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When the family saw it in preview, they asked that I flatten the background and the area under the duck’s tail. Which produced this:
The final version has some darkening of the wing feathers. Another suggestion from my wife. The difference in the color of the wood is caused by the fact that the sun was out for the first picture, and the second picture was taken under an overcast sky. (As were the remainder of the pictures. No shadows) Here are pictures of the finished box: I decide to use a frame within a frame to set off the carving. I used the same texture around the carved frame that I used under the duck. That was a suggestion from my wife. And it turned out to be a very good suggestion. I think this would appeal to an 11 year old girl.
Top view.
End view.
Bottom of the box with removable bottom. My original plan was to make the box with sharp, mitered square edges. The family wanted radiused edges. This precluded me from making mitered corners. Instead, I used simple butt joints which show end grain on the sides. I am proud to have been able to make this little box for a little girl I never met. |
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