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Title: Captain Kirk to go with EIEIO's Spock
Post by: Martin on October 17, 2013, 04:38:35 am

My o/h keeps asking when I am going to do a Captain Kirk to complement the Spock one, if anyone would care to oblige.

I always try to make a pattern myself before requesting but portraits have me beat, no matter how often I try.

Martin.

Title: Re: Captain Kirk to go with EIEIO's Spock
Post by: EIEIO on October 17, 2013, 08:43:32 am

martin - coming back from vacation today. I'm at Monterey (California) Airport waiting for a flight. I'll see what I can come up with when I'm back.

Title: Re: Captain Kirk to go with EIEIO's Spock
Post by: Martin on October 17, 2013, 07:38:11 pm

Thanks, Ray. Hope you've had a good time.

Title: Re: Captain Kirk to go with EIEIO's Spock
Post by: EIEIO on October 18, 2013, 03:40:39 pm

We had a great time.
From this photo:(http://spacehippieworldwideministries.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/captain_kirk_1z.jpg)

Scaled for a 5x7 frame.

Title: Re: Captain Kirk to go with EIEIO's Spock
Post by: Martin on October 19, 2013, 03:10:25 am

Thanks, Ray. I think maybe the detail in the hair is probably beyond my capabilities.

I just made this one, but I haven't managed to capture his faint quizzical smile.

Title: Re: Captain Kirk to go with EIEIO's Spock
Post by: Martin on October 19, 2013, 06:21:10 am

Another I had a go at. I think this one looks more like him than my last one.

Title: Re: Captain Kirk to go with EIEIO's Spock
Post by: EIEIO on October 19, 2013, 09:04:02 am

Hair is the hardest part of making these patterns look realistic. After that steam bus I'd think you could handle the hair just fine. It is a fair amount of cutting, but it will add a lot to the image. Spock's hair was a lot easier. :)

You patterns look pretty good to me. Why not just pick one and cut it?

Title: Re: Captain Kirk to go with EIEIO's Spock
Post by: frankorona on October 19, 2013, 10:41:06 am

Beautiful patterns are all excellent, thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Captain Kirk to go with EIEIO's Spock
Post by: Martin on October 19, 2013, 11:39:14 am

Ray, my wife, and myself come to that, like the simplistic look of the Spock one you did, it's very effective, so I wanted one to complement it. I might cut the second one I did and see how it comes out. The wife likes that one anyway, and it's for her. The first pattern I made looks like Steve Hackett out of Genesis. Maybe :)

I've got some 6mm MDF to waste so I'll more than likely have a go at yours as well if only to see if your faith in me is justified. ;D

Cheers,
Martin.

Title: Re: Captain Kirk to go with EIEIO's Spock
Post by: EIEIO on October 19, 2013, 02:21:06 pm

Martin - I know what you mean about the Spock - that simplicity is attractive. I had a James Cagney that I felt the same about (too hard to cut the hair) but I was really happy with the result. This started as one of saggioculo's sketches.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-f8ztvmbVAcI/UmLM8-RUSuI/AAAAAAAABD0/r1_2VrbuC1s/w380-h536-no/Cagney.JPG)

If you cut a Kirk, please post a photo.

Title: Re: Captain Kirk to go with EIEIO's Spock
Post by: Martin on October 20, 2013, 07:01:48 am

Yep, that's the minimalistic effect I like where the likeness is still obvious.

Martin.