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Post by broseph82 on May 20, 2015 18:32:06 GMT -5
Who here has one either video form or picture? I love carved skulls (the more realistic ones) and would love to see a GOOD tutorial on it. The big really nice ones are alwYs hundreds if not thousands of dollars too so I don't have the funds to buy and would rather create.
Thanks in advance
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Post by Pat on May 20, 2015 23:11:59 GMT -5
If a model would be helpful, you could get one in the science section of a toy store... Or wait till Halloween.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2015 6:40:53 GMT -5
You can use mine, it's empty.
Jim
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Post by broseph82 on May 21, 2015 13:10:52 GMT -5
You can use mine, it's empty. Jim Ha ha okay. I'll add jewels too so it'll look all purdy |
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Post by broseph82 on May 21, 2015 13:11:51 GMT -5
If a model would be helpful, you could get one in the science section of a toy store... Or wait till Halloween. A model will not help. I need instructions or to be guided. We have skulls in our craft room, but I'm not crafty or artistic really. Maybe I'll start there. Thanks pat |
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Post by NDK on May 21, 2015 14:59:02 GMT -5
You cut and polish rocks, make ear plugs etc. I'd say you're crafty. I've never carved a skull, so take this for what it's worth. I would imagine that you start with a stone and draw your pattern on each side just as if you were carving wood. then slowly carve out your skull. Maybe use another skull as reference, as was mentioned earlier.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2015 15:44:50 GMT -5
This may be important too. You are starting out with one of the most difficult things to carve. I have done a lot of carving and I do not do faces. But if you have your heart set on it you should be pretty good when you finish. What I do is figure out where the highest point would be. On a face it would be the nose but with a skull you will need to start where the bone is that the nose cartilage connects to and the eye brows. Get it figured out where they are on your rock then carve the rest of the rock down to where the next highest points are like the forehead and cheek bones. if you have a skull handy it would be easy to measure out from a point like the bridge of the nose or where the nose should be. Do not carve down that point until you have carved down everything that has a measurable distance point. (corners of the eye sockets, chin if you are including the lower jaw, top corners of the forehead) That is how I do it on everything else and like I did this.  I went from a picture that I put on the stone with carbon paper (I can not draw) then did my highest to lowest point carving. Jim |
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Post by kk on May 25, 2015 20:32:45 GMT -5
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Post by broseph82 on May 26, 2015 13:10:22 GMT -5
This whole piece is amazing! I'm getting my wife some soapstone blocks and tools to carve. Hopefully she'll get the skull carving bug and try. |
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Post by kk on Jun 12, 2015 7:19:03 GMT -5
 Why not try it yourself? |
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Post by broseph82 on Jun 12, 2015 15:04:22 GMT -5
Why not try it yourself? I'm not that artistic. I guess I could try it though and post for some good laughs. |
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Post by kk on Jun 13, 2015 7:47:44 GMT -5
Neither am I, but once started a lot more things are possible than assumed.
I could have never imagined a few years ago, to carve anything,
and participating in international competitions was as removed as another universe.
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Why not try it yourself?
