scroll attempt ( vol. 3)

[Jared Eason]

OK, so I been studying, watching sams vid practicing . I drew these as I was going along with his dvd...
Thanks for looking . And feel free to comment, point out what I need work on. I know I still have a lot of practice to do . But its good to know what my weakest points are.

 

[SamW]

Much improved! Now the fun begins with chisel. Engraving is simply being able to draw what you want to cut and cut what you can draw.

 

[Marcus Hunt]

Looking good but grow the outside work from the spine as opposed to along it. What you're creating is a double spine and it looks plain wrong and clumsy. It's not too bad in the bottom picture but you are still doubling up on the spin slightly. However, in the bottom pic those inside work leaves are still projecting forwards which looks spiky and unattractive. Much better over all though, well done.

 

[Beathard]

Night and day improvement over the last examples. As Marcus said lose the double stems. Think of it as a vine. Each curl grows out of the previous one, not parallel to it for the full length.

 

[Jared Eason]

OK I was just following what I( thought ) I saw Sam doing. Was trying to make it look like the leaves were growing from behind the other. Thanks I will work on those issues some more.

 

[tundratrekers@mtaonline.n]

Could you show which is "double " stem,please.
Thank You.

michael

 

[Willem Parel]

To my opinion the two scrolls in the upper photo have each theyre own stem and this is also the case in the bottom picture, with the two large scrolls in the middle.

 

[Dale Hatfield]

Jared
Listen to Sams Video again. He explains and shows. Use the pause button to get a better look .

 

[Beathard]

Btw I think they are 200 or 300 percent better. Keep working and you will get it.

 

[Jared Eason]

OK . I'm just s little confused. In Sam's DVD he shows where to start another scroll element coming off the main backbone. Then later shows and said sweep the leaf element way back then connect to the main backbone this is the first leaf on the scroll growing off the big main scroll. So how else would you connect the scrolls without the growing scroll looking to abrupt coming off the main

 

[Andrew Biggs]

Hi Jared

I have attached a couple of things for you to think about. Look at what I have done and read it along with the comments Marcus has made.

Your doing fine. None of this is easy and you have a lot to absorb and this just time plus a lot of drawing and cutting. Get plenty of practice plates and do a mixture of drawing and cutting.

Cheers
Andrew

 

[Jared Eason]

Thanks Andrew fro taking the time to do this. That really really helps.

 

[Andrew Biggs]

Hi Jared

No worries. Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it eventually.

Here is a link that may, or may not, be of help to you.......... http://www.engraverscafe.com/showthread.php?2912-A-Tutorial-on-How-to-Draw-for-Beginners

Cheers
Andrew

 

[Marcus Hunt]

Well done Andrew, I knew I could rely on you to draw a great diagram!