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Old 12-03-2005, 11:34 AM
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Default New Spirit Face in basswood

Here is my second spirit face in basswood. There is a knot or rough spot that runs the entire piece that I did not find until I got into the wood. Still nowhere close to Colin's work, but I'm hoping to branch (haha) out and do some found wood in the spring.

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Old 12-03-2005, 12:24 PM
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Your pc is excellent. I love the mouth area. I also like how smooth the texture is.... My carvings tend to turn out rough. Could be the wood I pick, most likely the skill of the carver
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Old 12-03-2005, 12:34 PM
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Looks very good, and ya know what??? Those knots and other flaws in the wood add charcter to a carving. Lets folks know that it really was done in wood and not some polymer substitute!
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Old 12-03-2005, 01:20 PM
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Great Job! You are progressing very rapidly and your faces and hair look very real, keepup the good work!
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Very good face,and all the hair lines have good flow.
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Old 12-03-2005, 06:57 PM
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Outstanding wood spirit and the realism of the face and the hair flow outstyanding also for being only your second one. You are way on your way to being a top notch carver.
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Well done. Great features. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing it with us.

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Looks like a Santa without his hat to me. Nice job
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Excellent woodspirit I especially like the nose I still have problems with noses. I also like the the flow of the hair line. Really good job you may want to try a slightly darker stain on the carving itself or an antiquing to bring out the features. I find that on bass wood I like to make the carving darker than the background. Just a suggestion I like the carving just fine the way it is. I have the same problem with the sign I am doing I am not sure if I want to burn to faces slightly to make them stand out.
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