Wildlife Carving in Relief: Carving Techniques and Patterns
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Lora S. Irish
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 42.5 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 173
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Wildlife Carving in Relief
Wildlife Carving in Relief is a revised and expanded guide to carving wildlife portraits in wood. This digital edition is delivered as a PDF download for instant access after purchase.
Author Lora S. Irish shares carving techniques and patterns for relief work in a range of styles. The book is arranged for both beginning and veteran carvers.
About Wildlife Carving in Relief
Wildlife Carving in Relief: Carving Techniques and Patterns is a 173-page woodcarving book by Lora S. Irish, published by Fox Chapel Publishing. It explains how to design, carve, texture, and finish wildlife scenes in relief. The revised second edition includes new patterns and a gallery of wildlife portraits.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Basic outline patterns and pencil illustrations for tracing and finding depth in each design.
- Guidance on selecting relief carving woods and transferring patterns to blanks.
- How to use carving tools properly and develop carving focus points.
- Techniques for low relief, medium relief, high relief, realism, and stylized carving.
- Special methods for carving facial features, fur, hair, feathers, and shadows.
- A step-by-step tutorial for carving the buffalo portrait from start to finish.
- A large pattern library of animal portraits and mantel scenes, including elk, moose, grizzly, mountain lion, red fox, and wolf.
Why This Book Matters
Wildlife carving is a lasting tradition in woodworking, and this book focuses on realistic animal scenes. It gives carvers a practical reference for turning patterns into finished, stained carvings. The combination of instructional text and ready-to-use patterns makes it valuable for study and studio practice.
Book Details
| Author | Lora S. Irish |
|---|---|
| Title | Wildlife Carving in Relief: Carving Techniques and Patterns |
| Edition | Second Edition, Revised and Expanded |
| Publisher | Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Publication Date | September 2009 |
| Original Publication | First published in 2000, revised in 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 173 |
| Format | |
| File Size | 42.5 MB |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-56523-435-2 |
| Printed In | China |
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This is a digital download, so there is no physical shipping. You will receive access to the PDF after purchase and can read it on tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and compatible e-reader apps. Use a PDF reader or a Kindle app that supports PDF files to view the book.
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How do I get the book after purchase? The PDF is available for instant download after your purchase is complete.
Will a physical copy be shipped? No. This is a digital product only, and no printed book will be mailed.
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Add Wildlife Carving in Relief to your library and begin your next carving project with confidence.
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