Critique Request sculpture lily

[Radek]

hi,

I carved my first design and I have a question about the shape of the leaves. Please rate and suggest what should I improve?
thanks for all.

 

[Matthew Evans]

hi,

I carved my first design and I have a question about the shape of the leaves. Please rate and suggest what should I improve?
thanks for all.
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Contrast will catch the eye. It needs shading or sculpting. Find some good shading examples and draw them a lot before you cut. Happy chip making

 

[Radek]

Contrast will catch the eye. It needs shading or sculpting. Find some good shading examples and draw them a lot before you cut. Happy chip making

Thank you

 

[monk]

the leaf on the right could have a bit of twist which would give it depth. practice shading and background texturing. this could really rock with the right detailing.

 

[Radek]

Thanks for the suggestions, I will definitely use it.
What tool to smooth surfaces with? and should I blacken the background with paint or use oxide? Sorry for my English ;-).

 

[monk]

you could try direct punch dots to see how that would look. get a burnisher and smooth it out a bit. you could then punch dot, wriggle cut with a flat graver. don't be fearful. go slow & i'm sure you will improve it somewhat, if not a lot. i'm a fan of rustoleum black. but i also fiddle with oxidizers. either should work, i just prefer rusto black.
if you don't have a burnisher they're quite easily made. explore the tip section on the forum. there may be ideas there as to how to make one.

 

[Radek]

I'm done ;-)

 

[Radek]

Thanks for all of you

 

[thughes]

Turned out really nice!

 

[monk]

much, much better