fundamentals of woodcarving
"In Depth" Human Face Series--European Male Nose
Understanding 3 types of European male noses and how to carve them in wood!
Carving Realistic Aged Eyes
How shapes and lines around the eyes are created to look like that of an aged person.
Bad to Better
I show you the mistakes that most carvers make when carving faces and how turn a decent carving into a great one!
Portrait of Christ - Shroud of Turin
In this video I will show you how to carve a portrait of Christ from the 3D images taken from the Shroud of Turin.
Carving Santa
Warning, this is categorized as a beginner project, but includes some challenging elements of carving the face. If you are a beginner and have not already completed the “beginner face carving” project, I recommend you complete that project first. Excuse the piece of fuzz hanging from my chin, and the audio problems for a few minutes toward the end. Post your questions and progress to the FOW facebook group !
Carving a Fall Greenman
This carving is an intermediate project, but more toward the advanced side of intermediate. So this project is not for the faint of heart, but it sure is a blast if you can keep up!
Carving Closed Eyes
Many students have asked me about how I carve closed eyes and the truth is, it’s actually fairly simple
Intermediate Face: Setup Part I
Intermediate level project, carving the face in Plains Cottonwood Bark. This first video is about how to set up a good foundation for the realistic face.
Intermediate Face: The Nose Part II
This video explains how I use gouges, knives, and chisels to shape parts of the schnoz. Feel free to scrub through to find the parts you need help with.
Intermediate Face: The Eyes Part III
The eyes certainly capture the life of the face and in this video I show you how to carve the eyes as a part of this intermediate face carving series.
Intermediate Face: The Mouth Part IV
This video explains how I carve the male mouth. Feel free to use this as a visual tool by scrubbing to areas of the video that are most relevant to you.
Intermediate Face: The Hair Part V
This video explains how I carve the hair in Plains Cottonwood Bark as a part of this intermediate face carving series.