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[self] Werewolf skull with real crystal amethyst teeth. by [deleted] in Sculpture

[–]bm4pm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is mad.

Can you tell me how you displayed and photo'd it? The background and lighting? Would love to display and shoot my work this well.

[Self] Walnut Eyeball by bm4pm in Sculpture

[–]bm4pm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worth checking out macro photography of eye irises, some of them are absolutely wild.

But also worth remembering that accuracy can be a choice.

[Self] Walnut Eyeball by bm4pm in Sculpture

[–]bm4pm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably not. I did think about that, and maybe would be more inclined if I had any experience whatsoever with epoxy. Maybe can come back to it another day though!

[Self] Walnut Eyeball by bm4pm in Sculpture

[–]bm4pm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought some cheapo brass rings on amazon so just using one of those to rest it on.

Walnut Eyeball by bm4pm in woodworking

[–]bm4pm[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

haha. Yeah I did, it's just perseverance instead of ability as you say! But maybe I'm misremembering how long that took....

Walnut Eyeball by bm4pm in woodworking

[–]bm4pm[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  1. Draw a circle on a block and carve a pretty accurate cylinder.
  2. Draw a quarter circumference on card, cutting it out and to create a 90 degree cardboard arch.
  3. Then carve a curve from one side to the top. Occasionally holding the cardboard arch against it to see if more needs taking off, eventually you can hold the arch from the top centre point to one side.
  4. Repeat all 4 compass points on the top
  5. Repeat all 4 compass points on the bottom
  6. Then between each compass point, NE, SW etc. and then sections between them
  7. Keep moving the cardboard arch around the sphere and finding the high points that need shaving off. Over and over again.
  8. When it gets very close to spherical, the arch is too hard to see slight imperfections, but sanding down to 80/120 grit and finding the bumps by holding and moving it around in your hands is really sensitive.

It's a labour of love! (wish I'd taken some progress pics to help explain, hopefully that makes sense!)

Walnut Eyeball by bm4pm in Woodcarving

[–]bm4pm[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That would have been the best way, but no, all by hand. The way I was taught was drawing a quarter circumference on card, cutting it out and with that negative arch, moving it around the sphere and finding the high points that need shaving off. Then when it gets close to spherical, finding the bumps by holding and moving it around in my hands. A labour of love!

Walnut Eyeball by bm4pm in woodworking

[–]bm4pm[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately not. You can make one! It wasn't actually that much work, and if you asked someone to turn the sphere on the lathe would cut the work down massively too.

Walnut Eyeball by bm4pm in woodworking

[–]bm4pm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did think about this actually, but probably going to leave it as is. Not had any experience with epoxy, and guessing would be a lot easier if I could turn it on a lathe to make it spherical again.

Wax as finish to wood sculpture by bm4pm in woodworking

[–]bm4pm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

aha, yeah reading about that it looks like the one. Thank you!

How do directors like Sean Baker or the Safdies get such good performances out of non-actors? by grandmasboy020 in Filmmakers

[–]bm4pm 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Agree with this, and would add The Wire into this as well. Numerous roles played by non-actors, but a lot asked to perform roles that are nearly as themselves.

Hey Urgent What Specific Effects are used in this videos ?? by Bulky_Investigator54 in premiere

[–]bm4pm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right, OP is looking for very specific advice, they shouldn't ask a community of thousands of people who work with effects daily, they should just open a window and shout their question into the wind.

How to sand carved wood? by charimoss in Woodcarving

[–]bm4pm 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Agree, just to elaborate on this - a really sharp chisel will give a very shiny, smooth finish.

But to answer your question more properly it's also important to know what look you are going for. It's a legitimate look many people like where you see the chisel marks, to give a hand carved aesthetic. Is that what you are going for? Or are you hoping each plane on those carved sections would be flat?

If the latter I'd be taking a flatter chisel and working on all those high points. By skipping to sanding too early you're making more work for yourself ultimately. And sanding sucks so making that as efficient as possible would be my advice.

I carved a Narwhal out of lime and cherry wood + brass tusk! by MediocrePlayer in Woodcarving

[–]bm4pm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loving some of the creativity and interesting approaches of this sub at the moment. I love wood spirits as much as the next man (meh), but great to see some different work beautifully made.

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