I did my first grip reduction and stipple yesterday

[Biggsly]

That looks great.

 

[ef9turbo]

Wow, I was thinking, "Holy smokes, that looks like a complete mess. How is he going to fix that...." LOL. It turned out great!

 

[Matt1911]

Wow, I was thinking, "Holy smokes, that looks like a complete mess. How is he going to fix that...."

I may have thought the same thing when I got it to the point of those first pictures. Persistance pays off though.