{"id":1648,"date":"2018-01-02T01:06:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T01:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ber10thal.com\/blog\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2018-01-02T02:08:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T02:08:31","slug":"a-beginners-woodcarving-journey-part-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ber10thal.com\/blog\/a-beginners-woodcarving-journey-part-6\/","title":{"rendered":"A beginner\u2019s woodcarving journey \u2013 Part 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rabbit<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mr. Rabbit or Hazel as we call him was based on an image I found online. I printed it out and put carbon paper between the image and wood and drew over it with a pencil. This is the first carving I tinted with paint. I liked the look of the wood grain and wanted it to show through. I heavily diluted yellow ocher wet the wood and painted the entire carving. To finish it I used boiled linseed oil. This carving came out well, I could have gone a bit further with his nose and mouth, but I was afraid to. I could have carved his eyes, but they should stick out a bit and I didn’t leave room.<\/p>\n

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Because I cut the pattern of the rabbit on an angle I didn’t turn his head enough or turned it too much I didn’t have enough or didn’t leave enough room for his one ear. I just docked his ear, so it turns out he got in a fight.<\/p>\n

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I’ve gotten much better at removing excess wood with the knife. The bottom left area beside his leg needed to be removed. I was able to rather easily remove about an inch of wood. I was getting so good, I almost removed too much.<\/p>\n

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