A Beginners Tutorial On Carving A Simple Hillbilly Out Of A Block Of Wood

[jmischel]

Jim, that's a great first hillbilly! Nice cuts. The colors are ... vibrant. Not quite what I would have expected from a hillbilly, but to each his own.

I learned a lot going through this tutorial, and the other one on creating a simple caricature. Definitely one of the best I've seen online.

[uvawyo]

I like him
Nice job, Jim

[JIM A]

Thanks guys, it's my 2nd attempt at painting. I need more colors and practice, but I'm pretty happyso far. It can only get better thanks to all the greatcarvers on this site; JIM

[rickm]

cute but is it different if u wish to carve a smart hillbilly as opposed to a simple one? nvm

[Ed Kantola]

I enjoyed this quick and easy tutorial. Thanks

[gtech]

Guess what?

This is one of my favorite tutorials in pictures from Gene. So I couldn't resist and made an ebook from it.

Again, I hope that Gene won't mind if I make this available. I find it important to give some tools for "wannabe" flat plane carvers...

A Simple Hillbilly


Just in case you didn't notice, you can print the book by clicking the printer button in the top menu bar. You can choose to print all or only a few pages from the book.

I already made a couple hillbillies from this tutorial and will surely make a couple more when I have time. And I still need a reference when I do it. So that's why I decided to make an ebook from this tutorial anyway.

And this guy still stands proud on a shelf in my place



Enjoy, or re-enjoy this older tutorial from Gene.

Giles

[gtech]

While I'm at it, I should re-post the painted hillbilly...



Gilles

[jmischel]

Giles,

You did a great job on that hillbilly. This is one of my favorite tutorials, too. I've only carved one of them so far, but it won't be my last.

[Boy Scout]

Wow great tutorial. I am very pleased to see a step by step guide to making one of these little guys. I can't wait to begin on this nifty little project

Thanks alot