Here is a really nice piece I did quite a few years ago. It was the first one where I experimented with making water so it was really a lot of fun figuring out just how to do it. The technique is really quite simple, especially in this case as the canoe is resting flat on the water. After the water base was cut and the canoe completed and painted and the edges of the blank whittled to look like rippling water I used a hot glue gun to build up the waves against the prowl and down along the sides of the canoe. Next I radiated strings of glue out from the front of the boat to look like waves would look if the boat was traveling forward. Next came the paint which was just acrylics. The last step was to brush on clear acrylic resin. It took a couple coats to get a really smooth surface free of bubbles.-
A collector out in California has this one and I'm sure it's one of his favorites as it continues to be one of mine.
This is a really nice carving. I liked the resin work you did with the Moose too. How long is the canoe?? about a foot maybe?
ReplyDeleteWhat did you use to do the sign lettering? Even the black out is perfect!
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I use a small brush that I cut straight across the tip giving me a chisel tip. It acts just like a calligraphers pen.
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