Art of Letter Carving in Stone

Art of Letter Carving in Stone
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Publisher : Crowood
Total Pages : 482
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ISBN-10 : 9781847977243
ISBN-13 : 1847977243
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Book Synopsis Art of Letter Carving in Stone by : Tom Perkins

Download or read book Art of Letter Carving in Stone written by Tom Perkins and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2013-12-21 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Letter Carving in Stone portrays the beauty of this age-old craft alongside practical instruction. Written by an eminent practitioner and teacher, it guides the novice through the basics of letter carving, drawn lettering and making simple designs, and for the more experienced it explains a new proportioning system for classical Roman capitals and demonstrates a useful approach to designing letterform variations.Topics include: the development of twentieth-century letter carving; detailed instruction for V-incising the key strokes of letters; tools, materials, stone and making a letter carving easel; drawing a range of alphabets for use in letter carving; making inscriptions, gilding and painting letters, and simple fixings for inscriptions; designing headstones and plaques, house names, alphabets and poetry texts. This beautiful book illustrates a wide range of exciting and creative pieces, and celebrates the inspiring work of contemporary letter carvers. Superbly illustrated with 380 colour photographs and diagrams.


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