Practice carving and

[sparctek]

That shading looks good. I think you are getting the hang of it! Keep up the good work.

[Gezzer]

1 hour ago, sparctek said:

That shading looks good. I think you are getting the hang of it! Keep up the good work.

Thank you !

[tsunkasapa]

It looks like you are getting it figured out. But don't be afraid to take it a bit further. I'm not a pro by any means, but look at these

[Gezzer]

2 hours ago, tsunkasapa said:

It looks like you are getting it figured out. But don't be afraid to take it a bit further. I'm not a pro by any means, but look at these

Now see , that is how I want mine to look !  I am gonna keep practicing and if I get one to look like yours as Arnold says   " I'll be back " 

[chuck123wapati]

9 hours ago, Gezzer said:

Now see , that is how I want mine to look !  I am gonna keep practicing and if I get one to look like yours as Arnold says   " I'll be back " 

hit it a little harder to get those impressions deeper, make your main veins two sided instead of just one cut. you are doing great just light on the maul IMO.

[Gezzer]

On 11/11/2022 at 8:08 AM, chuck123wapati said:

hit it a little harder to get those impressions deeper, make your main veins two sided instead of just one cut. you are doing great just light on the maul IMO.

Thank's Chuck ,  all good info  ,  I am going to get this figured out . We both may be so old that neither of us can see it though 

[Gezzer]

I'm back playing with dye , I am sure that I will NEVER get to the quality of those with an airbrush , which is fine . I do want to find a way to fade with dyes and get reasonable results . I have some pigments on order but for now still using Fiebings . Here is my latest attempt , suggestions would be welcome !

Thanks

[Gezzer]

Reverse  kind of ..........  it's an arrow head not a fish 

[YinTx]

On 11/10/2022 at 8:09 PM, tsunkasapa said:

It looks like you are getting it figured out. But don't be afraid to take it a bit further. I'm not a pro by any means, but look at these

You can really get after it with those leaves if you like....

[Gezzer]

@YinTx Very nice !  Looks like I may need to be less timid on future attempts