Octoshroom
Wood carving
Step 1
Start by sketching out the design on the wood with a pencil. Then with the small hand carving tools make the initial shapes. I make rough triangle shapes for the tentacles and shape the trunk. Also I make the mushroom top and start with rectangles for the ink drips.
Step 2
Using a dremel sand down shapes till you are happy with them and start to define the details. I shape the thin rectangles into drips. I finish shaping the tentacles and define the suction cups on them.
Step 4
Start the painting here I painted the top a light purple into a beeper purple and black mushroom ink. I make the mushroom trunk off white and the tentacles two shades of pink with the lighter pink on the inside. I also add white highlights and paint the base black.
Materials
Standard wood carving tool set
A sanding dremel
Soft carving wood
Wood primer spray
Acrylic paints
Wood burner
Step 3
Using a wood burner make textures and details. I added the middle indent on the tentacles and the textured lines on the mushroom top. I also use a small flat tool to pull up small bits of the mushroom top to create flakes.
Step 5
Finally I seal the paint with another layer of primer and wood burn my initials into the bottom and she is complete.