some feedback please

[tracyguy]

Hi I have just completed my first portrait and I was wondering if anyone can give me some feedback on my project.

It is a picture of my late grandfather and I was going to give it to my grandmother on christmas day so any feedback would be more than welcome.(good or bad)

[Oges]

Looks good to me

[Clayton717]

looks good to me too. well done for your first portrait

[Firedkm]

NIce Job!

[wombatie]

I think you've done a marvelous job and your Grandmother will love.

 

Marg

[Travis]

I think it looks great! You should be proud of that. Plus, your grandmother will love it. Nicely done!

[lwsjc]

Very good cutting. Would it look better in a dark frame?

 

Larry

[northampton scroller]

Lovely job, looks nice and clean very well done

Jim

[tracyguy]

Thanks everyone for your coments. Will take on board everything said thanks again.

Martin

[todddyer]

Very nicely done! Especially for your first project!

 

I agree with Iwsjc on the frame. Something contrasting would be nice, but it still looks fantastic. Your Grandma will love it!

[Marshall]

Don't see anything wrong with it , she'll love it ...............MB

[Lucky2]

Traceyguy, it is a very nice looking portrait of your grandfather, and you did an excellent job of cutting it out. And if you designed the pattern you did a good job, for it being your first one. But, I do see something that I do not think that you needed to do with the pattern, and it is that you don't need any of the bridges on the exterior facial features of this pattern. Nor do you need the ones on the back of the portrait either, and the reason that I say this is that if you look at the pattern, you will see that his face and chin area are supported enough by the wood above them and below them. So the outlining cut could have been from where it is on the bottom of the cutting right up to the top of the facial one that defines the forehead. The same goes for the back of the portrait his head is supported enough by the shoulder that the bridges weren't needed there either. I hate to be to critical of your work, because I don't even make patterns myself, but I believe that you are asking for honest opinions and that is all this is, my honest opinion. Don't get disappointed because of what I am saying, because from what everyone else has stated I am definately in the minority with my opinion. And I did say that I thought you did a good job, and I do hope that you keep making patterns. Because if this is your first one, your going to be one of the top pattern makers out there.

Len

[Lucky2]

By the way, I think that your grandmother will love it.

Len

[titchmccartney1]

I like it. I have wanted to do a portrait for a while now but could not decide who to do. I am going to steal your idea completely and hope it turns out aswel as yours.