Post #384060 by AlohaStation on Mon, Jun 2, 2008 9:15 AM

Looks great. I have the same Xacto box for carrying around my knives!

Faces are not that difficult; placing eyes, nose, and mouth. The difficulty comes when creating a Profile. The nose should be the highest point while the chin and forehead slope in. Also the cheek bones are very important as well, because they are the base that holds everything together. Don't focus on carving lips, the mouth is really just a hump resting on the chin (insert joke here). Simple lines can create the illusion of a mouth. I'm still trying to figure some of the proportions out. Carving a skull in wood is very difficult - unlike clay, there is not adding or reshaping if something isn't working. Recently I looked thru Woodcarving Illustrated and picked up a few pointers. Caricature carving is very popular and can easily be translated into Tiki. I would suggest taking a look at some Caricature books - can't hurt. There are alot of techiniques out there for carving - find one that you like and then carve what you like!