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Kraken Blog – initial image traced and ready to create the “stipple dots” for scrimshaw

Using Gimp, the outline of the Kraken has been traced! See below: Next we secure it...

Kraken Blog – Scrimshawing the Kraken!

The Kraken!  Terror from the deep, immortalized in this illustration by Pierre Denys de Montfort (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_D%C3%A9nys_de_Montfort)*.  Inspired by a description from 1783 of an...

Scrimshaw a Stylized Ship

The Stylized Ship Do you have an old switch plate cover, some oil based paint and a needle or a compass? You can give it a try...

How to Scrimshaw a Stylized Rose

How To Scrimshaw A Stylized Rose   -The rosebud can be used either alone or with an initial. This is a relatively simple design, and...