Wart Hog - WIP

[Nancy-ID]

Here is the wart hog roughed out. Getting all the bumps (warts) on the head in the right places was a challege since all I had to go by were photos I found online.

[Nancy-G]

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It looks like a smooth job of roughing out .
You do some fine work, Nancy-CA.

Nancy-MO

[carver6]

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Looks like he's coming along very well. Keep up the good work.
Garon

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

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Who did you get to volunteer as a model? lol good warthog...hummm never thought I would say that!!

[Mark N. Akers]

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Nancy:
great job on the wart hog will you texture it or burn the texture in.

[Kenny_S]

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OUTSTANDING wart-hog. Reminds me of the Arkansas Razor back!

[Bartster]

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yep its a wart hog. good job nancy cant wait to see him finished

bart

[squbrigg]

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That is one butt ugly wart hog....but then they aren't suppose to be pretty , are they! Great carving though....coming right along. Keep us posted with the next steps.

Bob

[GeorgiaCarver]

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Nice job, who ever knew that a Wart Hog could look so good! Greg

[jamesfa]

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Nancy- your doing a nice job on an unusual subject,can't wait to see the finished carving.


Frank

[Callynne]

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Nancy, excellent start on your wart hog, the eyes are really looking great already!! Can't wait to see him finished! Deborah

[Nancy-ID]

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Who did you get to volunteer as a model? lol good warthog...hummm never thought I would say that!!

Well I do have a pet Pot-bellied pig that I have been harassing. The head didn't help any but now I am checking out his legs and butt, he isn't too happy about it being the grump he is.

[Nancy-ID]

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Nancy:
great job on the wart hog will you texture it or burn the texture in.

Hi Mark,

I am going to texture and burn. They are pretty hairless so I need to find a way to texture in rough,bumpy skin and then they have some very long hair along the top of the neck and a few other places that I will texture in and then burn to get the individual hairs.

Anyone have a method of making small bumps in skin?

[wade clark]

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Hi Mark,

I am going to texture and burn. They are pretty hairless so I need to find a way to texture in rough,bumpy skin and then they have some very long hair along the top of the neck and a few other places that I will texture in and then burn to get the individual hairs.

Anyone have a method of making small bumps in skin?

Nancy,
Check out Wood Carving Illustrated, Summer 2005, pages 45 through 47. The article is Burning Realistic Texture, and has an incredible wealth of knowledge and pictures, including telling what nib or tip and the technique used. Sue Walters is the incredible artist that put the article together. Very impressibe! Makes me want to get started...I've got a great burner but haven't tried it out yet!
Have fun!
Wade

[squbrigg]

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Nancy, there is a technique to make bumps, though I haven't used it myself yet. Read about it in the British carving magazine. You soak the area with water and while still wet, strike/hit the wood hard with a rounded object, like a small ball peen hammer or smaller or rounded/shaped nail, and then you sand the depression down to the surface level. As the wood fibers dry , they expand back to their uncompressed size and form a bump. They explain it better than I can, but try it on some scrap wood first to experiment. Good luck.

Bob