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General Category => Brag Forum => Topic started by: Al W on August 08, 2013, 11:02:51 am
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Good Day,
I cut this from a piece of oak that was headed for the burn pile. Swiped it from the neighbor (with permission), cut it down, planed it to 1/2 inch, and worked on it for a couple of months. This was the project to work on when nothing else was going on, and was NOT a really high priority.
The background is not permanent, just haven't decided what to do with the cutting from here, so I shall open it up for suggestions....
Thanks for taking a look and have a decent day.
Al
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Oh Wow! that is very nice!!! Background? anything but what you have there ;D :D
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Great work! I kinda like the background and it is different from a usual black one on most portraits. Maybe put it in a frame and the background is fine.
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Very nice cutting. Would consider a steel gray backgound perhaps. Thanks for sharing this with us.
DW
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Have to go with Judy on this one. That background kinda takes the rage out of the elephant.
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Looks fantastic Al, nice work. Thanks for sharing. :)
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cool piece thanks for sharing
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Very nice, love the background color.
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Nice cutting, hate the b/ground ;D
For that piece of art I wood have cut it in an oval shape and round over the edge, but hey that's me and I don't no that much ;D
***Merlin***
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Again, nice cutting Al. I would also agree on a gray background. For the edges, cut an irregular oval and beat it with the edge of a belt sander or spindle sander. Then use a torch to burn the edges. It will kind of frame itself.
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I also thought of a gray background. I guess we're all thinking of elephants. You could also use a backer board if you wanted and paint it different colors for different areas of the picture - gray for elephant, green for the bushes, brown for the deer-thingies.
Nice job on the cutting, whatever you do with the background.
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Great cutting Al but sorry not a fan of the background. I agree Becky maybe different colors if color is what you want.
Marg
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Beautiful work, looks great, thanks for sharing
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Okay, you win, the green goes! It was a piece of contrasting colored paper I had to help show the cutting. I never intended for it to remain in place (not even attached).
I really like the idea of a gray background, again with the concept of the elephant. Now to find some gray.
The idea of the oval intrigues me Dan. Would you be willing to expound a bit on what you mean by an irregular oval, and beating with a sander? I have a torch and like that idea as well.
Thanks for all the input folks.
Al
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Take a look in Hobby Lobby (or on-line) for "Canson" art paper. They sell paper used for colored pencil art that comes in a bunch of unusual colors and textures. You might find a gray that looks like an elephant hide.
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That's an awesome piece. Maybe a backer with different colors. Grey for the elephant, blue for the water green for the grass and so on.
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Al,here's one I did with an irregular edge. After it was cut it only took 20 minutes to sand and torch.
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Very nice Al. The background fits in nicely. As for the "framing", how about 4 curved ivory tusks over lapping at the corner in an intarsia fashion? It might work. Brian
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great job, really nice with the green backer!
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I was thinking charcoal gray or dark brown for realism and contrast as a backer paper.
The pattern is intended for a regular frame, as shown by the straight
line of the cutting along the right hand border, the antelope are even cut off as it would from a photo. So I would suggest a regular frame and perhaps cut off some of the margin along the right side to put it in balance. I don't think I'd get too carried away with the torch and "antiquing" it any thing like that you should do a test run on some of the scrap to see what the effect will be.
Great job of cutting and a very nice Bull!
Gabby