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Offline Derek

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At The Going Down of The Sun
« on: October 31, 2018, 04:22:24 PM »
This is my tribute to all those that gave so much from all around the world.
I named it "At The Going Down of The Sun" because of the lines of the verse as well as the soldier silhouetted against the setting sun I then added some poppies for that little extra way of remembering the fallen.

Made from Field maple and then sprayed using an airbrush and finished with an acrylic gloss varnish. It stands 8 3/4" and is 3 1/4" at the widest point

C and C welcome

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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2018, 07:03:41 PM »

                  Just the job Derek....BRILLIANT
                  Kind Regards Tony Di
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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2018, 09:07:11 PM »
Quote from: georg on October 31, 2018, 07:03:41 PM

                  Just the job Derek....BRILLIANT
                  Kind Regards Tony Di

Thank you
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Offline Les Symonds

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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2018, 09:42:06 PM »
It has a wonderfully sombre feel to it...well done!
Les
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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2018, 01:05:47 PM »
Thank you Les.

Just to let you know what will happen to this piece after my club meeting Saturday I will be taking it to my local Royal British Legion branch and giving it to them as a donation so they can help servicemen and women both serving and retired

I had resisted doing this type of work every year but thought as it is a special anniversary I would just do one
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Offline Lazurus

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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2018, 01:32:05 PM »
Great work with the airbrush, did you free hand or use a template? Either way a great looking piece.
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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2018, 01:40:37 PM »
Quote from: Lazurus on November 01, 2018, 01:32:05 PM
Great work with the airbrush, did you free hand or use a template? Either way a great looking piece.

Thank you I made my own templates for the soldier and a two part one for the poppies as I am still learning with the airbrush as I have some ideas that I want to play with
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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2018, 03:02:37 PM »
There are loads of multi part templates available, I have used a few with some great results. I watch guys who free hand stuff and they are superb.
Keep up the good work.
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Offline Derek

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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2018, 04:14:36 PM »
Quote from: Lazurus on November 01, 2018, 03:02:37 PM
There are loads of multi part templates available, I have used a few with some great results. I watch guys who free hand stuff and they are superb.
Keep up the good work.

I am also amazed at what some of the guys do with airbrushes yes I agree there are so many stencils out there but unfortunately are quite often the wrong size for the project in hand not only that but when you finally decide on the project and need it to be finished by this Saturday ordering one would have cut it very very fine but that is my fault I always seem to leave these things until the last moment :-[ :-[ :-[
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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2018, 06:53:57 PM »
Just found out that I got Cover photo of the day on WOW
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Offline Les Symonds

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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2018, 07:08:18 PM »
Quote from: Derek on November 01, 2018, 06:53:57 PM
Just found out that I got Cover photo of the day on WOW
...congratulations, Derek....well deserved.
Les
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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2018, 09:18:15 PM »
So you should. It's a lovely piece in its own right apart from the relevance.

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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2018, 10:24:30 PM »
Thank you Les and Pete
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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2018, 10:13:55 AM »
This is very atmospheric Derek and will, like mine, be welcome at the BRL I'm sure. Well done

Quote from: Derek on November 01, 2018, 01:40:37 PM
Thank you I made my own templates for the soldier and a two part one for the poppies as I am still learning with the airbrush as I have some ideas that I want to play with

The image of the soldier that you used crops up frequently at the moment and is the first image on Pinterest on my phone and attributed to #Phorographytalk, which I'm quite sure is not the originator.

My question is 'how far should we go in searching for the origin of an image or idea?'
I appreciate that the final product is original but one could argue that without it and the RBL's twin petal poppy image (Poppies have 4-6 petals) this is just a very well presented and finished vase.
Just to raise discussion Derek because I would like advice.
Regards
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Re: At The Going Down of The Sun
« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2018, 10:29:20 AM »
Quote from: Nick Simpson on November 02, 2018, 10:13:55 AM
This is very atmospheric Derek and will, like mine, be welcome at the BRL I'm sure. Well done

Quote from: Derek on November 01, 2018, 01:40:37 PM
Thank you I made my own templates for the soldier and a two part one for the poppies as I am still learning with the airbrush as I have some ideas that I want to play with

The image of the soldier that you used crops up frequently at the moment and is the first image on Pinterest on my phone and attributed to #Phorographytalk, which I'm quite sure is not the originator.

My question is 'how far should we go in searching for the origin of an image or idea?'
I appreciate that the final product is original but one could argue that without it and the RBL's twin petal poppy image (Poppies have 4-6 petals) this is just a very well presented and finished vase.
Just to raise discussion Derek because I would like advice.
Regards
Nick

I can fully understand your thoughts on this Nick. I have had so many offers to buy this piece but due to the nature of some the items used in the construction of this piece I made the decision to donate to the RBL.
The thoughts that you put forward were always in my mind when coming up with this one. I could not find the originator of the soldier image either.
My only problem is that I don't have an artistic bone in my body

Thank you for your comments
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