We had an enjoyable time this past Tuesday evening during the Live Platinum Webinar. The topic was Adding Color to Your Carving.
There was a good amount of interaction, questions and comments during our time which was very helpful. It was clear everyone was
engaging, learning and considering how they could add this colorful touch to one of their projects.
I started with the Double Tea Light Candle Holderproject for October that had a gel stain applied to the surface. Here's what it looked like.
I thought it looked similar to the
original picture, with yellows, various shades of green and tints of red.
But me being me, not being satisfied to leave well enough alone, decided to make the tints of red more red/maroon and less pink. When I think of sumac leaves changing color I think of reds.
The good thing about adding color is that you can make adjustments and changes anytime during the process. So
Wednesday morning I did just that and here's what the final project looks like.
I'm pleased with the way it turned out and Shelley gave her approval so I'll chalk it up to another success.
What do you think? Have you added color to your carvings yet? Maybe this will inspire you to give it a go.
Bill F. has updated and expanded his plans for the Easy-Carry Carving Table. Seven pages of detailed drawings make these plans more understandable than the first plan.
If you purchased the first plans and would like this updated version, email me and I'll be sure to send you a replacement.
As requested, here’s a couple shots of my latest project, a cross & crown insignia I carved for my son.
I found this image online which I used as the
inspiration for my carving:
The palm fronds on the sides are traditional Christian symbols for eternal life.
I carved a personalized inscription to my son on the backside in Becker font. Looks great. Then I saturated the whole thing with tung oil. I’m really happy with the results. I know a gel stain would have made the cuts show up better in my photos, but the contrast and shadowing with the tung oil looks much better in person.
Enjoyed the webinar on coloring. I traveled to
Mexico a few years ago and watched a Mayan father and son at Chichen Itza carve traditional Mayan totems, etc. for the tourists. They used various leaves, petals and other vegetation to color their carvings by rubbing them on the wood. The colors weren’t as vibrant as commercial paints, but the effect was beautiful. I might research that and give it a try that sometime.
"Here is a basswood trivet, carved following a W. Barton design. The most difficult part was figuring
out how to draw the four arches. As with other designs, rotating the piece yields interesting visual results."
