Native American Woman & Papoose – Part 19 – The Big Finish

We’re finally at the end of this project and I think it’s one of the best we’ve done yet.  We have a very colorful couple of characters that are sure to appeal to whoever sees them.   I hope you enjoyed following along and if you create your own version I hope it turns out the way you want it to.
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As always your comments are appreciated.

Native American Woman & Papoose – Part 18

With this one we finish up the painting.

Native American Woman & Papoose – Part 17

Painting the blanket.

Native American Woman & Papoose – Part 16

In this one we paint the moccasins and the lower part of the buckskin dress and leggings.

Native American Woman & Papoose – Part 15

It’s time to start applying some color to this lady.  This video is rather long…37 minutes, but some of you out there ask me to really go into the painting aspect of carving so I’ll try and do it with this one.   If I sound a little preachy at times I don’t mean to, just want to give you as much info as possible.  Here we go………

Native American Woman & Papoose – Part 14

Finished!   With the carving anyway.  Now it’s off to the paint table to see if we can brighten her up a bit.

Native American Woman & Papoose – Part 12 & 13

Due to the length of this one I had to break it in into two parts.

Native American Woman & Papoose – Part 11

Native American Woman & Papoose – Part 10

Was only able to get the nose & mouth carved within the 30 minute limit.  Will concentrate on the eyes in the next one.  

Native American Woman with Papoose – Part 9

With this part we finish up the body and move on to the head.  I’ll try and devote a lot of  time on this part as I know a lot of you have ask for this. 

Native American Woman with Papoose – Part 8

As I mentioned in Part 7, I was considering changing the way the blanket was draped around the lady.  Well, as you will see in this part those changes did occur.  I think this will accomplish a couple of things….it will be a lot easier to carve and it will also look much more realistic when finished.   I have placed two photos of a blanket pose in the Gallery to help you.  I think with those you will be able to modify that original drawing or if you want you can leave things the way they were.

Native American Woman with Papoose – Part 7

Native American Woman with Papoose – Part 6

Here’s the first segment on carving the woman’s body.  I show you how to cut a few corners in sawing out the blank.  Warning!  Don’t attempt this if you’re not that confident with your band saw skills.  

One thing you might be noticing with almost each video I now post…..I’m not giving you as much instruction as the earlier projects.   I’m not doing this to save me time but hoping that with the carving experience from those earlier projects you are getting confident enough to know what to do.  When I see areas that might need a little broader explanation I’ll go into those with more depth.  Hope that’s okay.  I ask for your comments with this part so I can aim the camera at those areas. 

Native American Woman with Papoose – Part 5

Native American Woman with Papoose – Part 4

Here is Part 4.  I even learned something on this one…..I need a haircut!

Native American Woman With Papoose – Part 3

With this segment we finish up the cradleboard container.  There is some pretty fine carving around the outer rim of the opening so be careful and take your time.  A sharp knife is really a must. 

Native American Woman with Papoose –Part 2 – The Cradleboard

In this video we cover reference material and layout and cut the block for the cradleboard.