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Lacasse, Alec

 
9781497104204: Carving Faces in Wood: Beginner's Guide to Creating Lifelike Eyes, Noses, Mouths, and Hair

Synopsis

Master the fundamentals of carving faces in wood!

  • Comprehensive information on troubleshooting, set up, and technique, plus basic skills, sharpening, handling, and safety
  • Step-by-step instructions and full color photos for enhanced learning
  • Technique exercises to help you practice male and female faces, eyes, noses, hair, and mouths, and achieve different expressions
  • Author Alec LaCasse is a seasoned woodcarver who works full-time as a commission carver and teaches carving to beginner and advanced carvers on his online school, Alec Lacasse Fundamentals of Woodcarving School

Carving faces is arguably one of the hardest things to do when woodworking, but it is an essential skill whether you want to create realistic carvings or caricatures!

Carving Faces in Wood will help you master the fundamentals of faces in either realistic or stylized pieces. Carver and author Alec LaCasse specializes in carving faces from various types of wood, and inside this book he teaches beginners how to simplify the complex forms of the human countenance using the rules of proportion, guiding you through every aspect of the face. Then, he teaches you how to put it all together with the correct cutting sequence to avoid making an accidental Picasso!

This comprehensive book features chapters on basic tools with sections on sharpening, handling, and safety, "Remember Circles", carving eyes, nose, and mouth, carving hair, and more. The author also includes an entire section on carving exercises you can do to synthesize the techniques from the rest of the book.

With tips, techniques, and exercises galore, Carving Faces in Wood gives you everything you need to build your woodcarving skills and have fun in the process!

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À propos de l'auteur

Alec LaCasse is a 28-year-old seasoned carver who works full-time as a commission carver and world traveller, teaching carving to beginner and advanced carvers on his online school, Alec Lacasse Fundamentals of Woodcarving School at www.aleclacasse.com

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