EYE
EYE STUDY is on the front side of the stick and the EAR STUDY in on the back side of the stick. The face at the top of the EYE study show the result of carving in the two eyes in a face with the added illustration of the face carved in detail with a bent pipe carved in the corner of the mouth using only a knife to make these cuts.The progressive Eye development is making a three cut triangular chip cuts along with angled notch cuts with the eye at the top carved with detail shaping of the wood.
On the back of the Eye Study stick, the Ear is progressively developed by making two notch cuts that resemble the shape of the number “7” and then the corners are sliced off to begin the rounding-shaping of the ear as it developes its detailed shaping by rounding the corners and scooping out the inside portion of the ear with the tragus of the beginning the two notch cuts in the shape of the letter “V” on its side and then a notch cut to form a “Y” shape in the inner portion of the ear. The head/face at the top of the Ear Study is carved to its basic form to illustration that a good foundation is carved first and then the detail cuts with bring the face to life.
FACE STUDY STICK ~ whittle carved with knives with four faces on each stick ~ one inch wide and and inch and half tall. Each face carved using the Rule of Three for Facial Proportions = Hairline to Eye Brow; Eye Brow to Nose Bottom; Nose Bottom to Chin Bottom in one third divisions. The width of the face is equal to two, one third proportional comparison or two thirds wide and three thirds length proportionally.