Progress in Optical Mixing

This is not finished. It shows promise for value, I just need to combine that with the clarity of important features such as the eyes, etc. But it shows promise.

This may not look like much. But it indicates a serious breakthrough. The problem with designing stencils with contour lines is that you can do incredible detail at large sizes like 15" by 20". But I want to make this technology available in smaller formats. This image here(my little kadiebug) can be etched at 7" tall by 3.5" wide, and still be safe. This is a rough image...it is not fully processed, but you can see that the angled contour lines give a great deal of information with very little mark making. This is key. This is where its at. The outline needs to be processes separately and then overlay-ed.

Now this one is really nice, but it has to be etched at a minimum of 20" tall in order for line widths to stay in a safe area(1/16"-3/32" or above.

There have been many artists that have experimented with optical mixing, both with color and value. The synthesis of value occurs within the brain as opposed to on the medium you are looking at. Case in point: the white of your computer screen is not really white, but a combination of red, green, and blue diodes placed next to each other.

My work continues. My goal is to balance subtle optical value with clarity of defining features. Stay posted!