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The finished result! I’m so ridiculously proud and pleased with how it turned out!

This was an ordinary door + 3 pieces of mdf board. I carved and sculpted them with my dremel multitool, inspired by the carvings I saw in Bali, mounted them and then painted and sanded the whole thing in several layers before adding a final tint of gold. 💙

The door and side panel I sculpted myself. The top carving is from Bali.

silvysartfulness

This popped up on my activity page, getting notes again for some reason! :D

Damn, I miss doing things like this… I really should try to get around to setting up a proper workshop in the garage this spring, and see if I can get back into the groove.

wolfsmom1

WOW!!!!!

ms-cellanies

You are clearly an extremely focused and PATIENT person. Even considering tackling something like this would give me a nervous breakdown requiring hospitalization.

sabbykatt3

I second the nervous breakdown…nope…you are amazing!

silvysartfulness

Thank you!

But also, it’s actually not that time consuming? Each of these panels took only a few hours to sketch and carve, I made one/day. And then mounting everything and doing the first layer of paint one day, sanding and second layer another day, and more sanding and final highlights and gold the third day.

I am in fact a very impatient person! If it hadn’t been fast, I could never have done it. 😂

Here’s another door I made; I cut out and carved the whole panel in… one day? Two? It was pretty fast at any rate!

And then I got as far as painting and sanding/distressing the paint in three layers, and adding highlights to 75% of it… and then I got adhd-tired of it and never finished the last few highlights or added gold. XD

It’s still pretty, though!

silvysartfulness

I realized I never actually shared the finished-finished result, with the door handles mounted!

I bought these two beautiful bronze-green seahorse handles on Bali several years ago (along with several bronze dragonflies of various kinds used as towel hooks and general decorations in the bathroom itself).

We bought a bronze patina lock from a local hardware store to match, and I covered the remaining hole with another lotus carving.

It’s been years, but seeing this door every time I head to take a bath or shower still makes me smile. I love it so much. 🥰

kelila-rivka

Would you ever consider making a tutorial? This is amazing!

silvysartfulness

Thank you! I actually have made one! You can find it here. 💚

It only covers the woodcarving and a simple fake stain paint, not the layered paint and distressing technique + gold I used on this door, but it shows how I work with my dremel. :)

anteregem

Some fanart of this ancient figurine! Also got commissioned to draw her hanging out with a friend!

yournewfriendshouse

this made me giggle and kick my feet

baddywronglegs

I've asked this question before and been surprised by the results, now I have access to more weirdos it's your problem:

It is the middle of a Sunday afternoon. You have nothing on, and aren't expecting visitors, deliveries or post.

Unexpectedly, there is a knock at the door.

Which of these would surprise you more to find on the doorstep?

Fairy

Walrus

Voting ended onFeb 26, 2024

baddywronglegs

Not naming options to skew votes but...

I think there's something fundamentally baffling with the way most of you think.

formlesschromatic

partywithponies

Listen. Beloveds. I say this gently. But you have got to stop using the "oh yeah? you think it's fine to ship this? trying telling your family members and coworkers about your ship and see how they react 😤" argument in your shipping discourse.

You do realise that to most normies who have never been in fandom, all shipping is deranged behaviour, right? You know this, right?? You do know that even if your ship is the most wholesome and unproblematic thing possible, if you go up to your Great Auntie Barbara or Gary From I.T. or whoever and are like "oh yeah one of my main hobbies? going online every single day without fail and talking to a bunch of strangers about how much these same two fictional characters should kiss. yeah I spend HOURS of my free time drawing them kissing and writing them kissing and editing footage of the show to appear more romantic too", there's a strong chance they are going to think you are unbelievably embarrassingly cringe at best and utterly insane and worth avoiding from now on at worst, right????

Please. Please don't encourage impressionable teens and young adults to think it's okay to bring up any fandom shit at the dinner table or in the staffroom unprompted without the danger of having real social repercussions. Please my loves you are stressing me out. Please promise me you don't do this. Oh baby no.

toothwormfactory

savaralyn2

authenticyuri

I haven't seen these Ryoko Kui sketches shared anywhere so

hyunonaut

Laios the person that you are

doodledrawsthings

Chilcharles Timothy warmups

ceeejus

picklock

pansylair

almost a year ago the boyfriend dropped the first volume of dungeon meshi into my lap and got me hooked. now i’ve finally found time to sketch out some fanart :)