anyone want a challenge

[joe_s]

How and what do you done, carve in wood or make a litebox,
If you still need somrone, sent PM .
joe

[Ron]

Thanks ill keep that in mind .The tutorial was for corel i guess thats why im leaning that way.
Much easier for me if I can get a tutorial of it

[Dirtydan]

Ron,

Go to my site below and Click on Dan's Files and then on User Help Files and then Ron... You can copy and past those files into your computer from there... I've posted the .mpc, .png and .ptn files there...

I didn't do it all for you, so you are going to have to play with the basic things like Size, Depth and Height....

The .png and .ptn files are to big for the forum.

Enjoy...

[TIMCOSBY]

photo's carved in wood look a little better when painted. alos the magic wand in paint.net is cooland easy to learn.

[Dirtydan]

photo's carved in wood look a little better when painted. alos the magic wand in paint.net is cooland easy to learn.

Sorry Tim, I do not agree... A painted carved portrait reminds me of the old velvet paintings.... I guess the wood you use for the carving would make a difference, but if your going to use a real nice Oak, Walnut, Purple Heart or other nice wood, why would you want to take away the beauty of the wood by painting it? You can get all the hi-lights you need with stain... But that's just how I feel about it... Heck, I don't even like painting signs... Besides, I'm lazy....

[TurkeyBranch]

I have to agree with Gunny. Painting covers the natural beautyof the wood grain, texture, etc.

If your going to paint everything then you might as well use foam.

I personaly like to use Tongue Oil as much as I can.

I will use paint on signs, the numbers or name, but just to make it stand out from a farther distance.

Anyway, just my 2 cents worth, which compared to the world market would be about .0025 Euros

BTW, nice job on the file Gunny

Ed

[Hawg_man]

I agree that whenever you can let the natural beauty of the wood speak for itself........however there are some good results obtained by using tinted stains also........I used a geen tinted stain in my Wreath (posted in the gallery) and although the picture doesn't do it justice the wood grains and reliefs are still present and looks much better than a green paint would. I have done some portraits and used a bronze or copper paint which looked like metal reliefs with good results. This is very subjective but I believe most prefer maintaing the beauty of the wood.

Bob

[Dirtydan]

Here's a couple of signs I've done... No Paint, just stain and 5 coats of clear...

[Kenm810]

Dan,

Really nice work,
I find my self also a little inclined to favor a good stain finish
on a fine natural piece of wood.

[scw]

Paint has its place, without a doubt, but the beauty of natural woodgrain accented or not by stain is where most my projects get their initial inspiration.

One trick I have found that is more forgiving than paint (bleeding) is to use a Sharpie Marker to highlight text or raised features. They come in a variety of colors and do not bleed thru grain even in softwood.
Generally, I will first apply tung oil, then the Sharpie.
The result is a nice satin finish even from the Sharpie colored areas.