Rose tooling

[HavenHillJay]

I just got done with the tooling on one of the gifts I am making this year.  Thought I'd share.  Had to make due with the pear shader I have, which was a bit big for the petals on the bloom.  It's my best tooling job so far...

Edited December 15, 2016 by HavenHillJay
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[TonyRV2]

I like it!  Nice job.  I have just one suggestion and that would be to pick up a modeling too...spoon shaped, to smooth out the tooling marks around the carvings' perimeter.  Heck, some folks just use a small spoon, but there a little too big I think for any real detail work.  ymmv  Keep up the good work!

[HavenHillJay]

Thanks for the tip Tony and the kind words.

[Chief31794]

Nice, keep up the good work.

Chief

[bdpeters]

nice job, I like the detail such as the thorns. keep at it.

[alpha2]

Looks like you might have the beveling tool angled a bit, causing the edge to bite a little. You can also tap the beveler lightly and close together over your orignal bevel to smooth out those marks.

Nice job, though!

[HavenHillJay]

Chief and bdpeters, thanks you for the kind words.  Alpha2 thanks for the tip and the kind words.

Each time I do a project I learn something, get a little better at something, and thoroughly enjoy myself.

If you are at all curious, the finished product in shown in a thread I made called Finished Christmas Presents 2016.

Again, thanks everybody.