My 1st fish carving

[grdeno]

Very nice I like the paint job also that is one area I fall very short in.you are well on your way.good luck on your next venture and have fun carving.

[highlakejohn]

Sam, I like it a lot! Nice paint job too. That one is a definate keeper!

[AlArchie]

Nicely done, Sam! Really a good first carving. As far as tools go, there are as many different approaches as there are carvers. Lots of folks use power as it cuts down the time roughing and can pour on some great detail. I like to use simple carving tools...mostly knives and v tools and gouges for the fins. Either way fish are fun to do. And if you are a fisherman, sometimes it's best to feel the body contours...very tactile approach and can help with the form.

Al

[Yakkin Sam]

Thanks for the comments guys, really appreciated.

I'd like to get to know hand tools, there is a wood carving course locally starting next month so I'll join there to see what I can learn. Hope to have another go at carving this weekend, probably try a trout again but bigger.

Will post some pics of the next project.

[frank mack]

Very good first first project , you will see in each following project, areas of improvement . I have found working for shorter periods of time to be helpful, when i go back i find new areas to finish and detail.

[Lazy Carver]

Wow! Thats a great first time! My first time, it looked more like fish filet's than a Fish! Great Carving Sam!.... All of a sudden, i feel like fish for dinner...
Sincerely, Rob V. (Lazy C.)

[MC297]

Good looking first. I will agree with dating and numbering your carving. After you crearte a few carvings go back and look at your first you will see how you improve after a short time. Enjoy the process and keep it up.
Regards,

Michael

[medicinedog]

Great looking first fish, Especially with an arbotech as your primary tool. It really depends on how far you want to take this. I think this fish has a pretty neat look to it. You can still tell its a carving. Sand it, burn in scales, gesso, airbrush it... it just won't look the same. Lar

[wt_buck]

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[Orygoner]

Originally Posted by Yakkin Sam

Hi Sean,

It's meant to look like the Brown Trout we get over here in the UK

Well, you succeeded! I think you can strive for whatever look you want in your carvings - Brown Trout in this case. Nothing at all wrong with leaving the flat spots where you shaped the blank into the final form. And, the painting is very much in keeping with the carving technique. I like it.

You can do lots of different techniques that would culminate with an effort to produce a most realistic piece of work. I'd say good for you...regarding acquiring some additional tools. Keep carving and learning the fish anatomy (pretty basic need but can be elusive to learn...just like birds). I always try to "bump it up a notch" from one carving to the next. Keeps the challenge front and center and that leads to some growth.

Again... good work and keep carving.