{"id":10003,"date":"2016-01-21T16:04:46","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T21:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/?p=10003"},"modified":"2018-05-03T12:08:31","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T16:08:31","slug":"carving-the-ark-accessories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/carving-the-ark-accessories\/","title":{"rendered":"Carving the Ark Accessories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10318 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ark-Article-Lead-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ark Article Lead\" width=\"396\" height=\"480\" \/><strong>Take your scene or play set from average to stunning by adding accessories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>By Betty Padden<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re making any sort of carved scene, carefully planned accessories take the scene from good to great. That&#8217;s especially true for a Noah&#8217;s Ark scene. While I took some liberties with the accessories&#8211;Noah was quite the engineer and woodworker, but I don&#8217;t think he had the glass-making shaping abilities, or the iron working skills to make a telescope or a glass lantern&#8211;each accessory\u00a0sets the stage, and is durable enough for children to play with.<\/p>\n<p>Patterns and instructions for Noah, the giraffe, and the ostrich are\u00a0available in <em>Woodcarving Illustrated<\/em> Spring\/Summer 2016 (Issue 75).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ark-Accessories-pattern.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE to download the patterns.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 2864px;width: 905px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 326px\">\n<td style=\"width: 298px;height: 326px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15145\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flamingo-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flamingo-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flamingo-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flamingo-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flamingo-82x55.jpg 82w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flamingo-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flamingo-500x335.jpg 500w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flamingo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 595px;height: 326px\">\n<h3><strong>Flamingo<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Carve:<\/strong>\u00a0Round the body and head with a 9\/32&#8243; (7mm) #11 gouge. Shape the beak by bringing the front of the head to a point. Use a 4mm #11 gouge to form and round the cheeks and neck. Cut in and round the eye area. Round the front and back of the nest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paint:<\/strong>\u00a0Wash the bird with a mixture of light red and white. Highlight the top of back, head, and cheeks with white; blend. Mix Alizarin crimson and light red; add shadows under cheeks and nest. Add features using thinned white and a script liner brush. Paint the beak white near the face and yellow near the tip. Blend in burnt sienna near the tip and black to the end. Apply a basecoat to the nest with thinned raw sienna.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 344px\">\n<td style=\"width: 298px;height: 344px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15146\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Tree-259x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Tree-259x370.jpg 259w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Tree-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Tree-39x55.jpg 39w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Tree-300x429.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Tree-150x214.jpg 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Tree-350x500.jpg 350w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Tree.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 595px;height: 344px\">\n<h3><strong>Tree<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Carve:<\/strong>\u00a0Clamp the tree to the bench and round its top. Narrow and round the trunk. Round the outside of the pot. Draw a line to separate the rim from the pot, stop-cut along the line, and carve the pot down 1\/16&#8243; to 1\/8&#8243; (2mm to 3mm). Slant the pot slightly toward the base. Cut some grooves to simulate leafy edges. Drill a hole in the pot for the tree trunk, but do not glue the tree.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paint:<\/strong>\u00a0Basecoat the tree trunk with thinned raw sienna. Paint the lower foliage with thinned light green (mix 1\/2 part Payne&#8217;s gray and 6 parts lemon yellow). Paint the top with thinned dark green (mix 1 part lemon yellow and 2 parts Payne&#8217;s gray); blend. Mix Alizarin crimson with a tiny amount of black for the fruit. Paint the pot with thinned light red. Blend burnt umber under the rim. Paint the &#8220;dirt&#8221; black.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 359px\">\n<td style=\"width: 298px;height: 359px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15147\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flag-243x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flag-243x370.jpg 243w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flag-768x1171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flag-36x55.jpg 36w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flag-300x457.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flag-150x229.jpg 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flag-328x500.jpg 328w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Flag.jpg 787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 595px;height: 359px\">\n<h3><strong>Flag<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Carve:<\/strong>\u00a0Draw a wave pattern about 1\/8&#8243; (3mm) thick on the edge. Carve the flag to shape. Drill 9\/64&#8243; (3.5mm) holes in the top and bottom; the holes do not need to go all the way through. Add a thin dowel pole and bead finial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paint:<\/strong>\u00a0Use light red on the edge of the flag and the finial. Highlight the center of each edge with lemon yellow; blend. Paint the center of the flag with black acrylic. Mix raw sienna and white to form brown and paint the tree trunk. Mix light red and lemon yellow, and paint fruit. Use tree light green for the leaves and to dot the corners. Use tree dark green to paint stripes on the flag border.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 354px\">\n<td style=\"width: 298px;height: 354px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15148\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Pelican-231x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Pelican-231x370.jpg 231w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Pelican-34x55.jpg 34w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Pelican-300x480.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Pelican-150x240.jpg 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Pelican-313x500.jpg 313w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Pelican.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 595px;height: 354px\">\n<h3><strong>Pelican<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Carve:<\/strong>\u00a0Thin the neck and round the body. Round the face and head, and then thin and shape the beak. Cut depressions for the eyes with a 4mm #11 gouge, and round the edges of the grooves to soften. Cut off the piece used as a handle and shape the bottom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paint:<\/strong>\u00a0Mix lemon yellow and burnt sienna to make golden yellow and paint the face. Blend a little white at the top of the head, and blend burnt sienna where the face meets the beak. Mix raw sienna and raw umber to make taupe and paint the body. Blend white on the shoulders and tail. Mix light taupe and paint the beak. Paint underside of body with thinned raw umber. Add dark brown to the top of the head, back of the neck, and between the beak and face. Paint the eye dark brown. Drill a hole into the bottom and mount the pelican on a slim dowel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 157px\">\n<td style=\"width: 298px;height: 157px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15149\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Telescope-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Telescope-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Telescope-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Telescope-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Telescope-78x55.jpg 78w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Telescope-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Telescope-500x354.jpg 500w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Telescope.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 595px;height: 157px\">\n<h3><strong>Telescope<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Carve:<\/strong>\u00a0Round the basswood to resemble a dowel. Draw the top rim, stop cut around it, and narrow the remaining portion. Measure 1&#8243; (25mm) from the rim and carve the area down 1\/8&#8243; (3mm). Measure 7\/8&#8243; (22mm) from the 1&#8243; line and measure 5\/16&#8243; (8mm) from the base. Carve down the area 1\/8&#8243; (3mm).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paint:<\/strong>\u00a0Paint the telescope with slightly thinned lemon yellow. Add a white highlight; blend. Blend burnt sienna under the levels. Paint burnt umber along the sides of each level and blend lightly. Add &#8220;rivet&#8221; dots in burnt umber. Drill a hole into the telescope to mount it at a slant on a slim dowel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 215px\">\n<td style=\"width: 298px;height: 215px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15150\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Lantern-218x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Lantern-218x370.jpg 218w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Lantern-32x55.jpg 32w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Lantern-300x509.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Lantern-150x255.jpg 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Lantern-295x500.jpg 295w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WEB-Noah-Lantern.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 595px;height: 215px\">\n<h3><strong>Lantern<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Carve:<\/strong>\u00a0Lower the top and center areas. Round the top portion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paint:<\/strong>\u00a0Paint the glass with slightly thinned lemon yellow. Add white in the lower center; stipple to blend. Blend burnt sienna at the top and bottom of the glassed area. Paint the top, bottom, and frame lines black. Add a copper wire hanger.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foxchapelpublishing.com\/catalog\/product\/view\/id\/5545\/category\/210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Woodcarving Illustrated Winter\/Spring 2016 (Issue 75) for more information.\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/foxchapelpublishing.com\/catalog\/product\/view\/id\/5545\/category\/210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14070\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/74-150x185.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/74-43x55.png 43w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/74-150x193.png 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/74.png 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" 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