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Old 05-29-2010, 05:54 PM
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an old piece from 1990
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Old 05-30-2010, 01:56 PM
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some of my old work, h&c cut . been told i had too much back ground and not enough fill. nicle plate with brass black finished off with fine scotchbrite. did the best i could at the time. thanks for looking , johnpilk
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Old 06-02-2010, 08:11 PM
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I happen to like it. They dont all have to have the same fill to background ratio do they?
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Old 06-03-2010, 02:17 PM
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no, i recon not . its just the way i did things at the time . look at ron p,s work and rolands. more structure and less background. almost no background in some . gives more room for fine shading and contrast. glad ya liked it , thanks johnpilk
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