Curly hair on dog carving

[catbird]

OK, my daughter wants me to carve a dog that looks like hers. She is a black cockapoo.That is a cocker spaniel/poodle mix.
Can you help me by giving some instructions on making the curly hair?

[K. Ellenburg]

I would be happy to give you advice but all of the dogs I have done and a few of the bears have all ended up looking like Chinese Crested dogs. LOL
Kevin

[Joy]

Neat project! I think the idea is to get the essence of curls without actually carving all of them. So I think if you get the outline correct with all the little dips and jags that will be a good first step.

By the way....it is as far to your house as it is to Spirit's studio....so it would make the trip even longer to come to NC first

[catbird]

Joy, rats!!!! OK, we'll just have to meet at her studio, OK?
I'll try what you said about the curls on some practice wood and see what I can come up with.

[catbird]

Kevin, no offence but they are some "ugly" dogs...LOL!

[Alice in Wonderland]

Early on ,when I did the first strands of hair, somebody told me, first ,do deep lines in the way you want the hair to flow, ( short waves ,long waves etc.) then do the secondary layer not as deep and at the end do the little feathering, does that makes sence? I have tried it many times and it seems to work for me.
Alice

[cannuckcarver]

Keep us posted on your progress.

[catbird]

Alice, thanks for the information. It sounds doable. Do you have any pictures of your carvings I could look at?

[K. Ellenburg]

Originally Posted by catbird

Kevin, no offence but they are some "ugly" dogs...LOL!

LOL yep my point exactly,great tip Alice I will have to try that on my next bear.
Kevin

[Alice in Wonderland]

I don;t know how much you can see here but I have done the Wolffs hair like that
Alice