Did you do that hand push or pneumatic? I'm a fan of both and hope to step up to a GraverMax eventually. Either way, it is light years away from what I'm able to do right now. It's actually nice to see work that is beyond the beginner stuff but not quite at the master level yet... Gives us new guys a glimpse of what hard work and plain old perseverance can do. It's also an opportunity to get the feedback of folks who really ARE masters too, which is amazing to me. Most folks really don't (or won't) take the time. Thanks for sharing it!
The sketches in this knife thread show a perfect example of what I was trying to convey. The inner line is drawn but not cut until the leaves are laid in.
http://www.engraverscafe.com/showthread.php?21479-New-knife-in-the-works.
Just wanna say that the design is sweet!
Southern Custom... Thanks for the time you took to examine and comment, I really appreciate it!
I can see what you're saying, and yeah, it makes complete sense, and there has been this "mechanical" sense I get from looking at my scrolls, and you shed the light on what I'm seeing.
THIS scroll work is much better than my last ones because I'm getting better at shading, which was helped immensely by buying Shawn Didyoungs book and videos, and he mentions specifically not going to the backbone line, and I basically forgot that in this execution, I have to pay closer attention.
Monk, I'm not lost to the world of Art... I prefer to call it "whimsical"... OK you're right... I'm lost to the world of art. I don't have the courage to cut up any of my firearms... yet... but My Rolex is a sitting duck.
J.J Roberts, thanks for the encouragement... in fact, thank you to ALL of you for your generous comments.