Not perfect......

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BradG

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I was aiming high here.

This is a kitless pen which I've anodised three colours. I wanted slight discolourations on the butterflies which has worked on some of them to give a patterned wing. others unfortunately look too rough.

I wanted to fade the black from top to bottom. this has worked somewhat.. though I feel it could be better.

It's been a fun project, and I've learned some do's and dont's.

I think this rules masked anodising as a successful process, albeit challenging. I will perfect it in the future... watch this space :)

Thanks for looking
 

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mark james

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Just thinking out loud...

If there were more butterflies on the blanks (double or triple), with the same random imperfections, it might seem that the imperfections were a design element - especially if they were random (some more prominent, others less).

Butterfly wings are often tattered and faded in spots. The circle of life.

I like the pen!
 

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I agree with Mark. But I'm sure that's a lot of work already. Nope, not perfect but still pretty impressive.

Mike
 

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Thanks all. Though I can see this one going in a tank of caustic and starting again!

I love the concept, but the conclusion didn't match my theory. That will always bug me! :)
 

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after stripping it all off and starting over, its now on the boil. here's hoping when i peel the masking off the colour stays!
 
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