FRANKENSTEIN WHITTLE

Carving Frankenstein in Basswood!

Intermediate, Intermediate - Faces, Intermediate - WhittlesAlec LaCasseOctober 14, 2024Comment

Whittle a Little Man/Hobo

Carve a Hobo in a 1”x1”x4'‘ (2.5 cm x 2.5 cm x 10cm) basswood block

Intermediate - Whittles, Intermediate, Intermediate - FacesAlec LaCasseOctober 4, 2024human figure, caricatureComment

Surrounded By Leaves --Greenman!

Enjoy this fun tutorial of a Greenman surrounded by leaves!

Korean Woman with Hambok

Part II of our exploring ethnicities series!

Advanced, Intermediate, Advanced - Faces, Intermediate - FacesAlec LaCasseFebruary 13, 2024old, womanComment

Aged Woman Profile

Carving an old woman’s profile in cottonwood bark

Intermediate, Advanced, Features of the Face, Advanced - Faces, Intermediate - FacesAlec LaCasseNovember 5, 2023old womanComment

Carving the Aging Process

Learn the anatomy of aging. In this project we take a youngish face and turn it old!

Carving a Woman of The Forest

A fun new take on the green woman. Chock-full of info on carving female faces for all of you who have been struggling with it!

Oak Greenman Intermediate/Advanced

Definitely my favorite Greenman project so far. It’s packed with detail and will help to maximize the beauty of your Greenmen!

Intermediate, Advanced, Advanced - Faces, Intermediate - FacesAlec LaCasseJuly 8, 2023Comment

"IN DEPTH" HUMAN FACE SERIES--EUROPEAN MALE EYES- 3 TYPES

Carving 3 types of European male eyes. A continuation of the the series: carving a European Male Face.

Intermediate, Intermediate - FacesAlec LaCasseMarch 16, 2023eyes, carving Comment

"In Depth" Human Face Series--European Male Nose

Understanding 3 types of European male noses and how to carve them in wood!

Intermediate, Intermediate - FacesAlec LaCasseFebruary 1, 2023nose, carving Comments

Beginner Face--2 of 3 Turn it Intermediate

Turn a beginner face into an advanced one!

Carving Realistic Aged Eyes

How shapes and lines around the eyes are created to look like that of an aged person.

Intermediate, Features of the Face, Intermediate - FacesAlec LaCasseApril 6, 2022eyes, aged, oldComment

Carving Realistic Eyes-Hooded and Exposed

Intermediate, Features of the Face, Intermediate - FacesAlec LaCasseApril 2, 2022eyes, carving Comments

Carving Hair

A video produced for Woodcarving Illustrated on carving hair!

Intermediate, Intermediate - Faces, Intermediate - ProjectsAlec LaCasseMarch 1, 2022Comment

Bad to Better

I show you the mistakes that most carvers make when carving faces and how turn a decent carving into a great one!

Features of the Face, Intermediate, Intermediate - FacesAlec LaCasseNovember 7, 2021carving, wood Comment

Portrait of Christ - Shroud of Turin

In this video I will show you how to carve a portrait of Christ from the 3D images taken from the Shroud of Turin.

Intermediate, Intermediate - Projects, Intermediate - FacesAlec LaCasseMay 2, 2021Jesus, History, ArtComment

Simple Woodspirit - Introduction to Power Carving

Intermediate, Intermediate - Projects, Intermediate - FacesAlec LaCasseMarch 2, 2021Wood, woodspirit, carving, powercarvingComment

Carving Santa

Warning, this is categorized as a beginner project, but includes some challenging elements of carving the face. If you are a beginner and have not already completed the “beginner face carving” project, I recommend you complete that project first. Excuse the piece of fuzz hanging from my chin, and the audio problems for a few minutes toward the end. Post your questions and progress to the FOW facebook group !

Intermediate, Intermediate - Faces, Intermediate - ProjectsAlec LaCasseDecember 1, 2020carving, santa, woodComment

Carving a Fall Greenman

This carving is an intermediate project, but more toward the advanced side of intermediate. So this project is not for the faint of heart, but it sure is a blast if you can keep up!

Carving Closed Eyes

Many students have asked me about how I carve closed eyes and the truth is, it’s actually fairly simple

Fundamentals of Woodcarving