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May 3 2006, 10:30 AM Post #1 |
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Mountain Meadows![]() Still working up to better detail There is more detail, and more colour in the original but resizing has eliminated quite a bit of it
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Waxman
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May 3 2006, 11:17 AM Post #2 |
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Well done, Steve! I knew you could do it. |
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waxingsteve
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May 3 2006, 11:22 AM Post #3 |
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Barry
I'm glad somebody had some confidence ![]() Steve
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boasey
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May 3 2006, 11:39 AM Post #4 |
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WOW and again A3...I can hardly say it never mind have a go at doing one.Well done Steve...it really looks 3d....the perspective is very good. I love the way it fades as you get further away. I like this one a lot and would say it is your best to date. Good on yer John |
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waxingsteve
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May 3 2006, 12:01 PM Post #5 |
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John
A3 does present some extra challenges, like actually manipulating the card (forgot about the box/table edge trick ), but the scope is so much greater and it's much easier to get detail Some of the techniques are much easier to use, too
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lankywaxer
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May 3 2006, 12:19 PM Post #6 |
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Bigger is better lol Very nice Steve.........I found once i started on the bigger stuff,the smaller stuff,did not interest me any longer..........but seeing as i have not waxed in a while ,i shall go back to a6 to get me going again
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waxingsteve
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May 3 2006, 12:30 PM Post #7 |
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Jinny
There, and I thought you womenfolk were all for perpetuating the concept that "size doesn't matter"! ![]() There's no danger of me sticking to one size I can't afford to do too many big pics
We're waiting to see some more of your creations, Jinny Steve
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May 3 2006, 12:31 PM Post #8 |
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Well done, that man!I knew all it would take is a little confidence in yourself! I love the misty mountains and the way your eye kind of meanders towards them. Pity we can't see all the finer details, because I know they are there...there is so much more scope when working this size to put more in! Excellent work! (I'm still waiting for an A3 fantasy from you though! )Maria x |
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waxingsteve
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May 3 2006, 12:52 PM Post #9 |
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Maria
Great trepidation at first, looking at that huge swathe of white card But I'd got myself all worked up to go for it
I should have mentioned that I used the iron, a hairdryer, and the stylus (with the brush tip and the pen tip) Oddly, I think there was less wasted wax on this than A6, but then Barry made that observation when we picked up the card
Had to be careful when blowing the wax around, as my board is only just bigger than A3 ![]() I may try a fantasy pic, but I have to have some inspiration hit me first And all with only two burns ![]() Steve |
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May 3 2006, 02:02 PM Post #10 |
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Brilliant, brilliant pic Steve Your best ever........it's going to look stunning framed.....I love the icy feel and the mountains are just how you'd see them through mistly ultracold air. Very atmospheric and beautifully painted Love x
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ezchile
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May 3 2006, 02:52 PM Post #11 |
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Simply Stunning Steve! I have nowhere big enough to work on something of that size, though the thought of it boggles my little brain. I love the way the colours desaturate as they reach the horizon, giving a really nice depth of field quality. Can't you post a link to the bigger picture if you have it, so we can choose to see it in greater detail if we want? Anyway, Well done on such a brilliant achievement... Hat's off to you.. - Oh and i think you'll find,... ermm,.. never mind. ![]() x Col! |
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waxingsteve
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May 3 2006, 03:05 PM Post #12 |
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Terry and Col
I'll try to sort something out for a larger version, Col If you lack space, you might find my solution useful
I have a board that's a bit over A3, made of half inch thick box wood (ply with a thick inner layer) that was an offcut
You can often pick bits up from wood merchants or carpenters for free or very little money ![]() Steve
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Ros
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May 3 2006, 11:22 PM Post #13 |
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Well done Steve,,,, Knew you could do,, they'll be no holding you back now ...... So,,, whens the A2 ? Heeheheheheh,,, A2 would frighten me,,,, need some sleep before I get nightmares
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waxnwane
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May 4 2006, 12:25 AM Post #14 |
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Superb Steve, those mountains are fantastic! I bet this took a lot of wax! I love it! Sylvia
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waxingsteve
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May 4 2006, 08:59 AM Post #15 |
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Ros and Sylvia
Ros - A2 doesn't just frighten me, I've got a good excuse to not go that large : my board won't take it ![]() Sylvia - In fact, there's so much less wastage at this size (as the iron rarely overlaps the edges), I think it actually works out as far more economical than the equivalent area of card in A6 chunks Steve
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diddydi
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May 4 2006, 07:00 PM Post #16 |
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This is great Steve. love the colours in the mountains. A3! Would like to have a go at that myself, but have a stack of a4 paper suitable for encaustic, which was given to me by a friend in the printing trade, so can't really justify buying more paper yet! Never mind. .......one day
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waxingsteve
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May 6 2006, 08:46 PM Post #17 |
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Di
I would think that you've got full justification for buying larger sheets, as you didn't have to buy the other ![]() Steve
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There is more detail, and more colour in the original but resizing has eliminated quite a bit of it



Waxman
Barry


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(forgot about the box/table edge trick
), but the scope is so much greater and it's much easier to get detail
lankywaxer
I can't afford to do too many big pics
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3:10 PM Jul 11


