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A few handcrafted creatures. #whittling #handmade #learning

I’m new to whittling and these are the first things I completed that don’t look like trash.

I followed one of those “make a fox” youtube guides for the first one.

  • WhoDunnit?@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Dude sharpening is so hard. I have a ton of knives and chisels and all kinds of tools for sharpening and I still suck at it. I think it just takes a shit ton of practice or maybe I need to have some one show me live because I also struggle with getting and keeping a good edge and it makes such a big difference.

    Also I hear ya on the nose thing. I think it’s one of those first finer details that makes such an huge difference when it looks good/bad. I’ve fucked up many a wizard nose but it’s honestly kind of fun if u can pull it off and fix it after u mistakenly fuck it up lol

    What paint do u use? I have a bunch of basswood figures I made and haven’t painted any yet

    • mrbn@lemmy.caOP
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      11 months ago

      What paint do u use?

      I also draw and paint (poorly amateur-ly) from time to time, so I have a bunch of paint lying around. What I used in the photo was gouache. But I could have easily used watercolor or oil paint for it (maybe I should on the next ones).