Scrimshaw? But I Can't Draw! How To Scrimshaw, Volume 1: A Beginner's Guide to the Art of Scrimshaw

Updated for 2017. Learn how to scrimshaw without knowing how to draw, using two hundred year old...
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Author: Andrew Perkins
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Scrimshaw? But I Can't Draw! How To Scrimshaw, Volume 1: A Beginner's Guide to the Art of Scrimshaw by Perkins, Andrew

Scrimshaw? But I Can't Draw! How To Scrimshaw, Volume 1: A Beginner's Guide to the Art of Scrimshaw

$47.98

Scrimshaw? But I Can't Draw! How To Scrimshaw, Volume 1: A Beginner's Guide to the Art of Scrimshaw

$47.98
Author: Andrew Perkins
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Updated for 2017. Learn how to scrimshaw without knowing how to draw, using two hundred year old techniques of the whalemen with easily accessible modern tools and materials While the whaling industry has ceased to exist, the art form of the whaleman continues on into the twenty first century. Using ancient mammoth ivory, natural "vegetable ivory" or other materials, you can create beautiful works of art the way the sailors did, without needing to lean over the port bow A great way to de-stress, scrimshaw will bring you into a world of art you may never have thought possible to achieve. "Scrimshaw? But I Can't Draw " has links to just about everything you need: fossilized ivory "vegetable" ivory tools pigments preparing tools and materials techniques for shading polishes and preservatives, and more. Great book for beginners and who can and cannot draw, "Scrimshaw? But I Can't Draw " will walk you through the simple steps that many of the top scrimshaw artists use today.

Author: Andrew Perkins
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 02/02/2012
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.21d
ISBN: 9781469932996

About the Author
Andrew Perkins has been creating scrimshaw since 1980, when he became friends with his teacher Eduardo Brum. With the advent of the internet, Andrew started scrimshaw.com, a site dedicated to the art of scrimshaw. He continues to scrimshaw in his spare time and provide guidance to beginning scrimshanders, as well as hosting the website, raising a family and continuing his computer support and networking endeavours.


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