Caricature Carving From Head To Toe

Find out what makes a carving "caricature" with this top-notch guide. First you will learn how anatomy relates to expression by creating a clay model. Then, you will follow the author step-by-step through an entire carving project for an Old Man with Walking Stick. Additional patterns for alternate facial expressions, wood selection, tools and a photo gallery also included.

Pete shares a great number of techniques and secrets of caricature carving in this volume, paying attention, as always, to the minute details that make the difference between a good carving and a great carving. Every step is illustrated with a color photograph and a clear explanation. Patterns and a gallery, showing all sides of the works, are included to help the carver even more.

Pete LeClair shares his insights into carving whole figure caricatures from scratch. Heavily illustrated in color, the book starts with a simple block of bass wood, and goes all the way through carving and painting of a figure. Each step is illustrated and a helpful caption helps the reader carry out the project. A gallery of figures in the back shows the endless possibilities of using Petes technique.

Have fun creating amusing figures with ideas, expert techniques and tips collected in this great reference book of projects from the editors of Woodcarving Illustrated.

Caricatures demand the same skill and sense of proportion that realistic figures do. This is particularly true of carving heads, which can easily become grotesque looking if certain rules are not followed. This book takes you step-by-step through the process of carving 33 projects, each illustrated with color photographs and precise captions. A gallery is included.

Discover the award-winning work of the Caricature Carvers of America. Features 50 original patterns along with biographies, carving techniques, and painting tips.

Whether running, jumping, or walking, subtle twists or turns of the body can ultimately give a carving a sense of motion. That concept is proven here. Caricature Carvers of America members offer up a variety of carvings of figures in motion. All of them are humorous and several carvings share a similar "theme." Among them are a cowboy on a "quick" trip to the outhouse and another who has been there, met up with a bee's nest, and is making a fast getaway. Sports figures, superheroes, dancers, a fireman, and even a surfing chicken are among the delightful characters who move their way through this book. Phil Bishop provides step-by-step instructions for carving that "Green Apple Quick Step." Suggestions are also provided for painting and finishing. Other chapters feature the individual carvers with information about them and their works, along with photos of the works in progress, and beautiful studio photographs of the finished pieces. Patterns are provided for readers who want to carve these pieces, giving them their own personal twist.