Help Carving And Painting

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Joelove
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Need Help Carving And Painting
I am looking for someone to carve a pelican about 3 feet tall with his bill open and his basket expanded (like it just scooped up water with a fish in it)
can you help

Thanks Tom

Hi. I've now carved my first bird, Goldfinch. In the process of painting (watercolour) It takes several coats, plus learning how to use an airbrush. I see that some of these masters, us oil's . Would one of you guys tell me how you do it. Brush, no mistakes, mix colours first , is it easier or harder that watercolour? These are just a few of my questions. Joe.

[mark yundt]

I don't know of anyone,,especially at a higher level of carving especially birds that uses watercolors. At the Worlds for example I'd guess 99.99 percent of the time it's oil or acrylics. I 'm sure there are some here that use them but it's the least preferred paint to use in my estimation.

Can't say that one is more difficult than another. If you're looking for something easy to do,,, don't look to painting. No matter what you use,,oil ,acrylics. it's all a learning process that takes time. More time than giving a few clues here as to how to do it. Get some books..get some videos,,take a few classes and then practice all you can. That's how you learn to do it.
And it's something worth learning simply because it can make or break a carving. You could have a world class carving and have an amature paint it and it will look very poor. Conversely you could have an amature carve a piece and a good painter can make the piece look much better,,especially a bird. There are categories where the piece is entirely smooth but a good painter will make it come alive. Just look at what is done on a flat canvas let alone a 3D carving.
But for the most part I don't believe watercolors are the paints to use. I've tried them myself for some time and quickly realized they are basically a mess with less than satisfactory results compared to other paints in this type of work.