[masker001]

Hi all;
This is the first carving that I,ve done in many years{it,s in my album}.Its my rendition of Harold Enlows "old man".Over all I,m pleased with the results.The eyes aren,t up to par with Harolds{just haven,t mastered eyes.}
Please let me know what you think.All comments are welcome.
Thanks
Mark

[Claude]

Hi, Masker001 - looks pretty good to me!

Claude

[masker001]

Thanks Claude.When I was carving before,I did mostly animals,but had more or less the same problem.Just can,t get them danged eyes right.But as they all say,the key to success is,practice,practice,etc.Thanks for the input.
Mark

[Irishman]

Hi Mark...you said it, practice practice. I made many a failed attempt at doing eyes so I know where your coming from. One of the biggest challenge I still experience is getting the eyes to wrap around the face as opposed to sitting on the front of the face. The trick to remember (as I was taught) is to start cutting towards the back at the last 1/3 of the eye ball. Keep experimenting and learn from the carvers on this site.
Patrick