Which background do you like best?

[cskipper]

I cut this horse from spalted maple. I am showing it with the traditional dark background, which is very dramatic. I'm also showing it with a light background (BB, could use lighter) - which is kind of interesting. Which do you like best?

 

[JohnW]

Dark. Like them both but the dark makes the figure stand out much more.

 

[bowman]

What John said!

 

[jerrye]

I do like the dark background of the two choices here. I follow a page on FB called Black Lab Fabrication, where they have an interesting take on scroll work backgrounds. It may be worth checking out.

 

[Fishbucket]

Dark.

 

[Jim M.]

The dark one makes the figure stand out better.

 

[Melinapex]

Dark.

 

[ScottM]

Dark. To me black is classy. I bet 90% of my work is backed with black. My next favorite backing color are blues. Especially if the subject shows water or sky. Great choice of wood for that one.

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Definitely dark.

 

[Wyatt Co.]

Dark. And that is beautiful by the way.

 

[cskipper]

I do like the dark background of the two choices here. I follow a page on FB called Black Lab Fabrication, where they have an interesting take on scroll work backgrounds. It may be worth checking out.

I love the idea. It looks like the boards i the backgrounds are consistent in size - is that just the artists judgement call? I think some patterns would get lost in the background, and in some patterns the background detail would get lost. But for many things this is cool. Thanks for sharing.

 

[sawman101]

The black makes the horse easier to see, and as ScottM said, it's classy.

 

[LocoWoodWork]

Dark

 

[nn4jw]

Dark. I didn't actually recognize it was a horse's head with the lighter.

 

[Pop Golden]

​What everybody else said. I was a graphic designer a few years ago. It seems dark always seems to look better and classy. It's a well done & very beautiful project.

Pop :icon_cheers

 

[ScottM]

I do like the dark background of the two choices here. I follow a page on FB called Black Lab Fabrication, where they have an interesting take on scroll work backgrounds. It may be worth checking out.

Like most things there are a time a place for backgrounds like those. I will keep this idea in mind for the future. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jerrye]

I love the idea. It looks like the boards i the backgrounds are consistent in size - is that just the artists judgement call? I think some patterns would get lost in the background, and in some patterns the background detail would get lost. But for many things this is cool. Thanks for sharing.

Like most things there are a time a place for backgrounds like those. I will keep this idea in mind for the future. Thanks for sharing.

Their backgrounds work best for outline and less detailed cuts than with fretwork, I think, but it is an interesting way to add contrast to certain types of scrollwork. I guess you could also do some of this with a small bandsaw.