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Amazon Landscape by *DonSimpson:iconDonSimpson:

Categories Traditional Art > Sculpture > Abstract

©2007-2008 *DonSimpson
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Submitted: Jul 6, 2007
File Size: 955 KB
Image Size: 955 KB
Resolution: 875×1125
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Make: KONICA MINOLTA
Model: DiMAGE A200
Shutter Speed: 10/2500 second
F Number: F/7.1
Focal Length: 7 mm
ISO Speed: 50
Date Picture Taken: Jul 5, 2007, 1:31:35 PM

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Reverse acrylic carving.

Photo by *keight
Perspective correction, gamma shift, and cropping by me in Photoshop.
I haven't taken out scratches, as that gets tedious.

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On the Amazon, the pax vobiscum bite
On the Amazon, the epiglottis fight
On the Amazon, the hemispheres at night
all slink
where the agnostics drink.

All the hippodromes that lie concealed in mud
Hunt the metronomes that live in swamp and flood
Then the kodachromes run out and drink their blood,
poor ginks!

-- Verses 6 and 7 of "On the Amazon"
From the musical comedy MR CINDERS. Book and lyrics by Clifford Grey and Greatrex Newman. Music by Vivian Ellis and Richard Myers, with additional lyrics by Leo Robin. 1929
(Our hero, pretending to be an explorer though he has never actually traveled, has to make up his facts as he goes along.... Though there are modern recordings of this song, I first heard it off a phonograph record on the jukebox at the Magic Cellar Saloon in San Francisco, in the 70s, when it was already a rare old collectable; it was done with excellent humor.)

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*WinterDruidess:iconWinterDruidess: Jul 7, 2007, 5:44:42 AM
its cool*

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~SLiCkDesigns:iconSLiCkDesigns: Jul 8, 2007, 6:17:51 AM
Amazing detail! What do you carve these with?

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*DonSimpson:iconDonSimpson: Jul 8, 2007, 10:29:23 AM
This was done with a Foredom flex-shaft machine and a large collection of of rotary burrs (in many shapes and a large range of sizes) and special plastic drills. The plastic drills come to sharp points, so tiny detailing can be done with just the tips of them. And some of the dental burrs are very tiny, down to about a fiftieth of an inch in diameter. I sometimes also use very sharp engraving points for surface details. If you really want to do eentsy work that takes a magnifying glass to appreciate, it can be done.
~Bungdeetle:iconBungdeetle: Jul 8, 2007, 4:34:58 PM
Reverse acrylic?

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~LisaMarieRussell:iconLisaMarieRussell: Jul 8, 2007, 8:58:30 PM
wow. Ok I'm getting interested in what your dreams are like?

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*DonSimpson:iconDonSimpson: Jul 8, 2007, 9:02:17 PM
Acrylic is a type of plastic; the full name is polymethyl methacrylate. Brand names for it are Lucite, Plexiglas, Shenkolite, etc. It is as clear as the clearest glass, but can be carved with metal tools (though it is harder than most woods).

Reverse carving is carving the back of a transparent material, so that you see the carving looking through the front, and the holes you make in the back look like three dimensional objects from the front.

So this is a reverse-carved block of acrylic.
*DonSimpson:iconDonSimpson: Jul 8, 2007, 9:18:44 PM
The truth is, normally I have the world's most ordinary dreams. I dream about stuff like standing in line at the bank, or eating soup. But at least once, back when I had a high fever, I dreamed about stuff that looked like this, only much more complicated, and continuously changing shape. That was awesome.
*UniquelyYours:iconUniquelyYours: Jul 8, 2007, 9:46:21 PM
I just LOVE these! Each one has had some many details, and this is right up there with them. Great job! Too cool-

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*DonSimpson:iconDonSimpson: Jul 8, 2007, 10:08:38 PM
Thank you. Each has a slightly different approach. For this one, I drew the shape that remains uncarved on the block first, then "filled in" the rest with forms and textures.
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