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bionic-dingo — cave painting- fox
Published: 2006-11-19 04:22:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 3687; Favourites: 74; Downloads: 446
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one of the quick-and-dirty's I have going between projects. While I wait for my assighned work to dry, pickle, cool, set, or whatever, I work on stuff like this.I'm quite happy with it, though I'd be lying if I said it didn't have a few problematic flaws.
Eventually I'll make a few more, in a few diffirent species.
edit: on a side note, this design is not open source clip art. if you want to use it, please: a) ask first, and b) credit the piece.
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You did a nice job of capturing the essence of the fox in such a simple design. I have similarly endeavored to capture the essence of our North American animals in such an abstract prehistoric style, including one I did of our Gray Fox.
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This thing is beautiful! Can I use it on my portfolio site's header? The silhouette anyway. I'll credit you in the DA mockup (Site is under construction) and in my site's colophon. 
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Sure, just credit. I'm glad you like it so much.
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If you happen to be selling this please let me know. I LOVE the design
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Ooh, I love it! The clean lines are beautiful, and the... copper, right? fits the design beautifully.
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very clever trick there...I thought the legs were just floating there haha.
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I love it! i wish I had one!
how much would one cost?
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thanks!
and probably about $50, plus shipping and stuff.
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T.T aww... if i wasnt broke i would ask for one
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you used to have a pic of a necklace like my avatar. can you post that again?
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Regrettanly, no. I erased the picture from the gallery after deciding the photography wasn't quite up to standard, and I am unable to take a new photograph because the piece has since been lost.
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ah no worries mate. Can you at least give me as much info on the piece on how you made it. It would help a ton. >.<
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It was just pierced out of copper sheet.
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yup. However, if you're planning to duplicate the piece, I'll have to ask you to reconsider. That necklace was designed and made for somebody very close to me.
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okay yeah
I just wanted to know about it. I hope whomever it was for really enjoys it.
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OK, no problem. Just checking. reproduction can be a bit of a downer.
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very very nice... simple but beautiful form... great trick the way you did the legs
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I'm allways amazed by the quality of your work, and again you suprise me with something very elegant and allmost impossible to believe
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Really elegant
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Thanks!
And not very tiny. A little under 3'' from tip to tail
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As always, your work impresses. Very nice. And very neat trick with the legs.
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ha, thanks! I'm thinking of cranking out a whole series of these and posting them for the next show and sale. Minus the 5 days it has to spend in the tumbler I can make one of these in 3 or 4 hours.
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Yeah I was wondering about the legs too o.o I can't see anything joining them, that makes the whole thing really cool ^^
This is a really nice design! I'd buy one!
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thanks! I was thinking of selling a few. I need to correct some design problems with it first, though.
Anyways, legs: attached with a u-shaped pieces of copper wire that's been blackened with liver of sulphur. They pretty much vanish whenever it's on a dark surface (Including over a shirt, which I think is pretty nifty) which is why I photographed it on black. unfortunatley, one of the problems is that copper wire is a tad soft so they bend when you drop it, even after 5 days worth of work-hardening in a tumbler full of steel shot. Future ones will probably be in silver or bronze. Eventually, I'll post a much nicer photo with a gray background. this was just a quick one to prove I'm not dead.
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yeah was nice to see some work from you again ^^ glad to hear you're having fun with it, looks like fun anyway ^^
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I am indeed. I'm actually in my second year of a bachelor's degree in metasmithing. Here's hoping I don't flunk out.
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Ooo sounds like a really nice degree, wish I'd done something like that instead of multimedia, sounds a lot more practical ^^ some days I just miss working with something real like clay and wood.
I'm sure you'll do fine ^^ the work so far looks great
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How do the legs stay put? They seem to be floating there....
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They're soldered onto the back of the main form with a half-jump ring made of copper wire. It's a u-shape, so it's not to visible. I also backened the half-loops and back of the fox with a liver of sulphur patina then polished it off on the front. When it's on anything that's a dark colour the half-loops holding the legs on pretty much dissapear. I thought it was a rather neat trick.
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Very clever. Nice. Just out of curiosity-would u ever sell them?
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yep. I fully intend to. Not this one, but I'm going to do a few more species and sell those off.
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