Practice Scroll

Phil Coggan · Jun 28, 2014

Here's a practice piece for those who would like some practice

It's a quick drawing but will give you a good idea of shading etc.

It's from a job I posted some time back with childrens portraits inside, it's probably still on the forum if you do a search, it might be under "Medallion"

Print it out at 50mm high, that's from the top of the scroll to the bottom....have fun

Phil

rayf24 · Jun 28, 2014

Thanks Phil thats a real practise / challenge will have to find time to give it a go .

don hicks · Jun 28, 2014

Thanks for posting this beautiful pattern. If I can get it transfered onto a practice plate I will definitely be doing this to improve my cutting and shading skills. Thanks again.
Regards
Don

Georgey · Jun 28, 2014

Hi Phil

I am a beginner so for me looks challenging but certainly a great opportunity,may I enquire best cut with a 90 or 120 and what do you recommend to blacken that is available in the UK..

Wish you well
George

mrthe · Jun 28, 2014

Thank you Phil, great practice design!

Sam · Jun 28, 2014

Fantastic Phil!! Thank you for this generous contribution!

Brant · Jun 28, 2014

Thanks Phil, as a beginner this will really give me something to sink my teeth into.

Brant

mrthe · Jun 28, 2014

Phil maybe can help, i hope do not do something wrong but i have edited a bit the image to make more easy my transfer:

i have the eps and the ai file extension too but i don't know if is possible upload it like attachment.

Thank you another time.

Phil Coggan · Jun 28, 2014

Georgey said:
Hi Phil

I am a beginner so for me looks challenging but certainly a great opportunity,may I enquire best cut with a 90 or 120 and what do you recommend to blacken that is available in the UK..

Wish you well
George

Sorry George, I know nothing about heel etc angles, as for the black, printers ink or artist oil colour diluted with cellulose thinners will do fine.

mrthe, that looks easy enough to transfer

Phil

Marrinan · Jun 28, 2014

Thank You Phil. Will love giving this a go- Fred

atexascowboy2011 · Jun 28, 2014

Phil
You've given us the ULTIMATE study piece.

IF, you have any castings of this piece, please put me down for one.

Thanks a million.
Jeff

Phil Coggan · Jun 28, 2014

As I said, this was a quick sketch and was done around the time of the engraving so some of the lines will need editing to make them perfect, but when this is reduced to 50mm it won't look bad

The other think to remember is not to cut too deep/wide when overlapping leaf outlines.

Phil

Marrinan · Jun 28, 2014

As I have been studying the drawing it is going to a great piece for design and layout practice as well. Analyzing the layout is quit a challenge as well. Dividing a circle then layout each element will take some hours of drawing and erasing. Thanks Again, Fred

Willem Parel · Jun 28, 2014

Wow Phil, thank you for this nice "gift", you may call it a quick sketch, I call it a fantastic design.

billrice@charter.net · Jun 28, 2014

Phil thank you very much for uploading this I will be practicing this weekend

Donny · Jun 28, 2014

Just got done hitting print! Now to do some cutting....gotta see how bad I can embarrass myself

Donny

Southern Custom · Jun 28, 2014

"I know nothing about heel etc angles,"
Phil, that's one of the best quotes I've heard from another engraver in ages. One of my old mentors, a 70yr old Nicuagran man, taught me to sharpen by hand. He would tell me "if it cuts how you want it to, then it's good" I use Lindsay templates now but I still fall back on a pile of hand sharpened gravers for occasional tasks.
Layne

Gemsetterchris · Jun 29, 2014

That's how I was taught Layne.
Everything hand ground & sharpened.
If it cut well then that was it

It is nice to replicate exact angles but certainly not the end of the world if you don't.

Arnaud Van Tilburgh · Jun 29, 2014

Thanks Phil, I will try one but some years ago I came to the conclusion that it is harder to cut a design that isn't yours than what you did draw yourself. So whatever I will try, it will never look line a Phil Coggan

arnaud

LVVP · Jul 1, 2014

Thank you Phil for posting this beautiful practice plate

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