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It might not be obvious from the pictures, but this little guy is 'a better man:' the best of my four inch carvings. Here are the differences I observed (how I have improved over the last few months).
Thanks to TBox61 for his tip on using a detail knife for the important cuts. You can see his influence on the cuts for the coat, sweater and shirt. They are deep and distinctive. Your eye is drawn to them. Because of this, they are effective.
Thanks to Doug Outside for his video on carving the little man. My little guy was carefully carved to make the legs narrower than the hands hanging down. I finally learned his lesson.
Carving legs is hard (when there isn't much to carve). This time I have done a good job on the bum, the shaping of the legs, the cut to separate the legs and the cuffs of the pants.
Thanks to Don Moore at my club who showed me how to use a paint wash more effectively. And thanks to Tinwood who first suggested I had a macro on my camera to do closeups.
All in all, I'm a happy guy. It's good to concentrate on one kind of carving until you've mastered it. And getting a li'l help from your friends is the 'icing on the cake'.
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It might not be obvious from the pictures, but this little guy is 'a better man:' the best of my four inch carvings. Here are the differences I observed (how I have improved over the last few months).
Thanks to TBox61 for his tip on using a detail knife for the important cuts. You can see his influence on the cuts for the coat, sweater and shirt. They are deep and distinctive. Your eye is drawn to them. Because of this, they are effective.
Thanks to Doug Outside for his video on carving the little man. My little guy was carefully carved to make the legs narrower than the hands hanging down. I finally learned his lesson.
Carving legs is hard (when there isn't much to carve). This time I have done a good job on the bum, the shaping of the legs, the cut to separate the legs and the cuffs of the pants.
Thanks to Don Moore at my club who showed me how to use a paint wash more effectively. And thanks to Tinwood who first suggested I had a macro on my camera to do closeups.
All in all, I'm a happy guy. It's good to concentrate on one kind of carving until you've mastered it. And getting a li'l help from your friends is the 'icing on the cake'.
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