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No panagraph... just took a harly logo off something printed that was exactly 3" wide.  Using an engineer/architect's scale at 3:1 scale I drew a 3:1 scale version of a 4 ft. x 6 ft. sheet of drywall and centered the logo inside it.  From there the rest was a snap... plot every point imaginable off the scaled down version then transfer the plots to the actual blank sheet of drywall and connect the dots.  Carve'n the background out was a bitch, though.  No power tools used, just a cheap Xacto set I had with varying tips.  After blistering my hands trying to cut and dig out the background without break'n the thin blades i finally said fuck it and leaned into it with a drywall knife cutting 1/4" x 1/4" lines between outlines I already cut surrounding the letters and bar relief.  The trick was to cut the 1/4 x 1/4 lines at a 10 degree angle which caused just enough force to break the drywall strip at the depth the blade was drawn, always cutting the angle "away" from the areas I didn't want the drywall to be removed.  Once all that background got taken out I used the Xacto gouge and cut a uniform surface into that remaining background that mimic'd wood grain and kept it at the depth the gouge was capable of cutting.  Figuring the drywall's strength was compromised with all that surface paper removed (and the amount of vibrations I caused to the drywall during the rips and tears with the gouge) I took some sodium sillicate (water glass) and saturated the entire surface with that and let it soak in.  Then covered with poly and gassed it with CO2 to get it to set up hard.  That did the trick.  It stiffened the drywall considerably and sealed the paper finish left so paint laid smoothly on it without excessive soaking in.  I pre-drilled two installation holes for screws (down the center, top and bottom before painting) and applied a dollop of construction adhesive to various outter regions at the time of installation.   First time I ever thought of using drywall as a sculpture medium.  I can see applying this medium in other areas now such as architectural frieze relief work for art projects to make interior walls look sculpted.  I'm going to do one with Native Art next to prove the theory.  If it works as good as this one did I have a neighbor that just built themselves a new home (huuuuge place) that has a overhead wall above the hall entrance to their bedrooms they want something artful to display on it.  Their theme throughout their home is contemporary rustic with a focus on Alaska and contemporary Native Art styles.  I suggested this idea of mine whereas all they have to do is install it, touch up the edge of the piece with joint compound (using a finger) then paint the wall with left over paint they painted their interior with... wallah... the wall is sculpted!  If they decide to remove it later, no big deal, pop it off, lightly sand the joint compound off with a scour pad and repaint again with the same color... good as new.  No fuss, no mess, no damage.  If they go with it I could make a couple grand on the art project.  The guy is a Judge and based upon his collection of artwork already money is no object.

Appreciate the compliment, Dave.

Thanks, Wolf... 

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