Here's an offer for you

PhilL · Sep 1, 2000

I think most of you that have been here for any time have seen my work. No, Im not a knife maker, what I do basically is play with images, and Im sometimes referred to as Pic Makin Bastid. Im not a Graphics expert with expensive programs, all I have is Adobe PhotoDeluxe, its like the kiddie version of Adobe PhotoShop, but I have been able to get some interesting results.

Examples of my work can be seen on my PhotoPoint site. I dont just cut and paste peoples faces as a joke, Ive worked on friends pics, cropping, color correcting, and adding backgrounds and such. I have also gotten assignments from some of the makers here to virtually render their ideas or drawings, and thats the reason for this post. I dont know how many of you would be interested in my working on your designs, but Im offering my services to you? So, if you have some drawings that youve been working on and want to see how they will look fleshed out, drop me an e-mail, and lets talk.

Now, I must admit I do this for fun, but I am not opposed to accepting knives as your of way of saying thanks.

DDR Bali Project

References available on request.

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My PhotoPoint Site

L6steel · Sep 2, 2000

Wow Phil, those are fantastic pictures!!!! I would love for you do your stuff with one of my blades! Would you need the actual knife or just a good digital picture of it???

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cjensema · Sep 2, 2000

I wish my knives came out as good as your pictures!!!!!! Those pictures look fantastic.

Darrel Ralph · Sep 2, 2000

Working with Phil is a great pleasure.
He already know what to do!!!!

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PhilL · Sep 2, 2000

Thanks for responding guys.

What I really wanted to offer the makers here is a service while still in the design stage to take their drawings and kind of color them in, like what I did for Darrel and his switchblade drawings (see above). What he was able to do is show his customers in a few days what a new knife would look like in different variations, before he actually made the knife.

There are lots of people taking good photographs and I'm not really set up at this point to do that, but I can work on pics for you. Most pictures can be improved by color correcting, retouching and adding the right background.

The only time you would need to send me an actual knife is if you like the work I've done and you feel compelled to send me one as a way of saying thanks.

HermanKnives · Sep 2, 2000

Phil, fantastic job

i just sent him a pencil drawing and he did this!! is great to see the finished knife before i ever make one!

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PhilL · Sep 2, 2000

Tim, I'm glad you like it, but you could have waited for the final version.

MaxTheKnife · Sep 2, 2000

Phil, you are some kind of a Pic Makin Bastid, I must say. Very nice!

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PhilL · Sep 3, 2000

Sorry, back to the drawing board.

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PhilL · Sep 4, 2000

Okay, it's ready now.
Folks, may I present Tim Herman's TacSliver in Carbon Fiber, with screws no less.

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PhilL · Sep 4, 2000

Here's another one from Darrel.

click on thumbnail for larger image.

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