This post will close out the Coal Miner project. Needless to say, I’m sorry we couldn’t flesh him out like I had originally hoped but even without the addition of a coal cart I think he looks pretty snappy. One thing for sure…..he needs to spend a few minutes, maybe an hour, in the shower.
To make the scenic base which he’s standing on I just used some small gravel and glued it down with ModPodge like I normally do. Once dry the entire thing was painted black with a few touches of gray here and there in a few of the open spots. The overall appearance of the piece might seem a little dark but I think it only adds to the figure and the idea we were trying to express.
I hope you enjoyed following along and will look forward to your comments.
P.S. I also attached some photos of a Coal Miner bust I did that shows him after a shower. The rock used as part of the base is a piece of mine tailings we picked up from a mine in Colorado.
P.P.S. I just uploaded the video series we did on this piece. 29 Videos!! We really go into making the figure.
Thanks so much for posting the Miner series, I learn so many tips from you that no one else is covering, then again those are much simpler carvings, but I can’t progress unless I try the more complex stuff you are showing.
I just wish I’d started carving and found you on the net back when you had the old blog with the patterns that you sometimes mention, but I’m still learning and really enjoying your videos.
All the best to you and the misses