The artists who created the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial Carving paid great attention to detail.
Much of the fine detail of the 12.5:1 carving cannot be discerned from the ground. The closer you look, the greater detail you find.
Incredible detail of carving
Buckles on Traveler
Detail view from Summit Skyride
Comparison of the finished carving and Augustus Lukeman's model
The eyes don't look very realistic.
Mount Rushmore used a better technique.