Carving the Human Face
Carving the Human Face

Author: Jeff Phares

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 9781565234246

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A complete guide to creating realistic portraits in wood from a champion carver. Learn the techniques for carving hair, skin, muscle and more. Following a step-by-step project with more than 350 color photos and 50 drawings that provide useful anatomical references, you'll be guided to completely sculpt the piercing features of a Native American warrior wearing a wolf headdress.

Carving Faces Workbook
Carving Faces Workbook

Author: Harold Enlow

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 1607651203

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Follow along as Harold Enlow, one of America's foremost caricature carvers, teaches you how to carve faces! Enlow shares his woodcarving tips and techniques that make his carvings stand out in this information-packed book. You'll learn to carve a female face, a cowboy face, a Native American face, a Santa face, and more. For anyone who wants to learn to carve faces that stand out in a crowd, this is a must-have addition to your woodcarving library.

Carving Realistic Faces with Power
Carving Realistic Faces with Power

Author: Frank C. Russell

Publisher: Schiffer Craft

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780887404863

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Finally, a book for power carvers by a power carver! Learn to carve realistic facial features with confidence and ease. Concisely illustrated, step-by-step directions for carving the human head. Disciplines and guidelines pertaining to facial layout and proportion are coupled power carving techniques. Ten projects and plans.

Emotions in Wood
Emotions in Wood

Author: Ann Brouwers

Publisher: Linden Publishing

Published: 2008-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781933502168

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The secrets to carving powerful and emotionally-charged faces are revealed in this innovative handbook. Step-by-step explanations demonstrate how to create unique spherical heads laden with a variety of moods and expressions, including soft smiles, laughter, and tears. Guidelines also highlight a number of difficulties often encountered when carving emotions and offer helpful solutions. Ideal for carvers of caricatures and serious works alike, even experienced carvers will learn how to instill realistic feelings into their work.

Carving Facial Expressions
Carving Facial Expressions

Author: Ian Norbury

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780854420674

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Master carver, Ian Norbury, provides a detailed guide for all craftsmen to discover the art of creating facial expressions in woodcarving.

Sculpting the Female Face and Figure in Wood
Sculpting the Female Face and Figure in Wood

Author: Ian Norbury

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781565237421

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The female face and the female figure have been drawn, sculpted, carved, and painted by artists and craftsman from around the world for centuries. In this book, author and teacher Norbury offers his expertise to help carvers with presenting the female face and figure in wood.

Carving Classic Female Figures in Wood
Carving Classic Female Figures in Wood

Author: Ian Norbury

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated

Published: 2004-09-01

Total Pages: 63

ISBN-13: 9781565232211

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This thorough reference demonstrates how to creatively and realistically portray aspects of the nude female figure in wood. Focusing on the female upper body, two step-by-step projects with complete instructional captions guide woodworkers of any ability level though an entire carving project from start to finish. Details are included for using a band saw to outline projects, roughing out basic shapes, creating a model figure in clay, and proper mounting techniques. Color photographs of models in a variety of poses accompany muscle and skeletal drawings, completing this guide to creating realistic representation of the female forms. This book will appeal both to woodcarvers and to anyone interested in fine arts sculpture.

Classic Carving Patterns
Classic Carving Patterns

Author: Lora S. Irish

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9781561583188

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A treasury of classic wood patterns and techniques for creative woodworking embellishment. Woodcarving artist Lora Irish gives carvers, woodburners and painters a wide variety of designs they can transfer directly to projects or use to develop ideas of their own. Themes include natural patterns such as grapes, oak leaves and acorns, animals like lions and eagles, and intricate floral and fantasy designs. 180 drawings.

Carving the Historic Western Face
Carving the Historic Western Face

Author: Bob Lundy

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 1997-01-08

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 9780887403217

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Three carving projects from the old west: The Cowboy, The Indian, and The Mountain Man. With informative instructions and clear photographs, each project goes from the raw wood to a finished, realistic portrayal. A gallery of 16 other figures is included to give the reader other ideas. This book is written for beginners and for veterans who are seeking new ways to improve their work.