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Aaron's Akua did an excellent job. he is right about begginers and the fear to go deep, don't worry about going too deep.
something i tell myself everyonce and a while is mistakes aren't problems but just another/different oppurtunity to due the same thing. there aren't alot of mistakes that are tiki ending, so just go with the flow.
some things i due.
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take the bark off the log, then sand up the log if rough so you are working with a clean surface.
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find the center of the log and draw a center line down the log to keep features centered and to give you a easier time getting both side the same size.
3)find your insperation/idea for the tiki draw him out on the log. i draw out the whole thing even if there are parts that will be removed because they are lower. i do this just to make sure the paportions look right.
- after drawing out the guy, i draw arrows or write note to my self, saying stuff like slants down (with an arrow showing which direction is down) or other little note that help while carving are reveal the difference in leves and features.
5)Make sure you have all your tools, and they are sharp.
- start at the highest feature, the nose or what ever, as eveerything else will be lower then this (most likely, but it depends on the tiki. this feature will set the height for the rest.
7)start chipping/grinding/dremeling away. Aaron's Akua said go deep but that doesn't mean you have to take it all off at once, take that depth with layors.
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take your time, i hate sanding so i go slow and make everything as close to perfect as i can, so i wont have to go back over it with sand paper in the end.
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if there is fine detail like tatuing or simular i sand the areas, to make them all nice and smoth before doing those details, and then sand again lightly after the detail has been done.
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Sanding this is something i hate and try to get done as fast as possible, but you should really take your time, even sometimes when you think your done and ready for stain or clear coat, put the tiki down and look at it again the next day and you can sometime find places you missed.
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once it is all finished show many pictures here on TC so everyone can see you progress and your creations.
that it for me
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