tiki/polynesian tattoos!!!! - Other Crafts

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Fri, Feb 9, 2007 7:37 PM On 2007-02-08 19:16, greentikipat wrote: can i start practicing with most any stone? Hey GTP. Have a flick through the 'Stone Carving, Q&A' over in Tiki Carving as well as Paipo's thread (Wicked stuff; highly Tat-worthy though you should probably ask first :wink: ). Pretty much any stone has the ability for something. Softer/crumblier stones best perhaps for larger sculptural work, but harder/finer grained stones can be worked surprisingly fine & small. Nephrite jade/greenstone/pounamu is obviously my recommendation, very strong & scratch-resistant, due to its grain & hardness respectively. Just have a go with whatever you can lay your hands on; you'll soon discover whether or not its worth pursuing (then try jade :D ) Please show us your results over in Stone Q&A. Im sure a talented hand like yours would produce great work! Tama :)

On 2007-02-08 19:16, greentikipat wrote:
can i start practicing with most any stone?

Hey GTP. Have a flick through the 'Stone Carving, Q&A' over in Tiki Carving as well as Paipo's thread (Wicked stuff; highly Tat-worthy though you should probably ask first :wink: ). Pretty much any stone has the ability for something. Softer/crumblier stones best perhaps for larger sculptural work, but harder/finer grained stones can be worked surprisingly fine & small. Nephrite jade/greenstone/pounamu is obviously my recommendation, very strong & scratch-resistant, due to its grain & hardness respectively.

Just have a go with whatever you can lay your hands on; you'll soon discover whether or not its worth pursuing (then try jade :D )

Please show us your results over in Stone Q&A. Im sure a talented hand like yours would produce great work!

Tama :)

Post #284565 by Tamapoutini on Fri, Feb 9, 2007 7:37 PM