Landscapes in Relief

Author: Lora S. Irish
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781565231276
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 108

Book Description
Whether you're a beginning relief carver or an experienced relief carver searching for a new topic, LANDSCAPES IN RELIEF includes something for you.

Inspirational Relief Carving

Author: William F. Judt
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781565232051
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 118

Book Description
Learn to express your faith in wood with over 20 relief carving projects inspired by Scripture. First, you will learn the basics of relief carving. Then, you will follow the author, step-by-step as he demonstrates how to carve a house blessing featuring a cross with a descending dove. Not to be missed is a special section on marketing your carvings.

Wildlife Carving in Relief

Author: Lora S. Irish
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781565231368
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
Relief carving is a challenging technique that lies somewhere between two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork. Color photographs of the author’s finished carvings of wildlife subjects demonstrate the stunning capabilities of this technique. Step-by-step instructions on how to carve a bison bust, line art and shaded contour illustrations for 30 other animal images, and descriptions of the special techniques needed to render fur, antlers, and animal faces are also included.

Relief Carving Projects and Techniques (Best of WCI)

Author: Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated
Publisher: Best of Woodcarving Illustrated
ISBN: 9781565235588
Category : Wood-carving
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
With 36 tried-and-true relief woodcarving projects and patterns from the archives of "Woodcarving Illustrated," plus expert advice from favorite authors, readers can create an assortment of compelling carvings for the home and beyond.

The Afterlives of Animals

Author: Samuel J. M. M. Alberti
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813931673
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
This collection of essays comprises short "biographies" of a number of famous taxidermied animals. Each essay traces the life, death and museum "afterlife" of a specific creature, illuminating the overlooked role of the dead beast in the modern human-animal encounter through practices as disparate as hunting and zookeeping.

Relief Carving Workshop

Author: Lora S. Irish
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781565237360
Category : CRAFTS & HOBBIES
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
If you'd like to master the art of relief carving, this comprehensive guidebook will teach you everything you need to know. Acclaimed carver and instructor Lora S. Irish takes you through every element of the relief carving process and shows you the easy way to learn. Clear, step-by-step instructions and dozens of how-to photographs accompany 11 original new relief carving projects of animals, landscapes, flowers, borders, Celtic knots, and more. Learn how to handle your tools, prepare a wood surface, follow a pattern, apply a finish, and so much more!

Wildlife Projects

Author: Lora S. Irish
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607654172
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
Best of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts: Wildlife Portraits is jam packed full of 28 extraordinary animal scroll saw projects. These tried and true favorites are plucked from the archives of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts, the foremost periodical on scroll sawing. Join your favorite authors, including Kathy Wise, Gary Browning, Charles Dearing, and Lora Irish, as they scroll handsome projects from the animal kingdom. Scroll saw patterns include birds, pets, sea life, North American wildlife, and African big cats in wood. Here's a selection of the animals you'll find inside: rooster, blue jay, cat, rabbit, crab, turtle, bear, elk, wolf, tiger, and lion.

Deep Relief Wood Carving

Author: Kevin Walker
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764348211
Category : Relief (Decorative arts)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Simple techniques for complex projects" - t.p.

Power Carving Manual, Updated and Expanded Second Edition

Author: David Hamilton
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607654970
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 570

Book Description
This must-have manual presents 22 all-time favorite step-by-step projects and patterns from Woodcarving Illustrated, the leading how-to magazine for carving enthusiasts. Covering everything from the basics of safety to the strategy for texturing feathers, Power Carving Manual, Second Edition offers expert information, insight, and inspiration from today’s top power carvers that will take your carving to the next level. Also included is a stunning gallery of work and a complete buyer’s guide to exciting new tools from Dremel, Foredom, and other manufacturers.

Carving Trophy Deer and Elk

Author: Todd Swaim
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781565230897
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 74

Book Description
Attempting to capture the essence of these majestic creatures, this how-to book offers tips and techniques for carving trophy deer and elk busts in wood. The book features step-by-step photos detailing the roughing out of the bust, reveals how to use power tools to create realistic looking hair, and explains what painting techniques work best on these beautiful miniature trophies. An appendix also includes anatomy sketches, hair tracts illustration, and painting charts for the whitetail deer, the mule deer, and the bull elk.