Classic
Carving Patterns
A Treasury of
Classic Wood Carving Patterns to Carve, Burn or Paint
By Lora S.
Irish
Detailed Drawings of Patterns You Can Use In Your Woodcarving
Projects
If you've ever wondered what design to carve
next or what style of wood carving pattern to use to enhance your current
woodworking project, Lora Irish's treasury of classic wood carving patterns
is for you. Within its pages, you'll find a vast selection of
traditional themes to carve, burn, or paint.
Each wood carving pattern is presented as an
easy-to-reproduce outline pattern, which can be transferred directly
to your project, and as a sharply detailed sketch to guide the
carving or shading of the design. Along with the patterns are tips
on design composition, planning, and placement on the furniture
form.
Introduction: As
a freelance artist, I've always felt it important to keep a file of
designs and project ideas that I've completed. This file, or artists
morgue, is a record of work that Ive done as well as a source of
reference that I can draw on for future works. When I began carving
wood several years ago, it was natural to start compiling a file of
patterns specifically for woodworking. As with most craftspeople,
one idea often creates several variations and those variations
expand into new ideas. This book is a sampling of those ideas.
You will find within these pages detailed drawings of patterns
made for wood, which you can use for carving, burning, or painting.
The detailed pencil sketches will help you visualize the final
dimensions of your carving or the shading line of your painting.
With each drawing, there's a larger outline pattern of the design
that you can use for transferring to your own project. (Depending on
the scale at which you're working, you can use the patterns at the
size shown or enlarge or reduce them on a copier.) Although the
designs are clearly created, it will be your imagination that will
transform them into fine furniture and other heirloom creations.
Many of the designs contain reference marks that will direct you
in squaring the pattern to your work or a center mark for compass
placement on circular designs. Also included at the end of the book
are a few tips on pattern making and design transfer.
Whether you're looking for a small accent or a large panel
pattern, a corner or a curve, I hope that this book will help to
spark your imagination.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
1 Wood Carving Pattern Themes &
Shapes
2 Line Designs
3 Triangular Designs
4 Square & Rectangular
Designs
5 Circular & Oval
Designs
6 S- & C-Curve Designs
7 Mirror-Image Designs
8 Free-Form Designs
9 Planning & Placement
Index of Patterns
Soft-cover, 9 x 12 in., 192 pages, with
black & white photos and drawings
Published 1999
Book ISBN: 978-1-56158-318-8 |
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