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The Bobwhite Quail is one of my favorite birds and I have been fortunate to study this beautiful song and game bird in captivity and in the wild. While the Red Hills region of Southern Georgia and Northern Florida has the highest concentration of Bobwhite in the U.S., it has also provided me much research and inspiration. Consequently, Bobwhite are a specialty of mine. In fact, I’ve carved so many quail over the years, that I think I can carve one in my sleep!

Nevertheless, I break down the carving for you in this video in many steps using my favorite traditional hand woodcarving tools as well as the best, state of the art, power tools. I’ve carved professionally for around 30 years; therefore, I found many ways to carve accurately and efficiently. As a result, I share many of my refined techniques and tips with you through a series of demonstrations.

I’ll take you through my process of creating patterns, measuring, using a bandsaw, quick power carving outside, refined hand and power carving inside, body and head proportion, eye placement, bill carving, feather carving, sanding, and undercutting, all with my favorite woods, tools, and supplies.

You will be ready to take the next step and learn in my upcoming video “Texturing The Most Realistic & Softest Looking Feathers in Wood”. I will demonstrate how to create different soft textures, such as the finest stoning and wood burning on the Bobwhite Quail. Additionally, Sanding and Polishing, Feather layout and surface contours, Quills, Splits, Seamless Joints, Fixing Mistakes, Adding Eyelids and other Details, and Capturing the bird’s Character will all be demonstrated and discussed.

Finally, my last video, “Painting The Bobwhite Quail with Acrylics & Oils”, will show how I achieve the most effective hue, value, intensity, and sheen to produce the softest, most accurate looking plumage of a three dimensional carved bird.

Check out my free trailers as well as my new instructional video, titled “Making A Flowering Magnolia Sculpture” (Under Videos -https://www.wilsonwildlifesculpture.com/video/8166). Finally, you can also sign up (for free) on my website to follow my new work and learn from me.

Also, before you get started, you’ll want to bookmark this page or save the link somewhere so that you can come back to it later on. You won’t be able to get it from my website, so please do this right now!

Now that you saved the link, it’s time to enjoy the video! You can just click on the video above to start watching it.

The video is streaming, which means there’s nothing to download. You can watch as often as you like on any device that is connected to the internet like a desktop, laptop, T.V., or even smartphone!

Finally, I’m welcome to any feedback that you have about the video and my approach to teaching. Please contact me for one-on-one instruction as I will help you develop techniques, improve your compositions, and grow as an artist.

Thanks,

Chris