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[Rocksnake]

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Edited August 8, 2021 by Rocksnake

[Klara]

Normally I'm not a fan of flowers, but these are beautiful!  Great, amazing work! 

[Sheilajeanne]

Gorgeous work!  

[Tugadude]

Funny, I was going to say the same thing Klara said.  I'm not a big fan of flowers either, and a lot of tooling I can take or leave.  But then there are examples like this that make me go Hmmmmm.  It is very well executed.  I'm not an expert, but I would think it very difficult to improve on it.  Congratulations!

[MikeRock]

You can almost feel the wind blowing the flower blossoms....... 

[Rocksnake]

8 hours ago, Klara said:

Normally I'm not a fan of flowers, but these are beautiful!  Great, amazing work! 

 

3 hours ago, Tugadude said:

Funny, I was going to say the same thing Klara said.  I'm not a big fan of flowers either, and a lot of tooling I can take or leave.  But then there are examples like this that make me go Hmmmmm.  It is very well executed.  I'm not an expert, but I would think it very difficult to improve on it.  Congratulations!

 

7 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said:

Gorgeous work!  

Maybe there's something wrong with my browser, so I can't type English. It's normal now. Thank you

[WalterF]

Wow looks like Sheridan style, very well executed. I am trying to learn it and you set a high bar.

[Frodo]

Not usually at a loss for words, only one comes to mind

WOWSER !!!!!

[Tim Schroeder]

That tooling is bad ass!!!! Makes me want to make something to see if I can improve mine to that level. 

Edited August 9, 2021 by Tim Schroeder

[Rocksnake]

19 minutes ago, Tim Schroeder said:

That tooling is bad ass!!!! Makes want to make something to see if I can improve mine to that level. 

I don't understand what you mean

 

6 hours ago, Frodo said:

Not usually at a loss for words, only one comes to mind

WOWSER !!!!!

Thank you. It will be improved

[Tim Schroeder]

Bad ass is red neck for gorgeous, beautiful, wowser, and anything everybody else said. Maybe some of the best tooling I've ever seen. 

[Rocksnake]

28 minutes ago, Tim Schroeder said:

Bad ass is red neck for gorgeous, beautiful, wowser, and anything everybody else said. Maybe some of the best tooling I've ever seen. 

I'm sorry!   Software translation only knows the general idea.   I see you mentioned tools, and I can help you buy them if you need

[Frodo]

 

 

你的工作得到了称赞    [Your work has been praised] 

Bad ass ,  gorgeous, beautiful, wowser,

这些都是俚语。 他们的意思是美丽的   [these are slang words, they mean  beautiful]

 

 

Edited August 9, 2021 by Frodo

[Rocksnake]

36 minutes ago, Frodo said:

 

 

你的工作得到了称赞    [Your work has been praised] 

Bad ass ,  gorgeous, beautiful, wowser,

这些都是俚语。 他们的意思是美丽的   [these are slang words, they mean  beautiful]

 

 

HAHAHA Thank

[Frodo]

correct dialect?

[Rocksnake]

22 minutes ago, Frodo said:

correct dialect?

Yeah, it's about the same. Great 

[BlakesBlades]

Very nice. 

 

[Sheilajeanne]

I am curious to know how you got the very dark background in the journal cover. Did you treat the whole piece with antique, or did you just paint the background with dye, using a small brush?

I never seem to be able to get such good contrast using antique, even if I use several coats of resist on my carving!

[Rocksnake]

5 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said:

I am curious to know how you got the very dark background in the journal cover. Did you treat the whole piece with antique, or did you just paint the background with dye, using a small brush?

I never seem to be able to get such good contrast using antique, even if I use several coats of resist on my carving!

 

I'm not sure what your work looks like, could you please show me, so that I can help you

[Sheilajeanne]

I need to take some photos. Will get back to you on this!

[Rocksnake]

On 8/10/2021 at 9:31 PM, Sheilajeanne said:

I need to take some photos. Will get back to you on this!

I've been waiting for you

[Leescustomleather]

I have been doing leather carving for many years and have studied countless examples of other artists work and yours is the best I have ever seen. The precision , composition and attention to detail are amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[Minnesota]

I don't have the patience to tool leather. That is an absolutely amazing piece of art. 

[Rocksnake]

22 hours ago, Leescustomleather said:

I have been doing leather carving for many years and have studied countless examples of other artists work and yours is the best I have ever seen. The precision , composition and attention to detail are amazing. Thank you for sharing.

 

19 hours ago, Minnesota said:

I don't have the patience to tool leather. That is an absolutely amazing piece of art. 

Thank you for your compliments. My work is not perfect yet and needs a lot of practice

[Minnesota]

1 hour ago, Rocksnake said:

 

Thank you for your compliments. My work is not perfect yet and needs a lot of practice

I really want to try that diamond pattern with the shading. Where do I start with that? Do you lay out the diamonds first or the central image first then lay in the diamond pattern around it?