Duncs Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hello fellow carvers! Here is the latest carvings I made for my lovely partners Birthday They are both deer crown and roughly 5cm by 3cm. I thought it would be interesting to give each a comparison photo from the first and only other Green tree frog and elephant I have done which was just a bit more than a year ago.when I had only just started. Credit must be given to the patient little frog which was repeatedly caught from the back of our toilet and a very helpful toy elephant made by schleich toys. The stain was made from boiled down whole black pepper corns and works really well for those of you who are exploring different staining methods. I am still in training with my new camera and having a bit of trouble getting the photo's to show the carving in proportion so I haven't attached any front on photo's as the head looks massive and the body miles away. Hope you all enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hi Duncs, Well done, both of them look really good. The boiled pepper ground seems to give a very nice color. My favorite is the frog, I'm still waiting for her to jump Bravo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean H Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hi Duncs, Wow, I love them too. That little frog's toes! The colour is just lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan K Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 fantastic job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 love your work very cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella Nicol Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Absolutely lovely! I am in love with that sweet little frog, your partner is a lucky person! Well done, thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncs Posted April 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Thanks I like the elephant better, I just cant seem to get a photo that justifies him anyway, just got some tagua nut in the mail, so time to experiment!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yloh Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Nice work. cute carvings. yloh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncs Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Thanks again........ Here is a little perons tree froggy I just did with my first Tagua nut. The eyes are bull horn and the first time I've in-layed. I like the nut staining patterns, its very hard to see in these photos but there is a sort of wood grain to it. The stain used was boiled pine cone and black peppercorn extract. Next project will be a Bali style bull skull carving, I've had my thoughts on one since I saw a buffalo one in another post. Hope you all enjoy!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine LM Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Hi Duncs, Your frogs are just great, congrats. Tagua nut is definitely going to be the first material I will practice with. Antoine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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