I tried my hand at tooling.

[BoxerMel]

It turned out much better than I was expecting it to, as I was working on it.  I almost gave up.
Lots of room for improvement though, so I’m diving right back in for round two!  

[PastorBob]

Wow nice detail in the carving as well as the painting!  Looks tedious, but great job!!!

[garypl]

Looks great!  Is it just a sample panel or is it part of a project?

Gary

[rleather]

You nailed one of the most difficult, imo, parts and that is the eyes. Really a very nice project!

[BoxerMel]

53 minutes ago, garypl said:

Looks great!  Is it just a sample panel or is it part of a project?

Gary

Thank you!  This was a practice piece that I added two eyelets on the top right and left corners so it can be hung like a picture. I am working on a second, similar piece that I added some text to.  If it turns out decent I would like to hang it just outside my craft room. 

[Sheilajeanne]

5 hours ago, PastorBob said:

Wow nice detail in the carving as well as the painting!  Looks tedious, but great job!!!

TEDIOUS?? You call THAT tedious? Um, have you ever done basketweave? Now, THAT'S tedious!  (Which is why i refuse to do it.) 

For a first attempt, I'd call that awesome! Great work!

[battlemunky]

I really like the wall too. Nice homage to your pooch!

[Hardrada]

[BoxerMel]

12 hours ago, rleather said:

You nailed one of the most difficult, imo, parts and that is the eyes. Really a very nice project!

 

8 hours ago, Hardrada said:

Thank you!  I was worried about the eyes. 

[Hags]

As my wife would say, "only you can see them!". But, that's what makes us improve. I think you did a great job!