Wildfowl Carving: Essential Techniques for Carving, Texturing & Painting Wildfowl

Transform ordinary blocks of wood into richly textured, colorful celebrations of wildfowl. No complicated tools or sophisticated techniques are required; with care and patience, anyone can achieve wonderful results. Practice the correct way of carving the head and bill and body, and texturing and painting by making a golden-eye duck. A detailed reference section describes the size and color of nearly 400 different birds, and a handy chart identifies the characteristics of a wide variety of woods suitable for carving.Jim Pearce is the author of 'Wildfowl Carving: Essential Techniques for Carving, Texturing & Painting Wildfowl' with ISBN 9780946819539 and ISBN 094681953X.