Penny Dreadful Tarot Cards
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Holy Macaroni !!! Very impressive. And fast. I have a full time job, and don't have much free time. (come on....LOTTO !)
typeomega
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one Rockstar and 5 episodes of "The Flash" latter...
its not perfect but not bad for my first try at chip carving i think. made a few mistakes when cutting directly parallel with the grain, the wood likes to "rip" if your not careful. but as Bob Ross says "there not mistakes just happy accidents." (that i am considering fixing with wood filler)
its not perfect but not bad for my first try at chip carving i think. made a few mistakes when cutting directly parallel with the grain, the wood likes to "rip" if your not careful. but as Bob Ross says "there not mistakes just happy accidents." (that i am considering fixing with wood filler)
typeomega
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alright got all the carving done but i did find a few mistakes i made. the first is the upper row of triangles on the side is flipped upside down. the half triangles on the side should be point down instead of point up. the second mistake is on the lid the circles of "flowers" around the center only have 6 "petals" each and they should have 8. so i have to re-draw the pattern for the top if i make any more.
tommarow im going to hit it with some "kona" rust-oleum wood stain and spray it with some krylon clear coat. also looking at what i have laying around fabric-wise to line the box. maybe go pick up a half yard of black velvet ?
considering inlaying magnets into the inside of the lid to help keep the box shut .
then i just have to get around to making the actual cards
tommarow im going to hit it with some "kona" rust-oleum wood stain and spray it with some krylon clear coat. also looking at what i have laying around fabric-wise to line the box. maybe go pick up a half yard of black velvet ?
considering inlaying magnets into the inside of the lid to help keep the box shut .
then i just have to get around to making the actual cards
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At a distance, the cards look solid, but close up shots with side lighting show a definite texture. (left pic)
I ordered some paper from Great Britain and it'll be a while before it gets here. In the mean time, I picked up
a couple sheets of HEAVILY textured paper and printed a card on my home laser printer. (right pic)
The results were not good. The paper is just way too textured. But now I'm hoping the paper
I ordered is going to work.
typeomega
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i stained my box kona but it looks like i will have to go darker
as for the cards i have eliminated my banding issue on the inkjet with calibration and head cleaning. i made my own playing card stock for a test print by painting both sides of a standard piece of printer paper with black acrylic paint to create a light barrier then laminating it with wood glue to a piece of 140 gsm medium tooth watercolor paper on both sides and pressing in en-till dry. this gave me a surprisingly nice end result but i dont think its going to be worth doing on a large scale needed to do 80 cards or so. not to mention the printer ink i will run through.
i almost think it might be easier to get all the stuff to do screen printing and see if i can find some sheets of playing card stock and just make a limited run of them to give out as gifts.
as for the cards i have eliminated my banding issue on the inkjet with calibration and head cleaning. i made my own playing card stock for a test print by painting both sides of a standard piece of printer paper with black acrylic paint to create a light barrier then laminating it with wood glue to a piece of 140 gsm medium tooth watercolor paper on both sides and pressing in en-till dry. this gave me a surprisingly nice end result but i dont think its going to be worth doing on a large scale needed to do 80 cards or so. not to mention the printer ink i will run through.
i almost think it might be easier to get all the stuff to do screen printing and see if i can find some sheets of playing card stock and just make a limited run of them to give out as gifts.
Friendly flyer
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You taught yourself wood carving! I'm extremely impressed!
For finish, you might consider antique wax. Try it out on a bit of scrapwood first, so you know how it works.
The box is likely either ebony or meant to be. Have you considered ebonizing steel wool and vinegar? http://www.wwgoa.com/article/ebonizing-wood/
For finish, you might consider antique wax. Try it out on a bit of scrapwood first, so you know how it works.
The box is likely either ebony or meant to be. Have you considered ebonizing steel wool and vinegar? http://www.wwgoa.com/article/ebonizing-wood/
typeomega
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thank you. i am a bit of a perfectionist so although i did acquirer a new skill im far from mastering it. only about one in ten of my chip cuts comes out without extra gouges in the wood so ill have to keep practicing. i already made second smaller box with the scrap from the first one that im going to try a different pattern out on. and as soon as a get a chance to get some more lumber im going to make a second attempt at the tarot card box. i want to make it a quarter inch bigger in all dimensions and miter the top.
unfortunately the local hardware stores darkest stain was kona so a grabbed it. when i get to home depot i'll grab some ebony and a new table saw blade.
i am a bit of a perfectionist so although i did acquirer a new skill im far from mastering it. only about one in ten of my chip cuts comes out without extra gouges in the wood so ill have to keep practicing. i already made second smaller box with the scrap from the first one that im going to try a different pattern out on. and as soon as a get a chance to get some more lumber im going to make a second attempt at the tarot card box. i want to make it a quarter inch bigger in all dimensions and miter the top. unfortunately the local hardware stores darkest stain was kona so a grabbed it. when i get to home depot i'll grab some ebony and a new table saw blade.
Friendly flyer
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For proper ebonizing you only need vinegar, steel wool (to make rust) and strong tea. Proper ebonizing is a chemical reaction in the wood, not a stain per se. It is very simple, but it takes a few tests to get the colour you're after.
The smaller box is sure to come in handy for all sort of Victorian stuff!
At a distance, the cards look solid, but close up shots with side lighting show a definite texture. (left pic)
It just occurred to me that the cards in this "close up" are likely CGI generated. Meaning that they could differ from the real cards in appearance.
The real cards might even be smooth.
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Okay, I tried various papers, and fussed with my work printer, and basically couldn't get the results I wanted.
So, I went with professional printing. The downside ? The biggest standard card they had was 5.75 inches instead of 6.5.
It's a little smaller, but still close. I'm happy with the results.
The texture on the cards from your screenshot looks quite similar to what is used in Giclee printing for fine arts. I've seen it in 245 or 310gsm. Interesting tarot cards too. I haven't seen the show, though my personal preference would be for cards with a little more to the artwork!
Friendly flyer
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Any updates? I'd love to see how the box turned out!
John Ives
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Jintosh you did a great job with these cards.
I'm a huge fan of Penny Dreadful and i'm searchin for a deck without the inscription on the back,so i wonder how did you get the image of each card?You've printed all 78 cards?
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