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The Novice categories are listed below. For more detailed information about the Novice level and entry requirements, please see the Competition page.
| Novice Categories | Novice Categories | |||
| Group B - Relief | Group G – Fish, Aquatic Creatures, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Dinosaurs | |||
| Relief, Bark Carving, Found Wood - Any subject, all finishes | B-100 | Fish, and other realistic Aquatic Creatures, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Dinosaurs, all finishes, realistic, painted | G-150 | |
| Group C - Abstract and Ornamental | Group H - Humans | |||
| Abstract (no readily identifiable object), Ornamental Carving, Frames, Gunstocks, Furniture, Musical Instruments, Bowls, Plaques, Jewelry, Canes, Walking Sticks, Floral In-The-Round, Chip Carving, Miniature (Fits in a 4” cube including base) | C-110 | Full Figure realistic, Non-Full Figure realistic, Bust or Head realistic, Interpretive or Stylized Human Figure, Mask (all subjects, the Mask must be pierced and back side hollowed and/or contoured to be worn), all finishes | H-160 | |
| Group D – Animals | Group - IAC - Mentored1 or Assisted1 and Rough-out2 | |||
| Full Figure, Non-Full Figure, Carousel Animals/Menagerie, Interpretive or Stylized Animals, all forms & finishes | D-120 | Human, Animal, Bird, Relief, Caricature, Miscellaneous/Other, All Rough-outs, any finish | IAC-170 | |
| Group E - Caricatures | Group L - Religious and Mythical | |||
| Human Full Figure, Animal, Bird, Fish or other Aquatic Animal, Bust or Head, non-full figure, all finishes | E-130 | Mythical, Mr or Mrs Santa Claus, Religious Figure, Kachina, all finishes | L-180 | |
| Group F – Birds | Group M - Miscellaneous | |||
| Waterfowl (sea bird, shorebird, marsh bird), Working Decoy (minimal texturing), Game Bird, Bird of Prey, Songbird, Miniature Bird (8" body rule), Interpretive or Stylized Bird, all finishes | F-140 | Team Carving, Wood Burning, any other carving that does not fit into another category, all finishes | M-190 | |
| Group N - Other than Wood | ||||
| Any entries not predominately made from wood | N-195 | |||
1 - Mentored or Assisted - any seminar carvings or carvings done under the guidance of an instructor or professional tutor.
2 - Rough-out - any carving made from a machine blank or other mass-produced blank.