Reference books

[jharris]

As I've read many of the threads on the message board there are occasional references to books. I know that I've seen them under some of Mark's posts and Doris'. I've done a search on the board for books with not much luck. Has there been a thread that lists particular reference books recommended for carving?

Some I've picked up from the threads are:

Tilman Riemenschneider, c. 1460-1531 by Julien Chapuis
Lettercarving in Wood: A Practical Course by Chris Pye
The Limewood Sculptors of Renaissance Germany by Michael Baxandall
Manual of Traditional Wood Carving by Paul N. Hasluck
Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery: Solutions for Drawing the Clothed Figure by Burne Hogarth
Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist by Stephen Rogers Peck
Woodcarving: Tools, Material & Equipment, Volume 1 by Chris Pye
Woodcarving: Tools, Material & Equipment, Volume 2 by Chris Pye
Leonardo's Notebooks by Leonardo da Vinci and H. Anna Suh

One I picked up on sculpting in clay from my own research is:
Portrait Sculpting:Anatomy & Expression in Clay by Philippe & Charisse Faraut

I've also picked up the DVD's by Ian Norbury and his book Carving Classic Female Faces in Wood: A How-To Reference for Carvers and Sculptors

I also have Marv Kaisersatt's book "Caricature Heads in Wood and on Paper" which has helped a lot with the overall demensions of the human head prior to adding the exageration for charicatures.

Are there others that this group would recommend studying for over all woodcarving along with drawing books to improve one's skills?

Jim

[mark yundt]

I'm not sure what direction you wish to go with your carving but looking at your current list you seem to be heading in the more traditional directions as opposed to say,,caricatures.
If that is true,,and you are interested in architectural type things as well,,there is a line of many books from Dover press that is probably the most complete that I've seen with patterns and designs in a wide range of styles. At one time ( it's around here somewhere ) they actually had a catalog of all their architectural type books.Their one on capitals is pretty much the definitive work on them. And the ones on Rococo,,moldings,,design elements,,swags,,are really great as well as all the others they carry.
As a side note ,,I recently met the Architect who is rewriting this edition for them. What a wealth of information he was. Wow.

[K Karver]

Hi Jim,

Welcome to the forum. I noticed your location. I am in Lansing, IL. Phone 418-3478. I am having some people over for a carving time next Wed beginning at 7 PM. You are welcome to call, come over and join us. We are doing some bark. It is a mixed bag of beginners and intermediate carvers. A few books to look at also. I, too, have the Kaisersatt book. Great stuff.

[jharris]

K Karver,
I sent you a PM to get more details. Interested in the group.

Jim

[CarverFromNoWhere]

WOW K what a small world, the group I carve with will be meeting next wensday at guess what 7pm, we meet once a week or every other week and go from one carvers place to the other. Wherever we meet the rule is they have to supply the coffee, but everyone brings something. Ok Jim if you are looking for books on getting started carving I highly recomend Chris Pye vol 1 and 2 woodcarving techniques and tools these books are just great and really helped me they where two of my first books and the knowlage inside of them is endless. I also recomend Ian Norbury and Jeff Phares, there are many styles of carving and you could just jump over to FoxChapelPublishing and look through there books. If you want to have your mind blown look up Grinling Gibbbons a carver from the 1600s, I feel he is the best carver to have ever lived everyone has there opinion. Good luck getting started with your carving I hope this info helps. I do have quite a library of carving books so if you eye one and want to know whats inside give me a pm with name and author I just might have it.
Carl