Carvings done by mixing powertools and woodcarving irons. #2: Where no flowers grow during winter, The colouring.

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As you see, i have finaly come to the last part of the flower carving. I have the rough shape, and started the last part of sanding and detail shaping. I have always loved this part when it comes to these types of carvings, when at last the image i have had in my head takes form and gets Sharp, its like tuning a lense. The Picture finaly gets Clear, at this stage i have a hard time letting go.

On this Project im working in the livingroom, you might have noticed Its cosy in my little logg cabin when the winterstorms are blowing the snowdrifts far up on the window like now. I am working in front of the open fireplace on a smal bench With a rotating topp on, so i can turn the Project in any angle and direction. I just use the vacumer and fasten the tipp Close to where i work and most of the dust gets sucked in.

Yes, i hear you girls, this aint bad at all, you should have seen the time i lived in the city as a Young student. I put up the woodturning lathe in the bedroom, my current partner was less than pleased when she came home. This Project produse little dust and i have never put up the lathe in the house again, i can still remember the lesson i got back then.

These next couple of pics are from the painting prosses, they are of a bit low quality, so sorry for that, but its the only ones i took. The reason is that i had the Paint lying around for a couple of days before i got started. But the night i did get a burst of creativity it happened late at night, and i just could not stopp. So i only remembered to take a few pics, and finished the painting and afther-polishing in one night and morning marathon.

I decided to try a New approatch here, i wanted some kind of pigments i could work With in a different way than Paint and the normal ones i use. So i decided to go With watercolours.
It was pretty interesting, and i learned some New stuff. As you see i have the magnifier With lights in at the ready well, not mutch for this Project, but its Nice to have. And a second movable led lamp With a different type of light next to it.

In the end i decided against using wax or a variant of wax. In stead i went for a benar oil mix, to be putt on in layers of different thinnes and polishing between, i polished it to 1200+ grade wet.

I was realy realy afraid the pigment would float up With the oil, but i had worked it well enaugh and it all came together better than i had first expexted.

I was totaly exausted afther i finished it, i get so focused i just forgett time, its realy meditative. My friend was just ower and took these last pics for me. Im not even quite sure how many hours i have used totaly, time have just run by wile working on it.

And a pic of the sleepy woodcarver at last. At least my friend had time to putt a effect on the pic

I had great fun on this Project, and i have to say im just looking forward to getting to know the dremel closer and see what i can do With it on other Projects and in other materials. For a first try im pretty happy With the result, il take some HDI pics later and post a finished Project on it when i get around to it. Hope you enjoyed Reading and that you liked my little calla lily Project

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Carvings done by mixing powertools and woodcarving irons. #2: Where no flowers grow during winter, The colouring.