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Having just completed a Union trooper I thought it best that I also do a Confederate one so here is the result. I tried to find the most colorful uniform I could to give it lots of color and I also incorporated the Southern flag to try another trick I thought of.
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To make the flag and especially to get the folds to look natural I first Googled it, blew it up to a good size and then printed it out. After that I just folded it to what I thought looked best and then positioned it on my generic bust template to give me the shape to cut out. I think it worked out great as it certainly looks natural laying over his shoulder. There are a couple of photos of the flag pattern before and after I made the folds in the Gallery.
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This Reb will accompany us to Dayton and hopefully a Southern sympathizer with some ready cash will stop by the booth and make an offer!
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As always, your comments are welcome and appreciated.
he's a dandy, like the colors, the flag ties it together another great job thanks for sharing tristan
ReplyDeleteLynn, Are you making your own bases for your busts or is a there a source that you can share? They give your pieces a very professional artistic appearance.
ReplyDeleteI make all my bases. This one is Sycamore and I turned it on my lathe. Thanks for the compliment!
ReplyDeletethe last couple look to me to have the belt buckle too high? Seems it would look better lowered to about the base.? just my take on it!
ReplyDeleteLynn the figure came out great and the flag give the peice the "WOW" effect. I followed with intrest how you looked up the flag on the internet, printed it out and folded it ont the figure to get the way it drapes. I think I can do that but how did you get the stars so perfect? did you lay them out by hand and them burn around the star before painting them or did you some kind of transfer method?
ReplyDeleteI just drew them on using the old method of drawing stars I learned in grade school. Then I lightly burnt the outline of the stars and stripes. To get really good coverage on the white areas being as white is a transparent color I first underpainted those areas with a very light tan then recoated with white. Takes a while to do it this way but the results are worth the effort.
ReplyDeletethanks for that quick response. do you do all of your logos like some of the cooks aprons and various flour bags and cartons with company names and the signs in the back of the bar by hand? because they are amazing so I was wondering if there was a special process. when I try to do something like that by hand it looks like I did it by hand, even when I try to be painfully careful.
ReplyDeleteIt's all done by hand and a pair of weak eyes.
ReplyDeletethanks again. All I can say is them are some eyes and steady hands. The aprons knocked my socks off!
ReplyDeleteGreat job Later John Smith Mulege Mex Anchorage Alaska
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ReplyDeleteI am awe inspired by all of your carvings, but these latest ones for some reason have really bowled me over, Pride of the South, Red Hawk, and The Horse Soldier! If you decide to sell instructional DVD's, you can count me in!