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Phil Costello

In the Round
Sculpture Carvings
Unlike relief carvings an object or figure carved in the round is completely three dimensional and not attached to a flat surface. A more skillful type of wood carving which involves true to life, detailed artistry that can be viewed from all sides.
The design
As with relief carvings sculpture carvings begin with a design, artistic creativity and technical knowledge in creating a piece of three dimensional art.
the process
Gluing and clamping the wood together before the design is drawn onto the wood

roughing out
The profile is then roughed out with a band saw and reciprocal saw


PARING AWAY WOOD

ADDING DETAILS



TUBERCLES
VENTRAL GROOVES OF RORQUALS

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