WIP. Portrait of a Scottish gentleman

[ABHandmade]

Carving and embossing completed. Dries and waits for further stages of work.

Not everything turned out the way I wanted :(. Some misses will be taken into account next time.

Some details:
Used leather insertion technology (described in "The Art of Embossing Leather" by Al and Ann Stohlman).
The maximum height of the bas-relief is 18 mm (0.7 inches).
Used leather 3-4 oz.

[immiketoo]

That's pretty good Andrey...earsh sare a bitch, eh? Bet you heard that in his voice

 

[ABHandmade]

 

28 minutes ago, immiketoo said:

That's pretty good Andrey..

Thank you, Mike.

28 minutes ago, immiketoo said:

.earsh sare a bitch, eh? Bet you heard that in his voice

My English is too bad
Honestly, it eludes my understanding.

Edited November 21, 2018 by ABHandmade

[immiketoo]

Sean Connery has a very distinct accent.  Ah well, never mind!

[ABHandmade]

Mike, I would like to hear your opinion regarding my attempt to imitate the structure of the skin. Unfortunately, the reflections in the photo significantly mask this effect.

I hope that after painting it will appear more pronounced.

[battlemunky]

I heard it @immiketoo.

I'm just glad you didn't choose this pic of Mr. Connery @ABHandmade:

I lol everytime I see this one. Sorry to detract from your rather awesome embossing Andrey!

[JD62]

You continue to amaze! your subjects are easily recognized, that's hard to do in relief. I've tried it in wood carving a few times with out success.

[YinTx]

You guys are absolutely stunning with these realistic portraits in leather.  My hat is off to you.

YinTx

[ScoobyNewbie]

Oh, no! Not Zardoz! Might as well play “I talk to the trees”

[ABHandmade]

4 hours ago, JD62 said:

You continue to amaze! your subjects are easily recognized, that's hard to do in relief. I've tried it in wood carving a few times with out success.

Thank you! 

I would like to see some of your woodwork. I am always amazed by this kind of art.

38 minutes ago, YinTx said:

You guys are absolutely stunning with these realistic portraits in leather.  My hat is off to you.

YinTx

Thank you, Yin. I will say the same about you. Your work with the imitation of the upholstery which you recently shared is great.