Recently, we've finished our RPG campaign that started around two and a half year ago. It was my first experience with traditional tabletop RPGs and even though I'm still a noob, I've made many wonderful memories <3 Because of that, I've wanted to make something for every person that was on the team. Not everyone who was on the first sessions made it to the last, and there were people who joined later, but all of them contributed to the story in some way and made it awesome.
These are copper "coins" with a symbol of the Land of Sun, which acted as a capital for the surrounding lands. That is, until we've messed up the world a little.
I have no idea why, but after etching some of them got a really beautiful hue, one of them iridescent purple-blue-green, others more on the yellow-orange side. Two turned out a little grey/dull, though. I've tried to make the etching conditions the same, but it looks like I can't demand such precision from a simple, garage setup. I'm also still fighting with "biting" in the wrong places, it looks like I need to try some new techniques for transferring the image next time.
Oh, and did I mention that I absolutely hate sanding/polishing/finishing pieces like these? Especially when I love the mirror finish so much. It's far from perfect here, but it still took ages!
Anyway, I'm very glad with how they turned out and I can't wait to see the reactions of the team <3