Carving Deer: Patterns and Reference for Realistic Woodcarving (Fox Chapel Publishing) Guide to Eyes, Noses, Ears, Feet, Texture, Color, Tools, and More, with a Step-by-Step Buck Practice Project - Softcover

Desiree Hajny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565238206 ISBN 13: 9781565238206

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Celebrate the natural beauty of wild deer as you create your own magnificent woodcarvings!

• Patterns for lifelike, detailed carvings
• Reference photos of bucks, fawns, does, tails, and antlers from multiple angles
• Anatomy sketches and movement studies
• Step-by-step practice project of a buck
• Expert carving tips for eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and antlers
• Texturing, painting, and finishing techniques
• Color photos of finished carvings to inspire your work

Join award-winning woodcarver Desiree Hajny as she reveals her artistic approach to carving majestic white-tailed deer!

Desiree is well known for her lifelike, richly detailed animal carvings. Now she shares her knowledge and carving secrets with you in this handy reference guide.

Inside Carving Deer, you'll find ready-to-use carving patterns for making beautifully realistic bucks, does, and fawns. Clear reference photos provide inspiring views of deer from all angles, and color-coded anatomy sketches help you to understand how they move.

Deer are an all-time favorite subject for wildlife artists and aspiring woodcarvers, and Desiree offers expert tips for carving the challenging details of a deer, like their eyes, nose, and mouth, along with texturing, painting, and finishing techniques.

Not for beginners, Carving Deer offers a high-level artistic reference guide for intermediate to advanced woodcarvers. With the detailed patterns, multiple-angle reference photos, color-coded anatomy sketches, and expert tips for texturing, painting, and finishing inside this book, you'll soon be creating your own original works!

About this title

From the Back Cover

Capture the Natural Beauty of
WILD DEER IN WOOD

Join award-winning woodcarver Desiree Hajny as she reveals her artistic approach to carving majestic white-tailed deer. Desiree is well known for her lifelike, richly detailed animal carvings. Now she shares her knowledge and carving secrets with you in this handy reference guide.

Celebrate the natural beauty of wild deer as you create your own magnificent woodcarvings. Inside you'll find ready-to-use carving patterns for making beautifully realistic bucks, does, and fawns. Clear reference photos provide inspiring views of deer from all angles, and color-coded anatomy sketches help you to understand how they move. The author offers expert tips for carving challenging details like eyes, nose, and mouth, along with texturing, painting, and finishing techniques.

Learn from a master woodcarving artist with:

• Lifelike, detailed carving patterns
• Reference photos from multiple angles
• Anatomy sketches and movement studies
• Step-by-step project
• Expert carving tips for eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and antlers
• Texturing, painting, and finishing techniques
• Color photographs of finished carvings

From the Inside Flap

This is a great book to place in the Woodworking and DIY sections of larger stores and specialty libraries. Woodcarvers' perennial favorite subject choice is deer. The woodcarving community will be thrilled by the return of this popular best-selling author, winner of scores of national and international awards.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1565238206
• ISBN 13: 9781565238206
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48