Learn to Whittle Fascinating People in Wood: Make Hundreds of Different Expressions with One Knife

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Charles Banks

Learn to Whittle Fascinating People in Wood

Make Hundreds of Different Expressions with One Knife

Charles Banks

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Fox Chapel Publishing
16 October 2024

Carving & modelling, moulding & casting

Master the art of carving expressive people with just one knife! Author Charles Banks, a professional carver and longtime instructor, reveals how to take a single blank and turn it into literally hundreds of different characters. With illustrated techniques for achieving everything from different hairstyles and facial expressions to painting impressive details without fear, you have everything you need to create showstopping characters with just a knife and a hunk of wood. It includes numerous projects with full-size patterns featuring various human characters with a separate tutorial section on carving facial features and clothes. Great for beginners and advanced carvers who want to solidify their whittling skills.

By: Charles Banks
Imprint: Fox Chapel Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm,
Weight: 436g
ISBN: 9781497104426
ISBN 10: 1497104424
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 16 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Charles Banks is a Minnesota-based carver with a passion for the Nordic arts. His area of study for the past twenty years has been Scandinavian Flat Plane figure carving. A current art educator and lifelong learner, Charles gives his students hands-on experience including history, influential individuals, a study of individual characters, and character design all culminating in the creation of his student's own hand-carved characters. Charles teaches at the John C. Campbell Folk School, The Vesterheim Folk School, and the Milan Village Arts School.