Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch
How to Carve, Safety Tips, and Carving the Head 2
A course by Luděk Burian , Wood Carver and Marionette Maker
About the video: How to Carve, Safety Tips, and Carving the Head 2
Overview
“I will now use a 5/12 gouge to separate the ear from the head. To begin with, I will pencil a line onto the wood that I will refer to as a guide, using the pattern as my reference. ”
In this video lesson Luděk Burian addresses the topic: How to Carve, Safety Tips, and Carving the Head 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch. Learn sculpting and woodcarving techniques to design, build, and paint characterful marionettes.
Partial transcription of the video
“ How to Carve, Safety Tips, and Carving the Head First, I will redraw the ear and hairline with the pencil. I will separate the ear now. For this, I use a different technique with a smaller gouge, a 5/12. This is a bit more like drawing following the curve side of the gouge. We are carving a few millimeters behind the ear. I need to break the fibers by creating a stop cut. For cutting the ear, I've broken the fibers here, creating the stop cut that prevents the wood from breaking later. This technique is very useful to define shapes. The technique will also be essential whenever the wood s...”
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Course summary for: Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Woodworking
Luděk Burian
A course by Luděk Burian
Luděk Burian is a wood carver from The Czech Republic specializing in marionettes. He first taught himself how to carve as a hobby in 2010. After studying at construction school and working for several years in the industry, he realized it wasn’t the vocation for him and decided to turn his passion for puppetry into a career.
Since then, he has showcased his work in a solo exhibition at a puppet gallery in Prague alongside crafting custom pieces for private clients. Luděk also shares his woodenworks of art and creative process with over 30K followers on Instagram.
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