mitch
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For many years now I've been mulling over how to create a better 3D effect using traditional line shading, instead of my insanely time-consuming dot bulino work. This Tim Herman Persian got a hybrid treatment of line engraving in the stainless, with bulino shadows in the gold. As you can see, the shadows in the gold were done after everything else was finished and filled with black paint. While it's inconvenient to do it this way, it maximizes the illusion by allowing for more realistic brown (not black) shadows in/on the gold.