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My Sons Portrait
« on: March 09, 2013, 01:18:23 am »
This is my first attempt at completing a portrait from start to finish. From using a picture, to modifying it in Gimp, to actually being cut in wood. This was a MOST satisfying project. It is 16x20 and done using Baltic Birch. It is of my youngest son. As he has no communication skills, I tried to capture a moment of him in thought. My wife and I believe that this was achieved. Many thanks to DonR and Mahendra for sharing their skills with me so that I could accomplish this project. Hopefully there will be more to come.

Mike
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Re: My Sons Portrait
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2013, 04:34:52 am »
Excellent Mike.

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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2013, 06:19:28 am »
Wow...that came out really nice!

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« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2013, 07:00:32 am »
thats really nice, great work
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« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2013, 07:24:45 am »
Looks awesome, great job Mike!  :)
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« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2013, 07:31:35 am »
great job Mike


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Re: My Sons Portrait
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2013, 07:32:46 am »
You did a great job, thanks for sharing.

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« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2013, 07:41:11 am »
Looks great, nice work, thanks for sharing.

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« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2013, 09:01:02 am »
Nice treatment on the hair - that always seems like a trick to get right.
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« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2013, 09:44:24 am »
It really turned out great, beautiful job!!
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« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2013, 10:03:01 am »
Very nice job on the cutting and the pattern. It's tough to decide, when making a pattern, how much to leave, and how much to erase. You got it right! Thanks for sharing it.
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« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2013, 10:10:34 am »
Very nice work Mike! Great pattern and excellent cutting. You should be proud!
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Re: My Sons Portrait
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2013, 10:12:23 am »
Very nicely done project Mike.  Thanks for showing us your work.



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« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2013, 10:40:38 am »
Great job! 
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Re: My Sons Portrait
« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2013, 11:03:45 am »
that's a great portrait!
must be special to make if it has such a special story.
thanks for sharing!
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