Bear with salmon... first stab at grayscale

davidgal2 · July 31, 2019, 1:14pm

I especially like the way you do the bear’s fur. That detail adds so much to the design.

UrJac · July 31, 2019, 1:18pm

Zowie. Really nice.

WelcomeHomeCustom · July 31, 2019, 1:23pm

Thank you I love details!! They show up in all my illustrations

designvh619 · July 31, 2019, 2:33pm

Beautiful! I love your illustrations. What kind of wood?

WelcomeHomeCustom · July 31, 2019, 3:21pm

This is on a large bamboo cutting board!! And thank you!!

designvh619 · July 31, 2019, 3:48pm

I love etching bamboo. It cleans up so easily with a soft toothbrush and dish soap. Unfortunately you lose the burn.

timtsuga · July 31, 2019, 4:17pm

AMAZING detail and art!!! How long did it take you to do the 50 by 40 size???

WelcomeHomeCustom · July 31, 2019, 4:22pm

Yeah… I have noticed Is there a better wood you would recommend for detailed work?

WelcomeHomeCustom · July 31, 2019, 4:25pm

42 years honestly… about 2 weeks of full time work if I were to add it up. The piece sold the first day I debuted it at an art festival

dklgood · July 31, 2019, 4:37pm

Nice to see the artist as well as the art.

designvh619 · July 31, 2019, 4:42pm

I actually like maple and the burn it gets. It has a nice look. You could use a dark wood like walnut but I don’t think you would get the same depth of image. Have you tried flooding the etch with color?

WelcomeHomeCustom · July 31, 2019, 5:01pm

Not with wood! I used to etch copper, patina and sand off the top revealing the illustration… but that was ALOT of work. I will have to try it with wood. What would you recommend using to flood the wood?

designvh619 · July 31, 2019, 5:07pm

I am playing with colored resin I will have to post the finished product soon. You will still have to sand to get a uniform surface, but it looks cool. Flooding it with syringes gives you more control over the flow.

WelcomeHomeCustom · July 31, 2019, 5:11pm

oh cool! I would love to see the results!!

ianauch · July 31, 2019, 5:46pm

I’ve done a few with project with color resin fills and they tun out looking fantastic. I agree about the syringes, they make it way easier to control. The first few i just dumped it on and ended up spending way too much time sanding.

Here is one of the first one i tried.

designvh619 · July 31, 2019, 5:48pm

I hadn’t seen that post. They look amazing!

WelcomeHomeCustom · July 31, 2019, 7:44pm

oh!!! I like that! Now the wheels are turning…

timtsuga · August 1, 2019, 3:50am

Lol on the 42 years!!! Someone looked at one of my wood carvings the other day and asked me how long it took. I told them 20 years, so you out did me!!!

Your work is amazing, I like the way you have incorporated native art into your work. I live in Olympia and maybe someday I will be able to see your art in person.

I get carpel tunnel in my wrists just looking at the effort it must take to create that much detail.

AND, my back hurts knowing how far you have to bend over and reach across such a large work area!

Thanks for sharing your work!!!

WelcomeHomeCustom · August 1, 2019, 4:10am

No way!! I am in gig harbor!! Hello neighbor! I have carpel tunnel… and a good drafting table. Unfortunately my glowforge is now sitting on it

karenaero · August 6, 2019, 2:42am

I hope I absorb some of the talent here. I am in Shelton, and will be following.