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Stage 1:
The first facet of this project was the etching which, given the fact that by now engraving is an old hat, went considerably well. The only hiccup worth mentioning was the trouble in finding a picture of a skeleton wearing a suit that wasn't drawn by someone else. I resolved this problem by first drawing the suit elements onto a model skeleton and then using said model to draw in the skull and hand.
Stage 2:
The second stage of this project was the sticker making stage and this went considerably worse than the engraving stage. What made this stage worse were the complications that arose when trying to print it out. The first time the image was far to small to be considered close to the size required. The second design was never run because while it was the right size the design cost to much paper to be viable. The third and final design was successful mostly due to the fact that I had learned from my past mistakes and knew what to do (*See left.*). When the time to combine the engraving and the sticker came the design came together, if I don't say myself, almost seamlessly (*See right.*) except for the the burns along the edges that were sanded down afterwards.
Stage 3:
The third stage consisted of making the frames, sanding all the burn marks on the wood, and, glueing it all together. Just like the first stage this layer of the project passed without any real challenge, however the one thing that went wrong was that the frames didn't cut all the way through so I had to sand them down after I broke them out.
Post-Project Thoughts:
Ultimately, this project was quite enjoyable, the freedom of being able to choose what I made was a huge factor in my enjoyment. Within this project making the skeleton was by far my favorite part because while it was hard the attention to detail in the hands came out really well for me and I enjoyed the results that my work yielded. If I was to do this project again then I would like to make the skeleton board out of acrylic instead of wood because personally I think it would add another element to the picture and, for lack of a better phrase, make it pop.
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