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madcrow:
i forgot to take a pic, but on the last step I use a small gouge to remove wood on the sides of the eyes, to leave a rounded hump where the eyeballs will be.  Then I use the v gouge to shape the eyelids, and one of the knives to rough in the nose.  Once these two things are done, the hard part is over.  I also use a wide gouge in the temple area and below the cheek bones to give the face some shape.

madcrow:
OK, it is time to work on the hat some.  The possibilities are endless, but for this one I want a matted wool look instead of the usual fur hat.  Where the bill will be, I make a stop cut at the top and bottom.  That it just a cut straight into the wood, which will stop the cuts in the very near future from going any further into the wood.



Here is a side shot, I have started cutting in from the bottom line, toward the top line at probably a 40 degree angle.  This will give the bill some slant.

madcrow:
Most of these cuts are done with a regular knife.  Once the bill starts taking shape, the little spot where the eyebrows are needs to be trimmed and the top of the hat needs to be rounded some so that it don't look like a block head.  I also redraw the feather and do a stop cut around it.

madcrow:
One other thing you can do to add some detail is to trim out the nostrils some.  You don't have to dig for gold to get the effect of a hole, just take a little out.



Then I work on his shirt detail a bit more and add some fringe.



The trick with the fringe is to give it some shape, if you try to cut it in flat, it looks, well, flat.

Stoker:
Very cool.. Thanks for sharing.. Be following closely
Thanks Leroy

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