Wisdom of the Wood

Wow - That is truly beautiful and so life like. He just keeps staring at me just like an owl would. The 3-D effect is so good I don't even have to use the special glasses.

I think that's very nice, as well......and, looks to be exceptionally well done. How did you apply the color? Did you paint the leaves and owl by hand? When you say acrylic, do you mean the kind of paint an artist might use on canvas?

ooc

Outstanding work!
Don L.

Thanks for the kind comments folks.

Hal, I think the 3-D effect is due to the pyrography as it actually burns into the wood some micro-measurement of an inch; the burning spoons create a very subtle texture too. Odie, yes the paints are artists acrylics. In the case of this piece they are entirely of the Golden brand; most being their airbrush paint though I had to mix some of my own green tones using their fluid acrylic with airbrush extender. The leaves too are completely burned before painting. This is the first piece with which Ive used an airbrush. Once you learn to handle it, it has the ability to apply an amazingly smooth color gradation which Id never achieve using a paint brush, though maybe a truly skilled painter could. The real difficulty with airbrush is working out the masking process. It is a bit complex on a curved surface and complex image like this.