About the Author and the Artist.viiiPreface.xPart One: Getting Started.1An introduction to the process.1Tools and materials.3Wood.4Safety.4Theory.
4Part Two: Step-by-Step Modeling.9Making the armature.10Geometrical building blocks.11Geometrical shaping.13The first modeling cuts.17The finished model.20Part Three: The First Stage of Carving.25Before the first cut.
26Cutting the profile view.28Fixing the profile.29Cutting the first planes.32The planes of the neck.34Part Four: The Second Stage of Carving.37Setting the forms of the nose, the mouth , and the chin.38Setting the forms of the eyes and the hairline.40The sides of the head, the shoulders, and the collar.
44Carving the back.45Part Five: The Third Stage of Carving.49Detailing the nose, the mouth, and the chin.50Shaping the ears.53The finishing touches: the hair, the collar, and the base.56Part Six: The Fianl Finish - A Gallery of Ideas.59Appendix A- Metric Conversion Chart.72Appendix B- Illustrations.
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