tracing pattern help!

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timothy thorpe
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tracing pattern help!

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hi All, i have a few patterns for standard shapes. i am not the best at drawing even a simple shape. is there a place somewere or someone would like to share there patterns with me that would be great! i have seen scott theils pattern and they look really solid. i cannot ask him anymore questions!! :lol:

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timothy thorpe wrote:hi All, i have a few patterns for standard shapes. i am not the best at drawing even a simple shape. is there a place somewere or someone would like to share there patterns with me that would be great! i have seen scott theils pattern and they look really solid. i cannot ask him anymore questions!! :lol:

thanks
Finding patterns is really easy if you know where to look. All you have to do is find a website (like: http://www.alpascia.com/groupIndex.asp?list=14095..1 for example) where they post nice side photos. You can print them to the exact size you want, cut them out and use it as a pattern to learn. I did that on several pipes when I was trying to learn composition. The nice part is that this way you not only have a flat pattern, but several nice photos to compare with to see how you did. After a while of doing this you'll find you can make your own patterns pretty easily.

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Early on i did what Brian describes. Find a good profile shot online and print it out at the size you want. I preferred to trace it onto translucent stencil plastic sheets then cut out the pattern. It's a great way to make, learn, and study traditional shapes. I still use templates for certain traditional shapes. smokingpipes.com also had great photos. It's also a great way to transfer your own sketched designs onto a block of briar.
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If I see a pipe that is a superior rendition of a shape, I buy it, and it becomes a 3D template in my shop. Expensive, yes, but I suffer for the cause.
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