Gold Knot

Erisian · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:51 am **(#1)**

AnMal has got me back into Celtic Knotwork.

Oregonian · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 10:00 am **(#2)**

Stunning! Beautiful work, Eris.

Erisian · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 10:02 am **(#3)**

Thank you very much O. :oops:

he4rty · **Joined:** Aug 30, 2012 **Posts:** 2174

Really nice, like the contrast between the shiney gold and the brushed metal.

Draconian · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:21 am **(#5)**

You are becoming very good with metal. I'm very impressed with this latest creation. I tried to do something similar just fooling around a month or so ago and had the same problem with the bump map process. It's very difficult, if not impossible to get the underneath layer to look intact and not have the bevel on either side of an overlapping section. Yours still looks incredibly good!

Erisian · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:42 am **(#6)**

Thank you both. It is a tricky one Drac. I'm still working on trying to create a metallic sphere as well. Some things aint so easy!

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

Very nice Erisian ..hem :oops:

...so nice that i could not resist the temptation to tweak in some seamless patterns

I know i should have asked first, but then i did one and i was hooked... i just could not stop

most (all except 1 ) are seamless

i hope you don't feel flooded, but once done the first i could not stop

MareroQ · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:01 pm **(#8)**

The demo version
http://hypatiasoft.pagesperso-orange.fr/#mozTocId641416
http://www.entrelacs.net/Gimp-Tutorial
We need a programmer:
http://www.gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=4962&start=0

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12854

Nice Erisian. Cool seamless textures too PC.

Erisian · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:58 pm **(#10)**

Thank you everybody. I like your tweaks PC. Don't worry about asking if ever you want to use my stuff - you're welcome.

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

PhotoComix wrote:

Very nice Erisian ..hem :oops:

...so nice that i could not resist the temptation to tweak in some seamless patterns

the patterns are all beautiful, PhotoComix !

Erisian · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:44 pm **(#12)**

Esper wrote:

PhotoComix wrote:

Very nice Erisian ..hem :oops:

...so nice that i could not resist the temptation to tweak in some seamless patterns

the patterns are all beautiful, PhotoComix !

and my original isn't Esper? :hoh

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

Erisian wrote:

and my original isn't Esper? :hoh

Erisian · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 6:04 pm **(#14)**

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

love that work Erisian!!

Erisian · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2012 5:33 am **(#16)**

Thank you.

Barbie · **Joined:** Oct 07, 2011 **Posts:** 180

Another beautiful jewlery piece Erisian!
A beautiful medallion or add another one for a nice pair of cufflinks !

Erisian · **Posted:** Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:21 am **(#18)**

Thanks Barbie. I was thinking that myself but I had stupidly saved the flattened xcf so I can't do a lot with it now. I am working on another knot though and I'm going to be rendering it a number of different ways.

AnMal · **Posted:** Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:47 pm **(#19)**

erisian: yaaay! knotwork

! well done, brother, it looks a lot like the kind of celtic jewellery you'd find at a goldsmith's in ireland or scotland. have to agree with draconian that you're getting very good with metal, the grumpy amateur silversmith has no issues with this one

. (except of course for that beveling thing, but how could that possibly be fixed? i've been wondering that for ages myself and have no solution in sight)
photo comix: delicious patterns, can i borrow them?

Erisian · **Posted:** Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:30 pm **(#20)**

Thanks AnMal. And thanks for that link. It's a great tutorial.