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Leash & Collar Diaply Rack - CNC Router ProjectA beautiful and functional 3-dimensional art piece for the Shetland Sheepdog lover.Susan Ferroni-Keleher of Winterset Shetland Sheepdogs was kind enough to share the original commissioned pen and ink portrait of a Winterset Puppy by Myrna Obermiller that inspired this piece. The Sheltie portrait was engraved on a raised pedestal as a 3-dimensional object to maintain fine detail – with over 4 hours of cutting on the CNC machine. When the colors and wash go – the portrait comes to life in spectacular fashion. Total machine time for this job was a little over 6 hours - plus an additional 4 hours of sanding, staining, and finishing. Merry Christmas Susan! ;-] |
Leash & Collar Display Rack – with custom Photo EngravingInspired by a beautiful Shetland Sheepdog puppy portrait of Champion Winterset Hy-Verta Razzle Dazzle (by Susan Ferroni-Keleher) – this is the first time I’ve tried to engrave an actual photo. To do this – I converted the photo to something that approximated a line drawing with Photoshop. There are many great YouTube tutorials on this process – here’s the one I used: Photoshop Tutorial: How to Transform PHOTOS into Gorgeous, Pencil DRAWINGS The converted image was then dropped into a bitmap layer in VCarve Pro and sized, cropped, and traced so that in the end - we had vectors. It took about an hour for VCarve Pro to trace the image and then generate the V-Carve / Engraving Toolpath for all the line strokes. The Sheltie portrait was engraved on a raised pedestal – with over 8 hours of cutting on the CNC machine. When the colors and wash go – the portrait comes to life and plays as B&W photo realistic from a distance. Total machine time for this job was a little over 10 hours - plus an additional 4 hours of sanding, staining, and finishing. The results are spectacular - worth every minute. Happy Birthday Pam! ;-] |
Custom Photo Engraving - Parson Russell TerrierLeash & Collar Display Rack – with custom Photo Engraving Created on behalf of a friend as a gift to their son in-law, this Leash & Collar display rack was inspired by a snapshot of a man and his dog! To do this... I converted the photo to something that approximated a line drawing with Photoshop. The converted image was then dropped into a bitmap layer in VCarve Pro and sized, cropped, and traced so that in the end - we had vectors. It took about an hour for VCarve Pro to trace the image and then generate the V-Carve / Engraving Toolpath for all the line strokes. The Parson Russel Terrier portrait was engraved on a raised pedestal – with over 8 hours of cutting on the CNC machine. When the colors and wash go – the portrait comes to life in spectacular fashion – it really plays near B&W photo realistic from a distance. Total machine time for this job was a little over 10 hours - plus an additional 4 hours of sanding, staining, and finishing. The results are spectacular - worth every minute. A beautiful and functional 3-dimensional art piece for the Parson Russel Terrier lover. |
