Bulino Zippo

[andrewoval]

My first bulino on a zippo. Majority of the work was done with a manuel push graver, only used pneumatic on the whiskers. Will have more work within the next couple of weeks.

 

[Joe Jacob]

Looks great!
Did you find that when cutting that you cut through the plating to the brass underneath?
If so do you think that that improved the look?

 

[andrewoval]

I don't think it made any difference. You only see the brass when you have the cuts capture the light. If you look at it directly or in shade it looks like its painted already but i haven't. You can notice in the last shot i didn't use any light source.

 

[rod]

Andrew,

Very impressive work! I am not sure how much bulino you have done, nevertheless you capture the subject well, so I assume your art experience is well developed. A tiny point, the whiskers are just a tad too straight, I would like to see a little bit of curve in them, however I would feel very proud to have reached this level, well done!

Rod

 

[Titian]

Wow awesome.

 

[JJ Roberts]

Andrew,That cougar is awesome,the anatony is right on.J.J.

 

[Beathard]

Very nice. Love the set of photos. The cat seems to come out of the bare metal.

 

[andrewoval]

Thank you for the kind words fellas. I really appreciate the feed back btw, i'm working now on a similar project were i have corrected that issue with the whiskers. Will post in a couple of weeks.

 

[AndrosCreations]

Really looks great, Andrew... I will anticipate seeing your next work of art!

(The other Andrew)