Wild Fire Artistry...The Process (10/12)

[leatherneck]

Man, this is too cool. Great work.

[Hooked]

photo came out a little different color for some reason, but here is current progress...not a big change but I primarily was just working on the highlights on the ram.

 

[Dave Beeler]

Hey Chip, great work as always. That picture of Pitt's head was histerical!! Good stuff.

[Hooked]

Ya'll may not notice a big difference between this pic and the last two, but I do!!!

I am really close to done except for little changes that nobody would probably ever notice but me!

 

[tradtusker]

Outstanding work mate! Wow

[Shaun]

That last picture seems to have "come to life"! The ram looks like it could jump right out of the picture. Most excellent and artistic work!

[Hooked]

Shaun,

It is always funny to me how I can spend hours and hours shading and stuff, but it is tiny little changes I make at this stage that brings them to life!

Whenever I say I am done, that just means I am going to sit it somewhere and keep looking at it for a few days to see if any other little changes jump out at me!

I think I got a lab and a pile of pheasant on my next one!

Chip

[Doc Nock]

That is totally beautisuckle, bud! Only thing I could draw on is a checking account!  :(

I am amazed and awed at people's artistic talent.

You are truly blessed amidst the challenges of the past years.

[Hooked]

Funny how the Good Lord works, David!  If it wasn't for Garrett I might not have ever picked up a woodburning pen.

As you may know, folks on another message board did an auction to help us out when Garrett was six days old and undergoing his first open heart surgery.  During that auction a very generous bloke donated a bow to be a traveling bow.  It would travel until they gave it to Garrett when he was old enough.  They named it the Lil Garret Bow.  

I had dabbled in woodcarving over the years, so I decided to create a bowrack for the LGB.  I carved a big deer.  Someone asked if I was going to woodburn in the details.  Heck, no!  I might mess it up.  At that point, woodburning had never even crossed my mind, but it planted a seed.

The bow rack I did for Pinecone was from an auction for another little baby that was born premature.  I decided to purchase a woodburner and see if I could use it to add some detail/coloring to the carving.

My next project was the plaque I did for Yleecoyote.  And things have taken off from there!

Sorry for the long story!

Chip

[Shaun]

I hear ya about being "done". Robert Frost said, "A poem is never done, only abandoned."

[Dave Bulla]

Hey Chip,

Could you post a pic of your work next to the original photo?  Sure looks GREAT!

[Hooked]

Dave, I don't think they will show up side by side, but I will post them together and see.

 

and here is the final pic...I think.  Just realized I need to give Dan a few grey whiskers.

 

[Dave Bulla]

NICE!!!

[Craig Schoneberg]

Wow! What talent.  Thank you for sharing.
Craig

[upatree]

awesome!!!

[snag]

Alright...how do you do the lettering so perfect? Are you using templates?  What a great way to remember a hunt. Love it!

[bohuntr]

You did an awesome job Chip!!! I have the perfect place to hang it in my office when it gets here. Thanks for all your hard work!!!
       Dan

 

[Hooked]

snag,
I transfer the letters using graphite paper, then burn them.

Dan,
I will keep looking at it a couple days as I start my next piece, then I will put a finish on it.  I was thinking a real light pink stain would look good for your man cave!

Chip