Devotion

This is a copper plate piece that I did in 2017. The initial design was pencil drawn in a sketchbook and further developed digitally in Adobe Photoshop. The final piece is a 12"x18" copper piece done with FW acrylic ink, acrylic paint, and an electric and manual engraver.

(C) Artwork displayed within this project is property of Terrence Vanatta and is not available for sale or repurpose without consent.

Finished Piece

Finished Piece

Initial sketch

Initial sketch

Digital rendition

Digital rendition

Final color comp

Final color comp

'No Melt Mylar' sheets cut to size of the copper plate, and images laser printed in reverse on the mylar.

'No Melt Mylar' sheets cut to size of the copper plate, and images laser printed in reverse on the mylar.

Placement of mylar onto copper plate and tape it to the surface.

Placement of mylar onto copper plate and tape it to the surface.

Ironing the back of the mylar sheet for approximately 5 minutes.

Ironing the back of the mylar sheet for approximately 5 minutes.

Time Lapse Video