Contributing Member ClayB Posted January 30, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted January 30, 2008 (edited) For those of you that don't do figure carving (you figure carvers can play too!) here is floral pattern for you to try. This pattern was sent to me by Kathy Flanagan aka Yaklady. Thanks Kathy! Same things goes here as with the figure carving challenge. You can carve this anyway you like, use whatever tools you want, change it, add your own touches, just have fun with it. If you have any questions, comments, discussion, feel free to add it here and hopefully we will all learn something from it. Edited January 30, 2008 by ClayB trying to get the pattern to print a decent size ClayB Badlands Leather Art blog Badlands Leather Art Website
electrathon Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Clay, I am now confused. This was posted in the other challenge thread about the couger: Tiwnoaks, this is actually the pattern for February. Since the topic was brought up, I decided to go ahead and announce it a little early. So everyone has a few weeks to play with it. I'll post a new pattern around the 1st of March since it looks like there is enough interest in this to keep it going for awhile. Are both both supposed to be for February? I have started on the other one (which is tough since I have never done an animal before). I will move on to this one if it is going to be the current one. Aaron
Contributing Member ClayB Posted January 30, 2008 Author Contributing Member Report Posted January 30, 2008 Aaron, Both are for February. Figure carving isn't everyone's thing, so I thought I give them more than one option but you can sure do both and I'd encourage you to do that if you have time. ClayB Badlands Leather Art blog Badlands Leather Art Website
Ambassador pete Posted January 31, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 31, 2008 I thought when seeing the Yaklady picture that I could do something really neat. I first thought that I would do an inverted design and(something that I had never seen before) background the OUTSIDE of the design. I've never done inverted before and I was crosseyed afterwhile! All of my instincts told me to bevel the OTHER side. I finished the cutting , beveled the insides and promptly backgrounded the part I wanted natural! Oh well- my leather was large enough to do another next to it so I tried again. This time I did what I had in mind but I don't think that I like the effect. Oh well- It only took about an hour and a half to do it all. Hope SOMEONE likes it!
Members Tina Posted January 31, 2008 Members Report Posted January 31, 2008 Hi Pete, This is awesome...The inverted one is actually my favo, beautiful work:-) "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
Ambassador pete Posted January 31, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 31, 2008 Thank you Tina! I really admire your work so your compliment is special! By the way- WHICH inverted did you like? If you look at the left one it is inverted too! I just don't know how to do it yet!!! pete
Contributing Member ClayB Posted January 31, 2008 Author Contributing Member Report Posted January 31, 2008 Hey Pete, They both look really nice! That's what I was hoping for was new and different ideas, the "what if's". Normally inverted carving is done so there is no background, but with the ridge you left around the carving, I like it. Didn't think I would, but I do. The other one would probably be called sihillouette (I have no idea how you spell that) carving. It looks really neat with the turned back parts left untooled. Both different, both fun, both really well done. Thanks for the neat ideas! Clay ClayB Badlands Leather Art blog Badlands Leather Art Website
Contributing Member wolvenstien Posted January 31, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted January 31, 2008 You know, that is quite unique.... I have never done an inverted.... and seeing the two together like that of the same pattern.... Very cool. "The miracle is not how two adults can create a child, the phenomenon is how quickly a child can create two adults." -- VYBE Her: Hit Me Him: Do you want me to use the knife? Her: No, When you hit with a knife, that's STABBING!
Members Tina Posted January 31, 2008 Members Report Posted January 31, 2008 Thank you Tina! I really admire your work so your compliment is special! By the way- WHICH inverted did you like? If you look at the left one it is inverted too! I just don't know how to do it yet!!!pete Hi Pete, It should have said...The inverted on the right side. Sometimes the brain is qicker than the fingers:-) "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
howardb Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) For those of you that don't do figure carving (you figure carvers can play too!) here is floral pattern for you to try. This pattern was sent to me by Kathy Flanagan aka Yaklady. Thanks Kathy! Same things goes here as with the figure carving challenge. You can carve this anyway you like, use whatever tools you want, change it, add your own touches, just have fun with it. If you have any questions, comments, discussion, feel free to add it here and hopefully we will all learn something from it. Clay, yer killin' me. Two non-contests?? One's gonna drive me nuts. OK, to the meat of the question. I need defenitions! Figure carving, Sheridan carving, floral carving, 'blank' carving... What's the diff? Why isn't the cat "figure carving" and why isn't the floral, well, "floral carving"? Edumacate me! I thought when seeing the Yaklady picture that I could do something really neat. I first thought that I would do an inverted design and(something that I had never seen before) background the OUTSIDE of the design. I've never done inverted before and I was crosseyed afterwhile! All of my instincts told me to bevel the OTHER side. I finished the cutting , beveled the insides and promptly backgrounded the part I wanted natural! Oh well- my leather was large enough to do another next to it so I tried again. This time I did what I had in mind but I don't think that I like the effect.Oh well- It only took about an hour and a half to do it all. Hope SOMEONE likes it! Pete - this rocks! I really like the inverted carve. I tried it once and failed miserably. I've been looking for an excuse to try again... Brent Edited January 31, 2008 by howardb Brent Howard CALG, HLG
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