Author: Russell Scott

Brand: Design Originals

Edition: First

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 128

Release Date: 14-10-2019

Details: Product Description Make Santa a part of your home decor all year long! 13 projects for wooden carvings of Santa in his various off-season disguises Step-by-step instructions to carve and paint 7 of the projects Santa is disguised as a fireman, lifeguard, sport coach, policeman, and more Author Russell Scott is a skilled wood carving artist known for his Santa caricatures He's always watching, but have you ever wondered how? While incognito, of course! Carving Undercover Santas features 13 projects for woodcarvings of Santa Claus in disguise, along with templates, step-by-step instructions, and painting tips. Create Santa as a friendly librarian, toy store manager, park ranger, basketball coach, mailman, and more! After the included primer on woodcarving safety and painting tips, get started with seven detailed step-by-step projects, followed by six illustrated progression projects. Each undercover Santa pattern includes a materials list for painting and finishing, as well as front, back, right side, and left side caricature views, so you get a 360-degree feel for each project. Author Russell Scott is an award-winning woodcarving artist and instructor that is known for his distinctive style of caricature Santa carving. With Carving Undercover Santas, you can create jolly St. Nick in his many off-season disguises and make him a part of your family's décor—not just at Christmas, but all year long! From the Back Cover Carve Santa in the Off Season! What does Santa do when he's not busy being Santa? Turns out, a lot of things—because he's always watching! Enjoy carving Santa Claus year-round as he takes on thirteen different disguises, from a park ranger and a chef to a basketball coach and a librarian. With a primer on woodcarving safety and painting tips, get started with seven detailed step-by-step projects, followed by six illustrated progression projects. Each undercover Santa pattern includes a materials list for painting and finishing, as well as front, back, right side, and left side caricature views. With Carving Undercover Santas, make the ever-so-watchful jolly St. Nick a part of your family's everyday décor all year long! He's got to make his list somehow. . . . What's Inside: 13 creative and incognito woodcarving projects of Santa Claus for year-round display Step-by-step instructions and photography for 7 disguised Santas, plus gallery of 6 additional patterns An introduction to woodcarving safety and painting "Santa Claus as you have never seen him (or her) before! Here is a book full of fun carving projects of this perennial favorite but with a novel twist. This book will appeal to carvers of any skill level."—PAUL PURNELL, Wood Carving Illustrated contributor "Find Santa in the people of our communities that help us every day."—Lori Dickie, author of Quick & Cute Carving Projects About the Author Russell Scott signed up for his first wood carving class in 1999 through community education and loved it from the start. His first teacher assigned six carving projects in the eight week class using hand tools only and a wide selection of woods (basswood, catalpa, red cedar, butternut, aspen, and pine). The final class project was a Santa Claus figure. Russ thought his first Santa carving was a masterpiece. Since that time he has taken many carvings classes from a wide range of instructors (locally and nationally), studied books, videos, and carving magazines. He has carved and consulted with other woodcarvers through the years from whom he learned many techniques and methods for carving, painting, and finishing. He has developed his own style of carving and specializes in carving human figures, especially Santa Claus. Each carving is done entirely by hand, carved free-form from a model that Russ has developed using computer software and drawings. After carving each character, it is painted to enhance the image. He carves mostly in basswood and cottonwood bark. His carvings have received awards at carvin

Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 7.0 x 0.3 inches

Languages: English