Soapstone + Other Stuff! - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Wed, Apr 11, 2007 9:27 PM On 2007-04-11 20:45, Hula Cat wrote: another hint was to make a small version out of clay to better visualize the piece beforehand..... A very good hint for all 'reductive' carvers Hula Cat! Back at 'jade-school' part of the curriculum was to produce drawings from several angles & clay 'marquettes'/models before attempting the final work in stone. It is extra work & the temptation to think 'she'll be right' and blaze into a carving is a strong one, but they really can be life-savers when tackling tricky 3-dimensional pieces... Tama :)

On 2007-04-11 20:45, Hula Cat wrote:
another hint was to make a small version out of clay to better visualize the piece beforehand.....

A very good hint for all 'reductive' carvers Hula Cat! Back at 'jade-school' part of the curriculum was to produce drawings from several angles & clay 'marquettes'/models before attempting the final work in stone. It is extra work & the temptation to think 'she'll be right' and blaze into a carving is a strong one, but they really can be life-savers when tackling tricky 3-dimensional pieces...

Tama :)

Post #298526 by Tamapoutini on Wed, Apr 11, 2007 9:27 PM