Second Portrait - Dugan

The second portrait I worked on was CH RedRidge Rollin in the Bonus (Dugan).  I had improved at using the graphics software to make the pattern, but the picture I was using to create the pattern from had a lot of background noise.  Pulling out the head shot and determining where the ears ended was difficult.  The end result came out pretty good though:

The portrait was made out of 8"x10" Baltic Birch plywood, with approximately 120 separate cuts into the wood to made the final portrait.  The finished product was then sanded down and had several coats of polyurethane applied.

Here it is framed and hung on the wall:

First Portrait - Patty

For my first attempt at dog portrait making, I used a photo my wife took of our Irish Setter Patty (CH Honeyrock Plaza Lights). Here is her picture when she was young and still attending dog shows in the midwest:

At the time I was not only new to the process of creating patterns for the scroll saw, I was also completely unfamiliar with using graphics software. Developing the pattern took multiple sessions across weeks to produce something that I was comfortable cutting.

 I had no idea how the completed pattern would look though. Everything else that I had cut out using a scroll saw was much smaller and much less detailed. I cut the 8"x10" portrait out of 1/4" Baltic birch plywood and sealed it with a thin coat of clear spray-on polyurethane. After the spray coat dried, I added a black felt backer to the portrait to make the image stand out. I was extremely happy with the end result:

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