Hi all, just finished installing a sculpture up in Yankton, SD called Ripple Affect. It was for an annual call and was themed around the river that runs right by the town. This was the first project that I modeled in Rhino, and it still amazes me how much the setting affects the look of the sculpture. I was "large" in my shop, but looks tiny in the setting with the large trees. I definitely would have made this piece 2-3 times bigger if this was it's permanent home. Aside from making it bigger, I think the only thing i might have done differently would have been to stretch the rings out laterally, so there was more of a horizontal plane, but who knows. I'm always so critical right after a piece is done. The stems are made from mild steel with a rust patina, and the rings from 16ga stainless. I used a flapper disc finish making big loops around the ring so that the different passes would reflect the light differently adding to the effect of the water rippling out, it worked well, but you can't really see it in these picts.

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Im needing a bit advice please on rusting metal quickly. I discovered this site a few weeks ago as I was looking for tips which I found in your forums. I also just want to say it is a fantastic site and I spent ages browsing everyones work rather than doing my own work, lol. You produce some fantastic pieces.

Hello all, I finally got around to posting picts of the weather vane that I asked so many questions about. We've been talking about conveying constructive criticism so lets give it an honest shot with this project.