Deer carving

[Goodpig]

Tricky burgers these things, I've done a couple now and I'm never quite happy with them.

I know what's buggin me about it now looking at the photos, tell me what yers think.

Thanks for looking.

[Wood wasp]

Looks fine. As you say difficult thing to carve

[Stumpy Grinder]

The tail isn't right. It starts too far up the spine. What species is it supposed to be? Head looks a bit like a Roe, but they don't even have tails. Nice work, but I'd say ditch the tail and just have a rounded back end.

SG

[Nikk]

Hi carving of the deer is brilliant, as for the tail not quite right in my opinion, how ever if you used google search and put say Roe Doe ? You may get some rear photos of the deer. If not let me know I have somewhere a book on Roe Deer.

 

 

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[Goodpig]

I should reference photos more often and not just do it from ma head, think you know what something looks like till you make one.

[stuckinthemud]

When I can carve that well I will be a happy bunny, but, the tail is adult sized on a baby fawn, and, although there are excellent reasons to carve them this way, the ears flat back make it look scared when ears forwards look cute and cudly

[Goodpig]

Thanks for the comments all.

What species is it? When i can carve animals and you can tell what species it is from a carving, that's when you're a master. I unfortunately am not, I'm just happy it looks something like a deer.

Edited March 20, 2017 by Goodpig