b_art79 Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Hello carvingfriends, Just finished 2 works. The turle is boxwood and limewood The koi is ebony, amber and goldleaf only some more polishing Cheers B_art79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko Baas Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Nice work Bart! Keep it up. I like the carp very much. I also noticed your signature, very nice too! Ko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Strom Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Good work! I would like to see a top view of the turtle though. The koi is nice but difficult to see on that background. What did you use to carve the fish scales? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_art79 Posted October 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Hi folks I'll post some more pics later for better view... The fish scales i carved just with a nife, takes some time but you I believe I have better controle than... Cheers B_art79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnus homestead Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Hi, I really like this fish carving - what size is it? You were asking about gold leaf - I had to apply some of this to a jade carving a few years ago and so learned a little about it - you need a glue to affix the gold to the object and of course a lot of delicate handling as the gold is sooo thin. I wonder who might know more about this subject - we should post a query in the techniques section. I still have a book of goldleaf to practice with. Keep up the good work! Magnus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjoerd Brink Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 hoi Bart, The glue is called Mixtion. It's an oilbased mixture you can buy at almost any artsupply shop. I used it a long time ago so I can't give you details on what to do or don't with the stuff but I remember to apply red paint on the parts to be leafed. It will give extra warmth to the gold. Hope this helps a bit. groet, Sjoerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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