Wood Carved Smallmouth Bass

The published version of My How to Carve a Smallmouth Bass story will be featured in the 2013 Summer #43 issue of CARVING Magazine!

 This is the drilling of the eye socket for the glass eye. The eye has a red coloured iris.

 The shaping of each fin is detailed with an electric carving tool. The pelvic fin is being finished.

The

Shellac is brushed on the completed wood carvingThe carving is primed with gesso . 

I've drawn with a coloured pencil  the scale cross hatching has been completed

The first washes of  acrylic yellow ochre are added to the carving.

The finished painting of the smallmouth bass.