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Old 05-19-2011, 09:54 AM
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Finished this panel for a hospital in Minnesota. The panel is basswood and measures 48" w x 60" h. I added some 1/4" thick leaves and wood to the trunk to create a more dimensional look.
The carving was carved using just a v-tool and three #3 gouges. Sadly it had to be painted and to me it looked so much better natural.

You can see a step by step process of the carving on blog if you are interested.

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Old 05-19-2011, 10:06 AM
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It is lovely. You do leaves beautifully.
I'm a fan of painted carvings quite often, and I really prefer it painted even though it looks beautiful both ways. It makes it stand out more to me and the colors you used are very gentle.
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Old 05-19-2011, 01:01 PM
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Both ways look great! It would be difficult for me to hide such beautiful carving tho!
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Old 05-20-2011, 07:51 AM
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very good carving and very nice 3D effect. Me too prefere the wood natural, but in this case the colour are OK
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Nice Job. What size is it?
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... Sadly it had to be painted and to me it looked so much better natural. ...
Natural looks better to me too. Yet, if it "had to be painted," you ( I presume) made excellent color selections.

Beautiful work!
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Old 07-21-2011, 11:59 AM
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Stave, hat is a very nice carving and being that size I can imagine that it is quite striking when seen in person. It looks fine both ways but I am partial to the unpainted one
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