VOC ship The Prins Willem (scale 1:75) Year 1651

When you watch these drawing pictures, you learn how the anatomy of a human head is build up. Try to draw a face after, I did. And it is the same when watching these sculpting movies. How do they make a node, eye or mouth.
When I start to make a head in wood, I have to set my mind. Look about an half hour to the wood and try to see the head in it (get inspired). Start with the outer parts and work to the inside. No problem when it goes wrong the first time. It is wood, practise is neccesary. And a mistake don't have to be a mistake. Try to solve it by change from the beginning to the inside again. Succes Jim and all the others who like to start carving.
 
Steef66 said:
In this Facebook link
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3922704641081379&id=100000256457653
You can see how to use the handdrill. No force, just slightly rub the wood, don't let the cutter catch in the wowoodand don'tbe afraid of the cutter, it wouldn't cut your fingers quick. You can hold him to you fingertop without that it cutter.
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yea...I see the technique, but you have to firmly control the handpiece, the round burr has a tendency to 'jump' and can easily destroy valuable work in 1 second, or less :eek:
 
Jimsky said:
yea...I see the technique, but you have to firmly control the handpiece, the round burr has a tendency to 'jump' and can easily destroy valuable work in 1 second, or less :eek:
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Yes, that's why you have to be carefull. Keep the speed high and just whipe over the wood.
On my Facebook you see 2 more video's of Roland Vlahovic. 1 is with a sanding pad to make your work smooth. I use that too.
There is also a difference in these cutter. There is a oval one that don't jump so quick. But the round one is the best to use. Mostly the 0.9 mm. or smaller. The bigger the more he jumps
 
Jimsky said:
yea...I see the technique, but you have to firmly control the handpiece, the round burr has a tendency to 'jump' and can easily destroy valuable work in 1 second, or less :eek:
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Jim if you find a milling bur to dangerous you can use a diamond burr, these just grain the material away and you have much better control.
 
My hope is that more model builders start sculpture carving. To discover how soothing and Zen it is. The result does not have to be perfect, especially in the beginning. Practice makes perfect. You learn how to use the hand router, how to handle the material, which chisels to use and which not. Making your own chisels and much more you can discover. I too once started out thinking "I'll never succeed, I can't do that". That was 2 years ago. Maybe a little talent or creativity is part of it. But I am convinced that practice and trying costs nothing to see how far you can get.
 
Back to my project

the 2 Roman Warriors from the post before are ready, painted and in place.

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I have expanded my chisel stock with homemade chisels. The smallest one is round and only 0.2 mm.

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Then I started with the next 3 Warriors.

The first one I show is still in progress and I wanted to show you his cap I made, a phrygian cap this time. This one comes behind the main shrouds. Mostly don with 2 chisels, the small one I mentioned before and a straight one of 3 mm.

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Thanks again for visiting my thread
 
Very good work - they are much much better - really worth the effort
 
Thanks again for visiting my thread, likes and nice comments. The one behind the main shroud is ready. Was difficult because I wanted an ear on it and the Phrygian cap on the head. Then no beard, closed eyes and long hair. I make these without looking to a picture, just a picture I'm imagine in my head.
The size is small as you can see, the head is from chin to tip of head 9 mm. and from side to side 7 mm. The face is just 5 mm by 4 mm.

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Maybe before I paint him, I do some fine tuning on the chin and mouth. It's in my eyes still to round, it needs to be more harder in the edges to make it more look like a angry freedom warrior.
By the way, this is so much fun to do. You can get completely lost yourself in mind during the carving.
 
This new skill you are showing is really remarkable Stephan. I have never carved anything so I can only imagine how difficult what you are doing actually is. The fact that you are enjoying yourself in this work is showing up in the final result. BRAVO!
 
Steef66 said:
Thanks again for visiting my thread, likes and nice comments. The one behind the main shroud is ready. Was difficult because I wanted an ear on it and the Phrygian cap on the head. Then no beard, closed eyes and long hair. I make these without looking to a picture, just a picture I'm imagine in my head.
The size is small as you can see, the head is from chin to tip of head 9 mm. and from side to side 7 mm. The face is just 5 mm by 4 mm.

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Maybe before I paint him, I do some fine tuning on the chin and mouth. It's in my eyes still to round, it needs to be more harder in the edges to make it more look like a angry freedom warrior.
By the way, this is so much fun to do. You can get completely lost yourself in mind during the carving.
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Your carving improves with each head, Stephan. My compliments!
Regards, Peter
 
dockattner said:
This new skill you are showing is really remarkable Stephan. I have never carved anything so I can only imagine how difficult what you are doing actually is. The fact that you are enjoying yourself in this work is showing up in the final result. BRAVO!
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Thanks Paul, a steady hand is one thing you sure need. Especially when you work on the nose of a head. Before you know there is nothing there to make a nose.
Peter Voogt said:
Your carving improves with each head, Stephan. My compliments!
Regards, Peter
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Thanks Peter, yes I notice myself that I improve. It goes faster and the basics go on there own now. More time to think about details before the meat is gone. I ment to say, I think in front before it is to late to make something. You can't ad wood. And what is gone is gone.
When these warriors are ready I gonna start to make some ornaments from drawings of famous ships to practise.
 
Maarten said:
Hi Stephan,

Wonderfull work. You can consider to make a stern model. Then you only have to build a few frames and a lot of carvings.
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Good idea, @janos did this too.

Question about skin fat. Does it affect the wood other than discolouring it? I notice that the strength is affected and pieces break off more easily then. Unwanted of course.
 
Heinrich said:
Simply brilliant work Stephan! The Prins Willem is stunningly beautiful! Thumbsup
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Thanks Heinrich

@All thanks again for the visit the likes and nice words of course.

All 3 are done and ready to paint.
The first one I tried to refine the chin, as best as it gets

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Then started on the other 2, did them together in 6 hours. The last one was the hardest and the smallest. But they done.

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