Author Topic: Wild Fire Artistry...It's Biggie, both the animal and the hunter (Read 3020 times)

Hooked · « **on:** September 13, 2011, 10:42:00 PM »

I am going to post pics of this one from start to finish, so it could take awhile. Please be patient with me!

This is going to be my biggest carve/burn piece yet, so I guess you could say the piece will be "Biggie" too, LOL!

The actual carve/burn area will be almost 11 x 14.

Here is the pic I will be working from. All I have done so far is pick the board so it may a while before I post the next pic.

Joseph · « **Reply #1 on:** September 14, 2011, 02:25:00 AM »

This should be cool!

Art Oneshot · « **Reply #2 on:** September 14, 2011, 02:36:00 AM »

Really looking forward to following the process.
Thanks for posting
Art

Hooked · « **Reply #3 on:** September 15, 2011, 08:29:00 PM »

On a business trip, but hope to get it carved out tomorrow night. Then I will start posting pics.

metsastaja · « **Reply #4 on:** September 16, 2011, 07:48:00 AM »

I'm Hooked. Always love seeing your work in progress.

luvnlongbow · « **Reply #5 on:** September 16, 2011, 11:55:00 AM »

This has got to be a good one. Can't wait.

Joe

joekeith · « **Reply #6 on:** September 16, 2011, 11:59:00 AM »

Wow, look at the size of that beast

,and that's a big moose too...

Hooked · « **Reply #7 on:** September 17, 2011, 11:47:00 PM »

after prepping the board (coating the bark with stuff to keep it from breaking off and sanding the board) I transfer some of the detail, then use a carving knife to make a stop cut all the around all the areas that will be carved out.

Then, I remove all the excess wood to create the different levels. Once the wood is removed (either by hand tools or by free handing a small router), I sand each level smooth. Everything has to be smooth otherwise the woodburning tools will catch on rough spots and create dark blotches.

background is about 3/16 deep and Biggie is about 3/32nds deep.

huntnmuleys · « **Reply #8 on:** September 17, 2011, 11:51:00 PM »

wow, i like that. cant wait to see the end result.

Shakes.602 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 18, 2011, 07:12:00 AM »

I Agree!!

THAT is Cool!!

Lone Ranger · « **Reply #10 on:** September 18, 2011, 10:51:00 AM »

cool!

YORNOC · « **Reply #11 on:** September 18, 2011, 10:55:00 AM »

Yeah, but you need to find a better picture.....one where Biggie doesnt look so depressed....

Mike Vines · « **Reply #12 on:** September 18, 2011, 01:08:00 PM »

This going to be good. I'm looking forward to watching this one unfold.

jamesh76 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 18, 2011, 04:44:00 PM »

Shawn Leonard · « **Reply #14 on:** September 18, 2011, 08:38:00 PM »

WOW!!!!! Shawn

Hooked · « **Reply #15 on:** September 18, 2011, 11:57:00 PM »

update...

Not anywhere near done with Biggie's face! I usually do any faces first and get them to a point where I think they are looking pretty good, then start burning somewhere else. I will tweek it here and there as I work on the rest of the piece, then one of the last things I do will be to get the face exactly where I want it.

Faces take longer than anything, because they have to look like the person in the pic. Which is why I charge more for pics with more people.

Bjorn · « **Reply #16 on:** September 19, 2011, 12:43:00 AM »

Way cool! Can't wait for more!!

Hooked · « **Reply #17 on:** September 19, 2011, 10:59:00 PM »

Thanks, Bjorn!

His face looks almost to dark, but I have found that as I burn everything else it appear lighter. I fact I usually have to darken the face more after burning the rest of the pic.

Shinken · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2011, 12:36:00 AM »

That is lookin' so *AWESOME* Chip!

It's gonna be tough to make Biggie more handsome-lookin' than that bull!

Keep up the great work!

Shoot straight, Shinken

Hooked · « **Reply #19 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:04:00 PM »

update...taken me a while to make some progress


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