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I said in the last post i thought i had about another 8 hours of work to complete. Well i didn't get 8 hours on it but i reckon that estimate was a bit wishful thinking. :lol: :lol: Th
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e end post is in sight though.
 
huh that was easy! :D. great piece mate.

have ya ever thought how many dots or how many times your pen touches the paper for a picture like this?
 
awesome mate. i actually saw an eagle today diving down scooping a small marsupial of some sort out of drain... very cool beasts they are. you captured the character very well
 
numpty said:
huh that was easy! :D. great piece mate.

have ya ever thought how many dots or how many times your pen touches the paper for a picture like this?
Thanks mate, thought about how tiring it is for my hand and eyes :lol: I dunno, probably between 3 and 4 dots per second!!! All up i would estimate around 25-30 hours to complete at a guess? I'm not good at maths mate, failed it at school, maybe somebody else could work it out :lol:
 
G0lddigg@ said:
awesome mate. i actually saw an eagle today diving down scooping a small marsupial of some sort out of drain... very cool beasts they are. you captured the character very well
Thanks mate, i love hawks and especially wedgies, I've almost driven off the road a few times over the years watching them soar.
 
numpty said:
i know ya not interested in doing tatts but what about firearm engraving?, i think you have the talent to do this.
Yes, i have considered that as well as knife blade engraving numpty but never got around to trying it. There's big money in top end gun metal engraving in Europe and the States.
 
oh yeah, theres some awesome talent getting around those circles..

theres a bloke over here in au that does gun stocks and pistol grips and they are awesome, i'll try and find a picture.
 
Sorry Scrounger,...I just gotta say it mate,.....that is like the works of the old masters that you see in art books,...hats off and lying prostrate before you,.... was incredible to be able to see it form up bit by bit.
Thank you.
Silver. :p 8) :eek: :D :cool:
 
silver said:
Sorry Scrounger,...I just gotta say it mate,.....that is like the works of the old masters that you see in art books,...hats off and lying prostrate before you,.... was incredible to be able to see it form up bit by bit.
Thank you.
Silver. :p 8) :eek: :D :cool:
Thanks silver, well you've got the old bit correct, not sure about the master though :lol: :lol: Yeah, it was interesting to do that exercise, i've never done it before and it's good to look back and see how it progressed. Thanks again mate :)
 
My colored pencil set that had been backordered came in the mail today. Prismacolor Verithin, these are thin hard which sharpen to a point, supposed to be good for clearing up edges. Already had Prismacolor brand of rich color thick soft core permanent color pencils.

Found in the catalog the info on the colored graphite, it was on the watercolor pencil page. I think the name was Graphitint, anyway said the pencil has the properties of a graphite pencil with a hint of color, but also is supposed to be workable wet. Apparently an innovative idea to go with watercolor artwork.

I don't know if you heard of this one yet, Inktense pencils these were on the watercolor pencil page also. Strong, intense color which can be compared with pen and ink used dry or washed out with water, but then if wet dries permanent and workable, that is other media can be used over it when washed.

Art materials aren't getting any cheaper, reason for planning ahead and taking advantage of sale catalogs, then combining orders to total the amount needed for free shipping. By now have shaved off a huge chunk of the expenses. All catalogs come from the same company, one I can trust and has proved to be reliable, they also supply to schools with a separate thick catalog for the classroom. Many of these classpack deals meant for bulk classroom supply, end up in the sale catalogs also.
 
AKA_RedRimmed_Desert said:
My colored pencil set that had been backordered came in the mail today. Prismacolor Verithin, these are thin hard which sharpen to a point, supposed to be good for clearing up edges. Already had Prismacolor brand of rich color thick soft core permanent color pencils.

Found in the catalog the info on the colored graphite, it was on the watercolor pencil page. I think the name was Graphitint, anyway said the pencil has the properties of a graphite pencil with a hint of color, but also is supposed to be workable wet. Apparently an innovative idea to go with watercolor artwork.

I don't know if you heard of this one yet, Inktense pencils these were on the watercolor pencil page also. Strong, intense color which can be compared with pen and ink used dry or washed out with water, but then if wet dries permanent and workable, that is other media can be used over it when washed.

Art materials aren't getting any cheaper, reason for planning ahead and taking advantage of sale catalogs, then combining orders to total the amount needed for free shipping. By now have shaved off a huge chunk of the expenses. All catalogs come from the same company, one I can trust and has proved to be reliable, they also supply to schools with a separate thick catalog for the classroom. Many of these classpack deals meant for bulk classroom supply, end up in the sale catalogs also.
Thanks for that RRD, i'll check them out, especially interested in those INKTENSE pencils you mentioned :)
 

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