Starting a bust

[Nebraska]

49F86A32-A58D-41AE-9510-712F3E9248C3.jpeg I’m not actually carving this guy, but I’m guessing most of you know who he is just from his silhouette. I have learned that getting the profile right goes a long way to having people recognize who you are carving. To that end I now use a stencil to help me get that critical starting point right. FF270C8D-64F4-4432-B6F9-99B873FBA7BB.jpeg

[JJF]

interesting

[Randy]

I also use pictures of a subject or copies of a silhouette and other pattern to to get the shape right. in my case I use a Print Shop program to size the picture to fit on the the piece of wood I am using.
e9 - Copy.jpg Mandy 2.jpg

[JerseyGirl]

Thanks for the tip. Look forward to seeing RBG progress.