Wednesday, October 5, 2011

A Knight to Remember

This fun little carving took me forever to finish.  I started him back in March and set him aside for most of the summer.  I finally got the inspiration to finish him and I think he turned pretty darn good if I do say so myself, and I guess I just did.  I'm really pleased with how the chain mail and the helmet turned out.  I believe it's the little extra details that truly take a carving up a notch.  I considered painting some kind of design on the shield and the armor, but I liked the plain, shiny armor look.  Whatever quest he's been given, I'm sure he's up to the challenge.


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  1. Carvin' TomOctober 6, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    Quite a handsome fellow! No doubt off to slay the dragon that has been ravaging the southern parts of the kingdom.

    I can't quite tell from the picture. Is the chain mail small holes or did you do something more elaborate?

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  2. BrandantROctober 6, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Hey Tom,

    Thanks for your kind words. The chain mail was done by texturing the areas with the point of a rotary tool with a flame tip. Lots, and lots of little dots. It came out quite nicely.

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  3. LMillerOctober 7, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    Another awesome piece!!! I think a scene presentation would have been a slight to the admirer ~ there is quite a lot of detail to absorb in the knight without having one's attention pulled away to other parts of a scene.

    Great carving! Great painting! And great presentation!!!

    Thanks for sharing him with us.

    LMiller

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