Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch
How to Carve, Safety Tips, and Carving the Head 3
A course by Luděk Burian , Wood Carver and Marionette Maker
About the video: How to Carve, Safety Tips, and Carving the Head 3
Overview
“Once I'm happy with the basic shape and it's more or less complete, I will turn my attention toward the details. First, I will focus on the hairline, before defining the eyes and mouth. ”
In this video lesson Luděk Burian addresses the topic: How to Carve, Safety Tips, and Carving the Head 3, 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 Now, a bit of work with the knife and I think the basic shape is almost done. I will focus on the eyes and the mouth. I encourage you to sometimes turn the head upside down. This will allow you to focus on the shape instead of the human face and sometimes carve shapes that will help you create a better character. Don't forget to rest and change the grip of the knife or gouge. We are working with a sharp tool and we don't want to injure ourselves. The rough shape is there. We can even see the mouthline showing up and it's kind of funny. You c...”
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Course summary for: Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch
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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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