Article · The Sculpture Studio
How to Carve Stone
By Mark Carroll
- Type
- Article
- Level
- All levels
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2023
About this lesson
Walks through planning, grain and layout, pitching, roughing out with point chisels, defining forms, and finishing and polishing with hand or pneumatic tools. Illustrated with step photos and safety notes.
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