IMHO, the vast majority of people that pick up a graver NEVER reach that level of skill. It is like a person that has watched a basketball game thinks they can be in the MBA. Impossible? No. But highly, highly unlikely.
Thanks for the feedback and compliment. I haven’t touched the metal since the initial post and may not. One of the things I like most about this site is the feedback and subsequent learning for not only myself but others as well. Yes, perhaps the face is too narrow now.
Thanks Leland. Interesting observation…. The areas to the left and right of the top leaves are stipple background for the scroll portion and I never noticed that they are very nearly in line with the cat body. Poor planning on my part. I had a little bit of residual transfer white in the...
Thanks Leland. It took about 4-5 hours to do the eyes and fur around them. I added dots concentrically around the eye ball. I had to make a few passes to increase the shading depth.