Carving Faces Workbook

Carving Faces Workbook
Author: Harold Enlow
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607651203

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 Faces in Wood

Carving Faces in Wood
Author: Alec LaCasse
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2024-07-16
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1637412975

There's nothing like culling hand-carved magic from a beautiful piece of wood, thanks to Alec LaCasse's Carving Faces from Wood! This fully illustrated, A-to-Z guide synthesizes LaCasse's hard-earned tips, shortening the learning curve so you can start carving a face in wood in no time. Thanks to its beautiful layout, this book presents wood carving faces at every stage--from selecting your tools and outlining a basic shape to smoothing out the texture of a face's fine hair. You'll even see which types of wood work best for carved wood faces, including the advantages and disadvantages of each. Or master different face types to suit your preferences. It might otherwise take years to learn how to carve a face in wood. But thanks to LaCasse's step-by-step instructions and photographs, you'll soon be finishing the detail of every nose, ear, and beard like a lifelong expert.

Carving the Human Face

Carving the Human Face
Author: Jeff Phares
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2009
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781565234246

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.

How to Carve Faces in Driftwood

How to Carve Faces in Driftwood
Author: Harold L. Enlow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 53
Release: 1978
Genre: Driftwood sculpture
ISBN: 9781882475018

Presents step-by-step instructions for carving facial features in driftwood.

Emotions in Wood

Emotions in Wood
Author: Ann Brouwers
Publisher: Linden Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-05
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781933502168

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 Classic Female Figures in Wood

Carving Classic Female Figures in Wood
Author: Ian Norbury
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2004-09-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781565232211

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.

Carving Realistic Faces with Power

Carving Realistic Faces with Power
Author: Frank C. Russell
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780887404863

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.

Carving the Native American Face

Carving the Native American Face
Author: Terry Kramer
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997-01-07
Genre: Face in art
ISBN: 9780887407154

The native American face has long fascinated artists in every medium. In this new book, Terry Kramer offers the wood carver a method for creating realistic native American faces in wood. Each step is illustrated in full color and clearly described. A gallery of faces is included.

Carving Woodspirits: the Basics

Carving Woodspirits: the Basics
Author: Susan Hendrix
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-10-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780989907019

Carving Woodspirits: The Basics is A Complete Step-By-Step Guide for Carving Faces in Wood. In this book you will learn basic woodcarving fundamentals including, tool selection, safety, best woods to carve, how to sharpen carving tools, how to apply finish to a project, and how to make basic woodcarving cuts. The main body of the book covers in great detail how to carve a woodspirit face. Beginner carvers will appreciate that only 3 commonly used tools are required to complete the project. The concepts and techniques learned in Carving Woodspirits: The Basics can easily be applied to other face carving projects. Authors Susan Hendrix and PJ Peery have been teaching woodcarvers for over 20 years and have a wealth of knowledge to share. Tips, tricks, and techniques from these many years of experience are clearly explained to help shorted the learning curve and will provide a foundation for newer carvers. This truly is the best first book and best first project for a woodcarver.