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Lesson 4 - Carving Hair - How to Carve a Wood Spirit | Wood Carving Tutorial for Beginners

How to Carve a Wood Spirit Lesson 4 of 5 We recommend you start this tutorial series at the beginning. Here are the links to each previous lesson:Lesson 1 - Prep and Roughout StageLesson 2 - Nose, Brow and Eye-MoundsLesson 3 - Carving the eyes You can check out lesson 5 here:Lesson 5 - Finishing your carving Β  In today's lesson, learn how to carve beautiful, flowing hair (or any type of hair you'd like, really. It doesn't have to be flowing. First you'll separate the tufts of hair to help define its' flow pattern. Next, Lucas will go over how to execute the detail work. This Schaaf Tools Video Series with woodcarver Lucas Kost takes beginner carvers through the...

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Lesson 3 - How to Carve A Wood Spirit | How to Carve Eyes | Face Carving Beginner Tutorial

Lesson 3 of 5 We recommend you start this tutorial series at the beginning. Here are the links to each previous lesson:Lesson 1 - Prep and Roughout StageLesson 2 - Nose, Brow and Eye-Mounds You can check out lesson 4-5 here:Lesson 4 - Carving HairLesson 5 - Finishing your carving The eyes may be small, but they're important. They will make your wood spirit come alive! In this third lesson, you'll add the details that will complete your wood spirit's eyes. This Schaaf Tools Video Series with woodcarver Lucas Kost takes beginner carvers through the process of carving a wood spirit from start to finish. If you haven't seen lessons 1-2, you can find them here:Lesson 1: https://youtu.be/ylXGUYrQamQLesson 2: https://youtu.be/75p05aWd7ZkThe...

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Lesson 2 - How to Carve A Wood Spirit | Nose, Brow and Eye-mounds | Face Carving Beginner Tutorial

Lesson 2 of 5 We recommend you start this tutorial series at the beginning. Here are the links to each previous lesson:Lesson 1 - Prep and Roughout Stage You can check out lessons 3-5 here:Lesson 3 - Carving the eyesLesson 4 - Carving HairLesson 5 - Finishing your carving In this Schaaf Tools Video Series, woodcarver Lucas Kost will take you through the process of carving a wood spirit from start to finish. In this exciting second lesson, your wood spirit's face will begin to come to life! Lucas goes over:- Shaping the nose- Refining the eye-mounds- Creating the brow/forehead area of the face- Woodcarving tips and tricks Lucas uses while carvingThe 5 gouges we'll be using today:From the 7-Piece...

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How to Carve A Wood Spirit | Carving Faces Beginner Woodcarving Project Tutorial | Lesson 1 - Prep and Roughout Stage

Β  Lesson 1 of 5 Did you enjoy this lesson? You can finish your wood carving project in the next videos, Lessons 2-5:Lesson 2 - Nose, Brow and Eye-MoundsLesson 3 - Carving the eyesLesson 4 - Carving HairLesson 5 - Finishing your carving In this Schaaf Tools Video Series, woodcarver Lucas Kost will take you through the process of carving a wood spirit from start to finish. In lesson 1, beginners will learn what tools they need to carve a face. Then Lucas covers an easy way to set up and mount your project if you don't have a carving vise. Next, Lucas will cover how he approaches bringing a face out of a piece of wood in the roughout...

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How to Create Depth and Perspective in Your Relief Carvings | Beginner Wood Carving Projects

How do you create a 3D object from a 2D drawing? Perspective in relief carving is the technique of creating the illusion of depth. In this video Randy 'Madcarver' Stoner explains the basics of how perspective works in relief carving by looking at a few of his past beginner carving projects. Next, learn some tips on where to find inspiration for your next project design, and what to look for in a beginner project. Video Notes:Timestamp [0:52]Rose Carving - Straight On View- Look at the points that create depth in your design (shadow, or something behind something else, for instance)- Create depth and force perspective by cutting away more material and pushing certain petals behind others Timestamp [2:24]City Street Carving-...

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