Animal Portraits in Wood: Crafting 16 Artistic Mosaics with Your Scroll Saw - Paperback

by Neal Moore (Author)

Crafting 16 Artistic Mosaics with Your Scroll Saw The time-honored art of mosaic is updated in this book for scroll saw enthusiasts of any skill level. With 3 complete step-by-step projects, author and scroll saw artisan Neal Moore, introduces readers to segmented portraiture: the craft of cutting and staining wood pieces and re-assembling them like a jigsaw puzzle. Color photos, precise patterns and clear instructions make creating realistic wildlife portraits fun and easy. Inside you will find: -16 precisely designed and color-coded patterns each with a project overview, number of pieces and cutting sequence -Tips for creating patterns from your own photos -How to make a customized frame for your project

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If you can follow a line on a pattern with a scroll saw, you too can create beautiful, one-of-a-kind images of wildlife. Animal Portraits in Wood provides all of the inspiration and guidance you'll need to master the craft of segmented relief portraiture - a fun and modern form of intarsia that is extremely easy to learn. Author Neal Moore, a scroll saw artist, offers clear, step-by-step instructions along with precise, realistic patterns that will showcase your talents as you capture the beauty of nature in wood. Inside you'll receive: * 16 attractive wildlife patterns, each with a project overview, the number of pieces, and staining and assembly charts * 3 projecrts presented from start to finish in an easy step-by-step format that will develop your scrolling skills and fully prepare you for the more challenging patterns * Tips for creating custom patterns from your own photographs * Customized framing ideas to bring out the beauty of each completed project