Wildlife Blue Heron

Post by **levesquea** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 7:42 pm

I took a photograph of a Blue Heron that comes to the lake every morning. I decided to make one in 16 Gauge metal.
The size i made it is 30 inches

: MyBleuHeron.jpg (122.96 KiB) Viewed 1509 times

: MyBleuHeron.jpg (122.96 KiB) Viewed 1509 times

Post by **adbuch** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:56 pm

Nice work!! That looks very realistic. What finish did you use?
David

Post by **robertspark** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 4:57 am

nice

Post by **acourtjester** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:42 am

That's great the layering process you used really makes it pop, thanks for posting, inspiration to push the artistic side a little more.

BAR M · Post by **BAR M** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 4:32 pm

WOW Great work !!!!!!!!!!

Post by **tinspark** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:14 pm

I like the multi-layers!!
Nice work..

Post by **plasmanewbie** » Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:42 am

WOW, that is spectacular. I feel inspired just seeing this. Great work!

Post by **levesquea** » Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:22 pm

Thank you all for the kind comments. I used different color acrylic paints in a layered technique( the overall base color was light grey) Then I applied some darker grey and then some blue ....i used some small brush strokes of white and then i used a short hair brush a bit more stiff to blend the colors and to give it some depth and shading. its a technique that I use frequently in woodworking with stains.

Post by **levesquea** » Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:30 pm

Thank you all for the kind comments. I used different color acrylic paints in a layered technique( the overall base color was light grey) Then I applied some darker grey and then some blue ....i used some small brush strokes of white and then i used a short hair brush a bit more stiff to blend the colors and to give it some depth and shading. its a technique that I use frequently in woodworking with stains.

** I attached a dxf file with all the parts of the Heron to be cut and layered.

heron.dxf: (868.03 KiB) Downloaded 83 times

heron.dxf: (868.03 KiB) Downloaded 83 times

Post by **acourtjester** » Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:10 am

Thanks for the file I did a pelican for my dentist some time back not nearly as nice as yours.

Post by **levesquea** » Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:15 pm

Your Pelican is very nice. i enjoy making layers and giving more depth to the piece.

Post by **acourtjester** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:51 am

Thanks the layering make them a step above.

Post by **levesquea** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:45 pm

Beautiful job. yes...layers adds dimensions for sure

terryshown · Post by **terryshown** » Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:39 pm

Thanks for sharing your wildlife heron ,have friend that wants one so will see
terry shown

Post by **levesquea** » Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:10 pm

terryshown wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:39 pm Thanks for sharing your wildlife heron ,have friend that wants one so will see
terry shown

Have fun.... and don't forget to post your work...i'd love to see it.
Andre

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