Post #110992 by Aaron's Akua on Sun, Aug 29, 2004 12:28 AM

Thanks for the rah-rah's, guys.

Rodeotiki: Your first looks great & I know you're hooked now like all the rest of us. Keep up with the good posts & we'll all see where it takes you. (Check your PM's, too).

Cheeky: I really didn't want to post early, but my questions overtook my ego & here we are. Have you ever done shell inlay or 2-tone finishes on your tikis? If I can come close to the look of your tikis I'll be thrilled. They just have a real authentic solid look & the cracks & splits in the wood just make 'em more so. I was thinking about where to find some wood other than palm & was worried about where to find the perfect log. Seeing that cool weathered look look on your tikis just showed me that I really don't need to worry so much.

Tiki5-0: You're a natural & your first 3 tikis show it. They've got a real nice "free hand" feel to the design. I've got an Engineering/Drafting background & it's hard to let go of the ruler/t-square/computer when I'm designing. This is my next one:

I massaged this one down to the gnat's ass & was going to use it for an AAC block carving. Orthographic views work great with a perfectly formed 24"x8"x10" block. But ever since I started working with Fan Palm I found that it's really hard to apply this type of stuff to a round stump. It's probably much better to go freehand & work it as you go. Oh well, it's already designed so I'm just going to run with it & see how it works with a round piece of wood. I'm thinking of breaking down & taking a sketch/freehand drawing class at the local Comm. College.

Octane,
I'll keep posting on this as I go. I was hoping to get some feedback on 2-tone color schemes & such from other TC'ers. Maybe some of them will weigh in on this stuff on down the line. I keep going back to your post - the work is great. It's encouraging to see your early stuff (As well as all the other prominent guys - Benzart, BK, Gecko, TheChikiTiki, etc., etc...) Then I see the really top notch stuff you're all putting out today & realize that at some point you all started out just about where I am today.

Pratice, practice, practice.....

Mahalo,

Aaron

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"Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness."
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[ Edited by: Aaron's Akua on 2004-08-29 21:49 ]