Drac Report post Posted August 16, 2009 made this as a bribe... er, special gift for a reporter that's gonna be at Dragoncon again this year. hoping she'll at least mention me in the mag. lemme know what ya think, anything I should have/could have done, etc. airbrushed the usmc black, painted on the dye for the dragon and the lettering, used gel metallic pens for the sword and lightning and used mahogany antique. sealed with supersheen through an airbrush. stitched on a tippman boss. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildrose Report post Posted August 16, 2009 Beautiful! Since you've asked, the thing I notice most is that it's off center. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drac Report post Posted August 16, 2009 dagnabbit! you're right. off center by exactly an 1/8". that's gonna bug me now, but I ain't gonna redo it! ack! *L* that's what I get for eyeballing it instead of measuring, I suppose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatheroo Report post Posted August 16, 2009 (edited) I think it is a beautiful bribe piece!!! if you want me to get picky...you have a halo effect going on...after beveling, try smoothing the halo away with a modeling tool, it will make the carving stand out more...having said that, if the bribe doesnt work you can always send it to australia...lol Edited August 16, 2009 by leatheroo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildrose Report post Posted August 16, 2009 Sorry Drac...I almost always eyeball things too. Sometimes I don't notice it's off 'til the whole piece is done. Then it drives me batty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArtS Report post Posted August 16, 2009 Looks great Drac! I plan on going one day this year so I'll look you up. Art made this as a bribe... er, special gift for a reporter that's gonna be at Dragoncon again this year. hoping she'll at least mention me in the mag. lemme know what ya think, anything I should have/could have done, etc. airbrushed the usmc black, painted on the dye for the dragon and the lettering, used gel metallic pens for the sword and lightning and used mahogany antique. sealed with supersheen through an airbrush. stitched on a tippman boss. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkDreamsLeather Report post Posted August 18, 2009 it looks fantastic!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drac Report post Posted August 18, 2009 (edited) leatheroo yeah, I went over it with a modeling tool afterwards, but obviously me leather wasn't damp enough to hold the smoothing and I didn't notice until I'd already started dying it the next day. and I think it'd be a liiiittle difficult to explain away why ya have this kind of piece around your house! *L* rose yep, and it's not like we don't already have enough things to drive us batty, right? art groovy! I'll be in the back right area of the dealers room. loking forward to ya swinging by! darkdreams danke! hey, when you gonna set up at Dragoncon? peeps would totally dig your armor and I'm pretty sure it'd be the best there. Edited August 18, 2009 by Drac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spider Report post Posted August 19, 2009 Love it drac. The detail is awesome. I always eyeball stuff but then again I don't care if it's off center much. Not yet at least. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
