The Chief's Wife
The inspiration for this design came from a piece of driftwood I saw on my evening walk. I photographed the log and then “sculpted it” later, using digital tools and a graphics tablet. It reminded me of one of the many wooden carvings done by rural people across Africa.
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Altered by Design (3 per day) and South Africa - Rainbow Nation Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

peter
Inspired!
craig scutt
mesmerising.
Tom Godfrey
Thanks Gentlemen. It was fun to do
Michael Douglass
What a great piece.
FireRabbit
Fantastic! Great texture on the hat and face! I like the epxression too!
Tom Godfrey
Thanks Kalb and FireRabbit. I can’t take credit for the texture on the hat, it was the original log :)
Damian
Digital carving – really impressive! Looks great.
Tom Godfrey
Thanks Damian and michael. digital carving is a lot easier than real 3d stuff :), go for it michael – get photoshop or Corel Painter
shanghaiwu
think you will be heading to Hollywood next for digital movies!!!
hatefueled
digital sculpting !? that’s interesting!
H M Bascom
Incredible work.
Sophie Shapiro
Wonderful work! Well done!S