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Old 02-02-2012, 12:50 PM
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Hi to everyone, i am new in carving and i have a question about ''head carving''. If we don't have the right side or the left side of the head ( only the front ), what we should do?
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Old 02-02-2012, 01:41 PM
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This may help

http://woodbeecarver.com/dl/FACE-CARVING-CLASS.pdf
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Old 02-02-2012, 02:15 PM
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This has helped me a lot go to utube and search carv7ng ears, noses.eyes, buy the time you see them all you have a pretty good start
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I'm a real new carver too and just wanted to thank you both for the tips.
Great sites. Whew----there is so MUCH information out there and my brain feels so small. i know, I know......patience and practice
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Thank you both very much for the tips. Great informations!
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Probably the simplest way is to have someone take a photo of the side of your head, then use the proportions of your head for the side of the carving (location of the ear, where the hair line is, etc.), assuming the carving is of an adult. If it's of a child, take a photo of the side of an appropriately aged child and use that.

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Old 02-03-2012, 10:41 AM
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Very clever, thank you.
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