Scrimshaw Techniques: With Gallery of Contemporary Artists

by Jim Stevens

This guide is a dazzling showcase of this uniquely American art form. The pages are filled with tips, techniques, and insights that both educate and demonstrate the steps to creating authentic and beautiful scrimshaw. An examination of ivory includes a wide range of alternative natural and man-made ivory substitutes, including bone, horn, and nuts. Without question, this is the most complete technical and aesthetic book ever written in the field...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076432831X
• ISBN13: 9780764328312
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Schiffer Craft
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"