Artemiss inspired Scrimshaw.

[Taffy63]

After seeing Artemiss, a scrimshaw artist over on BB, at the UK Knife Show I was inspired to have a go. Her work is so fine and detailed it will take a lot of practice to get anywhere near such skill!

For my first go I started at a manageable size, the piece of plastic it's on is 10cm across and it took nearly 5 hours to do, I hope you like it, comments welcome.
Cheers
Nigel

 

[Mesquite]

That's a fantastic bit of work for a first attempt Taffy

 

[Robbi]

did you say that was your first go ? ! Wow ! very good indeed

 

[Man of Tanith]

wow all i can is wow

 

[Ex Member - Sidney Bounty]

You have artistic talent that is fanominal I want it lol...

 

[mountainm]

you should be proud! A very competent first attempt.

 

[Biker]

Now that's stunning, and I don't use that word very often in praise of something unless it worth it. In fact that's stunning+1.

Great detail Taffy

 

[SimonM]

Sir, you have a talent! Fine piece of work there.

Simon

 

[John Fenna]

Wow .... and
WOW!
And I like your sig line photo as well

 

[sasquatch]

Nice one, that's amazing for a first try! Can't wait to see future work now!

 

[JohnC]

That's very fine work, is it any particular type of plastic made for scrimshaw? or just a spare "bit"...

 

[Wayland]

That is a fine piece of work for anyone. The fact that it is your first try deserves great respect.

 

[Bucketosudz]

From a fellow fledgling scrimshander, you have done a Wonderful job on that!!! Clean, uniformity and nice shift in tones from area of fur to another, I like it.

 

[the interceptor boy]

I don't like it rubbish. you can chuck it I my letter box and I will put on my wall. amazing work for a first try. next move on to leather if you can. nice work well done. just joking. cheers

 

[the interceptor boy]

I don't like it rubbish. you can chuck it I my letter box and I will put on my wall. amazing work for a first try. next move on to leather if you can. nice tones and

 

[the interceptor boy]

sorry 4 double post

 

[Taffy63]

Thank you all very much for all your encouraging comments. I really enjoyed doing it and intend to do more in the future. On the way to me now are some Tagua nuts, mammoth ivory and corian,to see how they differ.

That's very fine work, is it any particular type of plastic made for scrimshaw? or just a spare "bit"...

The ground I used for this one was a waste piece of polyurethane casting material we use at work. It seemed to work well but I have nothing to compare it with until I try out the other more usual scrimshaw materials.
Cheers
Nigel

 

[woodspirits]

very nice work, well done!

 

[Dave]

That's amazing.

 

[Shewie]

Wow that's stunning