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Published: 2008-01-25 13:34:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 23043; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 237
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This is a gift I did for my grandmothers' friend for his birthday. I was suprised to see how fast this one took to do!! I think I just sort of got lost in all that fur....it was quite different from my first two wolves I have done so far. Anyways, I was instructed for it to be a wolfs head and thought this one looked particularlly well. He reminds me of someone I know...Related content
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animals im sure your Grandmother loves it
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ia in love 
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hey! i recently picked up woodburning and i was wondering how you get your shading to look so smooth? my shading is fine but it's very grainy from dots due to the woodburning tip... help!
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First off, what kind of burner are you using? Is it your traditional saudering iron type or is it the more advanced version that allows you to control the heat?
I find the saudering iron type very difficult to work with, though it is not impossible to use! I am just not talented enough to use it LOL. I use a controlled burner which allows me to adjust the heat so I can get darker or lighter shades.
One rule of thumb...its always easier to start off lighter because you can always make it darker
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actually, it's the kind i got at Michael's craft store... a scrapbooking kind? it dosen't allow you to control heat- i didn't know they made ones that can do that! im guessing it's a saudering iorn type though. and i wholeheartedly agree with the start light shade darker rule!
thanks so much for the advice!!!
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These are controlled burners: [link]
For the longest time I used the simple Cub burner and I only use 3 tips: The Ball, Skew, and Spear point Shader.
The Cub is a simple, inexpensive burner compared to the other more expensive ones and it can achieve the same results. The only reason I moved up to an Optimum burner is because my grandfather got it for me for Christmas, otherwise I would still be using the Cub 
Hopefully that helps ya some, I am pretty sure I know exactly what you are talking about. Some artists can use that tool and get the same results a controlled burner allows you to have but its more about learning how fast you need to move to keep the tip from being too hot. I have been to wood shows where men have used very primitive tools and created images I wouldn't dare dream attempting! So, you don't have to use a controlled burner but it makes life a heck of a lot easier
Good luck with it!! You will have to link me to some of your finished results!
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again, thanks so much for the advice! i really appreciate it! yeah, i almost always use the ball point... i've tried the spear but find it annoying. it seems to take longer to warm up! as for links to my creations, i have given most of them away, and don't have pictures! :/ but i woodburned a history project and will post it when i get it back. oh, and if i haven't mentioned before, your gallery is amazing!
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wow this is beautiful 
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I like your almost stylistic approach to the wolf's face. Perhaps a more clear photo would do it more artistic justice
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well done, love the shading and detail that you put into it.
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beautiful work.
please stop by and take a look around and see if youd like to join us
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wow, is that ever nice. My wolf burning bows to yours humbly.
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that is sooooo amazing....... how in the world did you do that?
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Excellent work. You've gotten very good with the wood burning. Keep it up.
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Thank you! I'd say a total of 4 to 6 hours.
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Wow! I was expecting much longer. Your pen & ink technique has really translated well to wood burning.
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