Game Bird Carving

Rosayln moves to game birds with this volume, offering instructions for five carving projects: the male mourning dove in flight, a perched female dove, a female woodcock, her chicks, and the challenging bobwhite quail. Complete instructions with generous and beautiful illustrations take the reader through all five projects step-by-step, from carving through texturing and painting.

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

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.

Step-by-step instructions for carving and painting three decorative upland gamebirds. Instructions for setting glass eyes without epoxy. Detailed full-colour photography illustrates specific carving and painting techniques. THE AUTHOR: Ernie Muehlmatt is a three-=time winner of the Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition, winning twice in miniatures and once in decorative lifesize. A member of the Carvers Hall of Fame, Ernie's bird carvings are included in some of the leading public and private collections in the country, including the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art in Sailsbury, Maryland; the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin; and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. Muehlmatt is best known for his one-piece sculptures, which have helped to elevate the status of bird carving to the level of a serious art form, and for his use of woodburning for colour. For many years he delighted in sharing his skills with legions of students across the United States. Ernie and his wife, Kathy, reside in Salisbury, Maryland. 155 colour & 35 b/w photographs 8 1/2 x 11"

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.

Outlines the tools, materials, and techniques necessary to carve, paint, and mount all species of birds.

Describes the equipment, tools, and techniques used in the carving process, and offers step-by-step instructions for detailed projects.