Hiya lovely ssg friends !
So I showed you my sketchbook, had grand plans didn't I? :) I am known for always wanting to run before I can walk :) I like to think of it as being ambitious, and this week I was mostly learning.....it is bloody hard transfering my design to the silver, I has been doing it all wrong. Ah you live and learn well I do :) so I ordered some bronze in which I can happily make mistakes without it costing the earth , I decided to first work the negative of my design on the bronze then make a mould from that and then cast the silver in the mould , that's my plan anyway :)
For now though I used the last little bit of silver to make two skulls, and I made them lovely and shiny, then I decided it was time to learn about patina, finishings, how to add colour or effects to silver , it has been another intense learning curve but I am ever so happy with the results.
At the moment I only have acccess to two types of finishing both producing black, and I took my two new little skulls blacked them and they are brilliant now! I love them can see the detail really well. Then I was having so much fun I took the little bats I made before and blacked one of them, I didn't like it as much, so I kept one shiny I prefer it that way, then I tried my tiny skull I made and that looks fab :) So blacking is my new thing and it really suits skull designs
a little video
I had so much fun I ordered a little set of patinas for silver, fingers crossed they get here next week so I can play with them :) I shall now leave you with a sketch from one of my fave comedy shows ; The Fast Show, so here we have:
the fast show and Black.........