Project Ideas for a Beginner Stone Sculptor
Have you recently discovered a passion for stone sculpting and can not decide what to create first? Here are 5 suggestions for beginner projects to get you started.
1. A turtle: You can sculpt the shell with a head and forego the legs and tail and it will look fantastic.
2. Dice: These would be square with the dots on each side. This would help for getting straight edges and would be fun for you or your children to play with when they are completed.
3. A canoe: You do not have to complicate your sculpture by making the canoe sides too thin. Work on the rounding of the edges with this project.
4. A small chair: This you can make as simple or elaborate and as big or small as you would like, depending on your sculpting level
5. A doorstop: This can be as plain or as ornate as you feel like doing. This would also be a project that could start out simple, and as your skills progress you can continue to sculpt more difficult patterns.
These are a few projects to get you going. Once you get the basics down then you can progress on to more difficult creations. Do not be afraid to experiment.