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I Carved A Herd Of Bison From A Pencil Graphite

I’ve carved quite a few pencils over the years, but this one was the most time-consuming and tedious! Have a look at the video and let me know what you think.

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An ‘in progress’ photo with my thumb added for scale

I Carved A Herd Of Bison From A Pencil Graphite

Here I’ve added a ‘Buffalo Nickel’ for scale

I Carved A Herd Of Bison From A Pencil Graphite

Here’s a nice in progress shot of the herd, close up. Each bison is about 3/32″ tall and just over 1/8″ long

I Carved A Herd Of Bison From A Pencil Graphite

Another in progress shot of the herd kicking up dust! It’s harder than you would think, to photograph a carving this small

I Carved A Herd Of Bison From A Pencil Graphite

A top down view of the herd. There are 50 bisons running across the carpenter’s pencil!

I Carved A Herd Of Bison From A Pencil Graphite

A side view of the herd. After blocking in the individual bison, I went back and detailed them before calling it final

I Carved A Herd Of Bison From A Pencil Graphite

The leader at the front of the herd

I Carved A Herd Of Bison From A Pencil Graphite

Cindy Chinn, a Midwest-based artist, weaves magic from the mundane. Her hands, guided by creativity and a love for sustainability, transform discarded materials into captivating masterpieces. Join in the kaleidoscope of her artistic journey.

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My name is Gabriela, and I’m a Community Manager at Bored Panda. In real life, it means that every day, together with my team, I ensure that all the posts submitted by our creative pandas display their work in the best possible way. I'm always on the lookout for new artists who would like to join our community and share their content with a wide audience. In addition to that, I keep my finger on the community pulse and supervise its activity, ensuring that any problems our members experience on our website are promptly resolved. Before joining the Bored Panda team, I worked as a freelancer, offering my creative services to people around the world—starting with graphic design, photography, and finally videos. Now, I pursue these activities only as a hobby, capturing moments with my cats and documenting new places I visit during my travels.

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