How To Carve an Eye! (Knife-Carving Lesson)
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2019
- Hello Makers and Crafters, Puppet-masters, Greater Creators and Theatrical Fabricators!
Here’s a step by step guide to carving an eye with a knife! I hope ya like it!
The knife used in this video is made by Warren Cutlery (not sponsored)
You can find it here: warrencutlery.com/
My preferred blade is the LD2, my preferred handle is the CWH-3
The cost for both plus shipping is usually around $26 US
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After carving my humpback whale’s lazy eye , this video will help me from now on .
Thanks
Since I’m a beginner, I’ve viewed several demonstrations of carving the eye. This is the best so far. Very clear, closeup view of the process, including how to deal with wood grain. Thank you for taking the time to make this. It has been a great help.
Best video I've watched, i have learned so much from this video, so glad i stumbled across you.
Best carving vid on YT
Not sure why this video does not come up in the search engine when searching for wood carving. Found this link on face Book Whittling and wood carving. Your articulation in mastering of the English language is profound. Your instructions on dealing with wood grain and how to make your cuts is enlightening. Would you please create more wood carving tutorials? I am sure they would greatly be appreciated by all. Thanks, Mr. Burchill for sharing your knowledge.
Incredibly helpful! Thank you for the detailed explanation of wood grain and carving away from what you want to protect; that way of thinking really clicked for me. This is a great lesson for any woodworker. Cheers!
This was such a great video for me as a beginner! I've never seen a more detailed explanation of wood grain and my failed attempts now come to light as to why.
Just getting into doing eyes on my carvings and this tutorial (knife only) in MHO was excellent. Thanks so much. PS: The closeup views are so great!!
Very nice explanation. You’re a natural teacher.
It is rare that I look for something and find exactly what I was looking for. Good Job!!
I've been looking for just this tutorial. I've been having trouble creating eyes on my caricatures and this explained what I'm doing wrong perfectly! Thank you!
That was quite a fine instruction. Among eye-specific videos, yours has the fullest explanation of how to actually manage the grain by planning and technique to avoid breakage, and the only one I’ve watch showing a recovery. Thanks a lot.
you said it so well
Best eye video I have seen.
I've been watching every eye carving video I could find. Yours is not only the least complicated, but it's the most informative. I'm new to this art form, so I wanted as much information as possible before buying tools and supplies. I'm interested in knowing what is most needed when starting out.
Thank you for posting this!
Blessings, Health, Prosperity and Peace to you and yours and to all who read this! 👍😘😇💖
Thanks man you helped me get my wood carving merit badge
Really?! That’s great to hear!
I studied woodcarving 4 years in school , but after few years in job ,i lost my passion, this video inspires me ,ignite the artcraft in wood again when i seem to find no joy hanging outside with people or watching movies...
So helpful. Thank you for the carving details. 😊
I was really struggling with carving eyes.
Followed this and I’ve just carved my best eye so far.
This video is the best I’ve found that explains how to carve an eye
that and you explain directional cutting very well.
Gets a thumbs up from me.
Thank you Geahk
Scott Anderson I’m so happy to hear that!
Geahk Burchill you should do more carving tutorials
I’ve not found many that explain as well as you do.
Scott Anderson I’m planning on doing a whole series on marionette building, start to finish, but the last six months have really been getting in the way. I haven’t uploaded a video this year because of it.
Geahk. This is excellent. The close up quality of your actions is better than any other woodcarvering offering on YT. What about doing similar on nose/mouth/ears etc? Thanks for posting by the way.
My initial teacher was not as thorough and easy to understand as you have demonstrated and described. Thanks for the clarification that I was lacking
Thank You!!! This was a great explanation of the process and what to avoid...this has been a mystery for a simple-minded person like myself. You have opened up a whole area of understanding the characteristics of wood. Now all I need is a tutorial on how to duplicate the mirror image of the eye that I am carving...thank you.
I recommend starting with calipers. Draw a centerline, then create a right angle which is the center of the pupils. Use the cross created by the intersection of the two lines as a fixed point to measure from using calipers. From there you can plot the corners of the eye and center of the pupil. Once you have those three points the rest should be relatively simple. Keep re-charting those points as you carve to stay on target. 😄
That is extremely helpful.
Thank you
Very good tutorial. Thank you so much.
I agree with Dan Van Antwerp! This is the best eye carving video! I have been trying to find one exactly like this. You give great instruction and show great angles clearly.
Great video! thank you for sharing it with us. Very nice knife
Excellent, informative video! Thank you so much!
Great video. Great teacher
Outstanding video.
Beautiful Work 💯thanks for Sharing 🌠
Very helpful. Thank you.
Amazing 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks, very helpful!
Great video thanks for this, very helpful
Well done ❤
Wow !
Awesome instructions, I will attempt your technique...
Beautiful Great job Thank you for sharing this information helped a lot great video.
Awesome tutorial !!!
Awesome video this really helps
Great video, well expalined.
Very helpful video thank you
Very good video, I like your explanations as you go.
Geahk, you are an excellent teacher!!! What makes this lesson so useful is how did not edit out the mistakes, but left them in to demonstrate how to correct them. Rather than immediately start carving the eye, you set the foundation of what’s involved by showing us how to approach the handling of wood fiber. Your demonstration of that is the best I have seen! Your verbal presentation is to the point, concise and clearly understandable. Your videography is well done. Thank you so much!!! I learned a LOT that I will use for years to come!!!
Merci Monsieur pour ce tutoriel bien utile !
That's a nice sharp knife 👍🏾👍🏾
Cool cool I can dig it
Thanks Geahk I learned so much from this tutorial and now know why I mess up so often.
My wife bought me a razors edge kit for xmas.
Blade looks same and on warrens site they have same set.
Now I know they work and any failure is my own.
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Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Super ! 👍🙏
Thank you 👍🏻
Excellent
Thanks very much.
Fantastic video! You explaian this so well. Muchos gracias 🤟🤟
Once in a Jon Nelson class I told him I had difficulty carving eyes, he said, “ Carve a lot of eyes”.Good advice!
very good video
Great lesson, I'm just starting to carve, this is VERY helpfull. Thank You!
Excellent! Great to hear.
Perfect! 🥰❤️💕 thank you! Xxx
This is extremely helpful and the level of detail I’ve been looking for. Wood grain is not always so straight forward, especially when working with fallen wood. I have to just keep practicing, but seeing how the wood reacts up close like this is helpful. Thank you!
Thank you very much indeed.
Actually the demonstration about the wood grain, the system how it works and how to deal with it was already a huge help for me. And aside of it i know how an eye is made too !
Thanks for the reply, the fibres i pretty much understand, it was more about the cuts, the lines, angles and shapes, I was missing a point or two, and not carving where I should have been, which in turn ment i was not putting enough into it, ie, eye lids, hollowing out and eye brow lines.
I will get there, when i get back into my shed, ( man cave ) I will be having another crack at it.
Thanks again. Les.
I enjoyed your film it helped me quite a bit I Carve with Chainsaw, so now I need to translate that into the saw thank you very much keep it up don’t quit wanna see more.
Boy! Great instruction. Thank you. We could sure use that video on how to create the eye socket! Would be a big help to new carvers.
I’m working on a series now which includes step-by-step instructions on all parts of carving a marionette. However, because I’m filming it all at once, it’ll take a while to get to the eye as I have several videos ahead of it to edit first.
@@GeahkBurchill thanks for your reply. I’m sure it will be helpful no matter when it gets posted. Enjoyed the eye video and it was very informative. 😀👍
gracias exelente explicacion
Thank you so much! You helped me, a Romanian thank you!
Yes it will
Hi thanks for the information Best Regards Tim
Thanks ever so much for sharing your artwork and techniques, Geahk. I have just received your poster with plans for making marionettes, and I hope I’ll succeed in making some. I have a multidisciplinary background, just like yourself, and I fully agree that it all comes together in puppetry. Long live the arts, and authentic artists like you, K
Thank you so much for the kind words and for helping continue the art of marionette making. If you have any questions about the poster I’m happy to answer them. I’m also working on a book which will contain significantly more detail that I hope to have published before the end of this year.
@@GeahkBurchill The pleasure is all mine, and I will definitely keep an eye open when your book comes out. Good luck with the fundraising and thanks for your help. I'm still in an early stage of discovering the anatomy of a marionette, but, yes, I might have some questions later. Best wishes, K
This video popped in my recomendations. I think i can use these tip in my chainsaw carvings aswell. Thank for sharing. I subscribed to your channel
Yes, they are universal, regardless of scale! Good luck!
I started to watch this last night and was interrupted by life. I only saw the intro up to the appearance of the (warren blade?) knife.
I can tell just from the starting with grain and cellulose, that this is going to be a good and legitimate lesson.
I never dis many figures pr faces, so I wanted to watch a few on the typical problem areas. All of wich involve having to cut shapes against grains. For beginners, it is likely as much a sharpness issue as it is technique. Cutting against "uphill" grain doesnt work well unless you're sharp enough to be leaving a shiny cut.
Now, Im back and ready to check out his techniques.
My main take aways are that I need to angle out (away) more in my fragile areas.
Also that I need to use the pyramids more often for strategic depth reveal. If Im not doing decorative chip carving, I tend to forget that cut keeps me planned rather than just rooting around like a doodle drawing.
Good lesson
Grazie sei stato utilissimo e bravissimo 👏 💪👍👍👍🤩
Kudos !!
You truly are a natural born teacher my friend; not many artists are . The editing and camera work are conmendable and your grasp of vocabulary a pleasant surprise !
Also this is the first tutorial I've seen ( and I've seen many thru the years) where the artist uses my favorite kife ! Eyes ,ears , and hands are a challenge in caving but yoh do know what you are doing . Myself , I keep practicing .
This "pan-damn-it" has been long enough to stifle posative creativity
Good to hear you liked the video. I have a whole series coming of at least 12 videos. I've already shot about 112GB of footage for it which is gonna take some time to edit. I will definitely be covering eyes again, as well as ears and hands.
I hope you're subscribed for when those finally come out. Also, three hurrahs for Warren Cutlery's LD2 blade! (Also my fav)
Great explanation! I always do best when I understand the process.
Any chance of a video showing how you create your eye sockets?
Thanks,
Rod
Rod Forcier, yes, I have a whole slew of videos on the way. 2020 was a big setback, but I finally have a studio again and editing help, so things will get back on track soon.
Nice video, well done. New subscriber
Wow! Real craftsmanship right here! This is tight! 😃😃😃
Nathyn Brendan Masters thanks!
I just got to the part where the fibers tore and you had to remake the bottom eyelid. Thanks so much for leaving that in and showing how to fix it! :)
It's SOOO important for teachers to show mistakes. Mistakes are a big part of the learning process and understanding that they don't mean starting over makes carving less intimidating.
I agree that our teaching on this seems very thorough. The close ups are good. I can almost draw the fingerprint of some of your fingers from the vid. here’s a thought. To get those curved cuts you have to hold the knife a certain way using your hands and arms a particular way. Some shots of how those cuts are done would be helpful. Also, carving in basswood is one thing. I’m wondering if some of the wood fragility is less of a problem with other woods like maple. I have been carving a little guy in sassafras and at times the same problem exists. If you forget for a second you take away more wood than you meant to.
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Very informative
Thank you.
I've looked at a lot of carving videos but none explained directional cutting. Your skill with that knife is like a surgeon. If I ever learn how to sharpen a knife I would love to try carving. Thanks so much for your excellent video.
One of these days I’ll make a video on sharpening. It takes some finesse but it’s not that hard.
@@GeahkBurchill That would be great. I've tried leather and an electric motor leather with no luck. I'm going to try sandpaper next. God Bless
@@shoeshow1999 I recommend a diamond whetstone to start, with plain water as a lubricant. Leather stropping is for when you’ve already tuned up the blade and it’s as sharp as you can get on the stone.
The main thing to remember is to prevent the cheek of the blade from rounding, which is what happens if you try to do too much of the honing work with a soft material like leather. Diamond is a nice flat surface for those cheeks.
@@GeahkBurchill Geahk you are so kind in sharing this information with me. I will give this a try. Happy carving.
Whoops , hit the wrong key
Wanted to finish by saying that your mention of marionettes just lit me up to go back and create some miniatures again !
Thank you
Do not often subscribe but I just did 😎
Good to have you on board!
Very interesting and informative, I have tried a few eyes but never seemed to get it quite right :-(
But having watched the video i will have another go with a different outlook and better idea of what I am doing :-))
Many thanks. Les.
It’s all about understanding the fibers! If you can manage to control how the fibers become disturbed you will be okay.
Very nice tutorial. I would like to know what kind of knife are you using. Thanks
Музыка похожа на группу Кино, Виктор Цой 'Спокойная ночь"
Jeauxk!
super¡ gracias por compartir. podrás hacer un video de como unir la cabeza de una marioneta al cuerpo? saludos.
Gracias por tu comentario. Sí, haré una serie completa sobre cómo construir una marioneta de principio a fin. Puede pasar un tiempo antes de que pueda colocar la cabeza.
I compliment you on your carving, but I’m really impressed with your camera work. You show the cuts so well, did you have one of you eyes replaced with a camera?
Great job…You have a Nice Sharp knife. Where I can buy and the wood.I bought wood from Temu very hard wood.
Incredible carving what is the word you're using what kind of knife are using especially love the mistake you made and read it thank you very much
Rene G Theriault the knife I use is made by Warren Cutlery and is very affordable. Link has been added to the description under the video.
Hi, thank you for your youtube channel, I am a wood carver and I am starting carving (learning) marionettes. Your pattern looks very helpful, I am going to buy it very soon. I have one question, I have not seen any flying marionettes I mean e.g. birds, dragons, butterlflies etc. Do you think it is very complicated to make them ?
Martin Svejda Flying marionettes can be complicated. I’m currently building a dragon. The main challenge is making the wings fold convincingly. I will certainly create patterns and videos while I create this puppet, for other puppet makers to use.
@@GeahkBurchill Thanks for the answer, and I am happy that you are building a dragon. I am looking forward to watching your next videos! Take care!
Grain is built up in layers as the tree grows
I teach wood carving and would love to use your video because it explains the structure of the wood so beautifully. Also it can be more easily seen up on a screen. Do I have your permission?
Wayne in New Hampshire
Wayne03878 yes, go ahead. As I learn more about animation I plan to continue adding videos which explicate these properties better. Particularly as I talk about carving hands later this year.
Awesome! I've been avoiding eyes on my carvings, now I don't have to! I was also wondering where you got the knife used in this video?
Thank you. The knife is made by Warren Cutlery and the blade is their LD2 blade. The handle and blade are around $26usd on their website. I’ve been using them for 20 years and I highly recommend them.
@@GeahkBurchill Thank you!
Can add something?
Its important to use the knife at the angle to cut not just push through the wood. Like cutting a rope you wouldnt just push it through you would angle the knife so it cuts as you pull. The goal is to slice the fibers not chop them. Chopping works to remove material but cutting allows you to control it and not rip and or pull out the fibers. Hope this makes sense. God bless and thank you again ❤.
I liked and subscribed to your channel, can you save that eye without a dremel?
Yes, absolutely. I used a Dremel for convenience but a sharp X-Acto blade could have done just as well.
I keep catching myself blowing on my phone screen to clear the debris 😂
Thank you .. really you supported me. I subscribed you..
Hey man, great tutorial! What is that knife you are using? I want one.
Warren Cutlery makes it. It’s the only knife I ever use. Inexpensive but you can keep sharpening the blade. The blade itself is the LD2, which is about $5. The walnut handle is about $21. In my whole career of carving I haven’t replaced the blade more than a half dozen times.
@@GeahkBurchill Thanks man, they have a pretty good and simple website. I bought one and mentioned you sent me.
Very cool. I’m not sponsored but maybe they will after they see some videos.
In fakt is too easy some things coms hurt to me.
Just technique is.
Sory my English my some wrong.
Thanks for shering, salute from Turkey 🖐️
I'll follew you 👍
Geahk, What kind of wood is that.
Ronnie Burdette Basswood, otherwise known as Linden
what kind of tool did he use to carve the center of the eye? 🤔 what it's name
L'oiseau Vesperal it’s a Dremel. Hand-held rotary tool. A little like a dentist’s drill.
@@GeahkBurchill oh that's very interesting never see this in my country 🤔 which brands can i buy/ are the most interesting?
thanks for your answer
L'oiseau Vesperal A common alternative is made by Ryobi. There is also a more powerful, more expensive tool called a Foredom, which is operated with a foot pedal. Even if you can’t find a Dremel, a search for it by name in your country should reveal other brands that make similar tools.
If you are a crafter and woodworker, I HIGHLY recommend getting a rotary tool. I believe it’s an essential tool for makers.
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Gee- I made my eye to small
The smaller the eye, the harder it is.
Very interesting but that music (noise) is so distracting and annoying.