[Woodcarver] new carving photos

[Joe Dillett]

Hi Alex,

I love the carving and the finish Excellent work. Thanks for sharing your
finishing techniques. Using varnish as an extender/glaze to the oil paint,
which allows the grain to show, is an excellent idea.

Joe Dillett
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Bisso" <albisso at bresnan.net>
To: <albisso at bresnan.net>; "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 5:38 PM
Subject: [Woodcarver] new carving photos


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> I posted some photos of a Mountain Man bust that I recently carved.  With
> the exception of the necklace details and some other minor refinements the
> carving was done in a class with Jeff Phares at the Western and Wildlife
> carving retreat in Bulah, WY a short time back.  The basswood was very
light
> so once home I used the finishing technique taught by Jeff at the class.
> For the basswood, this began with flooding the wood with an analine dye
> (caramel).  After this was dried, it got a couple of coats of diluted
(with
> mineral spirits to linseed oil consistency) Bartley gel varnish and then
the
> color was added with artists oil paints using the diluted gel varnish
> mixture as a medium for the paints and working while the varnish carving
was
> still wet.  I was very please with the results.  You can view the photos
at
> my picturetrail site at:
> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=583547&uid=467059
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> Alex
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