I finally got a photo of my first project from J2 to post on here. They are 3" square copper and brass tiles mounted on a faux-finished pine board. The techniques employed were solder inlay, hammer texture, roll-printing, piercing, etching, lamination inlay and liver of sulphur and other patinas. There are a few tiles that have other techniques worth noting:The Nautilus shell tile (second row, center) received its eye-catching pink and green color by essentially burning an excessive amount of flux and rather than pickling it off, it was cooled and then sprayed with a lacquer.
The coral tile (third row, center) was created by repeatedly drilling holes from the reverse side in the coral shape. The color was then achieved by painting the coral shape with a concentrated liver of sulphur gel. The background was then painted with diluted liver of sulphur.
The starfish tile (bottom row, left) was achieved by repeatedly hammering a nail across the reverse side of the tile in a starfish shape. The background was painted with concentrated liver of sulphur and the starfish was shined with steel wool.
The faux-finished "driftwood" board was created by scraping out the soft pulp of the wood with a wire brush. An emery disk drill attachment was then run repeatedly on its edge over the surface to further roughen it. The board was finished with a mix of 5 different acrylic wood stains and sprayed with lacquer.
