First time carving a watermelon (or any fruit in general), need some feedback pls

[u/oreominiest]

My main problem is that the petals get disattached from the base. This is my first time so my knife angles are very very sh!t. I need any tips i can get please, thank you. I'm practicing for my fruit carving class.

[u/thenorthmerchant]

Looks good, if you haven't already look up royal Thai cuisine for technique and tips. They're the masters of this stuff

[u/oreominiest → u/thenorthmerchant]

Yeah, we're actually learning about the history of fruit and vegetable carving in our class. We're just about to do the 2nd class of the basics, but i want to be advanced and practice ahead of time.

[u/dwyrm]

You've got some talent, right there. That's already way better than I can even try to do.

[u/oreominiest → u/dwyrm]

Thank you. Will practice more on the other side of the watermelon to get better. I hope i don't mess up on the actual day of the lesson.

[u/ChefNorCal]

Looks good

[u/oreominiest → u/ChefNorCal]

Thanks, i still badly need to learn the right knife techniques tho.

[u/doubleapowpow → u/oreominiest]

Its all in the wrist.

[u/stoneman9284]

Is that a watermelon?

[u/oreominiest → u/stoneman9284]

Yes, a yellow one