that I could check out? I'm just starting out with engraving. I have access to a GRS GraverMax G8 where I apprentice as a bench jeweler. I'd like to try the other two systems before I purchase one. I like the idea of the...