"Romeo"
Pomeranian Dog
full-color scrimshaw on Corian (TM) tile
2 by 2 inches
custom commission, sold
Showing posts with label Romeo dog scrimshaw. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Romeo dog scrimshaw. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
May 12 work in progress
I know I know, super creepy with no eyeballs! It's just that there are some real subtle colors in the reflections on the eyes and I didn't want to risk muddying that area with all surrounding black ink, so that's why the eyes ended up being last. So what still needs to be done: eyes, probably adjust the shadows a little, and signature. And don't think that'll happen in a few minutes, ha ha nooooo.
Anyway, now that you can see what my scratching is turning into, I'll tell you about the image. This is Romeo. He's a Pomeranian and a therapy dog, not to mention obviously extremely cute! He is definitely the apple of his owners' eyes. :-)
I have to say I loooove scrimshawing furry critters!
I think it's pretty safe to say this'll be the last thing finished before the big move. Unfortunately that means I won't get a knife done for Blade Show, but life goes on. I need to start packing. You're thinking "wait, I thought you did start." True, I did. And then I stopped. But now that the ball is really rolling and it's getting down to the last minute, I need to resume in a big way. Clock's a-tickin'.
Well, I think I'll call it a day in the studio, I've been scratching lines since this morning and there's a couch and a television and a DVD and a cat calling me from the other room. Typical Saturday night, woo wee. I thought really hard about going to Reno today for the Californios Ranch Roping competition. I went years ago when it was still up in Red Bluff and it was pretty cool to see, it would be a great place to shoot some photos, and I'd found out that one of my favorite people in the world was going to be there but unfortunately it's enough of a drive that I'd pretty much lose an entire day, and there's just too much to do right now. I need to put that on my calendar for next year though!
Anyway, now that you can see what my scratching is turning into, I'll tell you about the image. This is Romeo. He's a Pomeranian and a therapy dog, not to mention obviously extremely cute! He is definitely the apple of his owners' eyes. :-)
I have to say I loooove scrimshawing furry critters!
I think it's pretty safe to say this'll be the last thing finished before the big move. Unfortunately that means I won't get a knife done for Blade Show, but life goes on. I need to start packing. You're thinking "wait, I thought you did start." True, I did. And then I stopped. But now that the ball is really rolling and it's getting down to the last minute, I need to resume in a big way. Clock's a-tickin'.
Well, I think I'll call it a day in the studio, I've been scratching lines since this morning and there's a couch and a television and a DVD and a cat calling me from the other room. Typical Saturday night, woo wee. I thought really hard about going to Reno today for the Californios Ranch Roping competition. I went years ago when it was still up in Red Bluff and it was pretty cool to see, it would be a great place to shoot some photos, and I'd found out that one of my favorite people in the world was going to be there but unfortunately it's enough of a drive that I'd pretty much lose an entire day, and there's just too much to do right now. I need to put that on my calendar for next year though!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
May 10 work in progress
Scrimshaw, as you surely know from reading this blog for a while (right?) is a form of engraving. What gives it the color to stand out against the (usually light colored) surface is ink. So before it's inked, it doesn't look like much:
In fact, it requires some strategic positioning under the microscope in order to get enough reflected light to see what one is actually doing.
Progress as of tonight... A lot of what might look like white highlights is actually reflection. Quick point-and-shoot photos under the fluorescent light is not the way to take good photos. I'll do good photos when I'm done! :-)
Progress as of tonight... A lot of what might look like white highlights is actually reflection. Quick point-and-shoot photos under the fluorescent light is not the way to take good photos. I'll do good photos when I'm done! :-)
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
May 9 work in progress
To clarify, the Corian is not actually a weird greenish color in real life. When photographed under the fluorescent light of the microscope it looks that way, but it's really just an off-white color.
Let me just say it takes a LOT of lines to get an image that dark! This image will be a mix of dots and lines (dots more so when I get to the non-black areas).
Let me just say it takes a LOT of lines to get an image that dark! This image will be a mix of dots and lines (dots more so when I get to the non-black areas).
Monday, May 07, 2012
May 7 work in progress
This will be done in color, but it's almost entirely a black and white image. Actually, it's almost entirely a black image. The furry areas there around the muzzle will end up MUCH darker than they are right now, this is just the "first coat" so to speak. But since it is a very dark image, I will end up doing all the black areas first. Long way to go... gonna look a little spooky without eyes for a while!
Friday, May 04, 2012
a new scrimshaw piece in progress
I've just started a scrimshaw piece, I'll just let you watch and see what develops, without saying too much about it yet. The material (because I know someone will ask) is Corian. This is a custom piece. And I need to get it done before the time comes to pack up the studio.
Looks like I'll officially be moving at the very end of May or very beginning of June, depending on how people's schedules work out. No doubt there will be at least one or two trips up and back in the mean time though. I painted the inside of the loft last weekend, and I like how it looks, really gives it character. Still needs flooring and plumbing and all that good stuff, and I'm still not entirely sure about the chicken coop situation, but things are coming together well. If I had the ability to teleport back and forth that would sure simplify things. ;-) I know it's going to take a while after I move to get into a routine and feel like life is back to normal! But I really really look forward to that time, when I'm settled in, know what I'm doing, and can really dig into the ever increasing backlog of work. I'm one of those people who needs a routine, I (obviously) don't handle change and uncertainly particularly well. ;-)
Oh yeah and I'm going to Blade Show again in June!
This year is nuts! :-)
ps- Jan, the new blogger settings have me all messed up too, took me a while to find stuff, and to remember to title my posts!
pps- MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!!!!!!!!! (I know I should have said that to you all at the beginning of the day rather than the end, oh well, I did plaster it all over Facebook this morning though!)
Looks like I'll officially be moving at the very end of May or very beginning of June, depending on how people's schedules work out. No doubt there will be at least one or two trips up and back in the mean time though. I painted the inside of the loft last weekend, and I like how it looks, really gives it character. Still needs flooring and plumbing and all that good stuff, and I'm still not entirely sure about the chicken coop situation, but things are coming together well. If I had the ability to teleport back and forth that would sure simplify things. ;-) I know it's going to take a while after I move to get into a routine and feel like life is back to normal! But I really really look forward to that time, when I'm settled in, know what I'm doing, and can really dig into the ever increasing backlog of work. I'm one of those people who needs a routine, I (obviously) don't handle change and uncertainly particularly well. ;-)
Oh yeah and I'm going to Blade Show again in June!
This year is nuts! :-)
ps- Jan, the new blogger settings have me all messed up too, took me a while to find stuff, and to remember to title my posts!
pps- MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!!!!!!!!! (I know I should have said that to you all at the beginning of the day rather than the end, oh well, I did plaster it all over Facebook this morning though!)
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