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Dover Modelling and Sculpture: A Guide to Traditional Methods Modelling and Sculpture
A student of the great Edouard Lanteri's and a celebrated sculptor in his own right, Albert Toft created this manual to offer students every practical detail necessary for a complete knowledge of modelling and sculpture. Topics include modelling a portrait busto, Castingo modelling for terra-cotta, in relief, and for bronze, and modelling in clay as a prelude to working in stone or wood. Both professionals and amateurs will find his experienced guidance a valuable help to surmounting difficulties and avoiding errors. 36 plates. 82 line illustrations. Glossary. Paperback book measures 5 3/8 in. x 8 1/2 in., 336 pages. ISBN:0486435113. Dover.
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Stackpole Books Bird Carving Basics: Bills and Beaks Bird Carving Basics: Bills and Beaks ISBN: 0811723402
The fourth volume in the Bird Carving Basics series offers a wide variety of wildfowl carving techniques for creating all kinds of bills and beaks. Over 150 step-by-step photos with clear, detailed captions let you work right beside innovative carvers like Jim Sprankle, Mark McNair, and Martin Gates. You will not only learn their methods, but through their suggestions and examples you will be able to develop your own style for making bills and beaks. Book specifications: paperback, 84 pgs., 7 1/4 in. x 9 1/16 in. Publisher: Stackpole Books, 1991.
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Stackpole Books Bird Carving Basics: Feet Bird Carving Basics: Feet ISBN: 0811723380
Feet is the second volume in the Bird Carvng Basics series. It offers a wide variety of techniques for creating all kinds of feet for all kinds of birds. The book includes over 150 step-by-step photos with clear, detailed captions that illustrate the methods of innovative carvers such as Dan Brown, Jo Craemer, and Larry Tawes, Jr. Through their suggestions and examples, you will be able to develop your own style for making feet. Book specifications: paperback, 86 pgs., 7 1/4 in. x 9 1/16 in. Publisher: Stackpole Books, 1990.
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Stackpole Books Bird Carving Basics: Tools Bird Carving Basics: Tools ISBN: 0811730549
Tools, the ninth volume in the popular Bird Carving Basics series, helps you to choose the tools to best achieve the look of the bird you want to carve. Curtis Badger covers all carving tools from traditional to state of the art, explains their many uses, shows you how to match tool to task, and ultimately teaches you which tools and which woods will work best for the type of carving you want to do. Over 150 photos and a detailed Appendix listing sources for tools and materials make this a reference book no carver will want to be without. Book specifications: paperback, 80 pgs., 7 1/4 in. x 9 1/16 in. Publisher: Stackpole Books, 1993.
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Stackpole Books Carving Miniature Wildfowl Carving Miniature Wildfowl ISBN: 0811727092
Join renowned bird artist and folk art carver Robert Guge as he creates seven wonderful miniature wildfowl sculptures. His work is a synthesis of available wood, high-technology tools, sculpture, and a prodigious use of paint, and this book includes detailed descriptions, scale drawings, and photographs for every step he takes along the way. Book specifications: paperback, 272 pgs., 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. Publisher: Stackpole Books, 1997.
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Stackpole Books How to Sell Your Carvings: Advice from the Pros How to Sell Your Carvings: Advice from the Pros ISBN: 081172798X
In this compact guide, top pros share tips on how to develop a distinctive carving style, how to identify and position yourself in specific markets, and how to use the media and special events to promote your product. The advice here is based on solid marketing theory plus the actual experience of carvers who earn a living from their craft. Book specifications: paperback, 130 pgs., 5 3/8 in. x 8 1/4 in. Publisher: Stackpole Books, 1998.
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Stackpole Books Woodcarving Step by Step with Rick Butz: Woodland Warblers Woodcarving Step by Step with Rick Butz: Woodland Warblers ISBN: 0811729907
Master woodcarver Rick Butz shows you how to carve and paint three beautiful woodland warblers: a blackburnian warbler, a magnolia warbler, and a parula warbler. Selecting the right tools, roughing out and carving the wood, painting, finishing, and mounting the completed project are explained with step-by-step photographs and easy-to-follow text. Full-color pages illustrate painting techniques that will help you make your warblers lifelike and expressive. Also included are full-size patterns and a handy list of resources. Book specifications: paperback, 152 pgs., 8 in. x 8 in. Publisher: Stackpole Books, 1996.
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Watson-Guptill From Clay To Bronze: A Studio Guide to Figurative Sculpture From Clay To Bronze: A Studio Guide to Figurative Sculpture
From Clay to Bronze demystifies the complex art of creating figure sculptures in bronze, going beyond theory straight to hands-on practice. Starting with the basics such as how to choose the right type of clay, author Tuck Langland provides step-by-step guidelines for beginning a figure or portrait study, building an armature, modeling the clay sculpture, and enlarging it to any size. You will then learn how to create a mold to cast the sculpture in wax, pour the molten bronze, and finesse the final bronze sculpture. Each chapter is packed with information on alternative methods and materials, safety tips, and detailed instructions that take the guesswork out of everything from buying a kiln to preserving and mounting your sculpture. Also provided are discussions on choosing and working with a foundry, pricing your sculpture, getting commissions, entering shows and competitions, and much more. Paperback, 300 black-and-white and 38 color illustrations, 240 pages.ISBN:823006387. WATSON-GUPTILL
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