Five chapters deal with carving various parts of the body....Clay modeling is used to graphically demonstrate how bones, muscles and fat contribute to the outward shape. Emphasis is on carving with wood, but sculptors in stone and other media will find the information equally valuable.... Dozens of color photographs showing finished pieces and works in progress.”—Woodshop News.
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Onians opens this important book by pointing out that the human form has been used for religious and secular ritual, magic, erotica, political ends, as an aid to prayer, and as memento of the dead. All of this is background for the sculptor, who adds to the mix the pure joy of the human figure. Onians is the senior woodcarving tutor at the City and Guilds of London Art School, where, since 1978, he has been teaching courses in traditional wood and stone carving. Here he condenses information about a daunting art form into a lively yet thorough manual. He begins with a solid chapter on basic human anatomy, then features the head, torso, knee, foot, hand, and arm. Everything comes together in chapters on carving the whole figure, carving the clothed figure, stylizing the figure, and carving the figure in relief. The result is highly recommended for all collections. To fill out the purely technical aspects of carving, also consider Onians's previous Essential Woodcarving Techniques.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From the Back Cover
The human figure is the most important subject in sculpture. In this beautifully illustrated book, Dick Onians offers the woodcarver and sculptor in stone and other media alike a thorough grounding in the skills needed to carve it successfully.
A knowledge of underlying structure is essential to figure sculpture in any medium. Onians explains the basics of anatomy and uses clay modelling to demonstrate how bones, muscles, and fat contribute to the outward shape.
Both male and female figures are included, and there are separate chapters on the use of drapery, and on stylized and abstract carving. The particular challenges posed by relief carving are also considered in detail.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
masterful,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Carving the Human Figure: Studies in Wood and Stone (Paperback)
The author is not just a wood whittler - his expertise extends to other disciplines, and a woodworker with more limited artistic exposure like myself finds that very helpful. Erudite, engaging, and lucid, this author has done a great job here.
3.0 out of 5 stars
not the best for stone work,
By sculptress "lgc" (calif) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Carving the Human Figure: Studies in Wood and Stone (Paperback)
Detailed anatomy is helpful altho I can get that from an anatomy book, I was looking for assistance in stone carving specifically and this book guides the clay and wood carver primarily. Helpful in making clay maquettes for stone carving however.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
