Hello everyone! We just got our GlowForge yesterday
This is my first custom creation, a keychain of my bunny character. Still getting the hang of importing files and learning the ways, but hey at least I’m putting my art degree to good use
I just used the basic draft board and colored the ribbon with marker. Any more I make will be on better wood and either paint the ribbon or maybe inlay some pink acrylic….oooh the possibilities!
Can’t wait to create more and have fun with my fellow Forgers (is that what we are called??)
Beautiful first piece, welcome to the community! Honestly, I love marker on draftboard, it’s almost exclusively all I do anymore! Have some scraps handy to test the color though, most inks will darken and shift in color when they absorb and pick up the brown from the material. I have decent luck with colored pencil for lighter colors like white, and they give it a bit of a sheen, so you can get different effects that way, too. Paint and I haven’t been on good terms lately!
Have fun experimenting! Oh, and I personally think the title of “Lasermancer” sounds better, but “Forger” works, too
Welcome to the club.
Have fun and do not avoid the rabbit holes. Wandering around for hours looking at inspiration is a good thing (as you are probably aware, being an artist).
You can always tell which folks have art training—they always seem able to nail the laser process right out of the gate. Love your bunny and can’t wait to see what’s next from you.
By the way, you might give colored pencils a try. I think Draftboard is a perfect surface for those—the tooth really grabs the color.
