Carving Classic Female Faces in Wood : A How-To Reference for Carvers and Sculptors

This is great book to learn how to carve a women's face.

I sculpt the figure mainly in clay, but I have been thinking about trying woodcarving, so I bought this book to get a look at what was possible in wood. It is a very good presentation of how to create a figure in a carved medium.The book illustrates the construction of two figures from start to finish - from making reference photos of the model, to roughing, to detailing, to finishing. The photos are clear, copious, in color, and are large enough to be easy to see when propped up on the workbench. The text is concise, but adequate. Also included are a number of excellent photos of Mr. Norbury's figure sculpture.Most of the techniques shown are not really specific to wood, and there is no discussion of tools and technique, which is a bit of a disappointment with respect to my goal of learning about woodcarving. However, that is not really the fault of the author, since this is not intended as book for beginners.On the plus side, I work mainly constructively in clay, and I hope the technique of working by carving will help me add some new approaches to my sculpture. I think many of the ideas and techniques illustrated will also be applicable to stone.I'll give the best recommendation I can: based on this book, I plan on buying as many of Mr. Norbury's other books as I can.

Ian Norbury has provided the key essentials of three dimensional bandsaw guide (front, rear, and both sides) and 78 progressive picture of the carving on the women on the cover as it is developed. What really helps is the series of 14 photographs of the model's face - focusing on the same dimensions, then looking up and down the face, and giving pictures of the lips, nose, eyes, and ears. I was pleased that Norbury used standard gouges, rotary tools, and files that we all have in our shop. I expect that this text will come down in my shop, and accompany me as I attempt to duplicate Norbury's techniques.

great illustrations and photos, easy conversational writing style. thoughtful tips and observations.without being overly tied to particular tools or methods. would recommend this book to anyone wanting to carve realistic nude figures.

Carving Classic Female Faces in Wood  This shipper sends there products in a timely fashion and in great condition!! great shipper. This book is so wonderful it is hard to write a review to equal Ian Norbury's work! I believe each and every carver should have this book in their library!

I ordered this book for a sculptor friend and he's very happy with it. I'm not a sculptor but the photographs are excellent and they depict very clearly the steps involved in creating these wonderful sculptures.

i liked the step by step process on facial features

as described and reasonable shipping time

Reçu en très bon état, .Il est merveilleux. Merci

This is a basic and clear guide for how to sculpt female faces I'm very pleased with this book I would recommend it

trés bien

il libro mi e piaciuto moltissimo perche ti spiega passo a passo come scolpire una testa di donna ottime le fotografie all interno consiglio a chiunque voglia fare sculture di questo tipo

Haben es einem Motorsägen-Säger geschenkt der nicht unbedingt viel bewandert in der englischen Sprache ist. Trotzdem hat er sich sehr gefreut, denn die Bilder machen letztlich das Buch aus und die sind sehr detailgetreu und unterstützen nun beim Sägen. Für den Säger ein tolles und nützliches Buch, besonder weil die Proportionen sehr gut abgebildet werden