Post #261557 by Zaya on Wed, Oct 18, 2006 11:47 PM

Guess what Buzzy bought me for my birthday? My OWN Optima 1 wood burner!

I thought I'd break it in by finally getting back to that little tiki I was practicing on way too long ago.

Here was the original "before" picture.

This is where I left off.

And this is how it looks after spending a couple of hours on it tonight.

I mostly worked on shading, but was able to add a couple of patterns too. I'm trying to get a feel for working with the different pen tips, and also testing out the levels of heat. It's amazing how time can pass so quickly when you're doing this. It's like a little vacation getaway without actually going anywhere. Do you think it's bad sign when you can't straighten out your arm after? :) That's what I get for choosing a career that involves working on a computer for the past 17 years. At least that job will get me on a real getaway one of these days! It's worth it though, this is too much fun.

Zaya