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My first "successful" project results (pixelfed.social)

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hell yea. This looks pretty sweet for a first project.

I also started with a linker video. He makes everything look so easy. Try the wizard next. That was my first thing we’re I was like wow this is actually a recognizable item.

What knife did you use?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What knife did you use?

Most of them were done using a flexcut detail knife. And maybe a bit way done with a BeaverCraft detail knife. I do have the flexcut carving or roughing knife, but i received it dull and for the life of me I haven't been able to get it sharp using a whetstone 😥. But that being said, the detail knife works great for this small stuff.

Try the wizard next

I had trouble making the nose/beak work on an owl and it turned me off from doing those kinds of projects, but I will try again a little later. I'm currently working on a set of books (from his recent video) which the few I made was really fun to make and paint.

edit: added extra line so that my replies aren't also "quotes"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year 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).