Carving Classic Female Faces in Wood
A How-to Reference for Carvers
and Sculptors
by Ian Norbury
Softcover
215 x 280mm
80pp
Published by Stobart Davies, Hertford, UK
R.R.P.$28.90
ISBN 9780854421008
Extract from back cover of book:
A valuable how-to reference from one of the world's leading wood sculptors.
In Carving Classic Female Faces in Wood, noted sculptor Ian Norbury gives woodcarvers a thorough, how-to-guide to bringing out the beauty of a female face from a block of wood. Using hundreds of photographs and drawings, the author provides in-depth instruction on carving two different adult faces - one European and one Afro-Caribbean - and one child's face.
Inside, both beginner and advanced woodcarvers and sculptors will find expert guidance on tackling the unique challenges of carving a female face, including:
Anatomy of the female face
Taking photographs and producing patterns
Step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow patterns - with hundreds of full-colour photographs of models and the carving process
A photographic gallery of finished carvings to provide inspiration for your own work
Photos: Colour
Contents
About the Author
Introduction
Taking Photographs and Producing Drawings
Carving
a Classic European Woman's Face
-Pattern
-Step-by-Step
-Finished Photographs
Carving
a Classic Afro-Caribbean Woman's face
-Pattern
Step-by-step
-Finished
Photographs
Carving
a Samburu Girl
-Pattern
-Finished Photographs
Carving
a Girl's Face
-Pattern
Step-by-step
-Finished Photographs
Gallery