What I've learned from you Van is a process or method that is repeatable. Once you get the process down, you can start adding variations. The basic cuts ensure that all the facial planes are there and work together. Brilliant!
I just want to say a huge thank you to you for making these videos. I've only just started carving after also taking up woodturning this past summer. Your videos are easily the best i've seen online; clear, informative and inspirational! Your accent is so calming too. Greetings from Scotland and Merry Christmas.
I've only been carving for 4 months & your videos have helped me so much. I fully understand the effort it takes to produce UA-cam videos & I thank you for taking the time to do so.
You’d be intense too, if you had some guy scraping your face with a knife!! Love the dialogue along with the instruction. Thanks for another fine video.
thanks again. you help me to understand how to carve a face. now can you help me with placing the face on a carving and make it look close to the right size? thanks .
Unfortunately, there were certain important aspects of eye placement not mentioned in this video. Generally speaking, there is about one nose width between the eyes. The inside corner of the eye should come to the outside edge of the nose. Eye width is generally one nose width. Of course, with a caricature these guidelines can be adjusted.
Amazing videos! Can anyone help me, What degree v-tool should I buy to carve eyes? Just got a 60 degree v-tool delivered, but that looks more like a small u-gouge. Thanks!
At time 1:43, you "take a U gouge" to help set the eye area. However you do not indicate the size. Is it a 7, 9 or 11? How wide? I realize it might depend on the size of the wood and the face so, perhaps you can share the size in terms of the eye to be made. That is, is it wide enough to set the size of the lower part of the eye?
What I've learned from you Van is a process or method that is repeatable. Once you get the process down, you can start adding variations. The basic cuts ensure that all the facial planes are there and work together. Brilliant!
I just want to say a huge thank you to you for making these videos. I've only just started carving after also taking up woodturning this past summer. Your videos are easily the best i've seen online; clear, informative and inspirational! Your accent is so calming too. Greetings from Scotland and Merry Christmas.
I've only been carving for 4 months & your videos have helped me so much. I fully understand the effort it takes to produce UA-cam videos & I thank you for taking the time to do so.
I respect your honesty and professionalism Van, I really enjoy learning from you.
You make it look so easy. Thanks for the vid.
Your videos are awesome. Thank you for sharing them.
Great demo Van, thank you.
Great Video, Happy Carving
Great teaching video thanks .
Thanks for following through on this suggestion, Van! This has been very helpful
Fantastic!
Excellent tutorial, thanks! Wonderful camera work makes it even better!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I have been carving for a couple of years, but your videos have taken my carving up a level. 🎉
So glad to hear!
You’d be intense too, if you had some guy scraping your face with a knife!! Love the dialogue along with the instruction. Thanks for another fine video.
Fire plug
Learned a lot.
Outstanding video, thank you so much for doing it. Thank you for the extra tips that were shown. I appreciate it.
Ty Van 👍👍👍👍🍺😎
Another good tutorial and production.
Amazing. I love you videos and attention to detail.
thanks again. you help me to understand how to carve a face. now can you help me with placing the face on a carving and make it look close to the right size? thanks .
That was great info. Thanks Van.
Unfortunately, there were certain important aspects of eye placement not mentioned in this video. Generally speaking, there is about one nose width between the eyes. The inside corner of the eye should come to the outside edge of the nose. Eye width is generally one nose width. Of course, with a caricature these guidelines can be adjusted.
Amazing videos!
Can anyone help me, What degree v-tool should I buy to carve eyes?
Just got a 60 degree v-tool delivered, but that looks more like a small u-gouge. Thanks!
At time 1:43, you "take a U gouge" to help set the eye area. However you do not indicate the size. Is it a 7, 9 or 11? How wide? I realize it might depend on the size of the wood and the face so, perhaps you can share the size in terms of the eye to be made. That is, is it wide enough to set the size of the lower part of the eye?
Will the international wood carvers meeting you did going to be on youtube?
Carl,
They had technical difficulties, did not record the interview, reschedule in the future.
@@vankelly3858 thank you for the reply!