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finished Celtic Cross

  • Posted on 3rd May 2011,
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DONE. actually done quite some time ago. but i lost my camera»computer wire and getting a new one was… let’s just say ‘harder than it should have been’ and leave it at that. See more progress on: learn to carve wood

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Blue Moondust Colour Palette

  • Posted on 17th April 2011,
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Color by COLOURlovers I make colour palettes in my spare time. and i figure since i’ve been horrible at uploading sketches lately, why not put up a palette. there’s a whole slew of download options on the COLOURlovers page for this. Photoshop, Colour Schemer, whatever. As well as all the RGB/HEX codes for anyone who…

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almost done

  • Posted on 14th March 2011,
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still have a few little bits to gouge out, and i want to round off the edges to make it look a bit nicer. but it’s mostly done. AND IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. not bad, for my first attempt. See more progress on: learn to carve wood

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totally new project

  • Posted on 6th March 2011,
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…i get distracted easily. also there is only so much ‘new learning’ going on when gouging out lots of little near-identical sections. so. still working on the cross. just working on a wood elf now, too. See more progress on: learn to carve wood

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progress

  • Posted on 27th February 2011,
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more random chunks taken out. still not totally destroyed. See more progress on: learn to carve wood

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Progress:

  • Posted on 10th February 2011,
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…i haven’t completely destroyed it yet. couple of random chips around the edges and one massive gouge in the middle. for a first attempt i think it’s pretty good though. See more progress on: learn to carve wood

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Pattern initiated.

  • Posted on 31st January 2011,
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This is the pattern i’m using for my first attempt at a relief carving.Yes. It’s ludicrously complicated.I may be subconsciously attempting to completely mangle the wood. Honestly, though, it was the simplest pattern i could find which i’d actually want to keep when i’m done with it. And i know if i don’t like it…

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Exist

  • Posted on 5th January 2011,
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First attempt at a wood/linoleum/whatever block print (well, first attempt since printmaking class six-or-so years ago) Not bad, i think. Managed to do the whole thing without stabbing myself once, which i think is a record for me. And it’s more or less clear what it’s supposed to be. I even got the ‘exist’ lettering…

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Sketch: Dragon Lady

  • Posted on 5th July 2010,
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This one actually started out as an angel. Fun thing about random sketches is they don’t have to end up as they started. At all.

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