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9781565232518
How to turn a photograph of a loved one, pet, or movie star into a strikingly accurate portrait in wood is detailed in this woodcutting workbook. Guiding readers through converting an image via computer into a woodcutting pattern, this book provides strategies for creating a wood portrait that maintains the essential attributes of the original subject. Tips are provided for investing in computer software, finishing and framing a portrait, and cutting a piece without weakening the wood. This second edition charts current advances in software and provides fascinating patterns of many famous faces for readers who do not wish to design their own.Browning, Gary is the author of 'Scroll Saw Portraits How To Turn Photographs Into Wooden Keepsakes', published 2004 under ISBN 9781565232518 and ISBN 1565232518.
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