Carving Flat-Plane Style Caricatures: Step-by-Step Instructions & Patterns for 50 Projects

ISBN-13: 9781565238589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 80 str.

Harley Refsal

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Join internationally recognized woodcarver Harley Refsal as he shows how to carve charming caricatures in the traditional flat-plane style. Once you try it you ll be hooked by this distinctive style of figure carving, in which large flat areas called planes are deliberately left intact. There s no smoothing, rounding, sculpting, or sanding here. Each simple finished piece merely implies detail and says more by carving less. Discover how to carve and paint both a humorous folksy character and a colorful toy horse, with step-by-step photos and detailed instructions. Carving Flat-Plane Style Caricatures presents more than 50 imaginative figure patterns for you to carve from lumberjacks and golfers to trolls and elves. Front and side-view patterns show you how to achieve success with just one knife and a few simple, well-placed cuts. You ll be delighted with the way these figures come to life with an engaging, folk-art personality."