Hey everybody old and new. Have not been on here in ages. Moved back to WI from AZ last year, recently bought a house, busy, busy, busy. Been working mainly for a guy in the silver art bar business these days, it's more anime and different from my norm. Anyways, just wanted to say hi and that...
Its been my experience that there is a sweet spot for stippling dark areas. Too light/small not dark enough, too big/deep and you start getting shiny spots. SamW is absolutely correct also, keep that point very sharp.
Having done nearly 1,000 pretty (I hope they are considered pretty anyways) faces now I thought I’d share a few tricks I’ve learned over the years on how to get a small scale b&w face to look good. I also threw in a few what I think are “must do’s” for faces in general. These tips are not about...
Build Your Own 1/6HP Direct Drive Power Hone for $330.74 (single direction cw or ccw) - $346.69 for reversible
variable speed - continuous duty top of the line industrial rated dc motor - SCR drive with full torque throughout speed range (0-1050 rpm max at factory speed control trimpot settings...
Build Your Own 1/6HP Direct Drive Power Hone for $330.74 (single direction cw or ccw) - $346.69 for reversible
variable speed - continuous duty top of the line industrial rated dc motor - SCR drive with full torque throughout speed range (0-1050 rpm max at factory speed control trimpot settings...
My first mini pry. Decided to bulino engrave a poison dart frog on this one. Made the mini pry using un-tempered 1/8" 416 stainless steel bar-stock (I know not the best choice, but it's basically for "pretty" anyways). I am pleased that I managed to pull off a slight 3d effect with the artwork...