Popular Post FrankEV Posted January 23 Popular Post Report Posted January 23 I adapted a photo of a Mallard Duck in Flight to create an 11 ¼” x 10 ¼” Intarsia pattern. Wood used: Aspen, Basswood, Orange Osage, Roasted Birch, Sapele, Yellowheart, and Wenge. Very accurate cutting is needed to get a good fit of the many small parts, especially in the wings. To enhance the piece, I used dye to color Aspen for the Green and Blue areas. For my version I also added some dark shading to match the image using an Airbrush. Backer is 1/8” thick BB Ply and the completed Assembly was protected with multiple coats of a Clear Gloss Acrylic Finish. Original Photo. My version! Comments and critiques welcome. I will post the pattern in Pattern Exchange. meflick, danny, Matt B and 17 others 20 Quote
jerry walters Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 Wow Frank, this is amazing. My son is a wildlife photographer and especially likes Avian (birds) photography. He would love if his dad could do intarsia work. Nicely done Frank. Jerry FrankEV 1 Quote
rjweb Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 Frank, excellent work, do you stain your wood or purchase different woods, RJ FrankEV 1 Quote
FrankEV Posted January 23 Author Report Posted January 23 2 hours ago, rjweb said: ...do you stain your wood or purchase different woods... True Intarsia uses the natural color of various wood to create the Art. Green and Blue are not readily available as natural wood colors. As I stated in my post, I dyed Aspen ( avery White Wood) the blue and geen areas. All others parts of the Duck are the natural wood color, although I did add the dark shading/shadow by applying a very thin coat of Acrylic Paint with my Air Brush. And yes, I do purchase many various pieces of wood to get the many various colors needed to do Intarsia. Not an inexspensive hobby. barb.j.enders and danny 2 Quote
barb.j.enders Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 22 hours ago, jerry walters said: Wow Frank, this is amazing. My son is a wildlife photographer and especially likes Avian (birds) photography. He would love if his dad could do intarsia work. Nicely done Frank. Jerry Time to jump into the mix @jerry walters Quote
barb.j.enders Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 Another stunning piece Frank. Makes me want to hang up my saw!! almost! FrankEV 1 Quote
FrankEV Posted January 24 Author Report Posted January 24 1 hour ago, barb.j.enders said: Another stunning piece Frank. Makes me want to hang up my saw!! almost! Nah, you don't want to do that. danny and barb.j.enders 1 1 Quote
Denny Knappen Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 Oh my, that is a work of art FrankEV 1 Quote
wombatie Posted January 25 Report Posted January 25 Awesome work Frank. Well done. Marg FrankEV 1 Quote
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