Phil Coggan
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
As I have mentioned before on other threads, dot work takes much longer, probably over 4x. If a customer is expecting very fine work and is the type who looks at engraving through a glass....and is prepared to pay then that's ok, but generally if you can get away with lines and the work is of good quality then that's the way to go...but that's just my opinion!
Sometimes there is no getting away with it and dots have to be used.
Below are some pictures which of the "Nile" gun and were featured in the Engraver magazine a few years ago. The gunmaker was expecting fine detail, the gun is now with the owner of the Trafalgar gun and are now a "pair".
This picture shows mostly lines but dots on hands, faces (the largest head being about 3mm. There is also dot work at top right to give distance.
The next picture is through the glass and shows the build up of a part of the left scene, the one below that is the full scene, again the only dots are on the heads, hands, sky and the canon smoke.
The under the glass shot can be seen to the right.
Phil
Sometimes there is no getting away with it and dots have to be used.
Below are some pictures which of the "Nile" gun and were featured in the Engraver magazine a few years ago. The gunmaker was expecting fine detail, the gun is now with the owner of the Trafalgar gun and are now a "pair".
This picture shows mostly lines but dots on hands, faces (the largest head being about 3mm. There is also dot work at top right to give distance.


The next picture is through the glass and shows the build up of a part of the left scene, the one below that is the full scene, again the only dots are on the heads, hands, sky and the canon smoke.
The under the glass shot can be seen to the right.
Phil


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