Popular Post RabidAlien Posted October 7, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 My daughter had requested a shadow-box cutting with a dragon in it. I tried coming up with one on my own, but it never seemed to work out or line up....so I found, quite by accident, that paper-crafting uses almost the exact same templates that scrolling does, AND there were several dragon shadowbox patterns already out there! Xacto blades can cut smaller precision holes than my current drillbit will allow, so there are a couple that are missing (there are supposed to be two TINY holes where her fingers are), but overall, this was a fairly quick cut. Be prepared for a lot of angles, though, this pattern is a perfect way to learn how to make sharp corners. I did modify the pattern slightly, I added three layers of frame-only (far right of the pic where everything is drying on the towel). It helps give it some depth and lets the layers pop a bit. I just took the layer with the dragon, then deleted everything from the center and stack-cut all three at once and glued them in between the four "pattern" layers. Pattern-frame-pattern-frame-pattern-frame-pattern. 3/8" BB ply, used several blades (broke two Pegas #2/0 blades, finished up with a Pegas #3MG...need to order new blades....), stained Minwax Cherry. If I were to cut this again (and I might....it was a fun cut), I think staining the dragon/princess layer a darker color (or lighter, if I go with a dark stain overall) would be the way to go. Pattern is by "PaperLightBoxDesign", $5US from Etsy. https://www.etsy.com/listing/608543517/princess-dragon-paper-cutting-light-box?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=dragon shadow box&ref=sr_gallery-1-6&fbclid=IwAR0exVbazDksiw8Z0FNaAvnKFCpztSlqWuWDL7e7xZMpqOgEpfafTU81-fw Charlie E, Phantom Scroller, OzarkSawdust and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 That is very well done. She will love it for sure. RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) I bet your little princess had a smile from ear to ear when she received this beautiful gift. Shadow boxes are a lot of fun creating and you did a beautiful job of this one Kirk. Edited October 7, 2019 by Ron Johnson RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimErn Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Very well done. If I were to cut this again (and I might....it was a fun cut), I think staining the dragon/princess layer a darker color (or lighter, if I go with a dark stain overall) would be the way to go. I think that is a great idea, I might carry it one step further and have the dragon and the girl different colors/shades RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Very nice work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted October 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 34 minutes ago, JimErn said: Very well done. If I were to cut this again (and I might....it was a fun cut), I think staining the dragon/princess layer a darker color (or lighter, if I go with a dark stain overall) would be the way to go. I think that is a great idea, I might carry it one step further and have the dragon and the girl different colors/shades I've thought about that on several different projects, but haven't found a method yet to keep the two stains from bleeding over into one another. I've heard one scroller uses rubber cement to create a "dam" on one side of the dividing line...stain....peel off the rubber cement...put another "dam" on the freshly stained side and then stain the rest, but haven't gotten a chance to give it a try yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 very nice job RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 A very interesting project. are you going to add LED lights? I would love to see it lit up, if you do Dick heppnerguy RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Great work. Roly RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted October 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 1 hour ago, heppnerguy said: A very interesting project. are you going to add LED lights? I would love to see it lit up, if you do Dick heppnerguy I have another set of plans (the young lady carries a sword, and its 7 layers instead of four) that I may try LED's with. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimErn Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 9 hours ago, RabidAlien said: I've thought about that on several different projects, but haven't found a method yet to keep the two stains from bleeding over into one another. I've heard one scroller uses rubber cement to create a "dam" on one side of the dividing line...stain....peel off the rubber cement...put another "dam" on the freshly stained side and then stain the rest, but haven't gotten a chance to give it a try yet. You can also use a razor knife to draw a line separating the two, then use an artists brush. In this one, all I did was use an artists brush, put the lighter shade on first RabidAlien and amazingkevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Very interesting effect here. Good job!!! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfold Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Magical, I'm sure she's going to treasure it forever. RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namunolie Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 I bet you succeed your daughter's request fantastic work RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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