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Game of Thrones. Picture made in pyrography technique
Friday, October 9, 2015
This is one more guest post by the VZBRELO girls. You can find a list of all their "behind the scene" post here.
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Hi all, this is my second guest post here. In my first guest blog post I told you and showed our wooden sketchbooks. Today I would like to show the process of creating our the most ambitious work piece so far. Please enjoy!
I usually work on the topics that I know very well. I would not take on this project as I have not read the book or watched the show. However, my business partner Maria had done both, so we took that custom order. It was a challenge!
There are no pictures of our first step. We started with designing a layout of a map. Only Maria knows what it took to create that! After a several revisions it was finally approved by the customer, so we could start working on it!
Next step is cutting and finishing of a panel. The size of the panel is chosen by the customer, it was 40 cm by 90 cm
We slightly sanded the surface without polishing it too much. After all, it was an "old" map and it should look old and rough! We only worked on the edges. They needed to look worn out.
Each step of the work was challenging and exciting!
For example, here is the transition of the printed images onto the panel. Looks very simple! However, the size was what made the work extra challenging. It needed some brain work :) It was also scary to remove the carbon paper afterwards! What if some detail did not get transferred or something got moved during the process? Then we would have to sand the surface and try again!
We got lucky there and everything worked just fine! I was especially happy that all the fonts got transferred correctly.
I still have my first pyrography pen. I am so used to it that I have given up trying to get any advanced pyrography tools. We made friends and I am not sure that such good friendship could happen with any other tool :) All I do is sharpen my pen sometimes, but not too often.
First of all I drew all the big main sites: the castles, the coats of arms and the emblems. Then I moved on to the title. I am glad that after a number of revisions we have ended up with fewer names and titles. I am not really a big fan of the pyrography writing! :)
I began to work on the continents, when all the names got in place. Here is another challenge for me: all the separate components needed to make a unified picture. It was all about the correct shading. Challenging, but exciting!
The edges needed to look rough, ragged and worn. This is a "very old map"!
Finally we varnished the finished work. Then polished it and varnished it again. Hurrah! It is almost done! We cannot believe we finished it. Now we just need to attach the hooks and we are completely done!
I promised to keep track of the time (many curious people asked me to do that after we've finished our first big work), but I did not keep my promise :) It was really hard to do, as we worked on many other smaller orders at the same time. All I can tell is that it took a lot of time and we really loved working on the panel! :)
Here is a general view and here we are looking happy with the result :)
We hope you enjoyed our story!
Tatiana
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Jewellery masterpieces. Antique pendant
Thursday, October 8, 2015
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| Object from Treasures from the Hermitage - Russia's Crown Jewels |
DIY. Make a wooden comb encrusted with gems. Guest post by Incrustador
This is a guest post by Valery, who is a jewellery artist making wooden jewelry. His work is unique. Love the technique he works in!
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Hello! My name is Valery. I will show you how I work in a technique that is rare and not that simple.
It is going to be a wooden comb encrusted with the gems and the mother-of-pearl. It was a custom order for an eastern style comb made of the materials chosen by the customer: mahogany, malachite, garnet, mother-of-pearl, nickel silver and bronze.
First of all I designed a comb, then made a stencil for it to transfer it onto a piece of wood. Then I used my wood saw to cut the comb out.
Then I grind the piece on a polishing machine with an abrasive disc (just like the one in the picture):
Now it is ready:
Polished it a bit more with a fine sand paper:
Then I start the actual inlay. The design was rather simple, but the inlay of the mother-of-pearl is going to take time as well as the stone setting.
The entire surface of the comb is going to be covered with the mother-of-pearl. I attach the pieces of it with a crazy glue. I use river mother-of-pearl as it is thin and it is easy to brake it into pieces with a pair of wire cutters.
The gaps between the pieces are filled with a mixture of epoxy resin and bronze powder:
Then I used my dreamel to remove all extra resin. It is almost done!
Now it is time to set the garnets and protect the wood with a lacquer (I use a boat lacquer). It is all done!
Thank you for your interest!
You can see more our works in our web-site: http://incrustador.com/
or contact us by e-mail at: incrustador@yandex.ru
Blog hop! Have fun!
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Welcome to this week's blog hop!
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Posted below is the featured blog post of the week. I love to find unique blogs and post to share about and write little comments on their writings. I try my best to give every blog a chance to be chosen, so make sure to enter your blog every week!
I blame my choice of it being lunch time. This One Pan Mexican Pasta by Jenn's Random Scraps is exactly what I need right now! With the air beginning to get cool in Florida, I always run to a hearty meal to warm me up. thanks for sharing your recipe, Jenn!
Congratulations to the featured blogs!
I blame my choice of it being lunch time. This One Pan Mexican Pasta by Jenn's Random Scraps is exactly what I need right now! With the air beginning to get cool in Florida, I always run to a hearty meal to warm me up. thanks for sharing your recipe, Jenn!
Congratulations to the featured blogs!
Don't forget to check out the other blogs from last week!
What have I been doing?
My job is stressing me out right now, but I hope to write a post about what my mom and I made over the weekend. And I've been crocheting some new things!
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