Bowana's Other Crafts - Other Crafts

B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Wed, May 21, 2008 8:45 PM On 2008-05-21 11:54, harro wrote: So for Ali'i the 2nd you just chiseled down with more and more precision until you were happy with the form, and then jumped straight into the staining? So no sanding at all? That is correct, Harro! No sanding at all. I like the hard edges of the faceting left by the carving tool. To me, sanding over it makes the surface appear "blurry". I will only sand areas of extreme detail such as the face. While I'm at it, here's some shots of my workspace(s) These first two are the garage where I do messy work like carving and moldmaking. My carving stand also makes a good place to store my flashlight! Wow, what a lot of junk! This is a corner of my inside studio where I mainly sculpt in clay. I'm working on a set of Indians for a toy soldier company currently.

On 2008-05-21 11:54, harro wrote:
So for Ali'i the 2nd you just chiseled down with more and more precision until you were happy with the form, and then jumped straight into the staining? So no sanding at all?

That is correct, Harro! No sanding at all. I like the hard edges of the faceting left by the carving tool. To me, sanding over it makes the surface appear "blurry". I will only sand areas of extreme detail such as the face.

While I'm at it, here's some shots of my workspace(s)

These first two are the garage where I do messy work like carving and moldmaking.

My carving stand also makes a good place to store my flashlight!

Wow, what a lot of junk!

This is a corner of my inside studio where I mainly sculpt in clay. I'm working on a set of Indians for a toy soldier company currently.

Post #381736 by Bowana on Wed, May 21, 2008 8:45 PM