Figures & Characters: A 10-Project Whittling Journey

A blocky little figure, good practice for limbs/proportions before faces.

Blocky flat-plane face, no rounding needed, a good simple intro to carving a face.

Mushroom-capped little-man figure, combines the undercut move from the plain Mushroom project with face and limb shaping.

Small standalone face study finished with an ebonized (blackened) surface, a quick technique-focused project.

Channel's own fast beginner woodspirit approach, quicker than the other woodspirit projects in the library.

Bare-bones figure carve using only a straight knife, a good next step after Comfort Bird.

Scandinavian flat-plane style figure, deliberate flat facets left unrounded rather than smoothed.

Another flat-plane style figure on a single 1x1x4in stick, same faceted look as Classic Old School Whittling from a different carver.

Plain standing figure sized to a single 4in stick, start-to-finish knife-only tutorial.

Face-only ornament rather than a full figure, good beginner intro to beard/wrinkle detail work.