The Art of Stylized Wood CarvingThe Art of Stylized Wood Carving
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Book, 2003
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Current format, Book, 2003, , All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formatsLearn to capture beauty and expression in wood with the art of stylized carving. Features interviews and artwork from top carvers and 5 step-by-step carving demonstrations for canvasback duck, hummingbird, bottlenose dolphin, shelf-sitting mouse, and rainbow trout.Do your carvings lack the artistic expression you desire?If so, try stylized carving. This technique favors form over detail and allows the natural state of the wood to dictate the direction of your work. By using this technique, your carvings will gain movement and your work will be more interesting. Inside this book you will be introduced to the artwork of 14 accomplished carvers. You will find out what inspires them and why they prefer stylized carving to other techniques. You will also be led, step-by-step, through 5 carving projects.Featuring 5 step-by-step carving demonstrations: Canvasback Hummingbird Bottlenose Dolphin Shelf-sitting Mouse Rainbow Trout Featuring Interviews and Art from 14 Top Carvers: Ray Kunz , Dick Pillmore, Gino Sordi, Clark Schreibeis, Mary Kruetzfeldt, J. Christopher White, Del Herbert, Ken Newman, Ralph Mueller, June Lyons, Carl Korschgen, Lew Hammer, Nick Eason, Pati Stajar
"Emphasizing form over detail, the five step-by-step stylized carving projects in this resource offer techniques and patterns for creating abstract pieces out of untreated natural wood. The designs range in size and subject, from a canvasback duck and dolphin to a rainbow trout, and follow a carving demonstration from start to finish. A photo gallery featuring 85 impressive stylized carvings and a brief interview with each artist featured in the book are also included."
Emphasizing form over detail, the five step-by-step stylized carving projects in this resource offer techniques and patterns for creating abstract pieces out of untreated natural wood. A photo gallery featuring 85 impressive stylized carvings and a brief interview with each artist featured in the book also are included.
Learn to capture beauty and expression in wood with the art of stylized carving. Features interviews and artwork from top carvers and 5 step-by-step carving demonstrations for canvasback duck, hummingbird, bottlenose dolphin, shelf-sitting mouse, and rainbow trout.
"Emphasizing form over detail, the five step-by-step stylized carving projects in this resource offer techniques and patterns for creating abstract pieces out of untreated natural wood. The designs range in size and subject, from a canvasback duck and dolphin to a rainbow trout, and follow a carving demonstration from start to finish. A photo gallery featuring 85 impressive stylized carvings and a brief interview with each artist featured in the book are also included."
Emphasizing form over detail, the five step-by-step stylized carving projects in this resource offer techniques and patterns for creating abstract pieces out of untreated natural wood. A photo gallery featuring 85 impressive stylized carvings and a brief interview with each artist featured in the book also are included.
Learn to capture beauty and expression in wood with the art of stylized carving. Features interviews and artwork from top carvers and 5 step-by-step carving demonstrations for canvasback duck, hummingbird, bottlenose dolphin, shelf-sitting mouse, and rainbow trout.
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- East Petersburg, PA : Fox Chapel Pub. Co., c2003.
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