Short fat bear (finished)

[bigEd_H]

Here's my little bear all finished. Excuse the picture quality because I used my Blackberry instead of my good Canon DSLR. I adjusted the brightness and contrast using GIMP so the pics look a bit better.

All comments welcome.

Ed

[urbansheepdog]

He looks good Ed! How tall is he? You've got the head and posture spot on! Well done!

[bigEd_H]

Thanks Simon. He's 4.5" (115mm)H x 2" (51mm)W x 1.5" (39mm)D. I carved him from a solid basswood block with only two altered Swiss Army Knives, a Stanley locking folder pocket utility knife and a Warren 4.5mm vtool. I started out following Gene Webb's Smoky Mountain black bear with a pocket knife, but I went just a tad astray. He almost ended up wearing a pair of overalls with a bandanna hanging out his back pocket. I may still do one like that.

I had a lot of fun carving him. It's a blast carving away and seeing the object appear little by little.

Ed

[tnartist05]

I like em! You did a good job carving him Ed.

Forrest

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

Great job Ed, is he painted or wood burned ?

Dave

[Eddy-Smiles]

That's one fine black bear Ed!

[Mark Dellinger]

Ed,
He looks good. I like him better with his full coat on. You did good on him. Keep up the good work.

Safe Carving and God Bless,

Mark

[bigEd_H]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the encouraging commentary. I brush painted him with acrylic airbrush paint. The other acrylic paints I have don't seem to be be all that good. The black turned gray when I added a bit of water. I thought about getting an airbrush out, but the brush was handy.

I had thought of burning, but didn't want to risk ruining the little guy.

Ed

[KeithC]

I like the short fat bear. Good job.
KeithC

[Dull Knife]

Originally Posted by bigEd_H

Thanks Simon. He's 4.5" (115mm)H x 2" (51mm)W x 1.5" (39mm)D. I carved him from a solid basswood block with only two altered Swiss Army Knives, a Stanley locking folder pocket utility knife and a Warren 4.5mm vtool. I started out following Gene Webb's Smoky Mountain black bear with a pocket knife, but I went just a tad astray. He almost ended up wearing a pair of overalls with a bandanna hanging out his back pocket. I may still do one like that.

I had a lot of fun carving him. It's a blast carving away and seeing the object appear little by little.

Ed

Thanks for telling us that "He's 4.5" tall, as I was wondering what sex he was.