My Sons Portrait

[ShadowB6]

This is my first attempt at completing a portrait from start to finish. From using a picture, to modifying it in Gimp, to actually being cut in wood. This was a MOST satisfying project. It is 16x20 and done using Baltic Birch. It is of my youngest son. As he has no communication skills, I tried to capture a moment of him in thought. My wife and I believe that this was achieved. Many thanks to DonR and Mahendra for sharing their skills with me so that I could accomplish this project. Hopefully there will be more to come.

Mike

[wombatie]

Excellent Mike.

Marg

[saggioculo]

Wow...that came out really nice!

[Keefie]

thats really nice, great work

[Russ C]

Looks awesome, great job Mike! 

[newfie]

great job Mike

[frankorona]

You did a great job, thanks for sharing.

[smitty0312]

Looks great, nice work, thanks for sharing.

[EIEIO]

Nice treatment on the hair - that always seems like a trick to get right.

[Intarsia92]

It really turned out great, beautiful job!!

[jrpeteo]

Very nice job on the cutting and the pattern. It's tough to decide, when making a pattern, how much to leave, and how much to erase. You got it right! Thanks for sharing it.
Pete

[dgman]

Very nice work Mike! Great pattern and excellent cutting. You should be proud!

[DWSudekum]

Very nicely done project Mike.  Thanks for showing us your work.



DW

[Al W]

Great job! 

[Marcellarius]

that's a great portrait!
must be special to make if it has such a special story.
thanks for sharing!