A little Arabasque scrollwork

[Riflesmith]

Just a little sample plate with some Arabasque scrollwork, wanted to see how this would turn out.

 

[Indy Joneds]

very nice work , did you use any dots/bulino to shade ?

 

[Riflesmith]

Thank you! All the shading was done with a bulino burin ground to 105. Most of the shading is lines but there is some dot bulino there also.

 

[Sam]

This is not what I'd call arabesque.

You have a good balance of negative and positive space and your shading tones look good. The spherical shapes seem to jump out which doesn't appeal to my eye. I applaud your efforts because it's obvious you've put a lot of thought into this.

 

[Riflesmith]

Thank you Sam. I decided not to put too much shading in the sphericals for two reasons to lend a little interest and also a place to set stones. But there are some places that need a little adjusting.

 

[Sam]

Thank you Sam. I decided not to put too much shading in the sphericals for two reasons to lend a little interest and also a place to set stones. But there are some places that need a little adjusting.

Ah, ok. Stonesetting makes sense. I'm sure it'll be striking when it's done.

 

[Riflesmith]

Thank you for all the looks and especially the likes.