Guitar strap

[Tina]

Now, this is my really first try of making those flowers so be nice:-)

The long pictures might look a wee bit goofy, the strap was to long to get in one go so the photos is montages of several pictures.

I finally got the nerv to put some color on it to, I mixed Tandys antiquing middle brown and tan. I wanted some extra "yellow" from the tan.

This one is to my dayghter and no, her name is not Icaruz:-) That's her nickname playing one of them fr.... internet games.

[rdb]

Looks great!. Good color. I like the little conchos. I just got some today, myself. I have never seen the standard slotted strap with a buckle before, usually the slots are used to adjust the strap. Just goes to show ya, there's always a new twist.

[leatheroo]

You are a true artist.

[Tina]

Looks great!. Good color. I like the little conchos. I just got some today, myself. I have never seen the standard slotted strap with a buckle before, usually the slots are used to adjust the strap. Just goes to show ya, there's always a new twist.

It's called "Artisitic freedom" :-)

I liked the look of the slotted strap but was'nt to impressed with the function hence the buckle. In my "art world" any thing goes as long as you're happy:-)

I like the little conchos to..These are the once made for some bling bling rivets..Naw! So I had to use my little dremmel and got the hole bigger to fit a small size age bronze rivet cap instead.

[freak]

Very very nice Tina. I bet she loves it.

[pete]

Now, this is my really first try of making those flowers so be nice:-)

The long pictures might look a wee bit goofy, the strap was to long to get in one go so the photos is montages of several pictures.

I finally got the nerv to put some color on it to, I mixed Tandys antiquing middle brown and tan. I wanted some extra "yellow" from the tan.

This one is to my dayghter and no, her name is not Icaruz:-) That's her nickname playing one of them fr.... internet games.

Nice lettering. Are they your design?

pete

[Beaverslayer]

Very nice looking Tina, the color is great.

Ken

[Tina]

Hi Freak,

I don't know yet...I have to send it to her in Sweden but I do keep my hopes up she will:-)

Hi Pete

Well (yes) and no. It's actually ideas from 3 different fonts that I put together (just so everything gets extra difficult of course*S*)

And great thanks for your comment leatheroo :-)

Edited January 12, 2008 by Tina

[David Genadek]

Tina,

You have a nice flow line to your design. I would like to make a comment on the use of borders though because I see a lot of people on the forum doing it. That is as a general rule if you use a border you want the carving to touch the border.

Then you back ground everything that is not a border or pattern. That grounds the design and clearly defines the space. If your after a more airy feel then it you might want to try to invert the carving. I have attached a photo of a guitar pattern as an example of bringing the pattern to the border.

David Genadek

[howardb]

Tina, very nice strap! And it's not even naughty. I like it! -Brent

Tina,

You have a nice flow line to your design. I would like to make a comment on the use of borders though because I see a lot of people on the forum doing it. That is as a general rule if you use a border you want the carving to touch the border.

Then you back ground everything that is not a border or pattern. That grounds the design and clearly defines the space. If your after a more airy feel then it you might want to try to invert the carving. I have attached a photo of a guitar pattern as an example of bringing the pattern to the border.

David Genadek

David,

PLEASE don't take this as a flame, it's a legit question. Who says that the pattern has to contact the border? While I strongly agree that too much white space would affect the design, she's used some creative beveling to leave islands in the white space. If it was all backgrounded, it might look funny, but the islands sort of fill the voids, avoding, I think, the very trap you are talking about.

So, I can appreciate the comment, but still wonder "says who"? Maybe because I can appreciate it, I've answered my own question. How Zen of me...

I'm doing a checkbook cover (see critique threads) and the design overlays the border in spots. Jim Linnell did the original, and I adapted it to the checkbook cover. He put a specific pattern to fill in his white space, and I have been noodling on what to fill mine with. I will take your suggestion to heart though, and will look at filling it with specific design elements, not just backgrounding.

Brent

Edited January 12, 2008 by howardb