Finishing and Detailing

After a period of vacation I carried on with carving the coat of arms relief. Detailing often takes twice as long as the initial carving process, and this one is no exception. I started with the 'right hand’ griffin

(that means officially the left-hand one, because it is described as seen from the carrier of the crest, not from the spectator). There is still a long way to go, particularly with regard to the hair and feathers. Yet it's already a little bit visible how it'll be when the legs are cut loose, when other parts are undercut, and some of the detail becomes visible.

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