My figure carving/tooling aint

[HorsehairBraider]

Oh wow - that's a huge improvement! I think it would take me more than 3 trys to get that much better... Very nice!

[Go2Tex]

Oh definitely! Get an easier subject to work from. I don't think Al Stohlman could do that photo justice in leather. The picture itself has a strange expression, I think.

But what do I know? I don't even DO figure carving. But, I have done art and I know ya gotta pick your subject carefully. Pick something too hard and you'll get discouraged.

[freak]

hahahahhaha .. it's to late now, it's gottin the green light. Luck for me he has not seen the work that is on this site. LOL !!

[HorsehairBraider]

Ooooh nice! That turned out great!

[Mike]

Freak,

Are ya gonna color it??? If so, I wanna see it.

Mike

[Don101]

Freak my hats of to ya thats such an improvement, and its looking realy good, Don

[skip]

the last two pictures looked great and actually I liked the first one as well. good job nicely done. it really helps to have the person accept what you giv3e them it is a big boos to the moral of the whole project. keep up the good work.

[yaklady]

Hey, Freak! What your deer needs is some false teeth and glasses like your dog! Seriously, you are improving a lot. Just remember, hair should not be straight. I know you are not familiar with the concept of hair, as you have none, but a deer never brushes his hair. Make it short and choppy, going different directions. F918 might help you with the direction.

Keep up the good work!

Kathy

[TwinOaks]

Hi,

I'm new to leather, but I like figure carving too. On some of the scraps I've made, I've found that using a modelling tool in place of the knife works well. It gives you what you want ( a feature) without the definition you get when you cut the leather. Around the eyes and nose, in my limited experience, I've found I can use the spoon and the undercut tool to achieve the look. That way I get a softer look to it.