How to carve a woman’s mouth?

How to carve a a woman’s mouth?
Sculpture carving is a special type of wood carving. And it require a lot of detailed work and your professional skills. And in this blog we want to share with you about how to carve a a woman’s mouth.
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How to carve a woman’s mouth?

Step 1

Prepare the blank. Round the corner of the blank and smooth the area for the lips with a carving knife. Because women have smoother skin than men, the area must be smooth. Draw the lips. The top lip is usually wider than the bottom lip.

Step 2

Carve the area between the lips. Make a stop cut along the area between the lips with a carving knife. The curve of the blank makes this cut curve on both sides as you press it into the rounded wood. Taper the upper lip from the top line down to the center cut. Use the same technique to shape the bottom lip.

wood carving eyes

Step 3

Shape the corners of the lips. Carve up alongside the bottom lip to the top lip with a 1/8″ (3mm) gouge (or veiner). Cut the chip free with the veiner or a detail knife.

Step 4

Outline the upper and lower lips. Carve above the upper lip and under the lower lip with a 1/8″ (3mm) veiner. The upper lip is slightly pointed and the lower lip is more rounded.

carving human faces in wood

Step 5

Carve the angel’s kiss. Use a 1/8″ (3mm) veiner to carve the slight groove between the top lip and the bottom of the nose.

Step 6

Continue shaping the lips. Use a 3/16″ (5mm) skew chisel. Then, use a carving knife to create the rounded, pouty top lip.

carving a mouth in wood

Step 7

Deepen the area where the lips meet. This area, called the embrasure, is the deepest part of the carving. With a carving knife, make a deep cut at a slight angle from the top. Then cut up to the stop cut from the bottom to create a thin, deep groove.
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Materials and tools

Materials

• Carving wood

Tools

• Knives: carving, detail
• Skew chisel: 3/16″ (5mm)
• #3 gouge: 3/8″ (10mm)
• #5 gouge: 1/8″ (3mm)
• #11 gouge (veiner): 1/8″ (3mm)
• V-tool: 1/8″ (3mm)
• Denture brush