A guide to modelling in clay and wax : and for terra cotta, bronze and silver chasing and embossing, carving in marble and alabaster, moulding and casting in plaster of Paris : or, Sculptural art made easy for beginners (1891)
22 GUIDE TO MODELLING Block in the rough resemblance to the mask or face, and then proceed as previously instructed for the foot. … A A Two battens of |-in. wood. B Foot of inch wood 10 x 12. C Upright piece 1 in. by 1^ in., 17 in. high, fastened at back by iron bracket and mortised into the foot. D Cross piece fastened by screw 5 in. or 6 in. long, f-in. wood. THE TORSO. A Torso, as it is termed, is a body without arms or…
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