I've been wanting to do a full torso for some time and finally got up the nerve over the last couple of days. These 2 ladies are about 3" tall. The first one I did is the one on the base and while I was very pleased with her there were a few things wrong, so I did her sister as well. I decided her sister should be a little more anatomically correct so I carved her some nipples and a navel, which resulted in me saying "Do you know how hard it is to sand around nipples?" - my best quote ever I think!
Anyway, what do you think?
And this is my 3rd figure carving, and since I'm such an old hand at it now (LOL yeah right) I decided to not only do a much more difficult pose this time but also make it from the tiny scrap of wood I had left over from the Mother figures. So yeah, this was 'fun' to make...
Actually, considering she's only 1 3/4" high, she went really well. I am frankly amazed I managed to get her looking anywhere near as good as this :) There are flaws, bits I'd do differently if I was mentally abberant enough to try tiny figure carving again, but all in all I'm really pleased with her. Looking forward to getting some more wood so I can try some more poses.
Last edited by Raven on 10 Jun 2011, 11:05, edited 1 time in total.
They are fab Raven! I misread the first post though, and thought they were 3 ft high! It was only when I read that the last one on 1.5 inches I thought...
I wish I had the patience to carve and sand wood to make something as beautiful as that. .... .... .... I am far too utilitarian in my approach with the things that I make.
Just out of curiosity; where did the inspiration come from to make those pieces?
The inspiration originally came from a friend who'd done a beautiful painting to celebrate her pregnancy with her last child. I'd wanted to try my hand at figure carving for some time but hadn't got the nerve. When I decided to try it I remembered her painting and decided to try a carving of a pregnant woman, which has to be one of the most beautiful times in a womans life. I found an artists reference photo site online and there was a set of a pregnant woman so I modeled these on her to give me a guide for the proportions and the like.
I saw these on my mums (perchy) facebook!!! they are amazing....well done!!!!
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