Finished Ram

[stave]

Good to have the forum up again, missed checking it all the time to see what was going on with everyone. I have finished several projects recently and will be posting pictures. Here is the finished ram carving. I decided to paint it because it just did not have enough pop to it.

The base coat was white on the body and gray on the horns. Must have been at least 12 to 15 coats of glazes added to the body. These were variations of ochre, sienna, umbers and grays....same for the horns. Matter of fact I am still touching up here and there. The strange thing about the glazes is as the light changes so does the color of the carving. Hope you folks like it.

Mark
www.stromcarver.com

[eyekode]

Wow Mark! I think the horns look exceptionally real. I really like the added color. Thanks for sharing!
Salem

[thrt15nc]

Absolutely beautiful. The horns do look very real.
Tom

[PeteM]

+1 on the coloring

Any chance you could post a picture from the side to show the relief?

pete

[uncledavid]

Mark you did great job on that. very nice!

[Bill Clemmons]

Incredible, as usual, Mark. I agree the horns look very real, but the whole ram looks like it could just walk right off the board.

Bill

[Perry Gardner]

You carving guys really amaze me. Wish I had that kind of talent.
Great job.

[Steve_Honeycutt]

Mark,

The Ram is exceptional. I like the horns and the details in the hair. Thanks for sharing.

Steve

[Sealeveler]

Another exceptional piece of work,looks like the ram is ready to walk away.
Tony

[stave]

Thanks for the positive comments, I was not sure about the direction on this one. I liked the natural look but that that it be more than that.
Thanks again.

Mark

[KenOfCary]

I remember that carving from the class as a work in progress at the time. I thought it looked good then, but now it is exceptional.

- Ken.

[manfre]

It looks real.