Carving the Native American Face

Carving the Native American Face

by Terry Kramer  

The native American face has fascinated artists with its strong features and characteristics which presents a challenge and opportunity for its visual expressions.This book offers the wood carver a method for creating realistic native American faces out of a simple piece of wood. Terry takes the carver step-by-step through the project from cutout to finish. Each step is clearly described and illustrated in color, with the 16 page gallery of finished faces that gives the reader an idea of the variations, and guidelines which are possible for future carving projects.You will learn carving objectives, selection of wood for your carving, and determining the size of which Indian face you will carve. Also included is a section for extensive use of hand tools and types of lighting which is very  important when carving the fine details and subtleties of the native American face

Carving the Native American Face Book Specifications:

• Softcover
• 64 Pages.
• Text written with and Photographed by Douglas Congdon-Martin. 
• Author Terry Kramer.