What a Relief

Clipper design carving is hotter than ever. This is a skill that takes practice. The second level of this skill is carving in relief. Carving a design into the hair is tough to begin with. Carving a design out of the hair is then next level in difficult. To carve a design in you are using your trimmer like a pencil to draw in what you envision. To carve a design out you are working in reverse, working in relief. You are carving away the excess and leaving the design. This is a different, inside out, way of thinking and drawing. I am working on a few standard designs that I can bang out repeatedly in relief. It helps to draw the design out on paper a few times to have the lines laid out in your head. It only appears to be spontaneous creativity.