'Carving - Animals and Nativity Figures'

Hardcover: 92 pages
1st edition July 2009
many colored pictures
Published by Christophorus-Verlag
ISBN 978-386673-154-7

This practical workbook shows step by step how animals and crib figures are created using different carving techniques. Detailed photographs illustrate the individual work steps from the preliminary drawing to clean cutting to the final surface treatment. Whether hand-carved toy animals, relief and fully plastic figures or large groups of figures - Maria Sauheitl and Gudrun E. Olbert show how it works with lots of tricks. A comprehensive basic section with tips on choosing a motif, an overview of suitable types of wood and lots of help complete the book.
Step by step to the finished figure: Photo steps show the work steps from the sketch to the completion of a workpiece.
Different levels of difficulty and carving techniques: simple relief models for beginners and large groups of figures for advanced learners