My First Segmentation

[ugsduck]

Hi

I have had a go at a segmentation piece. I am trying all aspects of this hobby in order to find the genre/style that I find most interesting.

Anyhow - he she is:-

 

 

Constructive critisism is welcomed - nay wanted

I dont bite or get upset at anything on the internet so fire away please. I do realise that I need to make the backing board a little smaller ...

 

Thanks

Keith

 

Now lets see if the image displays ....

[Vector01]

Hi Ugsduck:

 

That came out great. The fit is tight, the colors are nice...No negatives I can see.

[Barry5180]

Keith, I agree with Vector. It's a very well done piece. The colors are very vivid and work well together, the fit of the pieces is very tight and smooth. Excellent job.

 

To help hide the backer on this piece a little better, just paint the edge of the backer the same color as the wood above. This way the piece will just look a little thicker.

 

Barry

[shadylady0447]

Very nice Keith. Great advise from Barry about the paint on the edge of the backer board. Thats about the only thing I would suggest. You did a great job. Thanks for showing us.

[ugsduck]

Well thanks all - I was a little proud of it but wanted experienced opinion. Thanks again for that.

 

Thanks for the tip Barry - wonderful how we sometimes overlook simple problem answers like that isnt it? - - thank you.

[Christina]

I have absolutely no experience with segmentation whatsoever...........but boy oh boy this is just beautiful Keith! I think you did a fantastic job on it. I just love birds. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.........I really enjoyed seeing it. One of these days I'm going to try my hand at it too.

Christina

[ugsduck]

Thank you Christina

 

I did enjoy doing this as it involved acrylics and a little airbrushing. I can also see how I can also incorporate pyrography into this hobby/artform too. Why didnt I discover the scrollsaw years ago ....

 

Give it a try. The pattern is a free one from:-

 

http://www.scrollsawsegmentation.com

 

Scroll to the bottom of the page.

You can either reduce the wood thickness for the tree trunk or, as I did, shim up the rest of the object instead.

The beauty of segmentation is that you can cut it all from one piece of wood. Using a fine blade (I used grade 2) makes it very easy to get a tight fit when the object is put together.

 

Cheers

Keith

[Travis]

You did an awesome job on that. Nicely done. How did you like the segmentation process? It looks like a lot of fun. I have an intarsia project (my first one) I have to get started working on again. After that, I'd like to try some segmentation. I can't wait to see your next segmentation project!

[ugsduck]

I liked the process. I printed a spare copy of the pattern and used it to lay out the pieces in the correct position as I cut them. I also numbered each piece on the reverse as I cut it just in case I knocked everything over! (I have senior moments)

I then sanded each part by hand. That way I had, for me, more control over the process and could control where the dust went. I didnt shape any pieces for this project as I was using 6mm birch ply and didnt want the pieces too thin at the edges. So I just rounded over the edges but tried not to make the rounding too pronounced. I enjoyed doing that - very tactile

I then sealed the wood with a Humbrol matt spray varnish.

Then I set up my airbrush and did all the pieces except the "belly" of the bird and the tree trunk. The belly and the trunk I did by brush to leave a rougher finish compared to the feathers etc. I enjoyed doing that also.

The next stage was to edge stick the pieces together. This I did in 2 sections - the bird together in one section and the trunk as a seperate one. I used a normal wood glue for this.

I then cut a 3mm shim for the bird and stuck that to the back. This bought the bird in front of the tree trunk and the feet fitted lovely into the cutout in the trunk when both pieces were stuck to the final backing.

The last stage was to varnish the project - finished.

It is, I should think, easier than Intarsia as it is all cut from one piece and therefore the chances of a good fit are very good.

I would like a go at the more involved Intarsia but we have the "UK exotic wood problem" here.

Not to worry - the process was enjoyable and I will certainly do another again after I have completed shadyladys' Treasure Chest pattern. It was a learning process and that was good

 

Cheers

Keith