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

Learn to Whittle Fascinating People in Wood: Make Hundreds of Different Expressions with One Knife (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781497104426)

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

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

$16.99
Learn to Whittle Fascinating People in Wood: Make Hundreds of Different Expressions with One Knife by Banks, Charles

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

$16.99
Format: Paperback
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Master the art of carving expressive people--with just one knife! Charles Banks, professional carver, longtime instructor, and author of Learn to Whittle Fascinating People in Wood reveals how to take a single blank and turn it into literally hundreds of different characters, both male and female. 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 12+ 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.

Author: Charles Banks
ISBN-10: 1497104424
ISBN-13: 9781497104426
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2024
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/06/2024
By Charles Banks
By Charles Banks
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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. His personal message to all students taking classes is, "Thank you for investing in yourself", "Sloyd time versus screen time" and "Welcome to the Flat Plane Family"!

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