Learn to Whittle Fascinating People in Wood
Make Hundreds of Different Expressions with One Knife
$40.73
- Paperback
120 pages
- Release Date
16 October 2024
Summary
Master the art of carving expressive people with just one knife! Author Charles Banks, a professional carver and longtime instructor, reveals how to take a single blank and turn it into literally hundreds of different characters. With illustrated techniques for achieving everything from different hairstyles and facial expressions to painting impressive details without fear, you have everything you need to create showstopping characters with just a knife and a hunk of wood. It includes numerous projects with full-size patterns featuring various human characters with a separate tutorial section on carving facial features and clothes. Great for beginners and advanced carvers who want to solidify their whittling skills.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781497104426 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1497104424 |
| Author: | Charles Banks |
| Publisher: | Fox Chapel Publishing |
| Imprint: | Fox Chapel Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 120 |
| Release Date: | 16 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 438g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 204mm x 254mm |
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Critics Review
Novice whittlers will appreciate this wonderful introduction to the craft. - Publishers Weekly
This book expresses the pure and simple joy of flat-plane carving in a friendly and accessible manner. - James Miller, Author of Whittling Workbook and Whittling Flat-Plane Animals
Charles Banks
Charles Banks is a Minnesota-based carver with a passion for the Nordic arts. His area of study for the past twenty years has been Scandinavian Flat Plane figure carving. A current art educator and lifelong learner, Charles gives his students hands-on experience including history, influential individuals, a study of individual characters, and character design all culminating in the creation of his student’s own hand-carved characters. Charles teaches at the John C. Campbell Folk School, The Vesterheim Folk School, and the Milan Village Arts School.
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