Yet another painted MDF segmentation on a dance theme :roll: ! This one, however, has a slight twist because my favourite paso was performed by ice skaters.
I made several drawings of the dancers from various video screenshots and finally produced a pattern using Paint Shop Pro. Then the project was stack cut from three layers of 6mm MDF board using a #3 FD-SR blade. As a result, I've got two more of these already cut and awaiting completion. The edge of each segment was rounded over, first with a knife and then smoothed with abrasive paper. This is what the dry fit looked like:
I wanted it on an oval backer but I didn't have anything of a suitable size. However, ovals are terribly difficult to cut on a scroll saw so I used an old oval-shaped piece of wood as a template and routed around it, using the router base as a guide:
Two coats of acrylic primer/undercoat were applied with sanding between coats, then the skaters were painted with acrylic paints and finished with gloss acrylic lacquer. The backing board was spray painted white and the edges were sprayed silver in an attempt to create a feeling of depth. Finally, the two components were glued together and this was the result:
I made several drawings of the dancers from various video screenshots and finally produced a pattern using Paint Shop Pro. Then the project was stack cut from three layers of 6mm MDF board using a #3 FD-SR blade. As a result, I've got two more of these already cut and awaiting completion. The edge of each segment was rounded over, first with a knife and then smoothed with abrasive paper. This is what the dry fit looked like:
I wanted it on an oval backer but I didn't have anything of a suitable size. However, ovals are terribly difficult to cut on a scroll saw so I used an old oval-shaped piece of wood as a template and routed around it, using the router base as a guide:
Two coats of acrylic primer/undercoat were applied with sanding between coats, then the skaters were painted with acrylic paints and finished with gloss acrylic lacquer. The backing board was spray painted white and the edges were sprayed silver in an attempt to create a feeling of depth. Finally, the two components were glued together and this was the result: