Showing posts with label metal embossing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label metal embossing. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

My first project


This metal embossed picture of the Ganesha was my first project. The picture was based of a terracotta sculpture I found as I scanned the web for ideas. The metal embossing part was easy, all I had to do was trace a predrawn image into the soft metal with a blunt wooden tool. The texture I gave it was what took a bit of effort. I had to poke a lot of holes to make the image stand out, and feel framed. The paint i applied was metallic copper which I painted and removed with a rag cloth, several times till i achieved what I liked. I mounted it on stained plywood, with a heavy glue. The trimming i added at the end is just varnished.