Loon and Chicks: Complete step-by-step instructions for carving and painting an adult common loon and its young - Hardcover

Mcneil, Laurie J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1945550139 ISBN 13: 9781945550133

Publisher: Wildfowl Carving Magazine, 2017

Synopsis

World champion bird carver, Laurie J. McNeil, walks readers step-by-step through the process of creating their own loon-and-chick wood sculpture in Loon and Chicks: Complete Step-by-Step Instructions for Carving and Painting an Adult Common Loon and Its Young. Laurie walks the carver through the process from beginning to end, accompanied by photography and detailed instructions, including the tools needed to achieve each step. She provides a full supply list to help you get started and describes each step of the process from creating the clay model to drawing out the pattern design to sculpting the original wood carving to texturing and wood burning and finally to painting. Sprinkled with insights and tips along the way, bird carvers from all over the world can gain valuable information to apply to their own carvings.

About this title

About the Author

Laurie J. McNeil is a world champion wildfowl sculptor who has instructed students throughout the United States and Canada since 1985. Her common loon placed third in world decorative life-size floating pairs at the 2011 Ward World Championship. Laurie uses no knives and instead has developed her carving techniques exclusively around power carving. Working from a single piece of the highest-quality tupelo, Laurie creates one-piece sculptures that will stand the test of time. She demonstrates her techniques, from start to finish, in this highly anticipated book.

From the Inside Flap

- Step-by-step instructions on carving and painting an adult common loon and its two chicks
- Guide to all essential tools and materials
- Clearly illustrated background on basic skills and techniques
- Includes patterns

Edition details

• Publisher: Wildfowl Carving Magazine
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1945550139
• ISBN 13: 9781945550133
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 110