Indian Girl

Very nice, lotta patience, & probaly good music as well :)
Kudos

-- Bob Schilke

Incredible eye for detail, Well done.

Woody.

-- Woody, UK

Exquisite detail! Beautifuful job on new piece. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Outstanding! I don’t have the patience, or talent :).

-- Robb

Thanks for sharing this beautiful burning.

The new one sure is a great improvement.

I’ve been going to try wood burning on carvings, but I have one of them

old style burners with no controls for heat, & also it gets too hot on my fingers.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Very well done. It is photorealistic! What kinds of tools are you using for the burnings you do?

-- christopheralan http://www.projectwoodworks.com http://www.ProjectWoodworks.etsy.com My Stuff for Sale! http://www.zazzle.com/christopheralan PWW Shirts and Gear!

that first piece is wonderful.. the second: amazing!!!
bravo.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Dannie, we don’t get to see projects like this very often. It is wonderful to see posts like this that show individual progression with a technique. Your second picture, when they are placed side by side, shows how much your skill and artistry have developed.

Thanks for the post. I enjoyed this.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I’m just awestruck!
My wife is a painter so it really amazes me how you can make such a different tonal quality with a burner.

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

What MsDebbieP said!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I think it would be nice if you wrote a review, & maybe tell us what make of burner is your preference.

I’m sure you have tried different tools.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

hey dannie. very nice. i remember when you did that first one. so hows things in western ohio?
ready for winter yet?

-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/

Wow! This is very photo like. Well done.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

I haven’t seen too much of this kind of work on LJ’s. This is remarkable. Your attention for detail is so beautiful.
Thanks for sharing.
I so enjoyed seeing this
PEACE!!!

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!

Beautiful work – you really have talent!

-- Cov, Loomis, CA, http://www.covingtonwoodworks.com

Beautiful job Danette.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Hi Everyone!

Wow! You have all overwhelmed me with such kind comments about my Indian Girl…thank you all so very much.

Bob…you were so right…lots of patience and good music!

Dick and Barb…I just looked at your works and I love the boxes you made…burning on them would sure look nice. I started out with the type burner you have…to prevent hot fingers…elevate your piece on a slant…the heat will then go upwards away from your fingers. I have a drafting table that I use. I will write a blog as a review for you…I haven’t written a blog yet, but I will give it a try.

christopheralan and kolwdwrkr…you made my day!! I have always worked hard to achieve realism in my more serious works, and just the both of you stating that it is photo realistic, I think I have finally achieved that.

To answer some of your questions…I use an Optima I Burner…I use just 4 tips the Shader, Skew, Ball Point, and Writer. All the professional temp regulated burners are pretty much the same..I have no preference. However, the pen tips I use come from a variety of makers. The Shader and Ball Point are Optima’s and the Writer and Skew are from Razer Tip.

I have been burning 5 years now. I enter into several competitions throughout the year at Woodcarving Shows. I have now started teaching woodburning at my home and at Woodcarving Clubs.

Well, off to write my blog and I’ll show you a step-by-step portrait that I did recently. Thanks again everyone!
“Keep burning and learning © ™”

Hugs & Blessings…Dannie
http://www.geocities.com/dangee1/index.html

-- Dangee's Pyrography by Artist Danette Smith

WOW!

Vince

beautiful ..

-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tkso84fNPE

Stunning…..spectacular….and a whole bunch more of those kinds of adjectives…..The detail is phenomenal…WOW!

-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!

WOW!! I can’t add to what has been said.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Wonderful beautiful.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon