10-24-2008, 01:34 PM
Here's the aspis after fifteen coats of iron-oxide red and the flowers in. Next--the raven!
Eventually, when our bronze=working skills are better, we'll all have bronze rims. For now, it'll have to go as it is.
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Worth noting that after hours of bashing and hacking, my aspis had two dents, each about 4 cm long and deep enough to show. Neither went through the gesso to the linen, and only one penetrated the red oxide color. Many, many scrapes and abrasions--all of which were fixed in two minutes with a little paint. I received advice from several WMA friends that I wanted two coats of linen under the gesso rather than one,a nd now I see why. That shield face is TOUGH.
I really want to try and put my longche through it. But that experiment will have to wait until it's worn out, or something!
Eventually, when our bronze=working skills are better, we'll all have bronze rims. For now, it'll have to go as it is.
Worth noting that after hours of bashing and hacking, my aspis had two dents, each about 4 cm long and deep enough to show. Neither went through the gesso to the linen, and only one penetrated the red oxide color. Many, many scrapes and abrasions--all of which were fixed in two minutes with a little paint. I received advice from several WMA friends that I wanted two coats of linen under the gesso rather than one,a nd now I see why. That shield face is TOUGH.
I really want to try and put my longche through it. But that experiment will have to wait until it's worn out, or something!
Qui plus fait, miex vault.
