{"id":1592,"date":"2012-03-09T19:50:37","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T19:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1592"},"modified":"2012-03-09T19:50:37","modified_gmt":"2012-03-09T19:50:37","slug":"ants-miseretto-part-13-risk-reduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1592","title":{"rendered":"Ants Miseretto part 13 – Risk Reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>Finishing up the pendant by adding my signature to the silver backing, and beginning texturing. \u00a0On the left you can see the beginnings (outlining) of my “scribble” texture, and on the right, starting to fill in – it’s a pain, but the results are worth it.
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\n<\/a>And here is the pendant fully assembled, both front and back.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>And, last but not least, the glamour shot. \u00a0Now that I’ve fully broken the code on the ants, it’s on to the miseretto dagger itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Finishing up the pendant by adding my signature to the silver backing, and beginning texturing. \u00a0On the left you can see the beginnings (outlining) of my “scribble” texture, and on the right, starting to fill in – it’s a pain, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[23,28],"tags":[9,3,7,17,16,10,26],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-pG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1137,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1137","url_meta":{"origin":1592,"position":0},"title":"Cherry Blossom and Dragonfly Tsuba Pendant part 3","date":"January 28, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Above, removing more out of the center area, and texturing it as I cut it away. Here, starting to round the branches (at 9 o'clock on the pendant), and relieving the rear wings of the dragonfly. Continuing on with the branches, and carving on the flower at 8 o'clock. Above,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Cherry_Dragonfly_Tsuba_15.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2352,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2352","url_meta":{"origin":1592,"position":1},"title":"Engraving and Carving Antler – Celtic Lizard Pendant","date":"September 24, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, engraving the tiny Orca knife in antler was so much fun, I just had to continue on in the same vein, so the Celtic Lizard pendant was born. \u00a0A little less than 2 inches tall, engraved and carved from naturally-shed elk antler, with a titanium backing and massive silver\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"Antler_Celtic_Lizard_Pendant_6aWeb","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Antler_Celtic_Lizard_Pendant_6aWeb.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1148,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1148","url_meta":{"origin":1592,"position":2},"title":"Cherry Blossom and Dragonfly Tsuba Pendant part 6","date":"February 1, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Finally finishing this one up. Above, have cut the ribs in the dragonfly wings, and begun the texture on the wings. Above, the wings are finished. Above, everything finished, and patina applied. Above, finished with the carving, patina applied, and inked. Only have to affix the chain, and it's ready\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Cherry_Dragonfly_Tsuba_49.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3416,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3416","url_meta":{"origin":1592,"position":3},"title":"Baby Sea Turtle Pendant Part 2","date":"September 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I couldn't resist adding a little sand texture to the smooth sand in front of the turtle. \u00a0Just because I'm curious to see how things will eventually look. \u00a0Behind his front flippers, I'll eventually be adding in the turtle tracks as he\/she books for the relative safety of the water,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"Baby_Sea_Turtle_Pendant_15","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Baby_Sea_Turtle_Pendant_15.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1057,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1057","url_meta":{"origin":1592,"position":4},"title":"Cherry Blossom and Dragonfly Tsuba Pendant part 1","date":"January 26, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's my next project attempt! 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