Post #287702 by Bay Park Buzzy on Fri, Feb 23, 2007 12:43 PM

On 2007-02-22 20:03, Tiki Duddy wrote:
buzzy man always like the progress shots. it also helps others learn.

Hey Duddy. Glad you like the progress shots. ready for today's lesson?
Here it is:

Carving a tiki body from a log

First thing I did was draw the centerline, mark the outer edge, and bring the head to the right size. I then carved the neck, and made the angle from the chests highest point to the bottom of the neck. Next, I carved the pie shape out that will makes the torso and arms and carved in the lines where the legs would be.

Next, I carved the angle that would make the shins to the top of the feet. Then I removed some material from between the legs and marked out the feet

At this point, the torso is formed further by moving back the arms. I'm leaving enough for the hands while I do this. I'm also bringing out the feet and defining the legs better. The gouge on the side will divide the hands from the legs

Here I've brought the hands back and am working on the top of the legs

The bottom of the stomach is taken back and the space between the legs gets deeper

Now I've carved a slot between the arms and the torso. This defines the ams, seperates them from the body, and gives further depth to the torso

Next lesson: Body refinements and face carving.

Enjoy!

Buzzy Out!