Elk on a Mirror

[Speeronline]

Any one do anything on glass?? I did this mirror and it turned out pretty good... Did it for a family reunion auction and it did really well. Took about 3 hours so it is much faster than wood >> Of course you don't worry about the depth and dimension that you deal with in wood either.



It is REALLY tricky to get a good picture of a mirror!!! This is the best I could do.
Here is a close up of the Elk... Unfortunately because I shot the photo on angle to keep me out of the picture it look a little like a double exposer because of the way mirrors are made. but I kept my ugly mug from messing up the pic.

[Claude]

Nice work! Do you remove the silver from the back of the mirror, or do you etch the glass on the front?

Claude

[Speeronline]

On the front.

[ray-man]

It looks like a really good first try, but I do have a question about the deer.

I think your pattern for that deer might be from a Turbo Carver book. The reason I think so, is because I have a similar pattern to that one in my book. If you look at the left rear leg on the deer, is it me or is that leg placed incorrectly?

There are several patterns in their book that seem messed up, at lease to me.

Again, very nice work.

Ray

[Russ D]

What are you using to etch the glass. I have done a few beer glasses for friends using a dremel and a variety of bits.

[Speeronline]

Thanks Ray...
It was actually a piece of artwork I found online and changed up... I wanted something that would cover a large mirror. I changed it quite a bit by removing a few other animals and removing trees and adding a few trees and rocks to balance it back out against the mirror frame... I agree that it does look a little weird on here but the original picture look normal... It is suppose to look like it is shifting it's weight like it is getting ready to bolt.

The tough part about it was it was the first time working on glass so I wasn't sure how much pressure to put on the bits to transfer the image through the pattern... And you don't know until you remove the template and clean the adhesive off... Well I got about 50% transfered and had to freehand the rest... Guess how much of the elk I got transfered?? Yup! about 50% or less! Using a turbine to etch glass works pretty well but I think I will stick to wood >> It take much more time but it is less stressful and more forgiving! A Combination I love!

[wildhare]

I have done the carving on glass, both on the front and the back or silver side of the mirror. When doing a mirror, if you carve or etch on the backside, you can add a little color when done and the color will show thru the front.

I did several mirrors with lights in a box for house numbers this way. The light shines thru where the sliver is taken away.

Wanda

[chipmunk]

Originally Posted by Russ D

What are you using to etch the glass. I have done a few beer glasses for friends using a dremel and a variety of bits.

iuse the gray stones for sharpen or tunten carbid for glass they work well

[chipmunk]

well done!!!!!!!