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Carving the Human Face: Capturing Character and Expression in Wood

Carving the Human Face: Capturing Character and Expression in Wood
By Jeff Phares

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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. Helpful guidance 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. More than 20 diagrams that explain facial anatomy and how it relates to carving masks and busts are also included.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #90745 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-06-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 112 pages

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"The photo gallery in the front pages of Phares' book will perfectly illustrate just why you should have this book: the author's face carvings are spectacular."  —Shortcuts.ns.ca

About the Author

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. He lives in Whitehall, Illinois.

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Invaluable "how to" reference for woodcarvers & sculptors.5
World Champion carver Jeff Phares is kfamous for his lifelike busts and masks and in Carving The Human Face: Capturing Character And Expression In Wood, he shares his techniques for creating masterful human portraits in wood. Part One showcases more than 20 of his current works, focusing in on the wise and weathered expressions of Native Americans, frontiersmen and cowboys. Part Two offers more than 350 instructional photographs taking the aspiring sculptor from a block of butternut to the finished facial mask of a Native American warrior. Part Three of Carving The Human Face includes more than 20 diagrams explaining facial anatomy and how it relates to Carving Masks and busts. Woodcarvers and sculptors will find the material and techniques comprising this single volume "how to" guide and manual to be invaluable in honing their skills and improving their work.

A great book fo learning to carve the human face.5
For this being his first book it is very good. It explanes everything step by step, from begining to end.I have my own copy and I am awaiting the next book. You are inspiring to every person who would like to become a woodcarver

The Best Instructional guide To Wood Carving Ever Writen5
This book is, without a doubt, the best instructional book for wood carvers in the past decade. I sincerely wish that Jeff Phares will do another book soon. I am certainly happy that the book is available through Amazon as his book seems to be selling out at most book stores.