Carving
Creating Ice Sculptures
Beautifully clear, perfectly shaped pieces of ice have become widely available for important social functions, but few people know the work that goes into creating them. Ice sculptures have been around for centuries, and the desire for them as decoration has grown. Many standard sculptures are now created in factories,...
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Joining a Wood Carving Club
One of the best ways to learn how to do anything is the immersion technique where a person surrounds themselves with what they want to learn, but this is often applied only to learning languages. A person who is interested in learning to carve wood can use the same technique,...
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Planning a Sculpture
Sculpting is a process for many artists. They begin with a basic vision of what they want to create. Over time, they modify their vision as they add to it or take away unnecessary parts. Many materials used by sculptors are expensive. A mistake or badly sized piece must be...
People that carve in wood often begin with sweet potatoes as their carving medium. These are much less expensive for the aspiring artist to purchase. The resistance to carving is approximately the same as carving softer woods. The new carver is able to learn technique and make mistakes in a...
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Sculpting Tools
There are many different substances that can be carved, and one thing most of them have in common is the type of tools used. Whether the artist creates with wood or marble, they will need sharp edged tools to remove the excess material to bring out their creation. A variety...
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Powered Carving Tools
Carving takes a great deal of time, and power tools are one way artists have found to complete their project quicker. Sometimes these tools are used simply to remove large areas of material, but they can also be helpful when speed is necessary. While safety may occasionally be an issue,...
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Choosing the Material
Many sculptures are commissioned, and the artist has few choices of materials. The buyer usually has a material in mind for the sculpture they want created. Few sculptors in the modern world can afford to create without an income. They must satisfy their customers and create with the materials chosen....