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Permalink Reply by gary sheldon on February 16, 2015 at 11:41am

Your example looks real good to me.  I would go for it.

Permalink Reply by Mike on February 16, 2015 at 11:49am

I think they look great. I am not great with drawing either so need to resort to stuff like your method.

Permalink Reply by Monterey on February 17, 2015 at 12:47am

Wow, that's really beautiful! I'd do the front too if I made up my own box

Permalink Reply by Clarky on February 18, 2015 at 4:03am

Looks great, I say go for it.  I burn art onto most of mine, I do the front, back, sides, fret markers, the lot lol.  I print off images, trace the outline with carbon paper, and then fill it in with the image beside me for reference.  Takes a long time but I like doing it.  These are some of mine...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/20150108_124631_...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/20150108_124657_...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/20140901_185816_...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/20140901_185803_...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/20140721_182458_...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/20131128_115751_...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/20131110_151922_...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/clarkyboy100/20131110_151955_...

Permalink Reply by Clarky on February 18, 2015 at 4:31am

Thanks Wayfinder.  I traced the outlines onto the wood from a printout and then basically sat for hours burning over it.  I should really try drawing my own images someday, I'm no artist though :)

Permalink Reply by Bama Hound on February 18, 2015 at 3:39pm

My internet has been down for a couple of days and this is the first time I have had to get back and winter is my CBG building time, except July & August That looks good Clarky, Have you ever thought about using Photoshop to turn images into black and white,not greyscale, to make patterns? That is what it looks like from the photos. I like your stuff. I use Photoshop so I can make patterns the exact size I need. I looked at your Hendrix git under 200x magnification and there seemed to be no shading either burned or not, thus the black and white effect. Is that your technique or an I way off the mark? Or are we talking trade secrets. You can tell me, nobody would think to look on here (;-D

Permalink Reply by Clarky on February 19, 2015 at 1:13am

Thanks Bama Hound.  There's very little technique to what I do, no shading at all.  I just use the generic tip that came with my pyrography pen and use that very slowly to make essentially a black and white picture.  I don't use any software, just look for images on Google.  I really could do with learning more techniques like shading, I have all these different tips for the pen and have never used them.  I'm thinking of spending some money on a good quality pyrography pen.  The one I have is a basic £20 one.

Permalink Reply by Clarky on February 19, 2015 at 4:59am

Nice one Wayfinder.  Good tips.  I'll be out in the man cave tonight so might experiment.

Permalink Reply by Ken Cheshier on March 30, 2016 at 6:40am

That's sure is beautiful work !!!!
Ken

Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on April 25, 2016 at 3:23pm

Clarky,

Those are absolute works of art. Well done!

The best,

Wichita Sam

Permalink Reply by Daniel Ruiz on February 19, 2015 at 12:36pm

Your photo looks like the back of the neck. It should look great there too. Beautiful art. Hawaiian revival!

Permalink Reply by James Dukas on February 22, 2015 at 8:05am

I say burn away. I burn on almost all of mine that I make the body for here is an example of doing it on the face. One thing you can do when painting is use water colors with a little extra water, then go over with a clear coat. The thinned water color allows some of the wood grain to still come through and won't overpower your burn lines as well as it will usually stop soaking into the grain at the burn mark. Give it a try on a few scraps to see if you like it. I think it usually turns out nice. 

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