| Carving the Human Face: Capturing Character and Expression in Wood Revised, Expand Edition Contributor(s): Phares, Jeff (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565234243 ISBN-13: 9781565234246 Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: This book chronicles all the stages in creating a realistic human face from wood. Illustrated with detailed photographs of more than 20 finished carvings, this book also offers a wealth of technical how-to information for woodworkers and artists. Helpful information includes advice on handling tools, tips for working wood to resemble the shape of skin and muscles, and hints on carving realistic hats and headdresses. Also included are more than 20 diagrams that explain facial anatomy and how it relates to carving masks and busts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Carving - Crafts & Hobbies | Woodwork - General |
| Dewey: 731.82 |
| LCCN: 2009002475 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.4" W x 10.8" (1.30 lbs) 143 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Chronicling the stages in creating a realistic human face from wood and packed with detailed images of finished carvings, this reference offers a wealth of technical how-to information for woodworkers and artists. From a world champion carver known for his lifelike busts, Jeff Phares, this updated book includes new patterns and photographs, in addition to valuable information on techniques for creating realistic hair, facial features, realistic skin and muscle, hats, and headdresses. Phares provides tips for fixing common anatomical errors, and information about proper tool use. An exhaustive step-by-step project, that includes over 350 demonstration photos, guides you from a block of butternut to a finished mask of a Native American warrior. A gallery of Jeff Phares' amazing work will inspire you Jeff Phares is a professional woodcarver known for his realistic carvings of Native Americans, frontiersmen, and soldiers. He is the author of Carving Eyes and Carving the Nose & Mouth. |
Contributor Bio(s): Phares, Jeff: - Jeff Phares is world-renowned for his realistic carvings of Native Americans, frontiersmen, and soldiers. He travels across the country instructing carvers in making human busts and is the author of the best-selling book, Carving the Human Face. |