Gray Cat

[dusty]

I postd once about colors for a Simanese cat but now I am changing that to colors and manufacturers for colors for a gray cat with black ears.

[Anne]

Hi. Dusty.  I know De gave you the sites for the glass manufacturers so you could see the colors available,so I won't go there.  Basically I guess you're at the point where you decide if you want an opal cat or a translucent one. If you decide to go translucent you could use different textures in gray for the body. Spectrum has grays in Artique,Waterglass and Rough Rolled.  Then you could do the ears in a back on clear baroque.  Just straight black isn't going to be translucent so the baroque would 'fit' better with the translucent glass.   Then you could do the background in clear textures, that would set your cat off nicely!

If you want to go opal you're looking at gray and black.

Is that the info you're looking for?

[dusty]

Hi Anne,
Thanks for the info. Thats what I was looking for. I guess I will look in my glass stash and see what fits. I have done animals before but not cats. I was going to attach my Jungle panel but it looks like I have been blocked again.

Dusty

[Alan]

I was going to attach my Jungle panel but it looks like I have been blocked again.

I have sent you a PM, please check your messages.

[dusty]

Thanks for the info about maximum file size.
I guess I will make sure my files have been minimizes before attaching them in the future.
I would like to post Jungle. When can I do that?

[Alan]

What is the size of the picture?

Everybody, including Administrators and Moderators have the same file size limitation.

There are several picture re-sizing programs available, I use IrfanView available at http://www.irfanview.net/ and is

[Kev]

Hi Dusty,

You have surpassed the requirements of 10 posts to enable posting of pictures. There are no limitations on your status in regards to this process other then the limitation of file size as Alan previously stated. Once your file falls within that range, you should have no problems posting files. The limitations now are a max of 4 files per post with a total size limit of 1000kb, or any combination of files (max 4) that total up to no more than 1000kb. If you have more than that, post them in a second post following the first one.

Kev

[dusty]

OKHere is my jyngle panel

[ct4mom]

Cool panel Dusty. It was worth the wait

[Audrey]

Oh, I love it. It is so colorful and unique.

[PiscesGlass]

Nice job Dusty!  Well worth the wait...good lead work! 

De

[dusty]

I do all my panels in lead. Foil is my down fall.

[PiscesGlass]

Just curious Dusty?  What about foiling do you not like or have trouble with.  Maybe we can help you with it!

De

[Kev]

Cool panel Dusty! It reminds me of the "Lion King" with all the animals.

[Anne]

Really nice Dusty, glad you were finally able to post it.  Have you found the glass you want to use for your cat yet?

[Linde]

Oh, I just love the bright colors in your Jungle panel.

[Bleedy Pokes]

Nice panel, Dusty!
So colorful!

[dusty]

My problems with foil seem to be many. First the cut pieces have to be exact. Then I can never get the foil on straight. And finally my soldering does not look that great.
Thats why I like lead. There is a little more tolerance.

As far as glass selection for my cat I have some new glass coming and hope it will meet the requirements.

[Anne]

I remember feeling exactly the same way that you do now when I started foiling Dusty, and I figured I'd never be able to draw a decent bead. Getting the foil on straight was such an issue I went out and bought a foiling machine. It just took some time and perseverance and it came together.  And you know what - the cut pieces don't have to be exact - that's what grinders are for.  And even at that unless you're really working within a size constraint (which for me rarely happened) what does it matter if your piece ends up being a big bigger because the cut wasn't exact. 

Don't be so hard on yourself Dusty.  Give foiling a try again and maybe for a while just try some smaller things to help you try to master some of those things that really give you grief. Trust me, if I could get it you can too!!

[dusty]

Maybe a foiling machine would help my foil phobia.
I might try that an see what hapens.
However I still do like lead best.

[Audrey]

Dusty, I seem to have the same issues as you and have been working at it a year. I got the foiling machine early on, and while it is great to HOLD the foil, It doesn't put it on any more evenly, so basically I use it to hold the foil while I pull some out and place it by hand. Maybe a different type would be better. Mine is the Glastar foiler. I really want to learn lead. I just started with a lead border on my last piece, and soon I will learn to do it all, I hope. I do have problems with pieces not fitting quite right that I think lead would cover instead of uneven solder lines.

[azbunch]

I just stumbled on this thread, Dusty, and had to comment on what a gorgeous piece that is!  Very nice indeed!  And I agree with the folks who encouraged you to try foil again.  It does get easier as far as lining up the foil the more you do it.  And it's such a relief not having to putty/whiting both sides - yuck!  Let us know when you decide to start a foil project - you can post your progress on the "Start to Finish" thread.  Would love to watch it come together...you can do it!

Beth

[Graham]

My problems with foil seem to be many. First the cut pieces have to be exact. Then I can never get the foil on straight. And finally my soldering does not look that great.
Thats why I like lead. There is a little more tolerance.

As far as glass selection for my cat I have some new glass coming and hope it will meet the requirements.

Most people who can't get the foil straight are trying to put the foil on the glass.

Bend you head around this idea. Try putting the glass onto the foil. (He's crazy, right?)

Lay the foil, sticky side up, across your finger. Now place the glass in the muddle of the foil. Take a look at both sides, and see if it's pretty even.That's easy, right!!

Now take a good look at how much foil overlap you have on the "presentation side" of the glass. From now on, just concentrate on how much foil your can see on the presentation side. The back will take care of itself.

Now turn the glass, sort of rolling it along like a wheel, pressing the foil against the edge of the glass with that finger, ensuring that the amount of foil showing on the presentation side remains consistent. When you've gone all the way round cut or tear the foil off, flatten the foil onto the presentation side and the back, and burnish it.

Always be looking at the sticky side. Working from the other side might work with scotch tape - but you can see through that. We don't have Xray vision/

[Kev]

That was a perfect explanation Graham..that is how I do it...you really do get on a roll once you start doing it....pardon the pun.