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A few handcrafted creatures. #whittling #handmade #learning

I’m new to whittling and these are the first things I completed that don’t look like trash.

I followed one of those “make a fox” youtube guides for the first one.

  • WhoDunnit?@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Hell yea. This looks pretty sweet for a first project.

    I also started with a linker video. He makes everything look so easy. Try the wizard next. That was my first thing we’re I was like wow this is actually a recognizable item.

    What knife did you use?

    • mrbn@lemmy.caOP
      2·
      11 months ago

      What knife did you use?

      Most of them were done using a flexcut detail knife. And maybe a bit way done with a BeaverCraft detail knife. I do have the flexcut carving or roughing knife, but i received it dull and for the life of me I haven’t been able to get it sharp using a whetstone 😥. But that being said, the detail knife works great for this small stuff.

      Try the wizard next

      I had trouble making the nose/beak work on an owl and it turned me off from doing those kinds of projects, but I will try again a little later. I’m currently working on a set of books (from his recent video) which the few I made was really fun to make and paint.

      edit: added extra line so that my replies aren’t also “quotes”

      • WhoDunnit?@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Dude sharpening is so hard. I have a ton of knives and chisels and all kinds of tools for sharpening and I still suck at it. I think it just takes a shit ton of practice or maybe I need to have some one show me live because I also struggle with getting and keeping a good edge and it makes such a big difference.

        Also I hear ya on the nose thing. I think it’s one of those first finer details that makes such an huge difference when it looks good/bad. I’ve fucked up many a wizard nose but it’s honestly kind of fun if u can pull it off and fix it after u mistakenly fuck it up lol

        What paint do u use? I have a bunch of basswood figures I made and haven’t painted any yet

        • mrbn@lemmy.caOP
          2·
          11 months ago

          What paint do u use?

          I also draw and paint (poorly amateur-ly) from time to time, so I have a bunch of paint lying around. What I used in the photo was gouache. But I could have easily used watercolor or oil paint for it (maybe I should on the next ones).