Hollow Knight charms!

I thought I would not be uploading anything on my blog anymore but bigger projects like this one deserve a special post. I would post regular work in progress photos on my Instagram but it will be nice to have them all together right here.

This is a large relief carving done in butternut wood, the charms are finished with oil paints. It took me around 90 hours to finish. The carving board itself is 20x8 inches, the frame adds around 1 inch on each side. I was originally doing this for myself but somebody was seriously interested in the piece.

Have a look at the work in progress by reading more!

Hornet from Hollow Knight: Silksong

Hornet relief carving done in 11x9 inches piece of butternut wood, around one inch thick.

I am super excited about the upcoming game! 

The carving looks very simple but it was quite something to finish the last relief layer where the thread is, fortunately nothing broke and I can be happy with the result:

Large cross in Catalpa wood

I've been avoiding religious carvings but was requested to carve a large wooden cross done in any style I would find suitable. I came up with this piece, it is 17.5 inches tall and 11.5 inches wide. It is fully hand carved in Catalpa wood but I cut out the base shape with a scroll saw. Funnily once the cross was finished the customer decided not to get it :)

I am going to post it on Etsy because somebody else will surely appreciate the work:

The cross is finished with Danish oil, it shows a very beautiful grain:

Hollow Knight relief carving

I am very excited about this Hollow Knight relief carving done in 11x8 inches piece of butternut wood. It is done out of two boards for an extra dimension. The Knight and stones are carved in one piece, then glued on the second piece where the Watcher Knight is. I have been doing it on and off for a while so it is hard to tell how long it took to finish. I would estimate it around 16 hours.

The original wallpaper artwork by Team Cherry and scroll saw pre-cut for the carving:

This is an absolute amazing game that I have played on both PC and Nintendo Switch. Right now I am in process of carving another character from Hollow Knight - Hornet. I am excited about the sequel of the game where she is going to be the main character. Here are some detailed photos of this current carving: 

And just for those interested, here is the difference between the unfinished butternut wood and the wood once Danish oil as applied:

And for those interested, You can download this picture as a phone wallpaper:

Another game based relief carving - Samorost 3

The second relief carving done in butternut wood is the ''final battle scene'' from the game Samorost 3. It was done as a gift for my son's 3rd birthday, he really likes the ''robot fighting bubaba'' as he calls it. I decided not to paint this carving, it has some nice grain:

Relief carving - Darkest Dungeon scene

My first proper relief carving done as a celebration of me finishing the game Darkest Dungeon :)

It is a scene of my favourite party combination for regular run - Hellion, Highwayman, Houndmaster and Vestal. The piece is done in 15x8 inches butternut wood board and it is finished with Danish oil and oil paints, which is also something I have done the very first time.

The carving is not for sale, I am keeping this one! Here are some more photos of the relief:

And few picture of the work in progress:

Large MTG card box with Dragon theme

A custom work for somebody in Austria, a large Magic the Gathering card box that can hold over 1000 sleeved cards. It has a combination of relief and chip carving on it, the relief carved dragon is the main theme:

The piece is finished with Danish oil and a dark mahogany gel stain:

A deep cut chip carving is done on both sides and the front of the box:

Royal Ghost - relief carving on a basswood plate

Royal Ghost from Clash Royale hand carved on a 10 inches basswood plate.

The fella himself is relief carved, then the rim has chip carved borders on it with chip carved Royal Ghost description from the game:

Sunflower ring box, relief carving

A small 5x5 inches ring box with a Sunflower carving on the top. It is partially relief and partially chip carved, something I really wanted to try and the result is neat. It is finished very simply with only few coats of Danish oil.

A picture from the work in progress, I think I will be buying few proper tools for relief carving, I want to do some more experimenting with this style: