[windsong]

Hi everyone again,

I carved these three Hillbillies last week after I carved the little man. They are carved from a piece of Basswood, 1"x3". I really enjoy doing the carvings and threads. My son showed me how to post the photos.\

Thanks,
Vic

[gene messer]

Windsong ... Good job ... I know your just starting out and let me say .. you did a good job on the eye's .. Their all cute fellows and I know your proud of them .. Keep up the good work ..

[windsong]

Gene
If i had know that carving was going to be so much fun i would have started years ago.For years i alway used my knife to cut gasket off engines Ha ha.
Vic.

[Thomp]

To take your hillbillys a step further, check out other threads on bottle stoppers, those would do fine for stoppers,

great eyes on the carvings

[Bartster]

windsong

for just starting out you did a good job on the carvings, espcially on the eyes.

bart

[Tom H]

Good job on ther Hill Williams. As a new carver you were smart to tackle the eyes early on. Good job on them too. Tom H

[windsong]

Thanks
Everyone for the kind words.Yes i want to get the eyes right first i thing the eyes make the face.I have a question i want to know what kind of paint to get to paint the eyes with i want to give them a clear blue or green color.I don't want to paint the total face just the eyes.Could anybody help with making the eyes better?
Vic.

[Eddy Smiles]

Excellent job Windsong! They must be related....they've all got the same nose!

[windsong]

Eddy
Didn't you know all Hillbillies are related must i say more.That comes from a guy that lives in the Hills.
Vic.

[Thomp]

vic,
paint for the eyes.
walmart, hobby lobby and Michaels sells acrylic craft paint,
i dont think there is much of a difference of brands in the craft paint until you get into the more expensive artist acrylic sold in tubes, there is some amount of binders and filler difference
but im with lynn droughty i think all the craft paint comes from the same vat...
but in the craft paints look for folk art and plad, some 2oz bottles are labeled pigment and the color is much easier to deal with it dont have much filler and you dont need as much to do the same job.
you can catch most of the acrylic craft paints 2 for a buck if you watch.

buy some quality brushes and your set.

also search lynn droughtys posts on his painting tutorials and pearls of wisdom, its the best way to learn painting on the form that i know.