Carving Realistic Flowers, Revised Edition: Morning Glory, Hibiscus, Rose: Ready-To-Use Patterns, Step-By-Step Projects, Reference Photos

By Wanda Marsh

Book Overview

Learn to carve roses, hibiscuses, and morning glories that are strikingly true to life This beginning-to-advanced-level carving book offers three projects designed to teach the carving skills needed to recreate any flower, using a rotary carving tool for most operations. Each project incorporates new skills and techniques that are structured to guide you through the basics of flower carving. The author, an award-winning woodcarver, offers step-by-step instructions for carving and texturing a lifelike flower, along with full-size patterns and excellent painting guidelines. Beautiful close-up reference photographs of real flowers reveal subtle variations in bloom, petals, and leaf groupings. This book includes a detailed examination of all the power tools needed to create realistic carvings, including bits and burs, flexible shaft machines, handpieces, and dust collectors.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565238184
• ISBN13: 9781565238183
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"