CRW
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Hi everyone, hope you had some great holidays!
I have been practicing shading and am having trouble seeing the point of the graver when I set it. The glare is terrible. I am not sure if it is the lighting I am using or what. I have watched videos until I am blue in the face, it looks so easy and you can see the point and the spot it is going to start cutting. When I try it, I will be to far one way or the other and can't get the line where I want it.
Of course I realize that the videos are with a scope, and a scope is not an option for me for a long time to come.
I am using a cool white 48" florescent light (2-40 watt bulbs) 12" above the work, and I have 2 flexible lamps, one on each side of the work but I can't position them at any angle to keep the glare off of the point of the graver. The bulb in the flexible are also cool white florescent light bulbs.
Would anyone reading this have any ideas on what I can do?
If you can give me some answers, I am willing to try anything.
Thanks
Carl
I have been practicing shading and am having trouble seeing the point of the graver when I set it. The glare is terrible. I am not sure if it is the lighting I am using or what. I have watched videos until I am blue in the face, it looks so easy and you can see the point and the spot it is going to start cutting. When I try it, I will be to far one way or the other and can't get the line where I want it.
Of course I realize that the videos are with a scope, and a scope is not an option for me for a long time to come.
I am using a cool white 48" florescent light (2-40 watt bulbs) 12" above the work, and I have 2 flexible lamps, one on each side of the work but I can't position them at any angle to keep the glare off of the point of the graver. The bulb in the flexible are also cool white florescent light bulbs.
Would anyone reading this have any ideas on what I can do?
If you can give me some answers, I am willing to try anything.
Thanks
Carl