The Base. To me, just as important as the carving. Now I know that not all of you out there will not be able to duplicate what I show here but I’m also sure that you’re skilled enough to come up with your own solution to the problem of mounting your carving. I also know…
Month: January 2023
Native American Project – Part 6
At last! We get to do some detailing. Be calm and take your time. Comments welcome.
Native American Project – Parts 4 and 5
Whoops! There was so much going on around here that I forgot to make a post of Part 4 of this series so I’ll include it here with Part 5. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it but Judy and I have lived in a Log Cabin for the past 30 years and, while enjoying it,…
Native American – Part 3
Aside from a little touch up on the face we are now ready to set it aside for a while to start considering the type of a body and detail we can use for the bust. As this is a teaching exercise I think we will keep it simple but still add enough details to…
Native American Project – Part 2
In part two we address the nose and the mouth. While doing this remember the actual anatomy of the facial muscles to get the best result. One can deviate a little but, in this case at least, distorting these details too much could result in something that’s not correct with the overall figure. Take your…
Carving A Native American – Part 1
With this new series we hope to show the progression of carving a Native American Plains Indian from the raw piece of wood to the finished and mounted figure. As it will be an in-depth project, it will no doubt take a while to get to the end of it. In this first video, I…