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Old 01-17-2010, 08:58 PM
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Let me know what you think. It my breed the Akita.

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Old 01-17-2010, 09:01 PM
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Great looking carving and painting there.Tony
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Old 01-17-2010, 09:04 PM
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Nice work Tammy.

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Old 01-17-2010, 09:28 PM
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Now I would like to get this more realistic looking and find it hard working with the black face is there any where that it tells you how to work with dark colors painting that is.

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Very nice Akita, Tammy. Nice carving and finish.
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Old 01-18-2010, 06:22 AM
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Not sure about the dark colors but he looks good from where I sit .
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