Butch Report post Posted April 6, 2008 Here's a plaque that I made for work for the team that I work with. It's my first shot at carving Sheridan. I wanted to dye all of the background black, but I had a hard enough time just dying what I did. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted April 6, 2008 Very nice, th backgrounding looks very consistent and even. I like the plaque aswell. Floral is untouched area for me so I leave that to someone with more expertis. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCOUTER Report post Posted April 7, 2008 Butch, Nice job... I know very well what you were feeling... Background dying takes a L O N G time! It's amazing how many hours you can pass doing one small project! Imagine a saddle! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tina Report post Posted April 10, 2008 Very nice Butch:-) A small tip for you. This piece will not have any wear and tear on it, how about using leather paint instead of dye to the background? I do that a lot on easy wear stuff and it comes out great and much much easier to control...Just my 2 cents:-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butch Report post Posted April 11, 2008 Thanks for all of the comments. Tina, I'll try the paint and see how it goes on the next one I make. Thanks again to all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grumpyguy Report post Posted April 26, 2008 Not a bad start, you'll soon find your projects speeding up and your eye and skill advancing, you'll look back and see how you've progressed. Keep up the good work,it pays off! You'll find short cuts for the staining and dying, (It's not hard, just takes time, patients and practice.) and before you know it you'll be puttin' out great work. (Especially if that is an example of your first project.) Grumpyguy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites