practice piece critique

[smason]

Howdy, its been a while since I have posted, I have been working on my engraving when time allows.
I am looking for some critique please.

I am not sure what is off, i am thinking something is not right with my scrolls. any help would be appreciated.
Steve

 

[gcleaker]

I'm no one to critique your work, thanks for sharing .

 

[Jan Hendrik]

I am still learning myself.
But here is some small amount of advice: You need some definite background to off set the scrolls and leaves in the engraving. The way it looks now makes it very difficult to make out the shapes of your leaves and scrolls. Also when you cut your fine line shading you need to start your lines very fine and gradually widen them as you reach the base of the line. This will create the illusion of depth with highlights and shade where you need it.

 

[monk]

i'd concentrate first on the scroll line-- the spine as some call it. you have a few flat spots. engravers will immediately see them. perhaps your client won't. second-- inconsistent cutting width/ depth. the first is a drawing problem. the second is graver control. both will improve with practice. practice is strange. however good (or bad), one always improves with lots of it. initially, go with a much simpler design. concentrate on doing a very good scroll and a leaf or 2. once you perfect that, it's simple repetition form there. as for design, the book by lee griffiths is a good way to start. did young, is currently selling a recently published book on scroll development. both will give great insight into principles of scroll design. both are worth getting to learn from.

 

[Southern Custom]

As Monk said. Take a step back and work on just drawing clean well formed scrolls. The scrolls on this piece have elbows and flat spots and problems with their overall shape. Since you obviously have the ability to cut, that will come easily. Concentrate on the layout/design and drawing perfectly formed scrolls.
Layne

 

[Maximus]

Hi there,

Could you give us more information about the book published by "did Young".
Thank you.

Philiippe Dewailly

 

[dlilazteca]

As Monk said. Take a step back and work on just drawing clean well formed scrolls. The scrolls on this piece have elbows and flat spots and problems with their overall shape. Since you obviously have the ability to cut, that will come easily. Concentrate on the layout/design and drawing perfectly formed scrolls.
Layne

Its on presale only not out yet.

Saludos,
Carlos

 

[monk]

Hi there,

Could you give us more information about the book published by "did Young".
Thank you.

Philiippe Dewailly

check the buy and sell section. i think shawn put a link there.
go back a few pages. he posted several pages out of his book. or just use the search button.

 

[monk]

Its on presale only not out yet.

Saludos,
Carlos

uh, i guess you're right. mine is on order. i guess i'm an impatient creature by nature.