Martyn Report post Posted March 10, 2016 OK, so I dont really hate flowers, but I'm definitely on that path. I would like to try my hand at carving. I've never done any and my head is full of dragons and science fiction images, viking sagas and celtic patterns, but every time I look at a tutorial it's telling me how to carve a flower. Is there no way I can learn to carve without having to carve hundreds of flowers? I'm not being glib here, seriously, floral designs leave me utterly cold. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwican Report post Posted March 10, 2016 craftaid? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnv474 Report post Posted March 20, 2016 I can't point you to specifics but you might want to look at figure carving instead of western carving. Also, I find that some of the older ornamentation like shields and crests are more interesting than stupid flowers, even though they might have vines and stuff in them. I believe that Stohlman and Burnett each have books addressing figure carving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tweemaster2 Report post Posted April 8, 2016 It doesn't help with carving lessons (I agree look at figure carving instead of western carving), but as a fellow flower hater I have found lots of fun patterns to trace and practice techniques with in tattoo books. Some of the adult coloring books also have some cool pattern ideas. The process and techniques are the same as floral carving you just have to think a little outside the box to find the right stamp for the texture you want. I find that the biggest draw back to this is once you start drawing your own patterns finding a flow with a repeating pattern to fit a space is harder with figure images than floral ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thor Report post Posted April 8, 2016 Quite sure you'll find what you're looking for here https://www.pinterest.com/riding1493/leather-tooling-patterns/ here https://www.pinterest.com/riding1493/leather-tooling-frames-ornaments/ here https://www.pinterest.com/riding1493/leather-tooling-native-american-and-tribals/ or here https://www.pinterest.com/riding1493/leather-tooling-norse-celtic/ Not a bad idea having a pinterest account Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brmax Report post Posted April 8, 2016 So true Thor, Great tip I have found in the last year the search from google images list photos, yet to view them it is a pinterest pic and so gets a closing black screen almost covering totally. So just signed up this week, I'm so late! but wow its worth it. Good Friday everyone Floyd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites