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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Ghost Knapper on September 08, 2015, 07:56:39 pm

Title: A truly two dimensional point
Post by: Ghost Knapper on September 08, 2015, 07:56:39 pm

So getting them thin is an addiction. Sometimes though you just gotta cheat.
(http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b604/joelbookhammer/thebes2_zpsonj6cptp.jpg) (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/joelbookhammer/media/thebes2_zpsonj6cptp.jpg.html)

I drew this last night for our groups local flintknapping groups blog pasvf.blogspot.com (http://pasvf.blogspot.com) I think most of you have seen some of the other posts on here referring to the site. I wanted a sketch of a thebes point for the upcoming post for the point of the month (nothing to do with the sticky post). I have always marveled at Val Waldorfs artwork, and wanted to replicate the look. I think it turned out well for my first attempt.

Title: Re: A truly two dimensional point
Post by: JackCrafty on September 08, 2015, 08:35:28 pm

Excellent!  8)

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Post by: Tower on September 08, 2015, 08:45:40 pm

Outstanding!

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Post by: mullet on September 08, 2015, 08:49:01 pm

You nailed that on!

Title: Re: A truly two dimensional point
Post by: Ghost Knapper on September 08, 2015, 09:13:02 pm

Thanks for the complements. The actual drawing is more impressive than the photograph of it.

Title: Re: A truly two dimensional point
Post by: Ghost Knapper on September 08, 2015, 09:29:45 pm

(http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b604/joelbookhammer/_MG_3481_zps4ttcyggk.jpg) (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/joelbookhammer/media/_MG_3481_zps4ttcyggk.jpg.html)

Heres the whole page with the point, and pencil.

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Post by: Trapper Rob on September 08, 2015, 09:50:29 pm

Turned out nice Joel.

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Post by: Sasquatch on September 09, 2015, 12:03:05 pm

Wow that is a great job.  I have tried that and it is not easy.

Title: Re: A truly two dimensional point
Post by: Outbackbob48 on September 09, 2015, 04:54:12 pm

Joel, Wow, that point is as thin as a pencil line :o ;D, Excellent drawing. Bob

Title: Re: A truly two dimensional point
Post by: turbo on September 09, 2015, 07:50:36 pm

Nice work Joel, very nice in fact! I was an aspiring lithic artist in college and should've stuck on that path as not many are doing it. BTW, I posted a pic of the point I won and tried your tutorial, it's in the original game thread.

Title: Re: A truly two dimensional point
Post by: JW_Halverson on September 09, 2015, 10:13:27 pm

I was excited then I saw it was a mechanical pencil.  If you had used a true wooden pencil it would have been abo, but you ruined it for me.




 >:D

Title: Re: A truly two dimensional point
Post by: Ghost Knapper on September 10, 2015, 08:43:53 am

Turbo- Its never too late to start it back up! I did see the post Im glad you photographed it the way you did, seems rather fitting.

JW- I do have a set of "wooden pencils" they are basically branches with a whole drilled out in them, next time i will use one of those. They deffinitly are not a No. 2 pencil though.  ;D The mechanical pencil still had a ebony wood grip to it so its still kinda abo?