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Carving
a Female Cardinal- A Tutorial
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After competing in the Idaho Woodcarving show this
spring, it became apparent to me that in order to improve, I would
need to make some changes in my carving ability and strategy.
My objective is to eventually grow to the Master Level in order to
compete at the Ward World level.
What is offered here is a small tutorial of the step
needed to complete this bird. I am involved in a Community
Carving project over the internet. We meet online Tuesday
evening and discuss the many aspects of the bird.
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A
great deal of discussion evolved regarding this piece. It is
a difficult pose for me to carve. With the head turned, the left
wing secondaries stacked and the wing dropped, the tail is also turned a
little. It took me seven attempts to get a bird carved to the
point where it is today.
I
like to carve the head first. Bird's heads are similar to peoples;
it is what draws the eye to the overall piece. You can see that
the top notch or crest is still uncarved. I have an idea and it
will be rather fragile, so it will be one of the last parts to be
carved.
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After getting
the head the proper dimensions and the eyes located, it is time to move on
to the roughing in stage. This is where the bird is rounded to final
dimensions and major feather groups are defined. |
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After
Roughing in, I then define the individual feathers and get set in. |
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To continue this Tutorial, click here
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