The roughed out head was waiting for me! A chain saw gets it to this point. Notice the joint along the top of the neck. I will work first on the head. The neck will come next! |
Day 12 "OFF with his ears!" They were too close and too low. The head had to be turned, so wedges were added to the neck. |
Head Study - lots of changes! Now for the mane! |
Big changes! Filling in behind the head and adding tassels. Minor changes really change the overall look. Took just a little off the front of his eyeridge, he looks so much better! |
Carving in the forelock, and sculpting putty to fill in some places, and WOW! |
I never realized how hard it is to "see" some things. I have taken ears for granted! How do you take out wood to make it look right? It takes a lot of time, and patience from Bud, but it is coming along!! |
"No matter how well you carve, it will not get up and walk away....." Gary Beaver "But you want to fool the viewer into thinking it might!" Bud Ellis |
Now we move on to the legs! Trace the pattern, draw it out on the wood, cut out 2 pieces, glue them together, clamp and wait. Add addtional wood where needed for muscles. Then rough it out with a chain saw! Click on the pictures below for addtional pages on Legs and the TAIL!! |
My dream - to recreate this model horse and costume in wood. This page shows the first stages of making my dream come alive! |
