Description

Theres nothing like culling hand-carved magic from a beautiful piece of wood, thanks to Alec LaCasses Carving Faces from Wood! This fully illustrated, A-to-Z guide synthesizes LaCasses hard-earned tips, shortening the learning curve so you can start carving a face in wood in no time. Thanks to its beautiful layout, this book presents wood carving faces at every stage--from selecting your tools and outlining a basic shape to smoothing out the texture of a faces fine hair. Youll even see which types of wood work best for carved wood faces, including the advantages and disadvantages of each. Or master different face types to suit your preferences. It might otherwise take years to learn how to carve a face in wood. But thanks to LaCasses step-by-step instructions and photographs, youll soon be finishing the detail of every nose, ear, and beard like a lifelong expert.