I got a Dremel for Christmas and this is the first thing I've attempted to make with it. I used the engraving attachment. The simple design was inspired by Japanese netsuke (there are many beetle on leaf and manju (painted disc) examples). I would have liked to have cut the background portions deeper, but I got impatient to finish it. Also, I think I need different sized engraver attachments - mine only came with the one, which seems to be good for details, but is tedious for removing background.
'tis tiny...
I started with a pencil outline on a tiny wooden disc:
Here it is after it's been engraved with the dremel...
...and then painted with acrylics and gold ink...
Above is an attempt to add dimensional sealer - it seemed like a good idea at the time.
[January 13, 2020]
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