In Carving Favorite Songbirds, expert carver and wildlife illustrator Anthony Hillman covers every aspect you will need in creating beautiful, life-like models you will be proud to put on display.

This is the second comprehensive wood carving manual by the successful team of Roz Daisey and Pat Kurman. Through a detailed yet concise series of carving and painting instructions, beautifully drawn illustrations and careful photography, novice as well as expert carvers are given all the information they need to complete realistic wood carvings of five different songbirds. The instructions for creating wooden replicas of the male and female Northern Cardinal, House Sparrow, Blue Jay, and American Robin provide five home seminars at your fingertips. Roz and Pat are experienced carvers and teachers who have developed systems that work for everybody every time. Their own carving achievements, abilities to illustrate and communicate, and their devotion to the bird carving art forms they create all combine here to inspire a new generation of wildfowl artist.

Full-sized patterns, step-by-step instructions for robins, jays, cardinals, finches, etc. 97 illus.

Carvers with some experience will be able to create any of these extraordinarily realistic birds, and two projects are especially for beginners. Detailed instructions, 26 diagrams, 85 photographs, and a wealth of ornithological information aid in carving 15 species, including: Wilson's plover, downy woodpecker, bobwhite, sparrow hawk, laughing gull, 10 more.

A comprehensive look at American miniature bird carvings and the artists who made them

Soar to new heights with this helpful how-to on power-carving a variety of wooden birds. Featuring internationally known woodcarver Frank Russell, this guide offers expert instruction on a wide range of carving techniques and ways to improve your skills. Original patterns for a number of different types of birds are provided, along with detailed sketches to offer guidance for woodcarvers of all skill levels. The patterns can even be used for other types of three-dimensional or flatwork art if wood isn't your preferred material of choice. Each bird design includes textural facts, sketched details, linear top-view patterns, and colored side-view patterns. Regardless of your experience in power carving, with this guide you too can make a beautiful, one-of-a-kind piece all on your own!

Each title in this series features bird reference and woodcarving patterns. Ready-to-use patterns are drawn to scale for the following species: Cardinal, Wood Duck, Bluebird, Pintail Drake, Chickadee, Blue Jay, Baltimore Oriole, Ruffed Grouse, Mallard, Boreal Owl, Robin, Hooded Merganser, Hummingbird, Canada Goose, American Widgeons, Common Loon, and Canvasback.

Carve Beautiful Water BirdsExplore the beauty of water birds by using these templates to create your own collection. Created by master carver and wildlife illustrator Anthony Hillman, these templates for 12 species of water birds show you everything you need to know to skillfully craft each one. Species included are:Atlantic PuffinAmerican CootBlack SkimmerVirginia RailHorned GrebeBelted KingfisherCommon TernHerring GullCommon LoonBrown PelicanGlossy IbisGreat Blue HeronHillman provides detailed instructions on how to choose and prepare the wood, and how to proceed with various parts of the body, including feet for the standing birds. Six of the templates here are life-size, and the remainder include notes providing full-size dimensions; many of these carvings can be made from a single piece of wood. All patterns have top, front, and side views to aid in maintaining proportions. Carving Water Birds is an accurate and easy-to-use guide for carvers of all abilities to use in creating some of the best-known birds of watery domains.Be sure to add other guides by Anthony Hillman, published by Echo Point Books, to your library: Painting Duck Decoys, Carving Miniature Duck Decoys, Painting Shorebird Decoys, Carving Favorite Songbirds, and Carving Traditional Fish Decoys.

step-by-step instructions from world-class carvers take you from raw block to finished bird. Lay-out, carving, detailing, mounting, and painting all illustrated with color photos.

Nature in Wood is a title by Fox Chapel Publishing