I’ve never tried my hand at 3D stuff before, and this looked fun. Carved out of basswood.
Here’s the tutorial I used if anyone else wants to get started.
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From the thumbnail I got concerned that it was a grand wizard instead.
Oof, thanks for the warning. I was wondering if I should stain him, I think I will.
I keep thinking about getting into whittling, but I’m pretty sure I just want an excuse to get a cool knife. Hm, maybe that’s okay. What knife do you use?
I’m not sure I’d recommend the set that I got; it was pretty cheap, but I wanted to try a bunch of styles like whittling and chip carving. I’ll get good versions of what I like.
The guy in the tutorial I used recommended a 1.5 in (4 cm) bench knife.
You should definitely get into it though! It’s a lot of fun so far. Get gloves for sure.
Now carve an orb
Paint the hat red and the beard white, and you’ve got the great wizard of the north.
In the video you linked, he mentions Doug Linker’s video on making a wood spirit, and I recommend going and watching that one too.
