EDIT: Who wants to be the next person that I will wood burn? Leave a comment and I will use random generator to choose the person.
I always loved to challenge myself, to go a step further. This is one of those times; today I made my first portrait on wood. Inspired by all the portraits on #Steemit I decided to try one myself.
I picked Ned to be my subject. I downloaded the photo that I'm sure everybody knows, as reference. I altered the photo to show the main lines which I will burn. The rest of the photo and the shadows will be freehand.
The first step is to draw the outline. I printed the image to fit my wood piece and traced the main lines. I have drawn portraits on paper before but this is much harder than I thought.
This is what I achieved in two hours.
I think I made his lips fuller, but forgive me, it's me first one.
This is I think midway to the process. It took a total of seven hours to burn the whole portrait. I only used one tip, shaped like a leaf. It works better with shading than the other tips that I have used so far.
A close up with my signature; you can better see the wood fibers. And below the final piece.
Almost forgot, here is the video, 7x the speed; I cut some parts out to make it shorter. I hope you enjoy it!
If you missed my latest pyrography art check it out here @anca3drandom
Thats awesome! What did you actually use to burn the wood? Good job!
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Wow this is an old post. Back then I was using a pyrography pen. It's a pen that you just plug it in. And it had different types of tips.
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A beautiful rendition of our CEO Handsome Ned.
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I'm glad that you approve.
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Very beautiful art! It's just amazing the details of it! Keep up the good work!
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Thank you! I will definitely do more portraits :)
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i love how it has that Victorian photo feel to it. amazing work as usual :D
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Yes. Wood burning adds some nice effects.Thank you :)
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So @anca3drandom, what is it like to actually be talented ? Amazing.
Put on a smile in that selfie though, or don't . :)
If I was able to create something like that, I'd be smiling all day long.
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ha ha... I don't really like to take photos of myself. I'll try harder next time :) thank you for the compliments!
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pretty cool there!
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Thank you! I tried to make it look as much as possible I could to the real subject.
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Wow, this is really skilled work I'm blown away by this. It's burned on my mind ;D
Well done friend, another fantastic post by a very talented lady!
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:) You always know how to say the right words! Glad to share steemit with another talented lady. You are doing quite well yourself...relaxing at the beach :)
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Your attention to detail is a wonderful thing to watch. Thank you.
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I tried my best. It's hard not to criticize yourself when you see the little imperfections.
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I know all about that, artists have to care about the details. Their art is better for it.
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Excellent work... :)
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@peacekeeper thank you. Prepare your photos in case you hit the jackpot :)
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I would love to know how to make such a beautiful art, just amazing. I lost my words, but I will come back later to write another comment.Love it.
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Thank you for the kind words. It is something different indeed. You can't afford to make many mistakes.
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very nice an art you do @anca3drandom
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Thank you Marius. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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@anca3drandom Awesome work! I have a pyrography tool but have never got round to trying it as yet - as you say, you can't afford to make any mistakes.
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Sorry. I just saw your message.Thank you!
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You're welcome @anca3drandom 🙂
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Nice work. I especially like the detail in the hair. You're immensely talented.
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I'm glad you like the portrait. Thank you for the compliments.
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Pretty cool, thanks for sharing.
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It was my pleasure to share.Thank you!
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Ned looks like Wil Wheaton. 'Shut up Wesley!'
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I don't see it, sorry!
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wow this is awesome! handsome ned gets a handsome treatment! :)
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:)) He is a great subject.
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woodburn my dog XD
https://steemit.com/doglife/@mac-o/the-most-photogenic-dog-and-dobby
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If you get picked I will. You have two dogs..Never done a dog before :)
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there is always a first :) go for the labrador, not for any reason he is #themostphotogenicdogintheworld jeje
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Cool project!
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Thank you. I thought it might be more diverse than what I usually do.
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Wow, that's impressive. Nice work
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Thank you Jason. I'm glad that you enjoyed it!
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