I managed to wrap this one up while setting at the Tulsa show last weekend. I really like him and can see some really nice painting details ahead. The breastplate area was lacking something so after some thought, and coming off of carving all those buffalo skulls I thought I’d try and do skull. I couldn’t work in all the really fine detail of the skull due to the small size but I think there is enough there to show what it’s supposed to be.
I attached the two feathers to the head with wire . Still debating whether to let them swing free or to glue them in place. We’ll see how it goes after the painting is finished. I made a mistake when cutting the bottom of the blank which resulted in a steep angle. So, thinking what the hell, I just cut a matching angle on the piece of walnut and it turned out more interesting than it would have. The discoloration on the tips of the robe is where I soaked the areas with super glue to give it some strength.
(Next day!)
Wrapped this one up this morning with the painting of the robe designs. I left the feathers loose so they and the earrings will move around if the piece is bumped but I wouldn’t recommend that. I tried a different paint mixture for the flesh tones on this one as he’s a little more realistic than the others. All in all I think he turned out pretty good.
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