Another dove...

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I was pleasantly surprised when Don Baer asked me if I could make him a dove for his church furniture comission.

So here it is ready to be started.

Don, you are still on time to make changes, if not I will start carving it in a couple of days or so. I hope you like it.:)

Maybe I should set up a dove carving bussines:huh::huh:

Comments and suggestions welcome as always
 

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Don's dove progress update.

While I'm taking a break on my seven drawer dresser waiting for a some drum sanders arrive, I've started Don's dove.
Here are some pics.

First I routed off the background to a depth I found adequate.
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Then I refined the background and the outline a shallow gouge, as at the end the background is going to be sawn away because the dove is going to be glued on the front of the ambo I do not care if there are some marks left or if it is not flat completely.
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Shaping the wings and the body, at the beginning I do it upsidedown to prevent the figure distracting me from the volume proportions and heights.
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Some more refining and rough placing of details such as the legs.
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Starting with the feathers, getting there but not quite, still a lot of work to do.
Legs are being very difficult due to their size, the beak and the eye will be as well. I'll attack them tomorrow when I'm fresh.

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Comments, critics and suggestions welcome as always.
Thanks for looking.
 
Now THERE is a talent (not a skill, but a talent) I can't even dream about. I'd love to carve, but for some reason can't visualize organic objects at all. I can't even manage a stick drawing of a frog.
 
Now THERE is a talent (not a skill, but a talent) I can't even dream about. I'd love to carve, but for some reason can't visualize organic objects at all. I can't even manage a stick drawing of a frog.

Thanks for your comment Tim you are too generous but I'm just a starter.

As per visualising organic shapes do not give up, try to break them down into geometrical shapes first, and after round off the edges. For instance, a leave could be started by making a romboid, once you have the romboid, shape the edges into curves resembling a leave, mark the central nerve, and you are close to get a leave.
 
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