Some of you have been after me to do a horse and I've been giving a lot of thought on just how to go about it to keep it fun but to also make it a little easier to complete. So....we'll start with just the horse's head and expand the project from there.
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Now this is a caricature carving but before you begin I'd suggest doing some research on a real horse to see just how the muscle structure works. Whatever you do, don't rush into this project before you have a good understanding just what a horse is. I think you're going to be surprised at just how easy this project will be if you do these things.
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I've included a little pattern cutout that I use. It's about 3-1/2" across the head and neck. I'd suggest you lay the pattern out on a 2" thick piece of basswood. I'd also suggest you wait until the next installment of this project to see the best way to go about establishing grain direction plus a couple of other tips to make your animal more natural looking.
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Once we get the head laid out and carved we'll move on to the body and hopefully end up with a complete horse.
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A few more photos in the Gallery.
Lynn,
ReplyDeleteWow, I only posted my comment yesterday mentioning I'd like to see a horse, of course and whadda ya know. That was almost too fast ;O)). Just kidding as I know you have previous requests for a horse. Looks like a great project. Thanks. Jim OH.
Lynn,
ReplyDeleteI've been hoping that you'd show us how you go about carving horses. Never done much in the way of animals but I'm looking forward to learning.
Thanks
Dick
Hope to do better on this hoss..
ReplyDeletethan i did on the andy anderson, horse, i made a club footed mess out of that hoss...
but thats what a city boy gets, i needed to carve a bycycle i guess i can member what one of them looks like by hart.
thanks for your efforts and sharing
thomp
Lynn, I can only imagine the effort that goes into putting a tutorial together. I really appreciate your time and willingness to share. I'd love to be able to carve a horse similar to your very distinctive style but I'm scared to give it a try! I'm sure the skill level is way beyond me! I'm going to keep checking in, though, who knows, maybe I'll get up the nerve to give it a shot. Thanks again for putting this information out there for us!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Lynn. Can't wait to get started on this one. As a matter of fact, I am putting on hold my current project to start on this one.....Myron
ReplyDeleteLynn,
ReplyDeleteI second what Joy said. Thanks sooooo much for everything that you so freely share.
I am a self taught carver and this information is very helpful.
David Bethune
St. Catharines Ontario Canada
Lynn, Thanks so much for the tutorial. I really enjoyed carving my horse head. I painted it sorrel with a flax mane and blaze face. I am currently carving my second and plan to do 4 total I will mount them on a plaque and each will be a different color the next will be a palimino. Thanks again for the inspiration. Kenny
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