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[Asianfire]

OK, sencond try of a fish scene is on the way Daniels Material


Don't know really what to call this material. Was told gem sillica, but while there surely are sections of the material justifying that title, I rather call is Gem Silica in Chrysocola.

After today


This is so much harder to do than the last one. The water-flow needs to work optically, otherwise that will never look right. Then comes the fish: I got no idea yet as to how deep I need to cut to allow the creature to be seen. So there is lots of experimenting ahead.

Two surprises already observed: contrary to the usual; sanding increases the color-strenght, and the dark blue/black on top might turn into purple/red.

[hummingbirdstones]

So far, so good, Kurt!  Keep on going.  The material looks amazing and I'm sure when it's finished it will be a masterpiece - as usual. 

[cobbledstones]

very nice indeed.  This reminds me of 'the great wave' painting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa. I have always been drawn to the visual representation of moving water, then I studied a lot of fluid mechanics in college.  Now I see equations with the movement.  So, let me compliment you on your vorticity and strain regions :)

[Asianfire]

A little progress today.


Now need to get the pectoral fin fin in place and then the danged head. I tried to start the head today, but simply cant wrap my head around it. I see it, and by the time I set the bur down, I can't..... 

After that, I need to figure out a way to make the dorsal and caudal fins stand out.

Still thinking of drawing upper waves point of origin farther back (midpoint of left side).

Thanks for looking, Kurt

[hummingbirdstones]

Sometimes it helps to just step away from it for a day or two and let your mind clear. Staring at something like that while you're working on it for long periods of time makes it hard to see the total vision after you've been working on all those little line details.  I'd be having a 60's-like psychedelic cartoon movie running through my head if I tried something like that.  It's looking good, though.   

[Asianfire]

Sometimes it helps to just step away from it for a day or two and let your mind clear. Staring at something like that while you're working on it for long periods of time makes it hard to see the total vision after you've been working on all those little line details.  I'd be having a 60's-like psychedelic cartoon movie running through my head it I tried something like that.  It's looking good, though.   

My remedy is working on something else, even more frustrating, alongside 

And long periods of sanding by hand.

[hummingbirdstones]

My remedy is working on something else alongside

And long periods of sanding by hand.

That works, too!