Relief Post: Part 1

This is my plan for my relief project. My project will have a clearly defined background, middle ground and foreground and will feature an elk at the front. The mountains and the carved-out sky will be the foreground and the trees and the meadow will be the middle ground. I am not going to add any clay on top of what I carve out and this way it will be a true relief art piece. This will test my skills as an artist. My inspiration can be found at this link.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5Qtea0ClYEfY1F1S0hRallGaDA