. Art crafts for amateurs . and it is not wise to be foolishly-ambitious, fail, and so be discouraged : far better gain cour-age by small successes. Much that is interesting to do andvalued when done can be accomplished by amateurs aftergetting used to their tools, and acquiring some command over them, and with thevariety and wealth of ex-amples scattered throughthese pages, amateursought not to be at a lossin knowing what they shalldo. In No. 20, I givea treatment of a bellowsfront with a head blow-ing, as this suggests thepurpose of the articlecarved. The carving isintended to be in halfreli
. Art crafts for amateurs . and it is not wise to be foolishly-ambitious, fail, and so be discouraged : far better gain cour-age by small successes. Much that is interesting to do andvalued when done can be accomplished by amateurs aftergetting used to their tools, and acquiring some command over them, and with thevariety and wealth of ex-amples scattered throughthese pages, amateursought not to be at a lossin knowing what they shalldo. In No. 20, I givea treatment of a bellowsfront with a head blow-ing, as this suggests thepurpose of the articlecarved. The carving isintended to be in halfrelief, so as to allow ofsome undercutting. Thehighest part of the orna-mental wings would be inthe same plane as the noseof the head, while thewood around the headbeing cut away would give a depth of shadow whichwould greatly enhance the effect. Carving in high reliefdepends upon the masses of shadow—you have to thinkin light and shade. In No. 21 is another bellows fronttreated with a quaint rendering of an owl, to be carved. No. 25.—Venetian Mirror Century. This beingin high relief should not be at-tempted until the craftsman hashad considerable practice insimpler work. WOOD CARVING. 43 in high relief. Such a work would be a good preparatorystudy to a head, so far as manipulative skill goes, for it isobvious that the further from the flat we get in carving,and the more our work approaches the round, the moredifficult is it to carve. Here some preliminary work inmodelling in clay would be found helpful. As regards wood, oak, of course, is the most popular, andfor such articles as brackets and fire-places very is a good wood to carve. Lime and sycamore were usedby Gibbons for his light work: such a frame as No. 22,which is light and graceful, even fanciful in design, wouldprobably have been carved in one of these woods. Cedarand mahogany cut well, and for frames to be gilded, goodpine, free from knots, is excellent, as it can be carved withrapidity w
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