Design help request- Wizard of Oz pen

[woodyoureally]

I got a request for 10 Wizard of Oz pens. Client was pretty open to ideas. I had considered doing a rollerball. Using yellow acrylic for the lower section in a segmented brick pattern and an emerald green blank for the cap. Would be a more abstract Wizard of Oz pen.

Also considering doing decals of the characters on a Sierra style but then run into the issue of copyrights.

Anyone have any input or ideas?

Thank you in advance

 

[Ed McDonnell]

Hi Derek - Here's a pen I posted a couple of years ago that I called Ruby Red Slippers. It's just polyester jewels (a type of glitter) cast in PR. It was pretty popular


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The polyester jewels can be a pain in the backside to work with. Unless you are really into glitter and like it everywhere!. A couple years later and my shop still sparkles......

Ed

 

[Joe S.]

Are we talking movie or book series? If we can pull themes from the books it could turn up some interesting designs.

 

[Cwalker935]

How about a stamp pen:

US Scott 2445 25c Classic Films Judy Garland in Wizard of oz Mint Vfog Single | eBay

 

[Notscottish]

You could do a segmented pen of yellowwood and a contrasting filler that would look like yellow bricks.

 

[Joe S.]

Ambitious idea: Do a complex segmenting and casting project that would incorporate riveted aluminum foil (tin man), straw/tattered fabric (scarecrow), red glitter (Dorthy's slippers), and... I don't know, fur or something for the lion.

 

[TonyL]

yellow glitter on one barrel, and ruby red on the other?

 

[woodyoureally]

Thank you all for the advice. The client decided to go with the yellow brick road pen.

 

[Charlie_W]

Had you thought about painting the scene on the tube and casting in clear resin? ...or painting in a wood blank and adding a CA finish?
Does the client want a segmented pen or just something with this theme?...might make a big difference!..what type of material would the client prefer?
Then you could narrow your planning process to find the right fit for the customer and also a plan in which you can work with.

 

[woodyoureally]

I showed them Ed's "Ruby Slippers" pen. A mock up of the "Emerald City" pen I did with Penn State's Create A Pen tool. A Yellow Brick Rd pen mock up I made in MSPaint. And an idea for using Wizard of Oz stamps under CA.

Client loved the Yellow Brick Road pen. So that is my mission!

 

[wyone]

we will be waiting to see pictures when they are complete! Good luck!