Day 13: Fun with Dremel

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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