Making a Roman Attic Helmet from a Corinthian helm

[tlclark]

Anthony,

I gotta ask about this image...



I get it up to step two, and then I look at step three. Hmmm.

This is a lot like this cartoon...



A lot of the subtlety is lost in this abbreviated record. Can you walk us through this? It really is excellent.

[AntonivsMarivsCongianocvs]

Ave Travis,

I'm heading out for vacation (I'll be in New Hampshire all next week) but, below are some larger examples. I'm sorry that I didn't take many more step by step photos but.. I'll explain a bit and try to take more photos of my embossing work next time.

After tracing out the image, I added larger semi circles at the top of the wing. I drew a line in-between the longer lower feathers and then I drew in a second line left and a second line right.


Here I drew in all the long lines on both lower wings and I added semi circles on the chest. I also put semi circles on the left wing. On the right wing you can see split each semi circle down the middle and then I added more lines off that center line to look like wings.


This might look a bit overwhelming but… here you are seeing the finished eagle however; it’s really nothing more than more and more lines being added in-between each semi circle (at the top of the wings and the chest) and each long line (at the bottom of the wings).


I promise, next embossing I do … I will take far more step by step photos! :oops:

I’m planning on etching a shield boss soon too… after I finish my subarmails and my Hellenistic boots!
(will it EVER end?!?!?!) LOL
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