Fun Christams Present for Friend

[Brad Shipton]

I thought I would share a Coat of Arms I made for a friend for Christmas. The coat of Arms is 19"x28" and the depth of the relief is around 1.75". They were very pleased. I wish I had more time for the finishing, but it turned out pretty good for a 1.5d finish time.

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[Jim Becker]

That's really beautiful, Brad!

[Tony Joyce]

Nice job. Where did you get the 3D file? Did you create it?

[Bruce Page]

Beautiful work Brad. The finish looks great!

[David Falkner]

That is very clean and professional looking, Brad. Great job! And I agree on the finish - looks good.

Is the black done in paint, dye, ink, etc.?

David

[Brad Shipton]

Thanks guys.

I did not have time to create the model, so I hired someone to do that part. It took him a day or two, so I am glad I did not try that part. I had the artist send a signed letter and I gave him credit for the modelling on the back of the carving.

I had so little time for finishing so I was stuck using water based products I had from another project. I had a few General RTM colors on the shelf, reducer, dark brown, and light brown. I mixed up a few different colors and applied a few coats on different parts. To achieve the dark letter colors I used the dark brown straight from the can. After all the colors were applied I sprayed the carving with a few coats of polyurethane. Trying to spray this proved to be a bit difficult due to the depth of relief. I would have much preferred to use a slower drying finish product that could have been brushed on, but alas, someones time planning did not permit. The final coat was applied a few hours before I dropped it off.

It was a lot of fun.