3 of 6 litho's
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3 of 6 litho's
Heres 3 of the 6 litho's I'm making for my grandson, who loves trains. I'm not a photographer, but you get the idea.
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Re: 3 of 6 litho's
Those look great to me. cant wait to see them together and lit up. awesome
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Re: 3 of 6 litho's
Did another one today, not enough time in a weekday to do, so make the most of weekends.brw_racing wrote:Those look great to me. cant wait to see them together and lit up. awesome
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Re: 3 of 6 litho's
Lookin' good. To get a better photo you might try setting them is a bright window. Here is an example taken from about 12" away (yes, I cropped it). Dale
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Re: 3 of 6 litho's
Question, are your photos taken from the cut side or the smooth side? dh
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Re: 3 of 6 litho's
dhellew2 wrote:Question, are your photos taken from the cut side or the smooth side? dh
The cut side, why would you take it from the back ??? I cant see a thing from the back.
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Just asking. There is a long post on the subject and some folks didn't notice or realize the viewing is from the cut side. Just trying to be helpful, no offense intended. dh
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Didnt mean to sound offended, just know which way to look at a litho, or take a pic of one. I saw someone posted that glacier white is the worst corian color to use, I dont agree with that. I say to each his own, whatever works. I made a mistake and didnt invert for a litho and got the idea for some cameos, which I posted on here, so even if you make a mistake, it can work out OK. Also everyones comments are appreciated and read by me.dhellew2 wrote:Just asking. There is a long post on the subject and some folks didn't notice or realize the viewing is from the cut side. Just trying to be helpful, no offense intended. dh
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Glacier white is my least favorite because it reflects too much light so the lithophanes are not as clear as other colors.
The one I posted on your blog is green. If you saw the one in the Vectric newsletter with the ladder/chair article it was carved in a brown-tone with metal flake. It is the nicest one I have carved so far.
The only other color I don't care for is Ivory, for the same reason as the Glacier White. The ice-colors are more translucent and also work really well. For people carvings my favorites are green, pink, peach, brown, and bisque/campaign. I have a light-blue gray marble and an off-white marble that looks good too.
I cannot tell the difference between brands Corian, LG HiMax, and Avonite in the finished carvings.
I thought you might like to see 3-different colors together.
I try every new color I can get my hands on. These are back lit by the sun to better compare; Colors are (left to right) Corian Glacier White, Corian Peach, and Ivory brand unknown.
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The one I posted on your blog is green. If you saw the one in the Vectric newsletter with the ladder/chair article it was carved in a brown-tone with metal flake. It is the nicest one I have carved so far.
The only other color I don't care for is Ivory, for the same reason as the Glacier White. The ice-colors are more translucent and also work really well. For people carvings my favorites are green, pink, peach, brown, and bisque/campaign. I have a light-blue gray marble and an off-white marble that looks good too.
I cannot tell the difference between brands Corian, LG HiMax, and Avonite in the finished carvings.
I thought you might like to see 3-different colors together.
I try every new color I can get my hands on. These are back lit by the sun to better compare; Colors are (left to right) Corian Glacier White, Corian Peach, and Ivory brand unknown.
dh
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Re: 3 of 6 litho's
dhellew2 wrote:Glacier white is my least favorite because it reflects too much light so the lithophanes are not as clear as other colors.
The one I posted on your blog is green. If you saw the one in the Vectric newsletter with the ladder/chair article it was carved in a brown-tone with metal flake. It is the nicest one I have carved so far.
The only other color I don't care for is Ivory, for the same reason as the Glacier White. The ice-colors are more translucent and also work really well. For people carvings my favorites are green, pink, peach, brown, and bisque/campaign. I have a light-blue gray marble and an off-white marble that looks good too.
I cannot tell the difference between brands Corian, LG HiMax, and Avonite in the finished carvings.
I thought you might like to see 3-different colors together.
I like the colors very much. I will try alot of different colors myself. I have a friend who almost gives me corian ( very, very cheap), and can get a very large variety of colors. TY for, enlightening me, to the advantages of a more colorful life.
I try every new color I can get my hands on. These are back lit by the sun to better compare; Colors are (left to right) Corian Glacier White, Corian Peach, and Ivory brand unknown.
dh
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Re: 3 of 6 litho's
I tried several of the stone patterns and the only one that worked was marble.
Have fun, it is a bit addictive though. Family friends and neighbors will probably keep you busy.
We sent about 50 of them last Christmas to family.
The stands are made from scraps of black walnut with a teak/tung oil finish.
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Have fun, it is a bit addictive though. Family friends and neighbors will probably keep you busy.
We sent about 50 of them last Christmas to family.
The stands are made from scraps of black walnut with a teak/tung oil finish.
Dale
You will get old if you live long enough!
Young = time, no money
Old = money, no time
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Young = time, no money
Old = money, no time
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Re: 3 of 6 litho's
Have you ever used Linen from Corian, I have a chance to buy a fair amount at a good price, and was wondering how it would look with a lithophane.
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Re: 3 of 6 litho's
Some great work guys where can I get more information on this would my FLA-100 machine work?
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LouF wrote:Some great work guys where can I get more information on this would my FLA-100 machine work?
I use photoVCarve from Vectric. Your FLA-100 would do a great job. I have a Probotix Fireball V90 and it does a Great job.