A friend of mine asked if I would whittle her a small Gnome and put a pin back on it. In our conversation she said she was getting ready to participate in a walk for the cure. That's when I got the idea to whittle her a small Gnome pin and paint the Gnomes hat pink. Here's an abbreviated step-by-step of whittling the Gnome.
Draw the profile of the Gnome on a piece of 3/8 th inch Basswood, and cut it out.
Make stop cuts defining the hat, beard, arm/hand, and shirt. And yes, that is a trash bag for background.
Relieve the wood up to the bottom of the hat. Remove wedges of wood from the elbow crease, and where the beard meets the shoulder. Relieve the wood up to to the bottom of the shirt. Relieve the wood around the arm and hand.
Round off the beard and the front and back of the shirt. Make stop cuts defining the side of the nose, and the top of the eye area. Remove a wedge of wood from this area beside the nose and at the top of the eye area. Shape the nose.
Whittle the Gnomes hat into a point.
Make a stop cut at the top and bottom of the mustache. Relieve the wood around the mustache, and further refine the eye area.
Texture the beard, and wood burn the areas as shown. The wood burning prevents the paint from "wicking" into other colors, and helps to give overall depth to the piece after painting.
Here's the little fellow after painting. There is a pin back attached to the back of the piece.
Draw the profile of the Gnome on a piece of 3/8 th inch Basswood, and cut it out.
Make stop cuts defining the hat, beard, arm/hand, and shirt. And yes, that is a trash bag for background.
Relieve the wood up to the bottom of the hat. Remove wedges of wood from the elbow crease, and where the beard meets the shoulder. Relieve the wood up to to the bottom of the shirt. Relieve the wood around the arm and hand.
Round off the beard and the front and back of the shirt. Make stop cuts defining the side of the nose, and the top of the eye area. Remove a wedge of wood from this area beside the nose and at the top of the eye area. Shape the nose.
Whittle the Gnomes hat into a point.
Make a stop cut at the top and bottom of the mustache. Relieve the wood around the mustache, and further refine the eye area.
Texture the beard, and wood burn the areas as shown. The wood burning prevents the paint from "wicking" into other colors, and helps to give overall depth to the piece after painting.
Here's the little fellow after painting. There is a pin back attached to the back of the piece.
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