Carving the Female Face : How-To Carve Pretty Faces in Wood by Wally Lueth pb

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ISBN
9781565231450
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Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1565231457
ISBN-13
9781565231450
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1874560

Product Key Features

Book Title
Carving the Female Face : How-To Carve Pretty Faces in Wood
Number of Pages
72 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Topic
Carving
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Crafts & Hobbies
Author
Wally Lueth
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

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0.2 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in

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Trade
Table Of Content
About the Author ivForeword vIntroduction viChapter One - Getting Started 1 Procedure 1 Helpful Hints 1 List of Tools 2 Choosing a Pattern 2 Choosing Wood 2Chapter Two - Reference 3Chapter Three - A Clay Model 17 Eyes 18 Mouth 19 Nose 20 Ears 20 Face and Head 21 Putting it Together 22Chapter Four - Building a Story Block 25 Eyes 26 Mouth 28 Nose 30 Ears 32Chapter Five - Model 33Chapter Six - Final Piece 39Chapter Seven - Patterns 46
Synopsis
Do your female carvings look like men wearing dresses? Learn the carving skills and knowledge of facial anatomy needed to make attractive carvings. Reference photos and step-by-step demonstration included., Helps keep carvers from creating sculptures of female faces that look like men. Carving the female face in wood presents a difficult challenge for woodcarvers-their carved women too often looking like men in dresses. Starting with photos of women's faces, this guide offers an anatomy lesson on the bone and muscle structure of the female face, including information on the facial features of women of various ethnicity, and then provides detailed instructions on how these delicate features can be convincingly carved. Ten ready-to-use patterns-with front and profile views-are included., Helps keep carvers from creating sculptures of female faces that look like men.Carving the female face in wood presents a difficult challenge for woodcarvers-their carved women too often looking like men in dresses. Starting with photos of women's faces, this guide offers an anatomy lesson on the bone and muscle structure of the female face, including information on the facial features of women of various ethnicity, and then provides detailed instructions on how these delicate features can be convincingly carved. Ten ready-to-use patterns-with front and profile views-are included.

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