Carving Figures in Relief Online Instructional Video

Description

In this online video series Dylan will teach you how to carve human figures in relief.   The project that Dylan demonstrates is a depiction of Jesus Christ on the cross.  There are approximately 17 hours of video, nearly five hours of which are dedicated to the painting process.

You will provide your own wood.  If you choose to make the carving the same size as Dylan’s, a wood size of 12-14″ wide by 17-18″ tall by 1″ thick is suggested.  A thicker board can be used, which would allow you to carve in deeper relief and give the figure more definition.

You are purchasing permanent access to the instructional videos.  The videos are accessed by logging into your account on this website and watching the videos on the appropriate page.

Here’s a link to a short video explaining how you will login and access the videos after you have purchased them.  Login Instruction Video

Here is a suggested list of tools.

• A Plunge Router (optional, but will save you a good bit of time if starting from scratch.)
• 8mm Skew Chisel
• #2 or #3 gouges: 12mm, 3/4″ (19mm),
• #5 gouges: 5/16″ (8mm), 12mm,
• #7 gouge: 4mm
• #9 gouges: 3/16″ (5mm),
• #11 gouge: 1/8″ (3mm)
• V-tools: 1/16″ (2mm), 5/16″ (8mm)
• Spoon-bent skew chisels: 1/8″ (3mm) left, 1/8″ (3mm) right
• Rotary tool with bits: needle shaped stump cutter, 1/32″-dia. inverted cone-shaped HSS flute cutter,  White ceramic flame shaped bit, Tapered sandpaper cones (“Guge sanders”),
• 3M radial bristle discs: 220 grit (red), 400 grit (blue)
• Contour gauge (optional but very useful), also known as a profile gauge.