[Mark Gargac]

Pix-#1) Making the the removel cut to the upper portion of the bottom lid. Pix-#2) Results. Notice the penciled in line angled off the middle of the eyebrow. This is the bottom edge of the upper bag for the heavy lidded eyes. Pix-#3)Take a #9 sweep micro gouge , 2mm and carve in on this line finish the cut off at the upper inside corner of the eyebrow. PIX-#4) Make sure your knife is good and sharp, then use your detail knife on the lower edge left by the gouge, undercut, for a stop and removel cut, to further define the bottom edge of the bag. Pix-#5) Progress. From here I will take the knife and cut in and remove a small sliver of wood at the upper portion of the eye lid to bring this area out of the heavy bag. I also like to invert a #7 x1/4-inch (6 mm ) palm gouge and round off the heavy bag at the outside corners. Dont take to much wood off or you will lose this raised area. Just remove enough to shape and refine this area.

[Mark Gargac]

Pix-#1) Detail was added to the eyebrows to create hair with micro gouges and small V's, areas at the rest of the face also received characator lines using the same tools in conjunction with each other. I have taken some fine sandpaper,350 grit, and went over the entire face to take off sharp edges, refine, and mellow the piece out some. Pix-#2) A 3/4 profile shot helps you see the bag over the eye and part of the upper eye lid that has been exposed at the inside corner of the eye as a result. Pix-#3, #4, and, #5 are shots taken from different angles for referrence purposes.

[Mark Gargac]

Reference pictures and 3/4 view of finished carving .

I have gotten alot of possitive comments on this tutorial , thanks so much to all, and also to Bob Duncan and his staff for all thier hard work at WCI, and at this website ,for making it possible for us to have the opportunity to share are work and thoughts on wood carving with each other.

*s, comments, critiquing your carvings, and mine, are always welcomed, here, or at my email:mgargac@gargacsoriginals.com

[Banjo]

Mark, thanks for taking the time to post all of those photos. They are excellent. I studied each one of them carefully and was feeling pretty confident I might could carve one until I got to the pictures of the eyes. Doggone it! I kind of got lost there! My fault.....certainly not yours, the pictures are great! I'll just have to keep studying them.

Sorry, I'm rambling. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I feel like I've been given an early Christmas present! ~ Joy

[Irishman]

Oh boy I look forward trying to carve this little guy - Thanks for the tutorial Mark. Your woodspirit mask style has been very popular with my relatives so this character will be well received. Your a credit to the carving community.
Patrick

[tucker1931]

Mark, everything that Banjo said and then double it, the dang eyes are makin me crazy. Fantastic carving as usual, we wouldn't expect anything less from you, thanks so much for showing.
Cliff

[Just Carving]

Thanks Mark. I got your DVD yesterday and started looking at it. I can't wait to start carving but I have to. Christmas is a bit much this year but I'll get to one of those Santas and now the elf, too--lessee maybe by New Year's eve--guess he'll be Father Time. LOL

Thanks.

Bob L

[Ashbys]

Mark,

awesome. Thanks!

Garry

[BobD]

Great job, Mark!!!!

Bob

[Mark Gargac]

Thanks Bob, and all for the comments. Joy, I guess typing in, "under construction" for each post, along with the pictures was'nt such a good idea. I got a little burned out last night and did'nt want to leave anybody hanging is why I did that. I plan on typing in detailed captions this evening for each picture at each post in the tutorial. I am also going to include a sketch on how to lay out the heavy lidded eyes, along with a tool list and a alternate tool list. Two tool lists? Now this is geting confusing! The reason for two tool list's is that maufacturies tool profiles change slighty from each other. Two tool lists gives carvers a better chance of having the tool or the equivalent tool in thier possesion.