I have been working on this carving off and on for several months and just finished carving. I am trying to decide whether I will leave him as a natural look of the wood or paint him. Thanks.
A lot of character in this character! Hope you are a better painter than I am….. I'm horrible. I like it natural but I also like when folks use a 'color wash' on some of the little guys.
Wonderful carving work Mike. I like it either way painted or plain. Here in Norway they usually use water based dyes on the colored ones so the wood grain will show through. The best of both worlds.