chip carved owl

[Steve Reed]

Denny, what you refer to as "frosting" is actually a technique called "dry brushing". The idea is to take a lighter paint, wipe off most of it, then go over the piece with a light touch, just barely leaving some paint on the high spots. I use it a lot when painting my Santa beards. You can probably find some references on the web.
Steve
PS Nice job on the owl!

[joepaulbutler]

Neat carving, I just send them a message asking about block-material

[drhandrich]

wow Marty , thanks for the link to the carving video. its a good one to watch ! on mine there were a couple places i veered from original and got a bit creative on my own, didnt have quite enough pattern to figure out a couple spots, now though, the video explained it though , to me.

[drhandrich]

and by the way, that chip carve knife i bought from you is the nicest knife i ever owned ! the sharpest shaped edge , for certain !

[drhandrich]

Steve, thanks for the tip about frosting. i gotta give that a whirl.

[MartyLeenhouts]

and by the way, that chip carve knife i bought from you is the nicest knife i ever owned ! the sharpest shaped edge , for certain !

That's what I love to hear!!