Looking good for an early attempt Brian, and I'm certainly no expert. I take it it's not a selfie, too much hair methinks!
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The camera shows what the eye can't see.
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It's an early Grump work of my interpretation what a wood spirit looks like, totally from my head with no marking out, basically doodling with a knife.
Next attempt will at least have a centre line so I can judge at least get some proportion in it.
The vids I have seen they all pencil in and cut to the pencil lines, I didn't do any of that, I just followed the knife and avoided cutting myself.
I am not unhappy with the result as I can see where I can improve so much and learned that I can at least see something in the wood, if that makes any sense?
Thanks for the encouragement everybods.
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It is impressive, but then I am comparing my first attempt 
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Looking good Brain.
Appreciate all the help Del Thanks for my next project already, a bit ambitious for a novice but the destructions and your advise should see it through.
We'll see if it's my last project too init, DO OR DIE. as they say in Guatamala.
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Better not be your last effort Brian. If that's straight out of your head, you're destined to carve some decent items.
As a matter of interest, I don't cut in to pencil lines except sometimes specific bits like the eyes or mouth. I do use centre lines which are essential - centre is misleading really as they can be in any axis depending on the angle of the carving. I work to general marks and reference them with drawings or rough sketches as necessary but pretty much do as you do and cut where it seems right.
If you ask 100 carvers you'll get 100 different answers, there's no right or wrong way to do it.
Wasn't joking about "cut all wood that offends your eye and when no offending bits left the carving is finished", best bit of advice I was ever given by a very talented and close friend sadly no longer with us. Remember also that the carving is YOUR work, your personal interpretation and you only need to please yourself. It's a piece of art.
As a matter of interest, I don't cut in to pencil lines except sometimes specific bits like the eyes or mouth. I do use centre lines which are essential - centre is misleading really as they can be in any axis depending on the angle of the carving. I work to general marks and reference them with drawings or rough sketches as necessary but pretty much do as you do and cut where it seems right.
If you ask 100 carvers you'll get 100 different answers, there's no right or wrong way to do it.
Wasn't joking about "cut all wood that offends your eye and when no offending bits left the carving is finished", best bit of advice I was ever given by a very talented and close friend sadly no longer with us. Remember also that the carving is YOUR work, your personal interpretation and you only need to please yourself. It's a piece of art.
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