My loon

squbrigg · #11 03-20-2006, 01:13 PM

Very well done.....and you are just beginning! I would say you are in for a great life in carving, your obvious talent shines through. Keep up the good work.

Bob

Kenny_S · #12 03-20-2006, 01:18 PM

OUTSTANDING carving!

Nancy_G · #13 03-20-2006, 01:40 PM

Fine work.
What's your next project? I can't wait to see it

jax · #14 03-20-2006, 10:29 PM

Excellent carving!!! including the painting.

Jax.

Colin_Partridge · #15 03-20-2006, 11:29 PM

Excellent carving wow only been carving for a few months thats fantastic. We have lots of loons in the great white north in fact that is what we call our one dollar coin "A Loonie" because it has a loon on it.
Colin

Hugh · #16 03-21-2006, 06:51 AM

Great carving, and a super fine paint job. The loon is a difficult bird to paint right.

whosinpower · #17 03-21-2006, 10:32 AM

Thank you all for your kind responses. My instructor - Harvey Welch wants the carving to go into some competitions here in Canada. So, with some trepidation - I will be entering it. I must admit to feeling nervous entering competition as I am such a newbie.
Thanks again everyone.

jax · #18 03-30-2006, 11:21 PM

Good carving, I like the black painting on the head, it looks like a matte finish was used....did you use acrylics or oil paint?

Jax

whosinpower · #19 03-31-2006, 08:27 AM

Actually I tried to stay away from black - only used it as the final detail stuff - but it does look very dark on the photo's.
The paint is jo sonya - it is acrylic with a matt finish...actually a gouache/acrylic mix.
Thanks for the compliment.

Mottles · #20 03-31-2006, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by whosinpower

Actually I tried to stay away from black - only used it as the final detail stuff - but it does look very dark on the photo's.
The paint is jo sonya - it is acrylic with a matt finish...actually a gouache/acrylic mix.
Thanks for the compliment.

Just a suggestion regarding the tube color black. You may have heard of this aready but just in case you haven't. I learned in art class early on that a wonderful alternative to tube black is what we call 'artist black.' It's a equal combination of ultramarine blue and burnt umber. This combination makes beautiful blacks add more umber or blue depending on if you want a blue black or a brown black. Another color to add to the mix is pthalo-green for a green black. These combinations with a little white added makes really nice warm and cool grays.
Kathy