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Meet Tommy Toucan.
Here is my new friend Tommy. I’m trying to make my animals a bit more realistic now, except that toucans have black body feathers, and I have used dark blue and purple for this one to give him a bit of glamour.
The reverse has a silver backing, glued and screwed, with a jump ring, to attach a strong chain.
The idea is to hang him as a mascot on a bag, or backpack.
Height of toucan 7.5cm.
Eye, 3.0mm lapis cab.
3 layers of 3.0mm acrylic sheet. Dennis
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That is really well done Dennis, is the silver hand textured or through the mill.
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Exceedingly accomplished, you're getting expert at this acrylic lark (or should that be toucan). When it comes to acrylics i can't, but youcan. Sorry i couldn't help myself.
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Loving Tommy, he has such character. He would have made a fun hat badge as well Dennis
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Thank you Bob, Sheena and Caroline. There' so much doom and gloom about, I'm trying to choose cheerful subjects.
I keep a stock of roll textured silver, Bob. It is a bit wasteful for this, but makes it a bit more special. Dennis.
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He's just gorgeous! He reminds me very much of some animal brooches my lovely great aunt had, which she'd had made for her in the 30's - she had one to represent each new country she visited - and there were quite a collection of them! She had a toucan, which will have been made after one of her trips to South America (she had a sister who lived in Argentina), but I'm not sure which country it represented for her.
I'm particularly keen on his bill - is it shaped as well as having the colour change? It looks very 3d to me.
You've really mastered this whole acrylic thing Dennis - I'm so impressed.
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Terrific, Dennis. Reminds me of the Guinness advertisement.....Guinness is good for you.....just imagine what one or Toucan do!
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Thank you Caroline and David.
Caroline, the base layer is purple, and you will see best on my reverse picture how the feet are part of that
Yes David, I was tempted to add a glass of the dark stuff, but didn't fancy being growled at for copyright infringement. Dennis.
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Tommy toucan is great Dennis. I too remember the Guinness promotions from the early 70s. The choice of colours work well together, you can loose definition with straight black. A thumbs up from me
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Thank you Alastair. In a way I'm perverting the use of this jewellery forum, by showing acrylics, but that is what I mainly make these days. Dennis.
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