The African Mask tutorial here on the message board was begun in April 2009. Because of several small situations in my personal life I had to put it on hold until November. I so very much appreciate everyone's patience during the long delay!
Through this thread we will work together on a low relief carving of an African sytlized mask. We will look at pattern preparation, pattern tracing, tools and the primary stages of carving - rough out, smoothing, detailing, painting and the final finishing steps.
As a member of this board I have enjoyed the priviledge (sp) of posting several tutorials as this one.
Relief Carving Wood Spirit Grape Man WIP
Winter Birdhouse Woodburning Tutorial
Acorn WIP
Please join in the conversation .... ask questions, add your comments, post your photos if you are working along with me. Please do not hesitate to join in this thread. As you read through the posting just imagine yourself sitting at my teaching table - knives, tools and lots of wood chips with, of course, a big cup of coffee. I right next to you ready to answer anything you might want to know.
I hope you will join me with this one.
Susan
(This conversation began because I had a new camera and wanted to give it a good work out.
I have the camera about 32" off the table top so that I can see the entire board surface through the view finder. Which means to look through that view finder I need a chair next to the table to climb up on to see down through the camera. For me this tutorial looks to be a step arobics exercise into wood carving. And, yes
I was doing something very very stupid by carving with my shoes off!)
Through this thread we will work together on a low relief carving of an African sytlized mask. We will look at pattern preparation, pattern tracing, tools and the primary stages of carving - rough out, smoothing, detailing, painting and the final finishing steps.
As a member of this board I have enjoyed the priviledge (sp) of posting several tutorials as this one.
Relief Carving Wood Spirit Grape Man WIP
Winter Birdhouse Woodburning Tutorial
Acorn WIP
Please join in the conversation .... ask questions, add your comments, post your photos if you are working along with me. Please do not hesitate to join in this thread. As you read through the posting just imagine yourself sitting at my teaching table - knives, tools and lots of wood chips with, of course, a big cup of coffee. I right next to you ready to answer anything you might want to know.
I hope you will join me with this one.
Susan
(This conversation began because I had a new camera and wanted to give it a good work out.
I have the camera about 32" off the table top so that I can see the entire board surface through the view finder. Which means to look through that view finder I need a chair next to the table to climb up on to see down through the camera. For me this tutorial looks to be a step arobics exercise into wood carving. And, yes

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