Carving a 4" Character, (John)

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Kevin Coates

6 жыл бұрын

John heading down to the wharf looking for a cod fish for dinner

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@WienArtist 3 жыл бұрын

I love this carving! I like the fact that you don't overpaint the carving with thick acrylic paints, as I have seen some carvers do. I feel it looks so much better when the grain shows through so that one knows undoubtedly that it is wood and not plastic, plaster, or some other material. I studied woodcarving in Elbigenalp, Austria; and they paint their finished figurines with simple watercolors (yeah, the kind that you might find at Walmart stores), add a bit of brown stain to tone it down. Each section is painted carefully (one arm at a time, one side of the pants, back or front of the shirt, etc.), and then wiped off lightly to allow the darker color to remain in the creases and folds (for shading). Then when the paint is dry, 000 steel wool is used over the entire carving to highlight the higher points, and soften the wood still more. Finally a coat of clear wax (or one could use antique wax, which I do), wait for that to dry, and then buff it out. Makes for a very nice affect. Keep up the awesome work, Kevin! :-)

@KevinCoates98 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I painted with thinned acrylics for years. As I got more customers some do like the heavier paint. Especially with Santas

@Tommo158 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing to watch you bring life out of a lump of wood, the eyes in particular are outstanding 🤩🤩

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tom.

@40freck 6 жыл бұрын

The detail you get on such a small scale is simply brilliant!!!!

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard. I aim for more detail with hopes they will sell

@dalejones4186 6 жыл бұрын

thank you for the videos. I learn more here than videos where they talk a lot. Thanks again.

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dale. Good to know

@scotthagens6613 5 жыл бұрын

I have to say... it is amazing to watch you use your old fillet knife to hog off big pieces of wood then turn around and use it to do such fine detail as ears and a mouth. I'm loving your videos. Thank you!

@KevinCoates98 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Scott. I love using these big knives. They are very easy to use once you get use to them

@pixiewhittle505 6 жыл бұрын

amazing work!!!! from a block of wood to a lil dude oozing character!!!! that is talent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks again

@Lucas-vr2ww 6 жыл бұрын

That is a perfect Video and carving. I am going to carve this one, if i have learned more about carving. It takes time and patience. Thank you for your Videos👍 Kind Regards, Lucas.

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lucas. It takes lots of patience and practice. Enjoy

@TheOldaz1 5 жыл бұрын

Love your work Kevin, thanks again.

@ericmueller224 6 жыл бұрын

Great job as always Kevin. Can’t wait for the next video

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric

@glenmckelvey5952 6 жыл бұрын

Love your vids . Thanks .

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Glen

@user-22- 6 жыл бұрын

Another amazing carving, you make it look effortless. Please do one video on just the eyes, mine would've splintered & chipped off! 👍🏼

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I did ones a while back on an eye. Maybe I will do another when I get time. I’ve had different people ask for it

@scottlawrence2015 6 жыл бұрын

Great vid, thx for sharing

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott

@jeremylanger2176 6 жыл бұрын

I so enjoy your style, unique and mostly just honest feel. I’m such a novice it amazes me to see you work, and gives me something to be if I ever grow up. (At 43, now, so good luck with that...). Thanks so much for sharing your talents.

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jeremy. I was close to 40 before I start carving. Lots of practice and a good imagination. It do help I guess to have someone to follow. When I started there was no KZfaq with all these carvers and the how to videos to watch and learn from

@hraun2berg 6 жыл бұрын

He looks great. Júlíus

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Julius

@alvarocordero8146 6 жыл бұрын

Buenisimo compadre..👍

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@richardcurrier1384 4 жыл бұрын

Kevin, I am new to your channel and at 80 years old try to carve at least once a day, that knife you use with the blunt tip looks like a modified old Hickory kitchen knife. Please keep the videos coming.

@KevinCoates98 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard. It was a fish fillet knife once upon a time. I shorten the blade

@sergioolivares7529 4 жыл бұрын

Hermoso trabajo saludos desde chile octava region del biobio

@paddypup1836 6 жыл бұрын

Perfect

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paddy

@donaldweinlesr6786 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to correspond with me. I,m 83, and am just a little to late to take on something like this, I carved ducks she I was younger. Take care

@KevinCoates98 5 жыл бұрын

Donald, it’s never too late to do a little carving. All the best to you

@johannesfinstad9822 4 жыл бұрын

coooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!

@augusthermann9102 6 жыл бұрын

Hej, I know this guy. I met him last year at the shore of the Baltic Sea. He stood behind the fence of his little garden. We called him "Brummelkopp" in German.

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks. A lot of people tell me similar things about my carvings. They remind them of someone they know

@maxtinsley8518 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome again. Would you do a tutorial one day on a larger piece on how to carve the eyes? Always my toughest part..

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Max. I did a video on eyes a while back. If I get some spare time later on maybe I’ll do another

@maxtinsley8518 6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Coates I'll have a look back through. Thanks Kevin 😊

@jimfilipiak7685 6 жыл бұрын

i appreciate you for helping other carvers learn. Do you sell your work?

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Glad that it’s helping someone Jim. I sell everything I do. That’s how I earn my keep

@natachaedsell 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing work! What size wood do you use for your 4inch dudes?

@KevinCoates98 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It’s roughly 1.25” thick x 1.75” wide

@gamerchoice007 5 жыл бұрын

Nice work. Can you explain us.. Which kind of wood ur using for this.

@KevinCoates98 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It’s white pine

@darrenmacmartin9392 2 жыл бұрын

I love your carvings Kevin. Do you sketch your ideas out before carving or does the design evolve as you go?

@KevinCoates98 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Darren. Usually I can picture it in my mind and go from there

@macgyver2417 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, Im hooked. Whats ur rough oout knife?

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It’s a fish knife with about half the blade missing

@TheRomerales3 4 жыл бұрын

Quizás quisiste decir: FANTÁSTICO COMO TE ADMIRO 25/5000 FANTASTIC AS I ADMIRE YOU

@KevinCoates98 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@MartyLJ57 5 жыл бұрын

The washed colors work well

@KevinCoates98 5 жыл бұрын

This is how I prefer to paint them. I have a lot of customers who like the deeper colours. Especially with the Santas so I do it both ways.

@DIYAtoZ 5 жыл бұрын

Can u explain what is washed colour any which type of colour... I mean Paper colour or acraylic or other else..

@crowpym Жыл бұрын

love your work, what knife are you using?

@KevinCoates98 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It’s a repurposed fish knife

@donh7654 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Do you have a online store?

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Donald. I have a Facebook page where I post some of my work. (Kevin Coates Wood Carving ) Most everything I post there is sold when I put it there. People still order things similar to something they see there so it works kinda like an online store

@partone709 Жыл бұрын

Great carving, what wood are you using ?

@KevinCoates98 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It’s white pine

@TheRomerales3 4 жыл бұрын

Que clase de madera usas?

@georgekerr904 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin. I have been looking for a carving knife like you use. Can you tell me who makes one? Thanks. George Kerr

@KevinCoates98 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a fish knife. About 40-50 years old. No name on it. I have a similar one and just as good. It’s a Green River boning knife. Someone commented on one of my videos and said Amazon carried them. 20 something dollars

@duser2326 6 жыл бұрын

It is fascinating what you can do with so few tools and the variety of characters you can create from the same size piece of wood. I know they are 4 in. tall and it looks like about 2 inches wide by 1 1/4 thick. Is that close? Thanks for taking the time to share with us.

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

You are spot on with the size of wood. A little imagination goes well with carving. Thanks

@MrBenchy35 6 жыл бұрын

What wood do you use and what did you make your knife from?

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

BenchMonkey the knife is or was a fish fillet knife. The blade was broken so I trimmed up the tip, sharpened it and now use it for carving

@MrBenchy35 6 жыл бұрын

looks like you have more control with that than you would a normal carving knife... great stuff

@DIYAtoZ 5 жыл бұрын

Can u explain which colours are good for paint. And washed colour process. please

@KevinCoates98 5 жыл бұрын

I use acrylic paint. I sometimes thin it with water depending on look I’m trying to achieve. It’s up to yourself how washed out you want it to look. Try it on some scrap wood first

@DIYAtoZ 5 жыл бұрын

@@KevinCoates98 can I add water in acraylic paint? Because I have acraylic paint after it dry it will look like plastic coat on object. Well I will try on some scrap. Thanks

@hoagyfire 5 жыл бұрын

you have probably answered this but are most of your carving blocks starting out in the 1 1/2 x 2 x 4 range ? Also how do you choose your pine ? I'm in awe... drool.. slobber.. cry..

@KevinCoates98 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. They are roughly that size. The pine I buy is all kiln dried. I check for any splitting, grain directions and also the weight of it. I laminate my wood for bigger pieces. I find the heaviest pieces are not so easy to work with. It may be the resin.

@MrBenchy35 6 жыл бұрын

What wood is it your using, it doesnt look like basswood?? looks like some sort of pine

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

It’s white pine.

@MrBenchy35 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

@papavaliquette4978 5 жыл бұрын

What knife are you using please?

@KevinCoates98 5 жыл бұрын

It’s a fish knife with some of the blade removed

@user-wb2zu8qs9b 4 жыл бұрын

Супер! Как научиться вырезать такие работы? Как? Я очень хочу научиться, но не умею рисовать, и очень хочу и даже молю Бога об этом!

@yevgenscherbina8961 6 жыл бұрын

You are a carving machine but how long does it take You to paint the figure?

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

I don’t know about that but thanks anyway. It doesn’t take very much time to paint them the way they’re painted. (With the paint thinned to a wash) Maybe 15-20mins for these little fellas.

@yevgenscherbina8961 6 жыл бұрын

It takes me more than an hour, i use watercolor paints,facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1797325127242411&set=pcb.1027000314120718&type=3&ifg=1

@KevinCoates98 6 жыл бұрын

When I use acrylic paint without thinning it I am much longer painting a figure

@laszlopiko3142 5 жыл бұрын

gratulálok,nagyon szép faragás,különösen,hogy szinte az egészet egy törött késsel faragtad ki,én is faragok,és magamnak készítem a szerszámokat,tehát csak gratulálni tudok ehhez.egyébként milyen fa amiből faragtad?

@KevinCoates98 5 жыл бұрын

thank you

@donaldweinlesr6786 5 жыл бұрын

Kevin, do you ever use patterns

@KevinCoates98 5 жыл бұрын

Donald sometimes when I’m doing a similar carving for a craft store. I will draw a pattern and saw out a bunch of blanks. With the small pieces like I do here I prefer to carve right from the block of wood

@oldroadie 5 жыл бұрын

Cedar?

@KevinCoates98 5 жыл бұрын

White pine

@davidsingleton5287 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I am new to carving. I have ordered some tools and bits of wood. I think it would be a great help if you could show the video in real time rather than it be sped up. Thanks. I was born in Liverpool.